Ruslan Salei

Date of Birth: Nov 02, 1974
Age: Deceased
Place of Birth: Minsk, BLR
Nation: Belarus
Youth Team: SDYUSHOR-12 Minsk
Position: D
Height: 188 cm / 6'2"
Weight: 93 kg / 205 lbs
Shoots: L
Contract: -

Ruslan Salei Facts

Player Type: Heavy Hitter
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.

Ruslan Salei Statistics

S	Team	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-	Post	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
1990-1991	Progress-ShVSM Grodno	Soviet2	1	0	0	0	0	-
1991-1992	Neman Grodno	Soviet2	6	0	0	0	0	-
1992-1993	Neman Grodno	Russia2	28	4	2	6	20	-
1992-1993	Dinamo Minsk	Russia	9	1	0	1	10	-
1992-1993	Tivali Minsk	Belarus	11	2	0	2	6	-
1993-1994	Tivali Minsk	Belarus	16	1	2	3	20	-
1993-1994	Tivali Minsk	Russia	39	2	3	5	50	-
1993-1994	Belarus	WC C	6	1	2	3	10	-
1993-1994	Belarus (all)	International	12	1	5	6	24	-
1994-1995	Tivali Minsk	Belarus	10	3	5	8	2	-
1994-1995	Tivali Minsk	Russia	51	4	2	6	44	-
1994-1995	Belarus	WC C	4	0	1	1	4	-
1994-1995	Belarus (all)	International	4	0	1	1	4	-
1995-1996	Las Vegas Thunder	IHL	76	7	23	30	123	42	Playoffs	15	3	7	10	18	4
1996-1997	Mighty Ducks of Anaheim	NHL	30	0	1	1	37	-8
1996-1997	Baltimore Bandits	AHL	12	1	4	5	12	-1
1996-1997	Las Vegas Thunder	IHL	8	0	2	2	24	2	Playoffs	3	2	1	3	6	-2
1996-1997	Belarus Olympics	OGQ	4	0	2	2	18	14
1996-1997	Belarus (all)	International	4	0	2	2	18	-
1997-1998	Mighty Ducks of Anaheim	NHL	66	5	10	15	70	7
1997-1998	Cincinnati Mighty Ducks	AHL	6	3	6	9	14	1
1997-1998	Belarus Olympics "A"	OG	7	1	0	1	4	-2
1997-1998	Belarus	WC	2	1	0	1	8	-1
1997-1998	Belarus (all)	International	9	2	0	2	12	-
1998-1999	Mighty Ducks of Anaheim	NHL	74	2	14	16	65	1	Playoffs	3	0	0	0	4	-4
1999-2000	Mighty Ducks of Anaheim	NHL	71	5	5	10	94	3
1999-2000	Belarus	WC	6	0	1	1	6	-6
1999-2000	Belarus (all)	International	7	0	1	1	6	-
2000-2001	Mighty Ducks of Anaheim	NHL	50	1	5	6	70	-14
2000-2001	Belarus	WC	6	0	1	1	31	-1
2000-2001	Belarus (all)	International	6	0	1	1	31	-
2001-2002	Mighty Ducks of Anaheim	NHL	82	4	7	11	97	-10
2001-2002	Belarus Olympics	OG	6	2	1	3	4	-6
2001-2002	Belarus (all)	International	6	2	1	3	4	-
2002-2003	Mighty Ducks of Anaheim	NHL	61	4	8	12	78	2	Playoffs	21	2	3	5	26	3
2003-2004	Mighty Ducks of Anaheim	NHL	82	4	11	15	110	-1
2003-2004	Belarus	WC D1	5	3	4	7	2	0
2003-2004	Belarus (all)	International	5	3	4	7	2	-
2004-2005	Ak Bars Kazan Lockout	Russia	35	8	12	20	36	15	Playoffs	3	0	0	0	2	-1
2004-2005	Belarus Olympics	OGQ	2	1	0	1	2	-1
2004-2005	Belarus (all)	International	2	1	0	1	2	-
2005-2006	Mighty Ducks of Anaheim	NHL	78	1	18	19	114	17	Playoffs	16	3	2	5	18	10
2006-2007	Florida Panthers "A"	NHL	82	6	26	32	102	-13
2007-2008	Florida Panthers	NHL	65	3	20	23	75	-5
2007-2008	Colorado Avalanche	NHL	17	3	4	7	23	1	Playoffs	10	1	4	5	4	0
2007-2008	Belarus "C"	WC	5	0	2	2	6	3
2007-2008	Belarus (all)	International	5	0	2	2	6	-
2008-2009	Colorado Avalanche "A"	NHL	70	4	17	21	72	-4
2008-2009	Belarus "A"	WC	6	2	3	5	6	-1
2008-2009	Belarus (all)	International	6	2	3	5	6	-
2009-2010	Colorado Avalanche	NHL	14	1	5	6	10	-1	Playoffs	1	0	0	0	0	0
2009-2010	Belarus Olympics "C"	OG	4	1	0	1	0	2
2009-2010	Belarus "C"	WC	6	1	1	2	8	-1
2009-2010	Belarus (all)	International	11	2	1	3	12	-
2010-2011	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	+/-
1993-1994	Belarus	Izvestia Trophy	4	0	2	2	4	-3
1994-1995	Tivali Minsk	European Cup	3	1	0	1	8	-

Ruslan Salei Career Totals by League

League	Seasons	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-	Seasons	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	917	45	159	204	0.22	1065	-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 Totals by Team

Team	Seasons	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-	Seasons	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-
Ak Bars Kazan	1	35	8	12	20	0.57	36	15	1	3	0	0	0	0.00	2	-1
Baltimore Bandits	1	12	1	4	5	0.42	12	-1	0
Belarus	9	46	8	15	23	0.50	81	-7*	0
Belarus (Cup)	1	4	0	2	2	0.50	4	-3	0
Belarus (all)	12	77	13	21	34	0.44	127	-	0
Belarus Olympics	5	23	5	3	8	0.35	28	7	0
Cincinnati Mighty Ducks	1	6	3	6	9	1.50	14	1	0
Colorado Avalanche	3	101	8	26	34	0.34	105	-4	2	11	1	4	5	0.45	4	0
Detroit Red Wings	1	75	2	8	10	0.13	48	0	1	11	1	0	1	0.09	0	6
Dinamo Minsk	1	9	1	0	1	0.11	10	-	0
Florida Panthers	2	147	9	46	55	0.37	177	-18	0
Las Vegas Thunder	2	84	7	25	32	0.38	147	44	2	18	5	8	13	0.72	24	2
Mighty Ducks of Anaheim	9	594	26	79	105	0.18	735	-3	3	40	5	5	10	0.25	48	9
Neman Grodno	3	35	4	2	6	0.17	20	-	0
Tivali Minsk	3	130	13	12	25	0.19	130	-	0

* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Ruslan Salei Career Highlights

Season	Awards
1992-1993	Belarus Champion
1993-1994	Belarus Champion
1994-1995	Belarus Champion
2002-2003	Belarus Player of the Year
2003-2004	Belarus Player of the Year World Championship (D1\|A) Gold Medal World Championship (D1\|A) Most Points By Defenseman (7)
2007-2008	World Championship Top 3 Player on Team
2009-2010	World Championship Top 3 Player on Team
2013-2014	IIHF Hall of Fame

Transactions

Date	Status	From	To
07/05/2011	Confirmed	Detroit Red Wings	Lokomotiv Yaroslavl
08/09/2010	Confirmed	Colorado Avalanche	Detroit Red Wings

Ruslan Salei Biography and Trivia

Number 24 retired by Belarus
Number 24 retired by Yunost Minsk
Number 24 retired by Dinamo 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