Ruslan Salei

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.

Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
       Regular season     Playoffs  Season  Team  League  GP  G  A  Pts  PIM  GP  G  A  Pts  PIM  1992–93 Dinamo Minsk REL 9 1 0 1 10 — — — — — 1993–94 Tivali Minsk REL 39 2 3 5 50 — — — — — 1994–95 Tivali Minsk REL 51 4 2 6 44 — — — — — 1995–96 Las Vegas Thunder IHL 76 7 23 30 123 15 3 7 10 18 1996–97 Las Vegas Thunder IHL 8 0 2 2 24 3 2 1 3 6 1996–97 Baltimore Bandits AHL 12 1 4 5 12 — — — — — 1996–97 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim NHL 30 0 1 1 37 — — — — — 1997–98 Cincinnati Mighty Ducks AHL 6 3 6 9 14 — — — — — 1997–98 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim NHL 66 5 10 15 70 — — — — — 1998–99 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim NHL 74 2 14 16 65 3 0 0 0 4 1999–00 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim NHL 71 5 5 10 94 — — — — — 2000–01 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim NHL 50 1 5 6 70 — — — — — 2001–02 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim NHL 82 4 7 11 97 — — — — — 2002–03 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim NHL 61 4 8 12 78 21 2 3 5 26 2003–04 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim NHL 82 4 11 15 110 — — — — — 2004–05 Ak Bars Kazan RSL 35 8 11 19 36 3 0 0 0 2 2005–06 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim NHL 78 1 18 19 114 16 3 2 5 18 2006–07 Florida Panthers NHL 82 6 26 32 102 — — — — — 2007–08 Florida Panthers NHL 65 3 20 23 75 — — — — — 2007–08 Colorado Avalanche NHL 17 3 4 7 23 10 1 4 5 4 2008–09 Colorado Avalanche NHL 70 4 17 21 72 — — — — — 2009–10 Colorado Avalanche NHL 14 1 5 6 10 1 0 0 0 0 2010–11 Detroit Red Wings NHL 75 2 8 10 48 11 1 0 1 0 NHL totals 917 45 159 204 1065 62 7 9 16 52

International
 Year Team Comp GP G A Pts PIM 1994 Belarus WC-C 6 1 2 3 10 1995 Belarus WC-C 4 0 1 1 4 1998 Belarus OQ 4 0 2 2 18 1998 Belarus OG 7 1 0 1 4 1998 Belarus WC 2 1 0 1 8 2000 Belarus WC 6 0 1 1 6 2001 Belarus WC 6 0 1 1 31  2002 Belarus OG 6 2 1 3 4 2004 Belarus WC-B 5 3 4 7 2 2005 Belarus OQ 2 1 0 1 2 2008 Belarus WC 5 0 2 2 6 2009 Belarus WC 6 2 3 5 6 2010 Belarus OG 4 1 0 1 0 2010 Belarus WC 6 1 1 2 8 Senior int'l totals  69  13  18  31  109 

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Category:1974 births
Category:2011 deaths
Category:Aviation deaths
Category:Baltimore Bandits players
Category:Belarusian ice hockey players
Category:Cincinnati Mighty Ducks players
Category:Colorado Avalanche players
Category:Detroit Red Wings players
Category:Florida Panthers players
Category:International Hockey League (1945–2001) players
Category:Mighty Ducks of Anaheim players
Category:Sportspeople from Minsk
Category:Ice hockey defencemen