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Belarus Russia Andrei Mezin

#20 Avangard Omsk / KHL - 13/14
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Player Facts
Date of Birth
Jul 08, 1974
Position
G
Age
48
Height
6'0" / 182 cm
Place of Birth
Chelyabinsk, RUS
Weight
172 lbs / 78 kg
Nation
Belarus / Russia
Catches
L
Youth Team
Traktor Chelyabinsk
Status
Retired
Highlights
1-time World Championship All-Star Team 1
1-time World Championship Best Goaltender 1
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Player Statistics
S Team League GP GD GAA SV% GA SV SO WLT TOI   POST GP GD GAA SV% GA SV SO WLT TOI
1992-93 Khimik Novopolotsk Russia2 15 - - - - - - - - |
Khimik-2 Novopolotsk Belarus 6 - 9.17 - - - - - - |
1993-94 Brockville Braves CJHL 28 - 4.02 - - - - - - |
Roanoke Express ECHL 1 - 3.28 .667 1 2 0 0-1-0 18 |
1994-95 Brockville Braves CJHL 34 - 3.12 - - - - - - |
1995-96 Flint Generals CoHL 40 - 3.49 .883 - - - - - | Playoffs 7 - 2.64 .903 - - - - -
Fort Wayne Komets IHL 1 - 1.72 .958 1 23 0 0-0-0 35 |
1996-97 Flint Generals CoHL 25 - 2.46 .902 - - - - - | Playoffs 4 - - - - - - - -
Las Vegas Thunder IHL 10 - 4.04 .883 - - - - - |
Rochester Americans AHL 7 - 4.82 .843 - - - - - |
Belarus OGQ 4 - - - - - - - - |
Belarus (all) International 4 - 1.50 - - - - - - |
1997-98 Flint Generals UHL 27 - 3.47 .885 86 663 1 21-5-0 1 489 | Playoffs 8 - 3.26 .889 24 192 0 7-1-0 442
Detroit Vipers IHL 4 - 2.69 .852 - - - - - |
Belarus OG 6 - 3.54 .881 21 155 1 2-4-0 - |
Belarus WC 6 - 3.90 .894 - - - - - |
Belarus (all) International 12 - 3.72 - - - - - - |
1998-99 Nürnberg Ice Tigers DEL 49 - 2.60 .900 - - - - - | Playoffs 13 - 2.43 .908 - - - - -
Belarus WC 6 - 1.67 .931 - - - - - |
Belarus (all) International 7 - 1.71 - - - - - - |
1999-00 Berlin Capitals DEL 53 - 2.78 .896 - - - - - | Playoffs 7 - 3.27 .908 - - - - -
Belarus WC 6 - 3.14 .870 - - - - - |
Belarus (all) International 10 - 2.50 - - - - - - |
2000-01 Berlin Capitals DEL 56 - 2.67 .907 - - - - - | Playoffs 5 - 3.40 .890 - - - - -
Belarus OGQ 3 - 2.00 .928 - - - - - |
Belarus WC 3 - 4.71 .861 - - - - - |
Belarus (all) International 6 - 3.35 - - - - - - |
2001-02 Berlin Capitals DEL 54 - 3.16 .893 - - - - - |
Belarus OG 7 9 5.42 .868 28 185 0 1-4-0 310 |
Belarus WC D1 4 - 0.75 .958 - - - - - |
Belarus (all) International 13 - 2.61 - - - - - - |
2002-03 Ak Bars Kazan Russia 1 - 0.00 - 0 0 0 0-0-0 1 |
Belarus WC 3 - 3.08 .906 - - - - - |
Belarus (all) International 9 - 2.22 - - - - - - |
2003-04 HC České Budějovice Czechia 15 - 2.98 .904 40 376 1 4-9-0 805 |
HC České Budějovice Czechia Q - - - - - - - - - | Qualification 4 - 2.16 .900 9 81 0 0-4-0 250
Belarus WC D1 2 - 2.52 .892 - - - - - |
Belarus (all) International 3 - 2.66 - - - - - - |
2004-05 SKA St. Petersburg Russia 42 - 2.58 .910 100 1 017 2 15-13-4 2 328 |
Belarus WC 5 6 1.01 .971 5 170 2 2-3-0 298 |
Belarus (all) International 9 - 1.33 - - - - - - |
2005-06 Salavat Yulaev Ufa Russia 37 - 1.93 .925 68 843 2 13-12-5 2 118 | Playoffs 6 - 2.71 .902 16 148 0 3-2-0 355
Belarus WC 7 7 2.01 .941 14 225 0 4-3-0 418 |
Belarus (all) International 11 - 2.18 - - - - - - |
2006-07 Salavat Yulaev Ufa Russia 19 - 1.71 .933 29 401 4 10-3-3 1 021 | Playoffs 3 - 1.83 .923 6 72 0 2-1-0 197
Belarus WC 5 6 4.76 .831 22 108 0 1-3-0 278 |
Belarus (all) International 8 - 3.12 - - - - - - |
2007-08 Metallurg Magnitogorsk Russia 35 - 1.84 .932 61 837 6 20-7-0 1 990 | Playoffs 3 - 2.67 .892 8 66 0 1-2-0 180
2008-09 Metallurg Magnitogorsk KHL 26 49 2.82 .896 58 501 0 10-7-6 1 235 | Playoffs 6 12 2.27 .922 10 119 0 1-3-0 265
Belarus WC 5 6 1.72 .947 9 163 0 4-1-0 315 |
Belarus (all) International 8 - 2.12 - - - - - - |
2009-10 Dynamo Minsk KHL 41 55 2.67 .902 99 915 0 10-20-5 2 223 |
Belarus OG 2 4 3.23 .914 7 74 0 0-2-0 130 |
Belarus WC 3 6 1.96 .942 6 98 0 1-2-0 184 |
Belarus (all) International 8 - 3.37 - - - - - - |
2010-11 Dynamo Minsk KHL 30 38 2.11 .922 59 699 2 15-8-5 1 682 | Playoffs 4 7 4.65 .885 16 123 0 1-3-0 207
Belarus WC 6 6 3.16 .893 19 158 0 2-4-0 361 |
2011-12 Dynamo Minsk KHL 24 50 2.85 .899 58 517 0 5-11-4 1 221 | Playoffs 1 2 15.47 .571 3 4 0 0-1-0 12
Belarus WC 2 4 3.44 .895 4 34 0 1-0-0 70 |
2012-13 Lokomotiv Yaroslavl KHL 0 0 - - - - - - - |
Traktor Chelyabinsk KHL 11 25 2.36 .917 21 232 1 5-3-2 534 | Playoffs 0 14 - - - - - - -
2013-14 Avangard Omsk KHL 16 27 2.62 .896 40 344 1 7-5-3 917 |
Belarus WC 1 4 6.00 .760 6 19 0 0-1-0 60 |
Belarus (all) International 4 - 2.90 .888 - - - - - |
Tournament Statistics
S Team League GP GD GAA SV% GA SV SO WLT TOI   POST GP GD GAA SV% GA SV SO WLT TOI
2007-08 Metallurg Magnitogorsk ECC 0 3 - - - - - - - |
2008-09 Metallurg Magnitogorsk Champions HL 0 8 - - - - - - - |
Metallurg Magnitogorsk Victoria Cup 1 1 4.00 .909 4 40 0 0-1-0 60 |
2009-10 Dynamo Minsk Spengler Cup 3 5 0.67 - 2 - 1 3-0-0 180 |
2013-14 Avangard Omsk Nadezhda Cup 0 3 - - - - - - - |
Team Staff History
S Team League Role on Team Notes
2015-16 Dinamo Minsk KHL Goaltending Coach Since 2016-01-06
Belarus WC Goaltending Coach
2016-17 Dinamo Minsk KHL Goaltending Coach
Belarus OGQ Asst. Coach
Belarus WC Asst. Coach
2017-18 Belarus WC Asst. Coach
2018-19 Traktor Chelyabinsk KHL Asst. Coach Since 2018-10-17
2019-20 Dinamo Minsk KHL Goaltending Coach
2020-21 Dinamo Minsk KHL Goaltending Coach
2021-22 Dinamo Minsk KHL Goaltending Coach
Belarus OGQ Goaltending Coach
2022-23 Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg KHL Goaltending Coach
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Player Career Totals
League Years GP GD GAA SV% GA SV SO WLT TOI | Years GP GD GAA SV% GA SV SO WLT TOI
AHL 1 7 - 4.82 .843 - - - - - | 0
Belarus 1 6 - 9.17 - - - - - - | 0
CJHL (CCHL) 2 62 - - - - - - - - | 0
Champions HL 1 0 8 - - - - - - - | 0
Czechia 1 15 - 2.98 .904 40 376 1 4-9-0 805 | 0
Czechia Q 1 - - - - - - - - - | 1 4 - 2.16 .900 9 81 0 0-4-0 250
DEL 4 212 - - - - - - - - | 3 25 - - - - - - - -
ECC 1 0 3 - - - - - - - | 0
ECHL 1 1 - 3.28 .667 1 2 0 0-1-0 18 | 0
IHL 3 15 - 1.72 .958 1 23 0 0-0-0 35 | 0
International 14 112 - - .888 - - - - - | 0
KHL 6 148 244 2.57 .905 335 3 208 4 52-54-25 7 810 | 4 11 35 3.61 .895 29 246 0 2-7-0 483
Nadezhda Cup 1 0 3 - - - - - - - | 0
OG 3 15 13 4.77 .881 56 414 1 3-10-0 440 | 0
OGQ 2 7 - 2.00 .928 - - - - - | 0
Russia 5 134 - 2.08 .923 258 3 098 14 58-35-12 7 456 | 3 12 - 2.46 .905 30 286 0 6-5-0 731
Russia2 1 15 - - - - - - - - | 0
Spengler Cup 1 3 5 0.67 - 2 - 1 3-0-0 180 | 0
UHL (CoHL) 3 92 - 3.47 .885 86 663 1 21-5-0 1 489 | 3 19 - 3.26 .889 24 192 0 7-1-0 442
Victoria Cup 1 1 1 4.00 .909 4 40 0 0-1-0 60 | 0
WC 13 58 45 2.58 .920 85 975 2 15-17-0 1 981 | 0
WC D1 2 6 - - - - - - - - | 0
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Player Connections
Player Period Teams
Andrei Mikhalyov (F) 1997-2012 14 Belarus, Belarus, Belarus (all), Dinamo Minsk
Alexei Kalyuzhny (F) 1996-2014 14 Belarus, Belarus, Belarus (all), Lokomotiv Yaroslavl
Viktor Kostyuchyonok (D) 1997-2012 13 Belarus, Belarus, Belarus (all), Dinamo Minsk
Oleg Antonenko (F) 1996-2010 13 Belarus, Belarus, Belarus (all), Dinamo Minsk
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
02/23/2015
02/23/2015 Confirmed No team Retired
10/11/2013
10/11/2013 Confirmed Traktor Chelyabinsk Avangard Omsk
03/31/2011
03/31/2011 Extension Dynamo Minsk Dynamo Minsk
07/06/2010
07/06/2010 Extension Dynamo Minsk Dynamo Minsk
05/15/2009
05/15/2009 Confirmed Metallurg Magnitogorsk Dynamo Minsk
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