Shoots Left Height 1.83 m Playing career Weight 92 kg | Name Yuri Babenko Career start 1995 Role Ice hockey player Position Centerman | |
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Born January 2, 1978 (age 46)
Penza, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union ( 1978-01-02 ) KHL team
Former teams Dynamo Moscow
Krylya Sovetov Moscow
Colorado Avalanche
Khimik Voskresensk
HC MVD
Metallurg Magnitogorsk
SKA St. Petersburg NHL Draft 51st overall, 1996
Colorado Avalanche | ||
Yuri Ivanovich Babenko (born 2 January 1978) is a Russian former professional ice hockey player who last played for Dynamo Moscow of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL).
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.
On June 28, 2009, Babenko returned on a one-year contract to former club HC MVD for the 2009–10 season. After scoring 10 point in 35 games and helping MVD advance to the finals, Babenko followed MVD into the merger with Dynamo Moscow, to sign with UHC Dynamo for the 2010–11 season on May 29, 2010.