Alexander Saidgereyevich Galimov (Russian: Александр Саидгереевич Галимов; 2 May 1985 – 12 September 2011) was a Russian professional ice hockey player. At the time of his death, he was a member of Lokomotiv Yaroslavl of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) [1] whose team plane crashed on 7 September 2011 killing all but one of the 45 crew and passengers on board.
| Alexander Galimov | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Galimov playing for Lokomotiv Yaroslavl in 2008 | |||
| Born |
2 May 1985 Yaroslavl, Soviet Union | ||
| Died |
12 September 2011 (aged 26) Moscow, Russia | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||
| Weight | 196 lb (89 kg; 14 st 0 lb) | ||
| Position | Right Wing | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for | Lokomotiv Yaroslavl | ||
| National team |
 Russia | ||
| Playing career | 2004–2011 | ||
Playing career
editAlexander Galimov was born in 1985 in Yaroslavl, then the Soviet Union. He began his professional career in 2004 with Lokomotiv Yaroslavl. The 6-foot, 196-pounder, played 341 RSL/KHL games, scoring 64 goals and 126 points, while racking up 280 penalty minutes.
Galimov was a member of the silver medal-winning Russian U20 team at the 2005 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships. He also played for the Russia men's national ice hockey team on the 2009–10 and 2010–11 Euro Hockey Tours.
Death
editOn 7 September 2011, a Yakovlev Yak-42 passenger aircraft, carrying nearly the entire Lokomotiv Yaroslavl team including Galimov, crashed just outside Yaroslavl, Russia. The team was traveling to Minsk to play their opening game of the season, with its coaching staff and prospects. Galimov was the only player from the team's roster who was on the plane to survive the initial impact. A crew member, Alexander Sizov, also survived.[2][3][4]
Galimov suffered burns to over 80 percent of his body.[5] The medical team in Yaroslavl managed to stabilize him, and on the following day, 8 September, he was transported to the Vishnevsky Institute of Surgery of the Russian Academy of Medical Sciences, where he was placed in a medically induced coma, and on artificial ventilation.[citation needed]
On 12 September 2011, Galimov died from the burns he had sustained in the crash five days earlier.[6][7] Lokomotiv Yaroslavl marketing manager Yevgeni Chuev said it was likely that another memorial, this time specifically for Galimov, would be held on 13 September 2011.[8]
Career statistics
editRegular season and playoffs
edit| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2004–05 | Lokomotiv Yaroslavl | RSL | 41 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 37 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2005–06 | Lokomotiv Yaroslavl | RSL | 35 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 46 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | ||
| 2006–07 | Lokomotiv Yaroslavl | RSL | 54 | 16 | 13 | 29 | 50 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | ||
| 2007–08 | Lokomotiv Yaroslavl | RSL | 51 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 45 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | ||
| 2008–09 | Lokomotiv Yaroslavl | KHL | 55 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 28 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | ||
| 2009–10 | Lokomotiv Yaroslavl | KHL | 52 | 13 | 12 | 25 | 46 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 33 | ||
| 2010–11 | Lokomotiv Yaroslavl | KHL | 53 | 13 | 18 | 31 | 31 | 18 | 9 | 5 | 14 | 10 | ||
| RSL/KHL totals | 341 | 64 | 62 | 126 | 283 | 90 | 23 | 14 | 37 | 77 | ||||
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Representing Russia
| ||
| Ice hockey | ||
| World Junior Championships | ||
 |
2005 USA | |
International
edit| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Russia | WJC | 
|
6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | |
| Junior totals | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | ||||
See also
edit
References
edit- ^ Yaroslavl Lokomotiv's 2010-11 Roster
- ^ CNN. Dozens killed as Russian plane carrying hockey team crashes, 7 September 2011.
- ^ Heritage, Timothy. Dozens dead in Russian hockey team plane crash, Reuters, 7 September 2011.
- ^ CBC News. Plane crash kills KHL team in hockey's 'darkest day, 7 September 2011.
- ^ Report on Lokomotiv Yaroslavl plane crash
- ^ Скончался хоккеист Александр Галимов
- ^ Berry, Lynn (2011-09-12). "World News: Sole hockey player to survive Russian plane crash dies". thestar.com. Retrieved 12 September 2011.
Alexander Galimov
- ^ Sebastian Mattsson (2011-09-12). "Galimov död — avled efter skadorna". Expressen (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 2012-07-12. Retrieved 2011-09-12.
External links
edit- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or The Internet Hockey Database