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Vitali Anikienko
Position Defenceman
Shoots Right
Height
Weight 		6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
218 lb (99 kg)
Teams Lokomotiv Yaroslavl
Metallurg Novokuznetsk
Born January 2, 1987(1987-01-02),
Kiev, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
Died September 7, 2011(2011-09-07) (aged 24),
Tunoshna Airport, Yaroslavl Oblast, Russia
NHL Draft 70th overall, 2005
Ottawa Senators
Pro Career 2005 – 2011


Medal record
Competitor for  Russia
Ice hockey
World Junior Championships
Silver 2007 Sweden

Vitaly Serhiiovych Anikeyenko[1] (January 2, 1987 – September 7, 2011) was a Ukrainian-Russian professional ice hockey player. Born in Kiev, Anikeyenko spent the entirety of his professional hockey career with Lokomotiv Yaroslavl of the Kontinental Hockey League, save for the a loan spell with Metallurg Novokuznetsk during 2007–08. He was a member of the Russian national team that competed in the IIHF World Championship's under 18 and under 20 levels; winning a silver medal for the country in 2007. Anikeyenko was drafted 70th overall in the 2005 NHL Entry Draft by the Ottawa Senators. He died along with most of the Lokomotiv team in a plane crash on the first day of the 2011–12 season.

Death[]

Main article: Lokomotiv Yaroslavl plane crash

On September 7, 2011, Anikeyenko was killed in a plane crash when a Yakovlev Yak-42 passenger aircraft, carrying nearly his entire Lokomotiv Yaroslavl team, crashed at Tunoshna Airport, just outside the city of Yaroslavl, Russia. The team was traveling to Minsk to play their opening game of the season, with its coaching staff and prospects. Lokomotiv officials confirmed that the entire main roster was on the flight, including four players from the junior team.[2][3][4] The bodies of Ukrainian teammates Anikeyenko and Daniil Sobchenko were repatriated following the crash for burial in Ukraine.[5] The funeral was held on September 10 at Sovskom cemetery in Kiev.[6]

Career statistics[]

    Regular season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2005–06 Lokomotiv Yaroslavl RSL 26 0 1 1 28 1 0 0 0 0
2006–07 Lokomotiv Yaroslavl RSL 25 1 2 3 16 3 0 0 0 12
2007–08 Metallurg Novokuznezk RSL 10 1 1 2 10 — — — — —
2007–08 Lokomotiv Yaroslavl RSL 40 4 9 13 48 16 0 0 0 20
2008–09 Lokomotiv Yaroslavl KHL 40 2 9 11 44 19 0 2 2 10
2009–10 Lokomotiv Yaroslavl KHL 52 7 11 18 50 9 1 0 1 8
2010–11 Lokomotiv Yaroslavl KHL 52 5 14 19 79 3 0 2 2 4
RSL totals 101 6 13 19 102 20 0 0 0 32

International statistics[]

Year Team Event Place   GP G A Pts PIM
2003 Russia WJC18 3 6 0 0 0 4
2005 Russia WJC18 5th 6 1 1 2 12
2007 Russia WJC 2 6 0 1 1 10
Junior Int'l Totals 18 1 2 3 26

References[]

  1. ↑ Ukrainian: Віта́лій Сергійович Анікеєнко; Russian: Виталий Сергеевич Аникеенко, Vitaly Sergeyevich Anikeyenko
  2. ↑ First pictures from the crash of Yak-42 near Yaroslavl. Lifenews.ru (2011-09-07). Retrieved on 2011-09-07.
  3. ↑ The list of Lokomotiv players who died. Lifenews.ru (2011-09-07). Retrieved on 2011-09-07.
  4. ↑ Pavol Demitra among 43 killed in Russian plane crash. theglobeandmail.com (2011-09-07). Archived from the original on 2012-05-25. Retrieved on 2011-09-07.
  5. ↑ Template error: argument title is required. 
  6. ↑ http://photo.segodnya.ua/kiev/v-kieve-khoronili-pogibshikh-khokkeistov-prostitsya-prishli-500-chelovek/

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