Ruslan Salei was a defender from Belarus.

What was the last team Ruslan Salei played for?

The last team Ruslan played for was Detroit Red Wings in the NHL.

How tall was Ruslan Salei?

Ruslan Salei was 188 cm (6'2") tall.

When was Ruslan Salei born?

Ruslan Salei was born on 1974-11-02 in Minsk, BLR.

Ruslan Salei

#24 Detroit Red Wings / NHL - 10/11

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Date of Birth: Nov 02, 1974
Age
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: -

Player Type: Heavy Hitter
Drafted: 1996 round 1 #9 overall by Mighty Ducks of Anaheim
Highlights: 3
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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.

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S	Team	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-	POST	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
90-91	Progress-ShVSM Grodno	Soviet2	1	0	0	0	0	-
91-92	Neman Grodno	Soviet2	6	0	0	0	0	-
92-93	Neman Grodno	Russia2	28	4	2	6	20	-
	Dinamo Minsk	Russia	9	1	0	1	10	-
	Tivali Minsk	Belarus	11	2	0	2	6	-
93-94	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	-
94-95	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	-
95-96	Las Vegas Thunder	IHL	76	7	23	30	123	42	Playoffs	15	3	7	10	18	4
96-97	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 Olympics	OGQ	4	0	2	2	18	14
	Belarus (all)	International	4	0	2	2	18	-
97-98	Mighty Ducks of Anaheim	NHL	66	5	10	15	70	7
	Cincinnati Mighty Ducks	AHL	6	3	6	9	14	1
	Belarus Olympics"A"	OG	7	1	0	1	4	-2
	Belarus	WC	2	1	0	1	8	-1
	Belarus (all)	International	9	2	0	2	12	-
98-99	Mighty Ducks of Anaheim	NHL	74	2	14	16	65	1	Playoffs	3	0	0	0	4	-4
99-00	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	-
00-01	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	-
01-02	Mighty Ducks of Anaheim	NHL	82	4	7	11	97	-10
	Belarus Olympics	OG	6	2	1	3	4	-6
	Belarus (all)	International	6	2	1	3	4	-
02-03	Mighty Ducks of Anaheim	NHL	61	4	8	12	78	2	Playoffs	21	2	3	5	26	3
03-04	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	-
04-05	Ak Bars KazanLockout	Russia	35	8	12	20	36	15	Playoffs	3	0	0	0	2	-1
	Belarus Olympics	OGQ	2	1	0	1	2	-1
	Belarus (all)	International	2	1	0	1	2	-
05-06	Mighty Ducks of Anaheim	NHL	78	1	18	19	114	17	Playoffs	16	3	2	5	18	10
06-07	Florida Panthers"A"	NHL	82	6	26	32	102	-13
07-08	Florida Panthers	NHL	65	3	20	23	75	-5
	Colorado Avalanche	NHL	17	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	-
08-09	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	-
09-10	Colorado Avalanche	NHL	14	1	5	6	10	-1	Playoffs	1	0	0	0	0	0
	Belarus Olympics"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	-
10-11	Detroit Red Wings	NHL	75	2	8	10	48	0	Playoffs	11	1	0	1	0	6

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S	Team	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-	POST	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
93-94	Belarus	Izvestia Trophy	4	0	2	2	4	-3
94-95	Tivali Minsk	European Cup	3	1	0	1	8	-

Ruslan Salei Career Totals

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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	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

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Ruslan Salei Career Totals

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AHL

Belarus

European Cup

IHL

International

Izvestia Trophy

NHL

917

159

OGQ

Russia

134

Russia2

Soviet2

WC C

WC D1

Ruslan Salei Hockey Connections

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Ruslan Salei Career Highlights

Season	Awards by Season
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

07/05/2011

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Detroit Red Wings

Lokomotiv Yaroslavl

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08/09/2010

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Colorado Avalanche

Detroit Red Wings

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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