Maxim Bets

Maxim Nikolaevich Bets (born January 31, 1974 in Chelyabinsk, Soviet Union) is a Russian professional ice hockey player currently playing for Gazprom-OGU Orenburg for the Russian Major League. 
Bets began his career in Russia with Traktor Chelyabinsk before moving to North America in the junior Western Hockey League where he spent two highly productive seasons with the Spokane Chiefs, scoring 49 points and 57 assists for 106 points in 1992-93 and 46 goals and 70 assists for 116 points in 1993-94, finishing second for the team behing Valeri Bure and Ryan Duthie respectfully.
Bets was drafted 37th overall by the St. Louis Blues in the 1993 NHL Entry Draft, but while with the Chiefs, his rights were traded to the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim for fellow Russian Alexei Kasatonov and played three games for the Mighty Ducks during the 1993–94 NHL season but failed to register a point. It turned out to be Bets' only NHL experience as he spent the rest of his time in North America with spells with the San Diego Gulls of the IHL, the Worcester IceCats and the Baltimore Bandits of the AHL and the Raleigh IceCaps of the ECHL.
Bets returned to Russia in 1996 in the Russian Superleague with one season spells with HC CSKA Moscow, Traktor Chelyabinsk, Mechel Chelyabinsk and Metallurg Magnitogorsk. He rejoined Mechel Chelyabinsk for another season before spending another season playing for Severstal Cherepovets and then split the 2002-03 season with Molot-Prikamye Perm and Krylya Sovetov Moscow.
In 2003 he returned to Mechel Chelyabinsk a third time who were now playing in the Vysshaya Liga and spent three seasons with the team joining Traktor Chelyabinsk for a third spell at the conculsion of the 2005-06 season. He spent a season with Kazakhmis Satpaev before joining Mechel Chelyabinsk for a fourth time. In 2008, Bets signed with Gazprom-OGU Orenburg.
== 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
1991–91 	Traktor Chelyabinsk 	CIS 	 	25 	1 	1 	2 	8 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1992–93 	Spokane Chiefs 	WHL 	 	54 	49 	57 	106 	130 	 	9 	5 	6 	11 	20
1993–94 	Spokane Chiefs 	WHL 	 	63 	46 	70 	116 	111 	 	3 	1 	1 	1 	12
1993–94 	Mighty Ducks of Anaheim	NHL 	 	3 	0 	0 	0 	0 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1993–94 	San Diego Gulls 	IHL 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	 	9 	0 	2 	2 	0
1994–95 	San Diego Gulls 	IHL 	 	36 	2 	6 	8 	31 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1994–95 	Worcester IceCats 	AHL 	 	9 	1 	1 	2 	6 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1995–96 	Baltimore Bandits 	AHL 	 	34 	5 	5 	10 	18 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1995–96 	Raleigh IceCaps 	ECHL 	 	9 	0 	4 	4 	6 	 	4 	0 	0 	0 	0
1996–97 	HC CSKA Moscow 	RSL 	 	16 	3 	2 	5 	12 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1997–98 	Traktor Chelyabinsk 	RSL 	 	35 	12 	9 	21 	16 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1998–99 	Mechel Chelyabinsk 	RSL 	 	41 	12 	19 	31 	57 	 	3 	0 	1 	1 	2
1999–00 	Metallurg Magnitogorsk 	RSL 	 	36 	3 	5 	8 	26 	 	12 	4 	2 	6 	12
2000–01 	Mechel Chelyabinsk 	RSL 	 	32 	9 	12 	21 	36 	 	2 	0 	0 	0 	0
2001–02 	Severstal Cherepovets 	RSL 	 	35 	7 	11 	18 	18 	 	4 	2 	1 	3 	2
2002–03 	Molot-Prikamye Perm 	RSL 	 	32 	9 	12 	21 	36 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2002–03 	Krylya Sovetov Moscow 	RSL 	 	9 	0 	0 	0 	8 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2003–04 	Mechel Chelyabinsk 	RUS-2 	 	49 	8 	25 	33 	24 	 	12 	1 	4 	5 	8
2004–05 	Mechel Chelyabinsk 	RUS-2 	 	47 	9 	14 	23 	20 	 	8 	2 	0 	2 	6
2005–06 	Mechel Chelyabinsk 	RUS-2 	 	43 	13 	20 	33 	32 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2005–06 	Traktor Chelyabinsk 	RUS-2 	 	7 	1 	4 	5 	6 	 	11 	1 	3 	4 	8
2006–07 	Kazakhmys Satpaïev 	RUS-2 	 	44 	9 	11 	20 	54 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2006–07 	Kazakhmys Satpaïev 	KAZ 	 	24 	10 	8 	18 	10 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2007–08 	Mechel Chelyabinsk 	RUS-2 	 	36 	6 	7 	13 	28 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2008–09 	Gazprom-OGU Orenburg 	RUS-2 	 	55 	8 	18 	26 	36 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
NHL Totals	NHL Totals 	NHL Totals	 	3 	0 	0 	0 	0 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
===International statistics===
Year	Team 	Comp	Place	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1994	Russia	WJC 	 	7 	0	0	0 	8
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Category:Born in 1974
Category:Baltimore Bandits players
Category:CSKA Moscow players
Category:Metallurg Magnitogorsk players
Category:Severstal Cherepovets players
Category:Mighty Ducks of Anaheim players
Category:Raleigh IceCaps players
Category:Russian ice hockey players
Category:St. Louis Blues draft picks
Category:Spokane Chiefs alumni
Category:Traktor Chelyabinsk players
Category:Worcester IceCats players
Category:San Diego Gulls (IHL) players
Category:Krylia Sovetov players