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Born	March 7, 1979 (age 30),; Lipetsk, USSR
Height; Weight	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m); 200 lb (91 kg; 14 st 4 lb)
Position	Left Wing
Shoots	Left
KHL team; F. teams	HC Dynamo Minsk; HK Gomel; Metallurg Novokuznetsk; HC Lipetsk; Severstal Cherepovets; Mighty Ducks of Anaheim; HC Lada Togliatti
NHL Draft	45th overall, 1997; Mighty Ducks of Anaheim
Pro career	1995 – present

Maxim Balmochnykh (born March 7, 1979, in Lipetsk, U.S.S.R.) is a Russian professional ice hockey winger currently playing for HC Dinamo Minsk in Kontinental Hockey League.

[edit] Draft

He was drafted in the second round, 45th overall, by the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim in the 1997 NHL Entry Draft.

[edit] Career

Balmochnykh began his career with his hometown team HC Lipetsk of the Vysshaya Liga before moving to the Russian Superleague's HC Lada Togliatti. After being drafted, Balmochnykh made his North American debut with the Quebec Remparts of the QMJHL in the 1998–99 season. He then joined the Ducks organization and was assigned to the Cincinnati Mighty Ducks of the American Hockey League. His call up to the NHL came during the 2000–01 season, during which he played six games for the Mighty Ducks, scoring one assist. He spent the next two seasons in Cincinnati before he was traded to the New Jersey Devils on July 6, 2002 with Jeff Friesen and Oleg Tverdovsky for Petr Sýkora, Jean-Francois Damphousse, Mike Commodore, and Igor Pohanka. Balmochnykh returned to Russia in 2002 with Severstal Cherepovets while New Jersey retained his NHL rights. He returned to the Devils the next season but spent the entire season in the AHL for the Albany River Rats.

Balmochnykh became a free agent in 2004 and returned to Russia premanently, rejoining HK Lipetsk. After two seasons in the Vysshaya Liga, Lipetsk were relegated to the Pervaya Liga, the country's third tier league and Balmochnykh moved to Belarus with HC Dynamo Minsk before returning to the Russian Superleague with Metallurg Novokuznetsk. After a disappointing season, he was released and he returned to Dynamo Minsk before signing with HK Gomel in 2008. He then rejoined Dinamo Minsk, who were now playign in the newly formed Kontinental Hockey League.

[edit] Career statistics

			Regular season					Playoffs
Season	Team	League	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1994–95	HC Lipetsk	RUS-2	3	0	1	1	4	—	—	—	—	—
1995–96	HC Lipetsk	RUS-2	40	15	5	20	60	—	—	—	—	—
1996–97	HC Lada Togliatti	RSL	18	6	1	7	22	—	—	—	—	—
1997–98	HC Lada Togliatti	RSL	37	10	4	14	46	—	—	—	—	—
1998–99	HC Lada Togliatti	RSL	15	2	1	3	10	4	0	1	1	8
1998–99	Quebec Remparts	QMJHL	21	9	22	31	38	—	—	—	—	—
1999–00	Cincinnati Mighty Ducks	AHL	40	9	12	21	82	—	—	—	—	—
1999–00	Mighty Ducks of Anaheim	NHL	6	0	1	1	2	—	—	—	—	—
2000–01	Cincinnati Mighty Ducks	AHL	65	6	9	15	45	—	—	—	—	—
2001–02	Cincinnati Mighty Ducks	AHL	23	6	4	10	33	—	—	—	—	—
2002–03	Severstal Cherepovets	RSL	12	1	2	3	31	—	—	—	—	—
2003–04	Albany River Rats	AHL	42	5	9	14	54	—	—	—	—	—
2004–05	HC Lipetsk	RUS-2	41	8	7	15	121	—	—	—	—	—
2005–06	HC Lipetsk	RUS-2	42	8	13	21	64	3	0	0	0	35
2006–07	Dynamo Minsk	BLR	20	5	11	16	32	11	6	7	13	12
2007–08	Metallurg Novokuznetsk	RSL	21	1	4	5	36	—	—	—	—	—
2007–08	Dynamo Minsk	BLR	6	2	4	6	28	—	—	—	—	—
2008–09	HK Gomel	BLR	10	9	4	13	26	—	—	—	—	—
2008–09	Dynamo Minsk	KHL	24	6	2	8	14	—	—	—	—	—
2009–10	Dynamo Minsk	KHL
Russia Superleague Totals			103	20	12	32	145	4	0	1	1	8
AHL Totals			147	20	30	50	181	—	—	—	—	—
NHL Totals			6	0	1	1	2	—	—	—	—	—

[edit] International statistics

Year	Team	Event	Place		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1998	Russia	WJC	2		7	2	6	8	4
1999	Russia	WJC	1		7	3	5	8	4

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[edit] Career statistics

[edit] International statistics

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