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| Dmitry Balmin | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born | July 15, 1970 Kazan, Soviet Union | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | ||
| Weight | 180 lb (82 kg; 12 st 12 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for | Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk Ak Bars Kazan | ||
| Playing career | 1987–2008 | ||
Dmitry Balmin (born July 15, 1970) is a retired Russian ice hockey defender. He played 16 seasons in Ak Bars(Itil, SK imeni Uritskovo). He played nearly 900 games for Tatarstanian teams.
Balmin was Russian champion in 1998. He also plays for HC Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk.
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| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1987-88 | SC Uritskogo Kazan | USSR-2 | 34 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1988-89 | SC Uritskogo Kazan | USSR-2 | 72 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1989-90 | SKA Sverdlovsk | USSR-2 | 56 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 45 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1990-91 | Metallurg Serov | USSR-2 | 68 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 58 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1991-92 | Itil Kazan | USSR | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1992-93 | Itil Kazan | IHL | 29 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1993-94 | Itil Kazan | IHL | 43 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1994-95 | Itil Kazan | IHL | 42 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 80 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1995-96 | Ak Bars Kazan | IHL | 52 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1996-97 | Ak Bars Kazan | RSL | 46 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1997-98 | Ak Bars Kazan | RSL | 46 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1998-99 | Ak Bars Kazan | RSL | 42 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 14 | 19 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 25 | ||
| 1999-00 | Ak Bars Kazan | RSL | 35 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 36 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||
| 2000-01 | Ak Bars Kazan | RSL | 44 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 30 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2001-02 | Ak Bars Kazan | RSL | 47 | 1 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||
| 2002-03 | Ak Bars Kazan | RSL | 46 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 28 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 2003-04 | Ak Bars Kazan | RSL | 60 | 4 | 15 | 19 | 30 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 2004-05 | Ak Bars Kazan | RSL | 41 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004-05 | Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk | RSL | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2005-06 | Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk | RSL | 51 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 53 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| 2006-07 | Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk | RSL | 53 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 71 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2007-08 | Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk | RSL | 34 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 22 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
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