Mikhail Chernov

For the Russian politician, see Mikhail Chernov (politician).
Mikhail Chernov
Born (1978-11-11) November 11, 1978 (age 45)
Prokopyevsk, USSR
Height 6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight 203 lb (92 kg; 14 st 7 lb)
Position Defence
Shot Left
Played for Lokomotiv Yaroslavl
Spartak Moscow
Ak Bars Kazan
Metallurg Novokuznetsk
SKA St. Petersburg
Salavat Yulaev Ufa
Sibir Novosibirsk
HC Vityaz
Metallurg Novokuznetsk
NHL draft 103rd overall, 1997
Philadelphia Flyers
Playing career 1996–2014

Mikhail Chernov (born November 11, 1978) is a Russian former professional ice hockey defenceman who played in the Russian Superleague and the Kontinental Hockey League.

Playing career

Chernov was drafted 103rd overall by the Philadelphia Flyers in the 1997 NHL Entry Draft, but spent three seasons playing in the American Hockey League for the Philadelphia Phantoms and never played in the National Hockey League. He returned to Russia in 2001, splitting the season with Lokomotiv Yaroslavl and Spartak Moscow. After a brief spell with Ak Bars Kazan, Chernov signed with Metallurg Novokuznetsk in 2003, where he spent two seasons. In 2005, he signed with SKA St. Petersburg in another two-year spell which saw him achieve a career-high 17 points during 2006–07. In 2007, Chernov joined Salavat Yulayev Ufa.

1999 boating accident

On July 23, 1999, during the offseason, Chernov and Francis Belanger were on a boating trip to Okanagan Lake in British Columbia with Philadelphia Flyers defenseman Dmitri Tertyshny when the latter suffered fatal injuries in a freak accident.[1]

Career statistics

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1996–97 Torpedo Yaroslavl RSL 5 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
1997–98 Torpedo Yaroslavl RSL 7 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
1998–99 Philadelphia Phantoms AHL 56 4 3 7 98 14 1 0 1 8
1999–00 Philadelphia Phantoms AHL 67 10 6 16 54 5 1 2 3 22
2000–01 Philadelphia Phantoms AHL 50 8 12 20 32 6 1 2 3 4
2001–02 Lokomotiv Yaroslavl RSL 2 0 0 0 2 — — — — —
2001–02 Spartak Moscow RSL 21 2 2 4 18 — — — — —
2002–03 Spartak Moscow RSL 32 7 3 10 28 — — — — —
2002–03 Ak Bars Kazan RSL 4 0 0 0 2 — — — — —
2003–04 Metallurg Novokuznetsk RSL 56 5 5 10 22 4 1 0 1 4
2004–05 Metallurg Novokuznetsk RSL 53 6 3 9 48 4 0 0 0 10
2005–06 SKA Saint Petersburg RSL 50 8 5 13 44 3 0 0 0 2
2006–07 SKA Saint Petersburg RSL 50 9 9 18 36 3 1 0 1 2
2007–08 Salavat Yulaev Ufa RSL 33 2 4 6 12 11 1 3 4 4
2008–09 Salavat Yulaev Ufa KHL 18 3 6 8 22 4 0 0 0 2
2009–10 Sibir Novosibirsk KHL

References

  1. ^ Panaccio, Tim (July 25, 1999). "Tertyshny Is Killed In Boating Accident". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Archived from the original on December 16, 2014. Retrieved November 8, 2014.


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