Eliteprospects
Belarus Ruslan Salei
#24 Detroit Red Wings / NHL - 10/11
3-time Belarus Champion 3
1-time IIHF Hall of Fame 1
Date of Birth
Nov 02, 1974
Position
D
Age
Height
6'2" / 188 cm
Place of Birth
Minsk, BLR
Weight
205 lbs / 93 kg
Nation
Belarus
Shoots
L
Youth Team
SDYUSHOR-12 Minsk
Contract
-
Drafted
1996 round 1 #9 overall by Mighty Ducks of Anaheim

A primarily defensive defenseman, Salei also had some offensive ability, including a hard slapshot and good passing game. He played a tough game and didn't mind dishing it out in the corners and in front of the net.

Use/Embed statistics

Ruslan Salei Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1990-91 Progress-ShVSM Grodno Soviet2 1* 0* 0* 0* 0* -* |
1991-92 Neman Grodno Soviet2 6* 0* 0* 0* 0* -* |
1992-93 Neman Grodno Russia2 28* 4* 2* 6* 20* -* |
Dinamo Minsk Russia 9* 1* 0* 1* 10* -* |
Tivali Minsk Belarus 11* 2* 0* 2* 6* -* |
1993-94 Tivali Minsk Belarus 16* 1* 2* 3* 20* -* |
Tivali Minsk Russia 39* 2* 3* 5* 50* -* |
Belarus WC C 6* 1* 2* 3* 10* -* |
Belarus (all) International 12* 1* 5* 6* 24* -* |
1994-95 Tivali Minsk Belarus 10* 3* 5* 8* 2* -* |
Tivali Minsk Russia 51* 4* 2* 6* 44* -* |
Belarus WC C 4* 0* 1* 1* 4* -* |
Belarus (all) International 4* 0* 1* 1* 4* -* |
1995-96 Las Vegas Thunder IHL 76* 7* 23* 30* 123* 42* | Playoffs 15 3 7 10 18 4
1996-97 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim NHL 30* 0* 1* 1* 37* -8* |
Baltimore Bandits AHL 12* 1* 4* 5* 12* -1* |
Las Vegas Thunder IHL 8* 0* 2* 2* 24* 2* | Playoffs 3 2 1 3 6 -2
Belarus OGQ 4* 0* 2* 2* 18* 14* |
Belarus (all) International 4* 0* 2* 2* 18* -* |
1997-98 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim NHL 66* 5* 10* 15* 70* 7* |
Cincinnati Mighty Ducks AHL 6* 3* 6* 9* 14* 1* |
Belarus “A” OG 7* 1* 0* 1* 4* -2* |
Belarus WC 2* 1* 0* 1* 8* -1* |
Belarus (all) International 9* 2* 0* 2* 12* -* |
1998-99 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim NHL 74* 2* 14* 16* 65* 1* | Playoffs 3 0 0 0 4 -4
1999-00 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim NHL 71* 5* 5* 10* 94* 3* |
Belarus WC 6* 0* 1* 1* 6* -6* |
Belarus (all) International 7* 0* 1* 1* 6* -* |
2000-01 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim NHL 50* 1* 5* 6* 70* -14* |
Belarus WC 6* 0* 1* 1* 31* -1* |
Belarus (all) International 6* 0* 1* 1* 31* -* |
2001-02 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim NHL 82* 4* 7* 11* 97* -10* |
Belarus OG 6* 2* 1* 3* 4* -6* |
Belarus (all) International 6* 2* 1* 3* 4* -* |
2002-03 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim NHL 61* 4* 8* 12* 78* 2* | Playoffs 21 2 3 5 26 3
2003-04 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim NHL 82* 4* 11* 15* 110* -1* |
Belarus WC D1 5* 3* 4* 7* 2* 0* |
Belarus (all) International 5* 3* 4* 7* 2* -* |
2004-05 Ak Bars Kazan Russia 35* 8* 12* 20* 36* 15* | Playoffs 3 0 0 0 2 -1
Belarus OGQ 2* 1* 0* 1* 2* -1* |
Belarus (all) International 2* 1* 0* 1* 2* -* |
2005-06 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim NHL 78* 1* 18* 19* 114* 17* | Playoffs 16 3 2 5 18 10
2006-07 Florida Panthers “A” NHL 82* 6* 26* 32* 102* -13* |
2007-08 Florida Panthers NHL 65* 3* 20* 23* 75* -5* |
Colorado Avalanche NHL 16* 3* 4* 7* 23* 1* | Playoffs 10 1 4 5 4 0
Belarus “C” WC 5* 0* 2* 2* 6* 3* |
Belarus (all) International 5* 0* 2* 2* 6* -* |
2008-09 Colorado Avalanche “A” NHL 70* 4* 17* 21* 72* -4* |
Belarus “A” WC 6* 2* 3* 5* 6* -1* |
Belarus (all) International 6* 2* 3* 5* 6* -* |
2009-10 Colorado Avalanche NHL 14* 1* 5* 6* 10* -1* | Playoffs 1 0 0 0 0 0
Belarus “C” OG 4* 1* 0* 1* 0* 2* |
Belarus “C” WC 6* 1* 1* 2* 8* -1* |
Belarus (all) International 11* 2* 1* 3* 12* -* |
2010-11 Detroit Red Wings NHL 75* 2* 8* 10* 48* 0* | Playoffs 11 1 0 1 0 6

Ruslan Salei Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1993-94 Belarus Izvestia Trophy 4* 0* 2* 2* 4* -3* |
1994-95 Tivali Minsk European Cup 3* 1* 0* 1* 8* -* |

Ruslan Salei Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
AHL 2 18* 4* 10* 14* 0.78* 26* 0* | 0 * * * * * *
Belarus 3 37* 6* 7* 13* 0.35* 28* -* | 0 * * * * * *
European Cup 1 3* 1* 0* 1* 0.33* 8* -* | 0 * * * * * *
IHL 2 84* 7* 25* 32* 0.38* 147* 44* | 2 18 5 * 8 * 13 * 0.72 * 24 * 2 *
International 12 77* 13* 21* 34* 0.44* 127* -* | 0 * * * * * *
Izvestia Trophy 1 4* 0* 2* 2* 0.50* 4* -3* | 0 * * * * * *
NHL 14 916* 45* 159* 204* 0.22* 1 065* -25* | 6 62 7 * 9 * 16 * 0.26 * 52 * 15 *
OG 3 17* 4* 1* 5* 0.29* 8* -6* | 0 * * * * * *
OGQ 2 6* 1* 2* 3* 0.50* 20* 13* | 0 * * * * * *
Russia 4 134* 15* 17* 32* 0.24* 140* 15* | 1 3 0 * 0 * 0 * 0.00 * 2 * -1 *
Russia2 1 28* 4* 2* 6* 0.21* 20* -* | 0 * * * * * *
Soviet2 2 7* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 0* -* | 0 * * * * * *
WC 6 31* 4* 8* 12* 0.39* 65* -7* | 0 * * * * * *
WC C 2 10* 1* 3* 4* 0.40* 14* -* | 0 * * * * * *
WC D1 1 5* 3* 4* 7* 1.40* 2* 0* | 0 * * * * * *
* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Ruslan Salei Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
07/05/2011
07/05/2011 Confirmed Detroit Red Wings Lokomotiv Yaroslavl
08/09/2010
08/09/2010 Confirmed Colorado Avalanche Detroit Red Wings
Player Biography and Trivia

Number 24 retired by Belarus

Number 24 retired by Dinamo Minsk

Number 24 retired by Yunost Minsk

Cult/Star player for Ak Bars Kazan

Cult/Star player for Anaheim Ducks

Cult/Star player for Baltimore Bandits

Cult/Star player for Belarus

Ruslan was killed in the plane crash of September 7, 2011 that claimed the lives of several members of the Lokomotiv Yaroslavl KHL team.

Career transactions
- 2011-07-05 • Signed to a one-year contract by Lokomotiv Yaroslavl
- 2010-08-09 • Signed to a one-year contract by the Detroit Red Wings
- 2008-02-26 • Traded to the Colorado Avalanche for Karlis Skrastins & a 2008 3rd round pick (Adam Comrie)
- 2006-07-02 • Signed to a four-year contract by the Florida Panthers
- 2005-09-07 • Re-signed to a one-year contract by the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim
- 2004-10-20 • Signed to a lockout contract by Ak Bars Kazan
- 2004-06-29 • Re-signed to a one-year contract by the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim
- 2002-08-06 • Re-signed to a two-year contract by the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim
- 1999-09-04 • Re-signed to a three-year contract by the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim