Dmitri Kalinin
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| Born |
July 22, 1980 Chelyabinsk, Russian SFSR, URS |
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| Height | 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) | ||
| Weight | 206 lb (93 kg; 14 st 10 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
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KHL team Former teams |
Spartak Moscow Traktor Chelyabinsk Buffalo Sabres Metallurg Magnitogorsk New York Rangers Phoenix Coyotes Salavat Yulaev Ufa SKA Saint Petersburg |
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| National team |
 Russia
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| NHL Draft | 18th overall, 1998 Buffalo Sabres |
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| Playing career | 1995–present | ||
Dmitri Vladimirovich Kalinin (Russian: Дмитрий Владимирович Калинин; born July 22, 1980) is a Russian professional ice hockey defenceman currently playing for the Spartak Moscow of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL).
He was drafted by the Sabres 18th overall in the 1998 NHL Entry Draft. He had an injury plagued 2005–06 season, but did not miss a game in the 2006–07 season. He scored the NHL's first goal in the 2006–07 season, at 9:09 of the first period in the season opener at the Carolina Hurricanes.
Kalinin became an unrestricted free agent July 1, 2008 and two days later signed a one-year contract with the New York Rangers.
On March 4, 2009, Kalinin was traded to the Phoenix Coyotes along with Petr Průcha and Nigel Dawes for Derek Morris. On July 21, 2009, Kalinin signed a two-year contract with the Salavat Yulaev Ufa of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL).
Kalinin was named a member of Russia's hockey team for the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, British Columbia.
Kalinin had a successful two seasons with Salavat before signing with SKA St. Petersburg. He continued his success in the KHL with SKA and gained recognition as one of the most feared defensemen in the KHL. He won KHL Defenseman of the Month multiple times, was 2nd in KHL defensemen scoring in the 2011–12 season. Prior to the beginning of the 2012–13 season, he was named St. Petersburg's captain, after being a major factor in his team's Gagarin Cup victory the season before. His only season as captain was a success in returning SKA to the playoffs.
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