Dmitri Kalinin
Dmitri Vladimirovich Kalinin (Russian: Дмитрий Владимирович Калинин; born July 22, 1980) is a Russian professional ice hockey defenceman who is currently an unrestricted free agent. He most recently played for Traktor Chelyabinsk of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL).
| Dmitri Kalinin | |||
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| Born |
July 22, 1980 Chelyabinsk, Russian SFSR, URS | ||
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) | ||
| Weight | 206 lb (93 kg; 14 st 10 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| KHL team Former teams |
Free Agent Traktor Chelyabinsk Buffalo Sabres Metallurg Magnitogorsk New York Rangers Phoenix Coyotes Salavat Yulaev Ufa SKA Saint Petersburg Spartak Moscow | ||
| National team |
 Russia | ||
| NHL Draft |
18th overall, 1998 Buffalo Sabres | ||
| Playing career | 1995–present | ||
Playing career
He was drafted by the Sabres 18th overall in the 1998 NHL Entry Draft. He had an injury plagued 2005–06 season, but did not miss a game in the 2006–07 season. He scored the NHL's first goal in the 2006–07 season, at 9:09 of the first period in the season opener at the Carolina Hurricanes.
Kalinin became an unrestricted free agent July 1, 2008 and two days later signed a one-year contract with the New York Rangers.
On March 4, 2009, Kalinin was traded to the Phoenix Coyotes along with Petr Průcha and Nigel Dawes for Derek Morris.[1] On July 21, 2009, Kalinin signed a two-year contract with the Salavat Yulaev Ufa of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL).[2]
Kalinin was named a member of Russia's hockey team for the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, British Columbia.
Kalinin had a successful two seasons with Salavat before signing with SKA St. Petersburg. He continued his success in the KHL with SKA and gained recognition as one of the most feared defensemen in the KHL. He won KHL Defenseman of the Month multiple times, was 2nd in KHL defensemen scoring in the 2011–12 season. Prior to the beginning of the 2012–13 season, he was named St. Petersburg's captain, after being a major factor in his team's Gagarin Cup victory the season before. His only season as captain was a success in returning SKA to the playoffs.
On July 2, 2016 Kalinin signed a one-year contract with Spartak Moscow.[3] Kalinin remained with Spartak for three years, captaining the club in the 2018–19 season, with 11 points in 50 games from the blueline.
On May 6, 2019, Kalinin as a free agent continued his career by returning to hometown club, Traktor Chelyabinsk, on a one-year contract.[4]
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1995–96 | Traktor–2 Chelyabinsk | RUS.2 | 20 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1996–97 | Traktor Chelyabinsk | RSL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1996–97 | Traktor–2 Chelyabinsk | RUS.3 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1997–98 | Traktor Chelyabinsk | RSL | 26 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1998–99 | Moncton Wildcats | QMJHL | 39 | 7 | 18 | 25 | 44 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1998–99 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| 1999–2000 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 75 | 2 | 19 | 21 | 52 | 21 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 8 | ||
| 1999–2000 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000–01 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 79 | 4 | 18 | 22 | 38 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||
| 2001–02 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 58 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002–03 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002–03 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 65 | 8 | 13 | 21 | 57 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 77 | 10 | 24 | 34 | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | Metallurg Magnitogorsk | RSL | 48 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2005–06 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 55 | 2 | 16 | 18 | 54 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 2006–07 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 82 | 7 | 22 | 29 | 36 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 14 | ||
| 2007–08 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 46 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | New York Rangers | NHL | 58 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | Phoenix Coyotes | NHL | 15 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Salavat Yulaev Ufa | KHL | 53 | 12 | 10 | 22 | 32 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 58 | ||
| 2010–11 | Salavat Yulaev Ufa | KHL | 45 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 26 | 18 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 6 | ||
| 2011–12 | SKA Saint Petersburg | KHL | 52 | 15 | 20 | 35 | 14 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 6 | ||
| 2012–13 | SKA Saint Petersburg | KHL | 48 | 5 | 23 | 28 | 26 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 2 | ||
| 2013–14 | SKA Saint Petersburg | KHL | 51 | 10 | 14 | 24 | 28 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | ||
| 2014–15 | SKA Saint Petersburg | KHL | 54 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 30 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||
| 2015–16 | SKA Saint Petersburg | KHL | 44 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 43 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2016–17 | Spartak Moscow | KHL | 45 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 45 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2017–18 | Spartak Moscow | KHL | 55 | 5 | 16 | 21 | 28 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2018–19 | Spartak Moscow | KHL | 50 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 2019–20 | Traktor Chelyabinsk | KHL | 45 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 539 | 36 | 126 | 162 | 321 | 37 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 20 | ||||
| KHL totals | 542 | 74 | 121 | 195 | 304 | 85 | 8 | 22 | 30 | 86 | ||||
International
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Russia | EJC |  |
6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
| 2002 | Russia | WC |  |
9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2003 | Russia | WC | 5th | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2004 | Russia | WC | 10th | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2004 | Russia | WCH | 5th | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2005 | Russia | WC | |
9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2008 | Russia | WC |  |
9 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |
| 2009 | Russia | WC | |
9 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | |
| 2010 | Russia | OG | 6th | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2010 | Russia | WC | |
9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2011 | Russia | WC | 4th | 9 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | |
| 2012 | Russia | WC | |
5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 25 | |
| Senior totals | 79 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 47 | ||||
References
- "Rangers trade for Antropov, Morris". ESPN.com. 2009-03-04.
- Дмитрий Калинин стал игроком «Салавата Юлаева» Archived 2011-07-18 at the Wayback Machine
- "Дмитрий Калинин - в "Спартаке"" (in Russian). Spartak Moscow. 2016-07-02. Archived from the original on 2016-07-31. Retrieved 2016-07-02.
- "Dmitri Kalinin returns home" (in Russian). Kontinental Hockey League. 2019-05-06. Retrieved 2019-05-06.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
| Awards and achievements | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Mika Noronen |
Buffalo Sabres first round draft pick 1998 |
Succeeded by Barrett Heisten |