Mikhail Yuriyevich Balandin () (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, Atlant Mytishchi and UHC DynamoKHL minute-by-minute - Dinamo Moscow 7-4 SKA St. Petersburg in Russia. Balandin won a silver medal with the Russian team at the 2000 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships.Brad McCrimmon, Ruslan Salei among Lokomotiv Yaroslavl's former NHLers
Death 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.'"
Career statistics Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM 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
See also List of ice hockey players who died during their playing career
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