Ruslan Salei
Belarusian ice hockey player / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Ruslan "Rusty" Salei (Belarusian: Руслан Салей; November 2, 1974 – September 7, 2011) was a Belarusian professional ice hockey player. During 14 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) he played for the Detroit Red Wings, Colorado Avalanche, Florida Panthers and the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim. On September 7, 2011, the Yakovlev Yak-42 passenger aircraft, carrying the entire Lokomotiv team including Salei crashed near Yaroslavl on its way to Minsk, Belarus.[1][1]
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Ruslan Salei | |||
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Born |
(1974-11-02)November 2, 1974 Minsk, Byelorussian SSR, Soviet Union | ||
Died |
September 7, 2011(2011-09-07) (aged 36) Yaroslavl, Russia | ||
Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | ||
Weight | 212 lb (96 kg; 15 st 2 lb) | ||
Position | Defence | ||
Shot | Left | ||
Played for |
HC Dinamo Minsk Tivali Minsk Mighty Ducks of Anaheim Ak Bars Kazan Florida Panthers Colorado Avalanche Detroit Red Wings | ||
National team | Belarus | ||
NHL Draft |
9th overall, 1996 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim | ||
Playing career | 1992–2011 |
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