Yuri Babenko

Yuri Babenko (born 2 January 1978 in Penza, Russia) is a professional ice hockey player currently playing for MVD Balashikha of the Kontinental Hockey League. 
==Playing career==
Babenko was drafted by the Colorado Avalanche in 1996 in the 2nd round, 51st overall. After a season in the Ontario Hockey League for the Plymouth Whalers, Babenko joined the Avalanche organization in 1998. After three seasons in the American Hockey League for the Hershey Bears, he finally made his NHL debut for Colorado during the 2000–01 NHL season, playing 3 games in all without registering a point.
Babenko spent another year with Hershey before returning to Russia with Dynamo Moscow. He has also played for Khimik Voskresensk, Metallurg Magnitogorsk, and SKA St. Petersburg.
==Career statistics==
 	 	 		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
1995–96 	Krylya Sovetov Moscow 	RHL 		21 	0 	0 	0 	16 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1996–97 	Krylya Sovetov Moscow 	RHL 		4 	1 	0 	1 	4 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1997–98 	Plymouth Whalers 	OHL 		59 	22 	34 	56 	22 		15 	3 	7 	10 	24
1998–99 	Hershey Bears 	AHL 		74 	11 	15 	26 	47 		2 	0 	1 	1 	0
1999–00 	Hershey Bears 	AHL 		75 	20 	25 	45 	53 		14 	4 	3 	7 	37
2000–01 	Hershey Bears 	AHL 		71 	17 	18 	35 	80 		12 	2 	1 	3 	6
2000–01 	Colorado Avalanche 	NHL 		3 	0 	0 	0 	0 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2001–02 	Hershey Bears 	AHL 		67 	7 	22 	29 	95 		8 	2 	2 	4 	6
2002–03 	Dynamo Moscow 	RSL 		35 	3 	8 	11 	52 		2 	0 	0 	0 	2
2003–04 	Dynamo Moscow 	RSL 		24 	2 	3 	5 	34 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2004–05 	Dynamo Moscow 	RSL 		33 	5 	2 	7 	24 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2004–05 	Khimik Voskresensk 	RSL 		11 	0 	0 	0 	14 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2005–06 	HC MVD 	RSL 		43 	8 	5 	13 	115 		4 	2 	1 	3 	16
2006–07 	HC MVD 	RSL 		46 	9 	10 	19 	46 		2 	1 	1 	2 	2
2007–08 	Metallurg Magnitogorsk	RSL 		54 	10 	3 	13 	58 		13 	1 	4 	5 	10
2008–09 	Metallurg Magnitogorsk	KHL 		5 	0 	0 	0 	4 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2008–09 	SKA St. Petersburg 	KHL 		46 	3 	9 	12 	38 		3 	1 	0 	1 	14
2009–10 	HC MVD 	KHL 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
NHL totals 	NHL totals 	NHL totals 		3 	0 	0 	0 	0 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
RHL / RSL totals	RHL / RSL totals 	RHL / RSL totals		271 	38 	31 	69 	363 		21 	4 	6 	10 	30
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
==External links==
* Babenko's profile at Colorado Avalanche Database
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Category:Born in 1978
Category:Colorado Avalanche draft picks
Category:Colorado Avalanche players
Category:Dynamo Moscow player
Category:Khimik Voskresensk player
Category:Metallurg Magnitogorsk player
Category:Hershey Bears player
Category:Plymouth Whalers alumni
Category:Russian hockey players
Category:HK MVD Tver player
Category:Krylia Sovetov player
Category:SKA St. Petersburg player