Alexander Galimov

Alexander Saidgereyevich Galimov (Russian: Александр Саидгереевич Галимов; 2 May 1985 – 12 September, 2011) was a Russian professional ice hockey player. At the time of his death, he was a member of Lokomotiv Yaroslavl of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) [1] whose team plane crashed on 7 September 2011 killing all but one of the 45 crew and passengers on board.

For the football player, see Aleksandr Galimov (footballer).
Alexander Galimov
Galimov playing for Lokomotiv Yaroslavl in 2008
Born (1985-05-02)2 May 1985
Yaroslavl, Soviet Union
Died 12 September 2011(2011-09-12) (aged 26)
Moscow, Russia
Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight 196 lb (89 kg; 14 st 0 lb)
Position Right Wing
Shot Left
Played for Lokomotiv Yaroslavl
Playing career 2004–2011

Playing career

Alexander Galimov was born in 1985 in Yaroslavl, then the Soviet Union. He began his professional career in 2004 with Lokomotiv Yaroslavl. The 6-foot, 196-pounder, played 341 RSL/KHL games, scoring 64 goals and 126 points, while racking up 280 penalty minutes.

Galimov was a member of the silver-medal winning Russian U20 team at the 2005 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships. He also played for the Russia men's national ice hockey team on the 2009–10 and 2010–11 Euro Hockey Tours.

Death
See also: Lokomotiv Yaroslavl plane crash

On 7 September 2011, a Yakovlev Yak-42 passenger aircraft, carrying nearly the entire Lokomotiv Yaroslavl team including Galimov, crashed just outside Yaroslavl, Russia. The team was traveling to Minsk to play their opening game of the season, with its coaching staff and prospects. Galimov was the only player from the team's roster who was on the plane to survive the initial impact. A crew member, Alexander Sizov, also survived.[2][3][4]

Galimov suffered burns to over 80 percent of his body.[5] The medical team in Yaroslavl managed to stabilize him, and on the following day, 8 September, he was transported to the Vishnevsky Institute of Surgery of the Russian Academy of Medical Sciences, where he was placed in a medically induced coma, and on artificial ventilation.[6]

On 12 September 2011, Galimov died from the burns he had sustained in the crash.[7][8] Lokomotiv Yaroslavl marketing manager Yevgeni Chuev said it was likely that another memorial, this time specifically for Galimov, would be held on 13 September 2011.[9] He left behind a wife and young daughter. [10]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs
Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2004–05Lokomotiv YaroslavlRSL411123790000
2005–06Lokomotiv YaroslavlRSL3553846113032
2006–07Lokomotiv YaroslavlRSL5416132950711210
2007–08Lokomotiv YaroslavlRSL519918451000014
2008–09Lokomotiv YaroslavlKHL55761328192248
2009–10Lokomotiv YaroslavlKHL521312254616861433
2010–11Lokomotiv YaroslavlKHL531318313118951410
RSL/KHL totals 3416462126283 9023143777
Medal record
Representing Russia
Ice hockey
World Junior Championships
2005 USA

International
Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
2005 Russia WJC 61230
Junior totals 61230

See also
  • List of ice hockey players who died during their playing career

References
  1. Yaroslavl Lokomotiv's 2010-11 Roster
  2. CNN. Dozens killed as Russian plane carrying hockey team crashes, 7 September 2011.
  3. Heritage, Timothy. Dozens dead in Russian hockey team plane crash, Reuters, 7 September 2011.
  4. CBC News. Plane crash kills KHL team in hockey's 'darkest day, 7 September 2011.
  5. Report on Lokomotiv Yaroslavl plane crash
  6. Crash-survivor hockey player stable, in induced coma
  7. Скончался хоккеист Александр Галимов
  8. Berry, Lynn (2011-09-12). "World News: Sole hockey player to survive Russian plane crash dies". thestar.com. Retrieved 12 September 2011. Alexander Galimov
  9. Sebastian Mattsson (2011-09-12). "Galimov död — avled efter skadorna". Expressen (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 2012-07-12. Retrieved 2011-09-12.
  10. RT. Lokomotiv: Leaving the Ice (RT Documentary)', 7 September 2012.
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