| Yuri Babenko | |
| Position | Centre |
| Shoots | Left |
| Height Weight |
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 198 lb (90 kg) |
| KHL Team F. Teams |
HC MVD Krylya Sovetov Moscow Colorado Avalanche Dynamo Moscow Khimik Voskresensk Metallurg Magnitogorsk SKA St. Petersburg |
| Nationality |  Russian
|
| Born | January 2, 1978, Penza, Russia |
| NHL Draft | 51st overall, 1996 Colorado Avalanche |
| Pro Career | 1995 – present |
Yuri Babenko (born 2 January 1978 in Penza, Russia) is a professional ice hockey player currently playing for MVD Balashikha of the Kontinental Hockey League.
Playing career[]
Babenko was drafted by the Colorado Avalanche in 1996 in the 2nd round, 51st overall. After a season in the Ontario Hockey League for the Plymouth Whalers, Babenko joined the Avalanche organization in 1998. After three seasons in the American Hockey League for the Hershey Bears, he finally made his NHL debut for Colorado during the 2000–01 NHL season, playing 3 games in all without registering a point.
Babenko spent another year with Hershey before returning to Russia with Dynamo Moscow. He has also played for Khimik Voskresensk, Metallurg Magnitogorsk, and SKA St. Petersburg.
Career statistics[]
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1995–96 | Krylya Sovetov Moscow | RHL | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1996–97 | Krylya Sovetov Moscow | RHL | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1997–98 | Plymouth Whalers | OHL | 59 | 22 | 34 | 56 | 22 | 15 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 24 | ||
| 1998–99 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 74 | 11 | 15 | 26 | 47 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1999–00 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 75 | 20 | 25 | 45 | 53 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 37 | ||
| 2000–01 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 71 | 17 | 18 | 35 | 80 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | ||
| 2000–01 | Colorado Avalanche | NHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 67 | 7 | 22 | 29 | 95 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | ||
| 2002–03 | Dynamo Moscow | RSL | 35 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 52 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2003–04 | Dynamo Moscow | RSL | 24 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | Dynamo Moscow | RSL | 33 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | Khimik Voskresensk | RSL | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | HC MVD | RSL | 43 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 115 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 16 | ||
| 2006–07 | HC MVD | RSL | 46 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 46 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 2007–08 | Metallurg Magnitogorsk | RSL | 54 | 10 | 3 | 13 | 58 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 | ||
| 2008–09 | Metallurg Magnitogorsk | KHL | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | SKA St. Petersburg | KHL | 46 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 38 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14 | ||
| 2009–10 | HC MVD | KHL | ||||||||||||
| NHL totals | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| RHL / RSL totals | 271 | 38 | 31 | 69 | 363 | 21 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 30 | ||||
External links[]
- Babenko's profile at Colorado Avalanche Database
- Yuri Babenko's career stats at The Internet Hockey Database
- Yuri Babenko's biography at Legends of Hockey
- Yuri Babenko - player profile and career stats at European Hockey.Net
- Yuri Babenko at TSN.ca
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