HOCKEY PLAYER

Ruslan Salei

1974 - 2011

Ruslan Salei

Ruslan Albertovich Salei (Belarusian: Руслан Альбертавіч Салей; Russian: Руслан Альбертович Салей; November 2, 1974 – September 7, 2011) was a Belarusian professional ice hockey player. Salei played 14 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Detroit Red Wings, Colorado Avalanche, Florida Panthers and the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim, the latter of which selected him ninth overall in the 1996 NHL Entry Draft. Salei died on September 7, 2011, in the Lokomotiv Yaroslavl plane crash. A Yakovlev Yak-42 passenger aircraft, carrying almost the entire Lokomotiv Yaroslavl team of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL), crashed near Yaroslavl, Russia, en route to Minsk, Belarus, to start the 2011–12 KHL season. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ruslan Salei is the 185th most popular hockey player (down from 165th in 2019), the 237th most popular biography from Belarus (down from 230th in 2019) and the most popular Belarusian Hockey Player.

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Among HOCKEY PLAYERS

Among hockey players, Ruslan Salei ranks 185 out of 676. Before him are Nicklas Bäckström, Mikhail Shtalenkov, Harry Sinden, František Kaberle, Martin Straka, and Roman Turek. After him are Nikolai Khabibulin, Vladimir Malakhov, Vyacheslav Kozlov, Glenn Anderson, Boris Alexandrov, and Valeri Bure.

Most Popular Hockey Players in Wikipedia

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Nicklas Bäckström
1987 - Present
HPI: 46.12
Rank: 179
Mikhail Shtalenkov
1965 - Present
HPI: 45.99
Rank: 180
Harry Sinden
1932 - Present
HPI: 45.98
Rank: 181
František Kaberle
1973 - Present
HPI: 45.97
Rank: 182
Martin Straka
1972 - Present
HPI: 45.97
Rank: 183
Roman Turek
1970 - Present
HPI: 45.92
Rank: 184
Ruslan Salei
1974 - 2011
HPI: 45.85
Rank: 185
Nikolai Khabibulin
1973 - Present
HPI: 45.80
Rank: 186
Vladimir Malakhov
1968 - Present
HPI: 45.76
Rank: 187
Vyacheslav Kozlov
1972 - Present
HPI: 45.76
Rank: 188
Glenn Anderson
1960 - Present
HPI: 45.68
Rank: 189
Boris Alexandrov
1955 - 2002
HPI: 45.65
Rank: 190
Valeri Bure
1974 - Present
HPI: 45.63
Rank: 191

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1974, Ruslan Salei ranks 622. Before him are Håkan Hellström, Lisa Sheridan, FannyAnn Eddy, Shwetha Menon, Christian Hoffmann, and Maurizio Margaglio. After him are Urmas Paet, Kim Director, María Vento-Kabchi, Víctor, Wasabi Mizuta, and Gus Hansen. Among people deceased in 2011, Ruslan Salei ranks 506. Before him are Bill Clements, Phoebe Snow, Josef Vašíček, Ahmed Wali Karzai, Gary Winick, and Samuel Wanjiru. After him are Walt Hazzard, Shahbaz Bhatti, Jimmy Adamson, Karel Rachůnek, Sexy Cora, and Cynthia Myers.

Others Born in 1974

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Håkan Hellström
MUSICIAN
1974 - Present
HPI: 45.90
Rank: 616
Lisa Sheridan
ACTOR
1974 - 2019
HPI: 45.88
Rank: 617
FannyAnn Eddy
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1974 - 2004
HPI: 45.88
Rank: 618
Shwetha Menon
ACTOR
1974 - Present
HPI: 45.87
Rank: 619
Christian Hoffmann
SKIER
1974 - Present
HPI: 45.86
Rank: 620
Maurizio Margaglio
SKATER
1974 - Present
HPI: 45.86
Rank: 621
Ruslan Salei
HOCKEY PLAYER
1974 - 2011
HPI: 45.85
Rank: 622
Urmas Paet
POLITICIAN
1974 - Present
HPI: 45.83
Rank: 623
Kim Director
ACTOR
1974 - Present
HPI: 45.83
Rank: 624
María Vento-Kabchi
TENNIS PLAYER
1974 - Present
HPI: 45.80
Rank: 625
Víctor
SOCCER PLAYER
1974 - Present
HPI: 45.80
Rank: 626
Wasabi Mizuta
ACTOR
1974 - Present
HPI: 45.79
Rank: 627
Gus Hansen
POKER PLAYER
1974 - Present
HPI: 45.78
Rank: 628

Others Deceased in 2011

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Bill Clements
POLITICIAN
1917 - 2011
HPI: 46.54
Rank: 500
Phoebe Snow
MUSICIAN
1950 - 2011
HPI: 46.46
Rank: 501
Josef Vašíček
HOCKEY PLAYER
1980 - 2011
HPI: 46.34
Rank: 502
Ahmed Wali Karzai
BUSINESSPERSON
1961 - 2011
HPI: 46.28
Rank: 503
Gary Winick
FILM DIRECTOR
1961 - 2011
HPI: 46.21
Rank: 504
Samuel Wanjiru
ATHLETE
1986 - 2011
HPI: 46.03
Rank: 505
Ruslan Salei
HOCKEY PLAYER
1974 - 2011
HPI: 45.85
Rank: 506
Walt Hazzard
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1942 - 2011
HPI: 45.80
Rank: 507
Shahbaz Bhatti
POLITICIAN
1968 - 2011
HPI: 45.66
Rank: 508
Jimmy Adamson
SOCCER PLAYER
1929 - 2011
HPI: 45.58
Rank: 509
Karel Rachůnek
HOCKEY PLAYER
1979 - 2011
HPI: 45.56
Rank: 510
Sexy Cora
ACTOR
1987 - 2011
HPI: 45.51
Rank: 511
Cynthia Myers
MODEL
1950 - 2011
HPI: 45.26
Rank: 512

In Belarus

Among people born in Belarus, Ruslan Salei ranks 237 out of 368. Before him are Oleg Novitsky (1971), Igor Lapshin (1963), Sergei Gurenko (1972), Ilya Smirin (1968), Krystsina Tsimanouskaya (1996), and Vadim Devyatovskiy (1977). After him are Gary Vaynerchuk (1975), Alyaksandr Khatskevich (1973), Aliaksandra Herasimenia (1985), Veronika Tsepkalo (1976), Nadine Koutcher (1983), and Aksana Miankova (1982).

Others born in Belarus

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Oleg Novitsky
ASTRONAUT
1971 - Present
HPI: 46.28
Rank: 231
Igor Lapshin
ATHLETE
1963 - Present
HPI: 46.26
Rank: 232
Sergei Gurenko
SOCCER PLAYER
1972 - Present
HPI: 46.14
Rank: 233
Ilya Smirin
CHESS PLAYER
1968 - Present
HPI: 46.06
Rank: 234
Krystsina Tsimanouskaya
ATHLETE
1996 - Present
HPI: 46.06
Rank: 235
Vadim Devyatovskiy
ATHLETE
1977 - Present
HPI: 46.04
Rank: 236
Ruslan Salei
HOCKEY PLAYER
1974 - 2011
HPI: 45.85
Rank: 237
Gary Vaynerchuk
BUSINESSPERSON
1975 - Present
HPI: 45.83
Rank: 238
Alyaksandr Khatskevich
SOCCER PLAYER
1973 - Present
HPI: 45.70
Rank: 239
Aliaksandra Herasimenia
SWIMMER
1985 - Present
HPI: 45.59
Rank: 240
Veronika Tsepkalo
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1976 - Present
HPI: 45.39
Rank: 241
Nadine Koutcher
SINGER
1983 - Present
HPI: 45.35
Rank: 242
Aksana Miankova
ATHLETE
1982 - Present
HPI: 45.28
Rank: 243