Maxim Balmochnykh

Maxim Vasilievich Balmochnykh (born March 7, 1979) is a Russian former professional ice hockey winger who played 6 games in the National Hockey League (NHL).

Maxim Balmochnykh
Born	(1979-03-07) March 7, 1979 Lipetsk, Soviet Union
Height	6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight	200 lb (91 kg; 14 st 4 lb)
Position	Left Wing
Shot	Left
Played for	HC Lada Togliatti Mighty Ducks of Anaheim Severstal Cherepovets HC Dinamo Minsk Metallurg Novokuznetsk HK Gomel HC Shakhtyor Soligorsk HK Brest
NHL Draft	45th overall, 1997 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim
Playing career	1995–2013

Playing career

Balmochnykh began his career with his hometown team HC Lipetsk of the Vysshaya Liga before moving to the Russian Superleague'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.[1]

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 permanently, 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 playing in the newly formed Kontinental Hockey League.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1994–95	HC Lipetsk	RUS.2		4	0	1	1	4		—	—	—	—	—
1995–96	HC Lipetsk	RUS.2		43	12	1	13	32		—	—	—	—	—
1996–97	Lada Togliatti	RSL		18	6	1	7	22		—	—	—	—	—
1996–97	Lada-2 Togliatti	RUS.3		2	0	0	0	2		—	—	—	—	—
1997–98	Lada Togliatti	RSL		37	10	4	14	46		—	—	—	—	—
1997–98	Lada-2 Togliatti	RUS.3		4	3	0	3	38		—	—	—	—	—
1997–98	Traktor Chelyabinsk	RSL		2	0	0	0	2		—	—	—	—	—
1998–99	Québec Remparts	QMJHL		21	9	22	31	38		—	—	—	—	—
1998–99	Lada Togliatti	RSL		15	2	2	4	10		4	0	1	1	8
1999–2000	Mighty Ducks of Anaheim	NHL		6	0	1	1	2		—	—	—	—	—
1999–2000	Cincinnati Mighty Ducks	AHL		40	9	12	21	82		—	—	—	—	—
2000–01	Cincinnati Mighty Ducks	AHL		65	6	9	15	45		—	—	—	—	—
2001–02	Cincinnati Mighty Ducks	AHL		23	6	4	10	33		—	—	—	—	—
2002–03	Severstal Cherepovets	RSL		12	1	2	3	31		—	—	—	—	—
2002–03	Severstal-2 Cherepovets	RUS.3		15	6	18	24	96		—	—	—	—	—
2003–04	Albany River Rats	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	Dinamo Minsk	BLR		21	6	11	17	36		12	6	7	13	12
2006–07	Dinamo-2 Minsk	BLR.2		4	2	2	4	6		—	—	—	—	—
2006–07	HC Lipetsk	RUS.3		2	2	5	7	6		—	—	—	—	—
2007–08	Metallurg Novokuznetsk	RSL		21	1	4	5	36		—	—	—	—	—
2007–08	Dinamo Minsk	BLR		7	2	4	6	30		4	2	1	3	29
2008–09	Dinamo Minsk	KHL		24	6	2	8	14		—	—	—	—	—
2008–09	HK Gomel	BLR		10	9	4	13	26		—	—	—	—	—
2009–10	Dinamo Minsk	KHL		5	0	1	1	0		—	—	—	—	—
2009–10	Shakhtyor Soligorsk	BLR		24	11	14	25	68		8	5	2	7	20
2010–11	HK Gomel	BLR		10	0	2	2	12		—	—	—	—	—
2010–11	HK Brest	BLR		31	9	18	27	98		4	3	2	5	8
2010–11	HK-2 Gomel	BLR.2		3	2	3	5	0		—	—	—	—	—
2011–12	HC Lipetsk	RUS.3		38	14	10	24	74		5	0	4	4	2
2012–13	HC Lipetsk	RUS.3		38	19	11	30	60		7	2	2	4	16
RSL totals				105	20	13	33	147		4	0	1	1	8
AHL totals				170	26	34	60	214		—	—	—	—	—
BLR totals				103	37	53	90	270		28	16	12	28	69

International

Medal record
Representing  Russia
Ice hockey
World Junior Championships
	1999 Canada
	1998 Finland

Year	Team	Event	Result		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1997	Russia	EJC	4th		6	1	2	3	31
1998	Russia	WJC			7	2	6	8	4
1999	Russia	WJC			7	3	5	8	4
Junior totals					20	6	13	19	39

References

1. "Devils trade Sykora to Ducks for 3 players". New York Times. 2002-07-07. Retrieved 2002-07-07.

External links

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