# Dmitri Filimonov

Dmitri Olegovich Filimonov (Russian: Дмитрий Олегович Филимонов; 14 October 1971 – July or August 2024) was a Russian professional ice hockey defenceman. He played 30 games in the National Hockey League with the Ottawa Senators during the 1993–94 season. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1990 to 2006, was mainly spent in the Russian Superleague with Molot-Prikamye Perm. Internationally Filimonov played for the Soviet national team at the 1991 Canada Cup. On 1 August 2024, it was announced that Filimonov had died at the age of 52.

## Playing career

Filimonov was drafted 49th overall by the Winnipeg Jets in the 1991 NHL Entry Draft, but remained in Russia with HC Dynamo Moscow and his rights were eventually traded to the Ottawa Senators in March 1993. He went on to play 30 regular season games with the Sens, scoring a goal and four assists for five points and collecting 18 penalty minutes during the 1993–94 NHL season, splitting the season between Ottawa and their AHL affiliate the Prince Edward Island Senators. He played one more season with P.E.I. before moving to the IHL with the Indianapolis Ice, but was hampered by injuries and only managed to play ten games. After one season in Finland for KalPa, Filimonov returned to Russia in 1997 to play for his hometown team Molot-Prikamye Perm, where he remained until he retired from hockey in 2006.

## Career statistics
### Regular season and playoffs

| | | | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs |
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| 1988–89 | Molot Perm | USSR.2 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1989–90 | Molot Perm | USSR.2 | 65 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1990–91 | Dynamo Moscow | USSR | 45 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1991–92 | Dynamo Moscow | CIS | 31 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 1992–93 | Dynamo Moscow | IHL | 42 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 30 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| 1993–94 | Ottawa Senators | NHL | 30 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1993–94 | Prince Edward Island Senators | AHL | 48 | 10 | 16 | 26 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1994–95 | Prince Edward Island Senators | AHL | 32 | 6 | 19 | 25 | 14 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1995–96 | Indianapolis Ice | IHL | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1996–97 | KalPa | SM-l | 27 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1997–98 | Molot-Prikamye Perm | RSL | 45 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1998–99 | Molot-Prikamye Perm | RSL | 42 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 20 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1999–00 | Molot-Prikamye Perm | RSL | 37 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2000–01 | Molot-Prikamye Perm | RSL | 42 | 10 | 10 | 20 | 47 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2001–02 | Molot-Prikamye Perm | RSL | 43 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 48 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2002–03 | Molot-Prikamye Perm | RSL | 40 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2003–04 | Molot-Prikamye Perm | RUS.2 | 44 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 20 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| 2004–05 | Molot-Prikamye Perm | RSL | 51 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2005–06 | Molot-Prikamye Perm | RSL | 49 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — |
| RSL totals | RSL totals | RSL totals | 392 | 46 | 54 | 100 | 313 | 28 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 |
| NHL totals | NHL totals | NHL totals | 30 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — |

### International

| Year | Team | Event | | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| 1989 | Soviet Union | EJC | | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 1991 | Soviet Union | CC | | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Junior totals | Junior totals | Junior totals | Junior totals | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Senior totals | Senior totals | Senior totals | Senior totals | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |