Maxim Balmochnykh

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Maxim Balmochnykh
Maxim Balmochnykh
Born	March 7, 1979 (age 43); 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

Last updated February 08, 2023

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).

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

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

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References

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

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

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Maxim Balmochnykh
Born	(1979-03-07) March 7, 1979 (age 43) 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