Maxim Balmochnykh
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Maxim Vasilievich Balmochnykh (born March 7, 1979) is a Russia
n professional ice hockey
winger
currently playing for HC Dinamo Minsk
in Kontinental Hockey League
.
's HC Lada Togliatti
. He was drafted in the second round, 45th overall, by the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim in the 1997 NHL Entry Draft
. After being drafted, Balmochnykh made his North American debut with the Quebec Remparts
of the QMJHL
in the 1998–99 season. He then joined the Ducks organization and was assigned to the Cincinnati Mighty Ducks
of the American Hockey League
. His call up to the NHL
came during the 2000–01 season, during which he played six games for the Mighty Ducks, scoring one assist. He spent the next two seasons in Cincinnati before he was traded to the New Jersey Devils
on July 6, 2002 with Jeff Friesen
and Oleg Tverdovsky
for Petr Sýkora
, Jean-Francois Damphousse
, Mike Commodore
, and Igor Pohanka. Balmochnykh returned to Russia in 2002 with Severstal Cherepovets
while New Jersey retained his NHL rights. He returned to the Devils the next season but spent the entire season in the AHL for the Albany River Rats
.
Balmochnykh became a free agent in 2004 and returned to Russia prermanently, rejoining HK Lipetsk. After two seasons in the Vysshaya Liga, Lipetsk were relegated to the Pervaya Liga
, the country's third tier league and Balmochnykh moved to Belarus
with HC Dynamo Minsk before returning to the Russian Superleague with Metallurg Novokuznetsk
. After a disappointing season, he was released and he returned to Dynamo Minsk before signing with HK Gomel
in 2008. He then rejoined Dinamo Minsk, who were now playign in the newly formed Kontinental Hockey League.
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
n professional ice hockey
Ice hockey
Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
winger
Winger (ice hockey)
Winger, in the game of hockey, is a forward position of a player whose primary zone of play on the ice is along the outer playing area. They typically work by flanking the centre forward. Originally the name was given to forward players who went up and down the sides of the rink...
currently playing for HC Dinamo Minsk
HC Dinamo Minsk
Dinamo Minsk is an ice hockey team based in Minsk, Belarus. They are members of the Tarasov Division of the Kontinental Hockey League.Dinamo has qualified for the KHL playoffs only once, during the 2010-11 KHL season....
in Kontinental Hockey League
Kontinental Hockey League
The Kontinental Hockey League is an international professional ice hockey league in Eurasia founded in 2008. As of 2009, it is ranked as the strongest hockey league in Europe....
.
Playing career
Balmochnykh began his career with his hometown team HC Lipetsk of the Vysshaya Liga before moving to the Russian SuperleagueRussian Superleague
The Russian Superleague , commonly abbreviated as RSL, was the highest division of the main professional ice hockey league in Russia. It was considered the second best league in the world, after the National Hockey League of North America...
's HC Lada Togliatti
HC Lada Togliatti
HC Lada is a Russian professional ice hockey team based in Togliatti, Russia. They were members of the Kharlamov Division of the Kontinental Hockey League.Due to a lack of a satisfactory arena the KHL expelled the team...
. He was drafted in the second round, 45th overall, by the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim in the 1997 NHL Entry Draft
1997 NHL Entry Draft
The 1997 NHL Entry Draft was held at the Civic Arena in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on 21 June 1997.-Selections by round:Club teams are located in North America unless otherwise noted.- Round one :-Round two:-Round three:-Round four:...
. After being drafted, Balmochnykh made his North American debut with the Quebec Remparts
Québec Remparts
There have been two junior ice hockey franchises known as the Quebec Remparts that played in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. The first franchise played from 1969 to 1985; the current franchise has played since 1997. Both franchises were based out of Quebec City, Quebec...
of the QMJHL
Quebec Major Junior Hockey League
The Quebec Major Junior Hockey League is one of the three major junior ice hockey leagues which constitute the Canadian Hockey League...
in the 1998–99 season. He then joined the Ducks organization and was assigned to the Cincinnati Mighty Ducks
Cincinnati Mighty Ducks
The Cincinnati Mighty Ducks were an ice hockey team in the American Hockey League. They played in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA, at the Cincinnati Gardens.-History:...
of the American Hockey League
American Hockey League
The American Hockey League is a 30-team professional ice hockey league based in the United States and Canada that serves as the primary developmental circuit for the National Hockey League...
. His call up to the NHL
National Hockey League
The National Hockey League is an unincorporated not-for-profit association which operates a major professional ice hockey league of 30 franchised member clubs, of which 7 are currently located in Canada and 23 in the United States...
came during the 2000–01 season, during which he played six games for the Mighty Ducks, scoring one assist. He spent the next two seasons in Cincinnati before he was traded to the New Jersey Devils
New Jersey Devils
The New Jersey Devils are a professional ice hockey team based in Newark, New Jersey, United States. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League...
on July 6, 2002 with Jeff Friesen
Jeff Friesen
Jeff Daryl Friesen is a Canadian professional ice hockey player who is currently a Free Agent. He most recently played with Eisbären Berlin of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga.-Playing career:...
and Oleg Tverdovsky
Oleg Tverdovsky
Oleh Fedorovych "Oleg" Tverdovsky is a Ukrainian-Russian professional ice hockey defenceman currently playing for Salavat Yulaev Ufa of the Kontinental Hockey League .-Early years:...
for Petr Sýkora
Petr Sýkora
Petr Sýkora is a Czech professional ice hockey right winger for the New Jersey Devils of the National Hockey League . Sýkora has previously played in the NHL for the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim, New York Rangers, Edmonton Oilers, Pittsburgh Penguins and Minnesota Wild. He is a two-time Stanley Cup...
, Jean-Francois Damphousse
Jean-Francois Damphousse
Jean-François Damphousse is a former Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender. He is currently the goaltender coach and director of hockey administration for Dieppe Commandos, a team in the Maritime Junior A Hockey League.Damphousse was drafted by the New Jersey Devils in the first round of the...
, Mike Commodore
Mike Commodore
Michael Commodore is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman currently playing for the Detroit Red Wings of the National Hockey League .-Playing career:...
, and Igor Pohanka. Balmochnykh returned to Russia in 2002 with Severstal Cherepovets
Severstal Cherepovets
HC Severstal Cherepovets is a professional ice hockey team based in Cherepovets, Vologda Oblast, Russia. They are members of the Tarasov Division in the Kontinental Hockey League.-History:Founded in 1956, the club was originally known as Stroitel Cherepovets...
while New Jersey retained his NHL rights. He returned to the Devils the next season but spent the entire season in the AHL for the Albany River Rats
Albany River Rats
The Albany River Rats were an ice hockey team in the American Hockey League. They played in Albany, New York at the Times Union Center.- Founding to 2010 :...
.
Balmochnykh became a free agent in 2004 and returned to Russia prermanently, rejoining HK Lipetsk. After two seasons in the Vysshaya Liga, Lipetsk were relegated to the Pervaya Liga
Pervaya Liga
The Russian Hockey League , until 2010 known as the First League , during the 2010–11 season known as the Championship of Russia between the club teams of regions , is an ice hockey league in Russia. It is a feeder league to the Kontinental Hockey League and the Vysshaya Khokkeynaya Liga. Majority...
, the country's third tier league and Balmochnykh moved to Belarus
Belarus
Belarus , officially the Republic of Belarus, is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe, bordered clockwise by Russia to the northeast, Ukraine to the south, Poland to the west, and Lithuania and Latvia to the northwest. Its capital is Minsk; other major cities include Brest, Grodno , Gomel ,...
with HC Dynamo Minsk before returning to the Russian Superleague with Metallurg Novokuznetsk
Metallurg Novokuznetsk
Metallurg Novokuznetsk is a professional ice hockey team from Siberia based in Novokuznetsk, Kemerovo Oblast, Russia. They are members of the Chernyshev Division in the Kontinental Hockey League.-History:-Champions:...
. After a disappointing season, he was released and he returned to Dynamo Minsk before signing with HK Gomel
HK Gomel
HK Homiel is an ice hockey team in Homiel in Belarus. The team was founded in 2000, and participates in the Belarusian Extraliga.- Honours :*Belarusian Extraliga:**Winners : 2003*Belarusian Cup :...
in 2008. He then rejoined Dinamo Minsk, who were now playign in the newly formed Kontinental Hockey League.
Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season Season (sports) In an organized sports league, a season is the portion of one year in which regulated games of the sport are in session. For example, in Major League Baseball, one season lasts approximately from April 1 through October 1; in Association football, it is generally from August until May In an... |
Team | League | GP | G Goal (ice hockey) In ice hockey, a goal is scored when the puck completely crosses the goal line between the two goal posts and below the goal crossbar. A goal awards one point to the team attacking the goal scored upon, regardless of which team the player who actually deflected the puck into the goal belongs to... |
A Assist (ice hockey) In ice hockey, an assist is attributed to up to two players of the scoring team who shot, passed or deflected the puck towards the scoring teammate, or touched it in any other way which enabled the goal, meaning that they were "assisting" in the goal. There can be a maximum of two assists per goal... |
Pts Point (ice hockey) Point in ice hockey has three official meanings:* A point is awarded to a player for each goal scored or assist earned. The total number of goals plus assists equals total points. In some European leagues, a goal counts as two points, and an assist counts as one... |
PIM Penalty (ice hockey) A penalty in ice hockey is a punishment for inappropriate behavior. Most penalties are enforced by detaining the offending player within a penalty box for a set number of minutes, during which, the player can not participate in play. The offending team usually may not replace the player on the ice,... |
GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1994–95 | HC Lipetsk | RUS-2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1995–96 | HC Lipetsk | RUS-2 | 40 | 15 | 5 | 20 | 60 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1996–97 | HC Lada Togliatti HC Lada Togliatti HC Lada is a Russian professional ice hockey team based in Togliatti, Russia. They were members of the Kharlamov Division of the Kontinental Hockey League.Due to a lack of a satisfactory arena the KHL expelled the team... |
RSL Russian Superleague The Russian Superleague , commonly abbreviated as RSL, was the highest division of the main professional ice hockey league in Russia. It was considered the second best league in the world, after the National Hockey League of North America... |
18 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1997–98 | HC Lada Togliatti | RSL | 37 | 10 | 4 | 14 | 46 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1998–99 | HC Lada Togliatti | RSL | 15 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | ||
| 1998–99 1998–99 QMJHL season The 1998–99 QMJHL season was the 30th season in the history of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. The league continued its trend of teams relocating into the Atlantic Canada market, when Laval moved to Bathurst, New Brunswick. Fifteen teams played 70 games each in the schedule... |
Quebec Remparts Québec Remparts There have been two junior ice hockey franchises known as the Quebec Remparts that played in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. The first franchise played from 1969 to 1985; the current franchise has played since 1997. Both franchises were based out of Quebec City, Quebec... |
QMJHL Quebec Major Junior Hockey League The Quebec Major Junior Hockey League is one of the three major junior ice hockey leagues which constitute the Canadian Hockey League... |
21 | 9 | 22 | 31 | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1999–00 1999–2000 AHL season The 1999–2000 AHL season was the 64th season of the American Hockey League. Nineteen teams played 80 games each in the schedule. The Hartford Wolf Pack finished first overall in the regular season, and won their first Calder Cup championship.-Team changes:... |
Cincinnati Mighty Ducks Cincinnati Mighty Ducks The Cincinnati Mighty Ducks were an ice hockey team in the American Hockey League. They played in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA, at the Cincinnati Gardens.-History:... |
AHL American Hockey League The American Hockey League is a 30-team professional ice hockey league based in the United States and Canada that serves as the primary developmental circuit for the National Hockey League... |
40 | 9 | 12 | 21 | 82 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1999–00 | Mighty Ducks of Anaheim Anaheim Ducks The Anaheim Ducks are a professional ice hockey team based in Anaheim, California, USA. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League... |
NHL National Hockey League The National Hockey League is an unincorporated not-for-profit association which operates a major professional ice hockey league of 30 franchised member clubs, of which 7 are currently located in Canada and 23 in the United States... |
6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000–01 2000–01 AHL season The 2000–01 AHL season was the 65th season of the American Hockey League. The league realigns its divisions again. The Atlantic division is renamed the Canadian division. The Empire State division is replaced by the South division, with many teams shifting from the Mid-Atlantic division.Twenty... |
Cincinnati Mighty Ducks | AHL | 65 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 45 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 2001–02 AHL season The 2001–02 AHL season was the 66th season of the American Hockey League. It was the season of the biggest growth in the AHL's history, as it accepted eight new teams. The demise of the International Hockey League brought six teams transferring from the defunct league, in addition to two expansion... |
Cincinnati Mighty Ducks | AHL | 23 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 33 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002–03 | Severstal Cherepovets | RSL | 12 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 2003–04 AHL season The 2003–04 AHL season was the 68th season of the American Hockey League. The league introduces the Willie Marshall Award in honour the career points leader in the AHL, and awards it to the annual top goal scorer.... |
Albany River Rats Albany River Rats The Albany River Rats were an ice hockey team in the American Hockey League. They played in Albany, New York at the Times Union Center.- Founding to 2010 :... |
AHL | 42 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 54 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | HC Lipetsk | RUS-2 | 41 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 121 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | HC Lipetsk | RUS-2 | 42 | 8 | 13 | 21 | 64 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | ||
| 2006–07 | Dynamo Minsk | BLR Belarusian Extraliga The Belarusian Extraleague , officially formed in 2006, is the top ice hockey league in Belarus... |
20 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 32 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 12 | ||
| 2007–08 | Metallurg Novokuznetsk Metallurg Novokuznetsk Metallurg Novokuznetsk is a professional ice hockey team from Siberia based in Novokuznetsk, Kemerovo Oblast, Russia. They are members of the Chernyshev Division in the Kontinental Hockey League.-History:-Champions:... |
RSL | 21 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Dynamo Minsk | BLR | 6 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | HK Gomel HK Gomel HK Homiel is an ice hockey team in Homiel in Belarus. The team was founded in 2000, and participates in the Belarusian Extraliga.- Honours :*Belarusian Extraliga:**Winners : 2003*Belarusian Cup :... |
BLR | 10 | 9 | 4 | 13 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 2008–09 KHL season The 2008–09 KHL season was the inaugural season of the Kontinental Hockey League. It started on September 2, 2008, and finished on February 26, 2009... |
Dynamo Minsk | KHL Kontinental Hockey League The Kontinental Hockey League is an international professional ice hockey league in Eurasia founded in 2008. As of 2009, it is ranked as the strongest hockey league in Europe.... |
24 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Shakhtar Soligorsk Shakhtar Soligorsk Shakhtyor Soligorsk is an ice hockey club, based in Soligorsk, Belarus. It was founded in 2009. It is playing in the Belarusian Extraliga. The team was formed to act as farm club for HC Dynamo Minsk of the KHL.-Roster:... |
BLR | 24 | 11 | 14 | 25 | 68 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 2009–10 KHL season The 2009–10 KHL season was the second season of the Kontinental Hockey League. It was held from 10 September 2009 to 27 April 2010, with a break for the Olympic winter games from 8 February to 3 March... |
Dynamo Minsk | KHL | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| RSL totals | 105 | 20 | 12 | 32 | 147 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | ||||
| AHL totals | 147 | 20 | 30 | 50 | 181 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| NHL totals | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
International statistics
| Year | Team | Event | Place | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 1998 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships - Quarterfinals :- Semifinals :- Placement games :- 7th place game :- 5th place game :- Bronze medal game :- Gold medal game :- Relegation round : lost the two game total goal series 17-3 and was relegated for the 1999 World Juniors... |
Russia | WJC | 7 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 4 | ||
| 1999 1999 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships -Quarterfinals:-Semifinals:-5th place game:-Bronze medal game:-Gold medal game:-Final ranking:-Scoring leaders:-Pool B:Played at Szekesfehervar and Dunaujvaros, Hungary from December 27 to January 3. Two groups of four played round robins, and then the top three played each of the top three teams... |
Russia | WJC | 7 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 4 |