Maxim Bets
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Maxim Nikolaevich Bets is a Russia
n professional ice hockey
player currently playing for Gazprom-OGU Orenburg
for the Russian Major League.
Bets began his career in Russia with Traktor Chelyabinsk before moving to North America in the junior Western Hockey League
where he spent two highly productive seasons with the Spokane Chiefs
, scoring 49 points and 57 assists for 106 points in 1992-93 and 46 goals and 70 assists for 116 points in 1993-94, finishing second for the team behing Valeri Bure
and Ryan Duthie respectfully.
Bets was drafted 37th overall by the St. Louis Blues in the 1993 NHL Entry Draft
, but while with the Chiefs, his rights were traded to the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim for fellow Russian Alexei Kasatonov
and played three games for the Mighty Ducks during the 1993–94 NHL season but failed to register a point. It turned out to be Bets' only NHL experience as he spent the rest of his time in North America with spells with the San Diego Gulls of the IHL, the Worcester IceCats
and the Baltimore Bandits
of the AHL
and the Raleigh IceCaps
of the ECHL.
Bets returned to Russia in 1996 in the Russian Superleague
with one season spells with HC CSKA Moscow
, Traktor Chelyabinsk, Mechel Chelyabinsk and Metallurg Magnitogorsk
. He rejoined Mechel Chelyabinsk for another season before spending another season playing for Severstal Cherepovets
and then split the 2002-03 season with Molot-Prikamye Perm
and Krylya Sovetov Moscow
.
In 2003 he returned to Mechel Chelyabinsk a third time who were now playing in the Vysshaya Liga and spent three seasons with the team joining Traktor Chelyabinsk for a third spell at the conculsion of the 2005-06 season. He spent a season with Kazakhmis Satpaev before joining Mechel Chelyabinsk for a fourth time. In 2008, Bets signed with Gazprom-OGU Orenburg.
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...
player currently playing for Gazprom-OGU Orenburg
Gazprom-OGU Orenburg
Gazprom-OGU Orenburg is an ice hockey team in Orenburg, Russia. They play in the Vysshaya Liga, the second level of Russian ice hockey. The club was founded in 1998, and affiliated with Dynamo Moscow of the Kontinental Hockey League in 2008....
for the Russian Major League.
Bets began his career in Russia with Traktor Chelyabinsk before moving to North America in the junior Western Hockey League
Western Hockey League
The Western Hockey League is a major junior ice hockey league based in Western Canada and the Northwestern United States. The WHL is one of three leagues that constitute the Canadian Hockey League as the highest level of junior hockey in Canada...
where he spent two highly productive seasons with the Spokane Chiefs
Spokane Chiefs
The Spokane Chiefs are a major junior ice hockey team that plays in the Western Hockey League based out of Spokane, Washington. The team plays its home games at the Spokane Arena. Their uniforms are similar to those of the NHL's Montreal Canadiens. Spokane consistently ranks in the top 10 in the...
, scoring 49 points and 57 assists for 106 points in 1992-93 and 46 goals and 70 assists for 116 points in 1993-94, finishing second for the team behing Valeri Bure
Valeri Bure
Valeri Vladimirovich Bure is a retired professional ice hockey right winger from Russia. He played ten seasons in the National Hockey League...
and Ryan Duthie respectfully.
Bets was drafted 37th overall by the St. Louis Blues in the 1993 NHL Entry Draft
1993 NHL Entry Draft
The 1993 NHL Entry Draft took place on June 26, 1993, at the Colisee de Quebec in Quebec City, Quebec.-Selections by round:Club teams are located in North America unless otherwise specified.-Round one:-Round two:-Round three:-Round four:...
, but while with the Chiefs, his rights were traded to the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim for fellow Russian Alexei Kasatonov
Alexei Kasatonov
Alexei Viktorovich Kasatonov is a retired ice hockey defenceman, a long-time member of the Soviet Union national team.On the international stage, Kasatonov won two golds and one silver in the Olympics, and five golds in the World Championships...
and played three games for the Mighty Ducks during the 1993–94 NHL season but failed to register a point. It turned out to be Bets' only NHL experience as he spent the rest of his time in North America with spells with the San Diego Gulls of the IHL, the Worcester IceCats
Worcester IceCats
The Worcester IceCats were an ice hockey team in the American Hockey League. They played in Worcester, Massachusetts, USA at the Worcester Centrum...
and the Baltimore Bandits
Baltimore Bandits
The Baltimore Bandits were an ice hockey team in the American Hockey League in the 1995–96 and 1996–97 seasons. They played in Baltimore, Maryland, at the Baltimore Arena...
of the 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...
and the Raleigh IceCaps
Raleigh IceCaps
The Raleigh Icecaps were a professional ice hockey team based in Raleigh, North Carolina. Founded in 1991 and playing at Dorton Arena, located at the North Carolina State Fairgrounds, the IceCaps were members of the ECHL...
of the ECHL.
Bets returned to Russia in 1996 in the Russian Superleague
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...
with one season spells with HC CSKA Moscow
HC CSKA Moscow
HC CSKA Moscow is a Russian ice hockey club that plays in the Kontinental Hockey League. It is referred to in the West as "Central Red Army" or the "Red Army Team" for its past affiliation with the Soviet Army, popularly known as the Red Army...
, Traktor Chelyabinsk, Mechel Chelyabinsk and Metallurg Magnitogorsk
Metallurg Magnitogorsk
Metallurg Magnitogorsk is a professional ice hockey team based in Magnitogorsk, Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia. They are members of the Kharlamov Division of the Kontinental Hockey League...
. He rejoined Mechel Chelyabinsk for another season before spending another season playing for 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...
and then split the 2002-03 season with Molot-Prikamye Perm
Molot-Prikamye Perm
Molot-Prikamye Perm are a professional ice hockey team based in Perm, Perm Krai, Russia. They are currently playing in the Central Division of the Russian Supreme League....
and Krylya Sovetov Moscow
PHC Krylya Sovetov
PHC Krylya Sovetov or PHC Krylya Sovietov are a professional ice hockey team based in Moscow, Russia. They played in the Russian Major League in the 2009–10 season...
.
In 2003 he returned to Mechel Chelyabinsk a third time who were now playing in the Vysshaya Liga and spent three seasons with the team joining Traktor Chelyabinsk for a third spell at the conculsion of the 2005-06 season. He spent a season with Kazakhmis Satpaev before joining Mechel Chelyabinsk for a fourth time. In 2008, Bets signed with Gazprom-OGU Orenburg.
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 | ||
| 1991–91 | Traktor Chelyabinsk | CIS | 25 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1992–93 | Spokane Chiefs Spokane Chiefs The Spokane Chiefs are a major junior ice hockey team that plays in the Western Hockey League based out of Spokane, Washington. The team plays its home games at the Spokane Arena. Their uniforms are similar to those of the NHL's Montreal Canadiens. Spokane consistently ranks in the top 10 in the... |
WHL Western Hockey League The Western Hockey League is a major junior ice hockey league based in Western Canada and the Northwestern United States. The WHL is one of three leagues that constitute the Canadian Hockey League as the highest level of junior hockey in Canada... |
54 | 49 | 57 | 106 | 130 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 20 | ||
| 1993–94 | Spokane Chiefs | WHL | 63 | 46 | 70 | 116 | 111 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12 | ||
| 1993–94 | 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... |
3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1993–94 | San Diego Gulls San Diego Gulls (1990–1995) The second San Diego Gulls team was founded in 1990 as part of the International Hockey League. The Gulls played at the Valley View Casino Center, formerly known as the San Diego Sports Arena.... |
IHL | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1994–95 | San Diego Gulls | IHL | 36 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1994–95 1994–95 AHL season The 1994–95 AHL season was the 59th season of the American Hockey League. The All-Star Game is revived, with All-Stars grouped into "Team Canada" and "Team USA." Sixteen teams played 80 games each in the schedule... |
Worcester IceCats Worcester IceCats The Worcester IceCats were an ice hockey team in the American Hockey League. They played in Worcester, Massachusetts, USA at the Worcester Centrum... |
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... |
9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1995–96 1995–96 AHL season The 1995–96 AHL season was the 60th season of the American Hockey League. The AHL expands by two teams and realigns into two conferences, and four divisions. The Northern Conference includes the North and Atlantic Divisions... |
Baltimore Bandits Baltimore Bandits The Baltimore Bandits were an ice hockey team in the American Hockey League in the 1995–96 and 1996–97 seasons. They played in Baltimore, Maryland, at the Baltimore Arena... |
AHL | 34 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1995–96 1995–96 ECHL season The 1995-96 ECHL season was the eighth season of the ECHL. Before the season started, the Greensboro Monarchs franchise moved up to the American Hockey League and became the Carolina Monarchs... |
Raleigh IceCaps Raleigh IceCaps The Raleigh Icecaps were a professional ice hockey team based in Raleigh, North Carolina. Founded in 1991 and playing at Dorton Arena, located at the North Carolina State Fairgrounds, the IceCaps were members of the ECHL... |
ECHL ECHL The ECHL is a mid-level professional ice hockey league based in Princeton, New Jersey with teams scattered across the United States... |
9 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1996–97 | HC CSKA Moscow HC CSKA Moscow HC CSKA Moscow is a Russian ice hockey club that plays in the Kontinental Hockey League. It is referred to in the West as "Central Red Army" or the "Red Army Team" for its past affiliation with the Soviet Army, popularly known as the Red Army... |
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... |
16 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1997–98 | Traktor Chelyabinsk | RSL | 35 | 12 | 9 | 21 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1998–99 | Mechel Chelyabinsk HC Mechel HC Mechel is a Russian ice hockey club located in Chelyabinsk, Russia. They are currently in the Russian Major League. The team was founded in 1948.... |
RSL | 41 | 12 | 19 | 31 | 57 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 1999–00 | Metallurg Magnitogorsk Metallurg Magnitogorsk Metallurg Magnitogorsk is a professional ice hockey team based in Magnitogorsk, Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia. They are members of the Kharlamov Division of the Kontinental Hockey League... |
RSL | 36 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 26 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 12 | ||
| 2000–01 | Mechel Chelyabinsk | RSL | 32 | 9 | 12 | 21 | 36 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2001–02 | Severstal Cherepovets | RSL | 35 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | ||
| 2002–03 | Molot-Prikamye Perm Molot-Prikamye Perm Molot-Prikamye Perm are a professional ice hockey team based in Perm, Perm Krai, Russia. They are currently playing in the Central Division of the Russian Supreme League.... |
RSL | 32 | 9 | 12 | 21 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002–03 | Krylya Sovetov Moscow PHC Krylya Sovetov PHC Krylya Sovetov or PHC Krylya Sovietov are a professional ice hockey team based in Moscow, Russia. They played in the Russian Major League in the 2009–10 season... |
RSL | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | Mechel Chelyabinsk | RUS-2 | 49 | 8 | 25 | 33 | 24 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 8 | ||
| 2004–05 | Mechel Chelyabinsk | RUS-2 | 47 | 9 | 14 | 23 | 20 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | ||
| 2005–06 | Mechel Chelyabinsk | RUS-2 | 43 | 13 | 20 | 33 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | Traktor Chelyabinsk | RUS-2 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | ||
| 2006–07 | Kazakhmys Satpaïev | RUS-2 | 44 | 9 | 11 | 20 | 54 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Kazakhmys Satpaïev | KAZ | 24 | 10 | 8 | 18 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Mechel Chelyabinsk | RUS-2 | 36 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | Gazprom-OGU Orenburg | RUS-2 | 55 | 8 | 18 | 26 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL Totals | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
International statistics
| Year | Team | Comp | Place | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 1994 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships The 1994 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships was the 17th edition of the World Junior Ice Hockey Championships and was held in Ostrava and Frydek-Mistek, Czech Republic... |
Russia | WJC | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |