| Played For: | Lokomotiv Yaroslavl (RSL)/(KHL) Salavat Yulaev Ufa (RSL) HC Lada Togliatti (RSL) HC CSKA Moscow (RSL) Khimik Mytishchi (RSL) Atlant Mytishchi (KHL) UHC Dynamo (KHL) |
| Height Ft: | 6 |
| Height In: | 2 |
| Weight Lb: | 212 |
| Shoots: | Left |
| Birth Date: | 27 July 1980 |
| Birth Place: | Lipetsk, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union |
| Death Place: | Yaroslavl, Russia |
| Draft: | Undrafted |
| Career Start: | 1998 |
| Career End: | 2011 |
Mikhail Yuriyevich Balandin (Russian: Михаил Юрьевич Баландин) (July 27, 1980 - September 7, 2011) was a Russian professional ice hockey player. Balandin played for Lokomotiv Yaroslavl of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) at the time of his death. Balandin had also played for Salavat Yulaev Ufa, HC Lada Togliatti, HC CSKA Moscow, Khimik Mytishchi,[1] Atlant Mytishchi and UHC Dynamo[2] in Russia. Balandin won a silver medal with the Russian team at the 2000 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships.[3]
On September 7, 2011, Balandin was killed, when a Yakovlev Yak-42 passenger aircraft, carrying nearly his entire Lokomotiv team, 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. Lokomotiv officials said "'everyone from the main roster was on the plane plus four players from the youth team.'"[4] [5] [6]
| Team | League | GP | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996–97 | Torpedo Yaroslavl-2 | Russia3 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1997–98 | Torpedo Yaroslavl-2 | Russia2 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1998–99 | Torpedo Yaroslavl-2 | Russia2 | 26 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1999–00 | Dizel Penza | Russia2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1999–00 | Krylya Sovetov Moscow | Russia2 | 27 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1999–00 | Torpedo Yaroslavl | Russia | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1999–00 | Torpedo Yaroslavl-2 | Russia3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000–01 | Lokomotiv Yaroslavl | Russia | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 2000–01 | Lokomotiv Yaroslavl-2 | Russia3 | 26 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | Salavat Yulaev Ufa | Russia | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | Salavat Yulaev Ufa-2 | Russia3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | HC Lada Togliatti | Russia | 31 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 2001–02 | HC Lada Togliatti-2 | Russia3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002–03 | Lokomotiv Yaroslavl | Russia | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002–03 | Lokomotiv Yaroslavl-2 | Russia3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002–03 | HC Lada Togliatti | Russia | 17 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2002–03 | HC Lada Togliatti-2 | Russia3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | HC Lada Togliatti | Russia | 58 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 36 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2003–04 | HC Lada Togliatti-2 | Russia3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2004–05 | HC CSKA Moscow | Russia | 32 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | HC CSKA Moscow-2 | Russia3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | HC CSKA Moscow | Russia | 49 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 40 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2006–07 | Khimik Mytishchi | Russia | 54 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 70 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 | ||
| 2007–08 | Khimik Mytishchi | Russia | 50 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 36 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 2007–08 | Khimik Mytishchi-2 | Russia3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | Atlant Mytishchi | KHL | 54 | 4 | 15 | 19 | 38 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2009–10 | Atlant Mytishchi | KHL | 55 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2010–11 | HC Dynamo Moscow | KHL | 49 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 26 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| KHL totals | 158 | 12 | 39 | 51 | 92 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||||
| Russia totals | 314 | 9 | 41 | 50 | 226 | 46 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 24 | ||||