Ruslan Salei

Ruslan Salei
Salei while with the Detroit Red Wings.
Born	(1974-11-02)November 2, 1974 Minsk, Byelorussian SSR, Soviet Union
Died	September 7, 2011(2011-09-07) (aged 36) Yaroslavl, Russia
Height	6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight	212 lb (96 kg; 15 st 2 lb)
Position	Defence
Shot	Left
Played for	HC Dinamo Minsk Tivali Minsk Mighty Ducks of Anaheim Ak Bars Kazan Florida Panthers Colorado Avalanche Detroit Red Wings
National team	Belarus
NHL draft	9th overall, 1996 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim
Playing career	1992–2011

Ruslan "Rusty" Salei (Belarusian: Руслан Салей; November 2, 1974 – September 7, 2011) was a Belarusian professional ice hockey player. During 14 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) he played for the Detroit Red Wings, Colorado Avalanche, Florida Panthers and the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim. On September 7, 2011, the Yakovlev Yak-42 passenger aircraft, carrying the entire Lokomotiv team including Salei crashed near Yaroslavl on its way to Minsk, Belarus.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1992–93	Dinamo Minsk	REL		9	1	0	1	10		—	—	—	—	—
1993–94	Tivali Minsk	REL		39	2	3	5	50		—	—	—	—	—
1994–95	Tivali Minsk	REL		51	4	2	6	44		—	—	—	—	—
1995–96	Las Vegas Thunder	IHL		76	7	23	30	123		15	3	7	10	18
1996–97	Las Vegas Thunder	IHL		8	0	2	2	24		3	2	1	3	6
1996–97	Baltimore Bandits	AHL		12	1	4	5	12		—	—	—	—	—
1996–97	Mighty Ducks of Anaheim	NHL		30	0	1	1	37		—	—	—	—	—
1997–98	Cincinnati Mighty Ducks	AHL		6	3	6	9	14		—	—	—	—	—
1997–98	Mighty Ducks of Anaheim	NHL		66	5	10	15	70		—	—	—	—	—
1998–99	Mighty Ducks of Anaheim	NHL		74	2	14	16	65		3	0	0	0	4
1999–00	Mighty Ducks of Anaheim	NHL		71	5	5	10	94		—	—	—	—	—
2000–01	Mighty Ducks of Anaheim	NHL		50	1	5	6	70		—	—	—	—	—
2001–02	Mighty Ducks of Anaheim	NHL		82	4	7	11	97		—	—	—	—	—
2002–03	Mighty Ducks of Anaheim	NHL		61	4	8	12	78		21	2	3	5	26
2003–04	Mighty Ducks of Anaheim	NHL		82	4	11	15	110		—	—	—	—	—
2004–05	Ak Bars Kazan	RSL		35	8	11	19	36		3	0	0	0	2
2005–06	Mighty Ducks of Anaheim	NHL		78	1	18	19	114		16	3	2	5	18
2006–07	Florida Panthers	NHL		82	6	26	32	102		—	—	—	—	—
2007–08	Florida Panthers	NHL		65	3	20	23	75		—	—	—	—	—
2007–08	Colorado Avalanche	NHL		17	3	4	7	23		10	1	4	5	4
2008–09	Colorado Avalanche	NHL		70	4	17	21	72		—	—	—	—	—
2009–10	Colorado Avalanche	NHL		14	1	5	6	10		1	0	0	0	0
2010–11	Detroit Red Wings	NHL		75	2	8	10	48		11	1	0	1	0
NHL totals				917	45	159	204	1065		62	7	9	16	52

International

Year	Team	Comp	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1994	Belarus	WC-C	6	1	2	3	10
1995	Belarus	WC-C	4	0	1	1	4
1998	Belarus	OQ	4	0	2	2	18
1998	Belarus	OG	7	1	0	1	4
1998	Belarus	WC	2	1	0	1	8
2000	Belarus	WC	6	0	1	1	6
2001	Belarus	WC	6	0	1	1	31
2002	Belarus	OG	6	2	1	3	4
2004	Belarus	WC-B	5	3	4	7	2
2005	Belarus	OQ	2	1	0	1	2
2008	Belarus	WC	5	0	2	2	6
2009	Belarus	WC	6	2	3	5	6
2010	Belarus	OG	4	1	0	1	0
2010	Belarus	WC	6	1	1	2	8
Senior int'l totals			69	13	18	31	109

Other websites

• Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database

Preceded by Chad Kilger

Anaheim Ducks first round draft pick 1996

Succeeded by Michael Holmqvist