| Mikhail Lyubushin | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born | July 24, 1983 Moscow, Soviet Union | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | ||
| Weight | 216 lb (98 kg; 15 st 6 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for | Krylya Sovetov Moscow HC Khimik Voskresensk Severstal Cherepovets Avangard Omsk Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod Metallurg Magnitogorsk | ||
| NHL Draft | 215th overall, 2002 Los Angeles Kings | ||
| Playing career | 2001–2015 | ||
Mikhail Lyubushin (born April 7, 1984) is a Russian former professional ice hockey player. He played for Krylya Sovetov Moscow, HC Khimik Voskresensk, Severstal Cherepovets, Avangard Omsk, Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod and Metallurg Magnitogorsk. He was selected by Los Angeles Kings in the 7th round (215th overall) of the 2002 NHL Entry Draft.
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1999–2000 | Vityaz–2 Podolsk | RUS.3 | 24 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 69 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000–01 | Vityaz–2 Podolsk | RUS.3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000–01 | Krylia Sovetov Moscow | RUS.2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000–01 | Krylia Sovetov–2 Moscow | RUS.3 | 28 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | THK Tver | RUS.2 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | Krylia Sovetov Moscow | RSL | 13 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | Krylia Sovetov–2 Moscow | RUS.3 | 20 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002–03 | Krylia Sovetov Moscow | RSL | 49 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002–03 | Krylia Sovetov–2 Moscow | RUS.3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | Dynamo Moscow | RSL | 38 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2003–04 | Dynamo–2 Moscow | RUS.3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | Khimik Voskresensk | RSL | 21 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | HC Vityaz | RUS.2 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | ||
| 2005–06 | Severstal Cherepovets | RSL | 23 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | Avangard Omsk | RSL | 26 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 2006–07 | Avangard Omsk | RSL | 21 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2006–07 | Avangard–2 Omsk | RUS.3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Avangard Omsk | RSL | 42 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 28 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2008–09 | Avangard Omsk | KHL | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod | KHL | 25 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 32 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2009–10 | Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod | KHL | 14 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | Metallurg Magnitogorsk | KHL | 25 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | THK Tver | VHL | 16 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| RSL totals | 233 | 4 | 20 | 24 | 148 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | ||||
| KHL totals | 68 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 56 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||||
| Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Russia | WJC | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
| Junior totals | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |||
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