Andrei Mezin
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Andrei Anatolyevich Mezin ' onMouseout='HidePop("89331")' href="/topics/Chelyabinsk">Chelyabinsk
, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
) is a Belarus
ian goaltender currently playing for Dinamo Minsk
in the Kontinental Hockey League
.
. Despite not winning a game in the Group D round robin, Belarus beat the Sweden national men's ice hockey team in the final round. Mezin was stellar, holding a star-laden Swedish team to only 3 goals on over 50 shots. The game was won by Belarus late in the third through a long shot gaffe made by Tommy Salo
in the Swedish net. Belarus ended up finishing in fourth place.
On October 1, 2008, Mezin and Metallurg Magnitogorsk faced the New York Rangers
of the NHL in the inaugural Victoria Cup
. Mezin stopped 40 out of 44 shots, playing a very respectable game in the 4-3 loss.
Chelyabinsk
Chelyabinsk is a city and the administrative center of Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia, located in the northwestern side of the oblast, south of Yekaterinburg, just to the east of the Ural Mountains, on the Miass River. Population: -History:...
, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....
) is a Belarus
Belarus
Belarus , officially the Republic of Belarus, is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe, bordered clockwise by Russia to the northeast, Ukraine to the south, Poland to the west, and Lithuania and Latvia to the northwest. Its capital is Minsk; other major cities include Brest, Grodno , Gomel ,...
ian goaltender currently playing for Dinamo Minsk
HC Dinamo Minsk
Dinamo Minsk is an ice hockey team based in Minsk, Belarus. They are members of the Tarasov Division of the Kontinental Hockey League.Dinamo has qualified for the KHL playoffs only once, during the 2010-11 KHL season....
in the Kontinental Hockey League
Kontinental Hockey League
The Kontinental Hockey League is an international professional ice hockey league in Eurasia founded in 2008. As of 2009, it is ranked as the strongest hockey league in Europe....
.
Interntaional
Mezin gained international attention in 2002 as a member of the Belarus national men's ice hockey team at the 2002 Winter OlympicsIce hockey at the 2002 Winter Olympics
Ice hockey at the 2002 Winter Olympics were held at the E Center in West Valley City and Peaks Ice Arena in Provo, Utah. Both the men's and women's tournaments were won by Canada, defeating the host USA in both games.-Men:...
. Despite not winning a game in the Group D round robin, Belarus beat the Sweden national men's ice hockey team in the final round. Mezin was stellar, holding a star-laden Swedish team to only 3 goals on over 50 shots. The game was won by Belarus late in the third through a long shot gaffe made by Tommy Salo
Tommy Salo
Tommy Mikael Salo is a Swedish General Manager of Swedish ice hockey club Leksands IF of the HockeyAllsvenskan. He is a retired professional ice hockey goaltender and a former head coach of IK Oskarshamn.-Playing career:...
in the Swedish net. Belarus ended up finishing in fourth place.
On October 1, 2008, Mezin and Metallurg Magnitogorsk faced the New York Rangers
New York Rangers
The New York Rangers are a professional ice hockey team based in the borough of Manhattan in New York, New York, USA. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . Playing their home games at Madison Square Garden, the Rangers are one of the...
of the NHL in the inaugural Victoria Cup
Victoria Cup
The Victoria Cup is the premier middle distance harness race of Australia. Conducted over 2575m, rather than the staying distance of over 3000m or the sprint distance of under 2000m, the Victoria Cup was run at the Melbourne Showgrounds up until 1975, when it was shifted to Moonee Valley...
. Mezin stopped 40 out of 44 shots, playing a very respectable game in the 4-3 loss.
Career statistics
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| Season Season (sports) In an organized sports league, a season is the portion of one year in which regulated games of the sport are in session. For example, in Major League Baseball, one season lasts approximately from April 1 through October 1; in Association football, it is generally from August until May In an... |
Team | League | GP | W | L | T | MIN | GA | SO | GAA Goals against average Goals Against Average is a statistic used in ice hockey, water polo, lacrosse, and soccer that is the mean of goals allowed per game by a goaltender.... |
SV% Save percentage Save percentage is an ice hockey and lacrosse statistic that represents the percentage of shots on goal a goaltender stops... |
Pts Point (ice hockey) Point in ice hockey has three official meanings:* A point is awarded to a player for each goal scored or assist earned. The total number of goals plus assists equals total points. In some European leagues, a goal counts as two points, and an assist counts as one... |
PIM Penalty (ice hockey) A penalty in ice hockey is a punishment for inappropriate behavior. Most penalties are enforced by detaining the offending player within a penalty box for a set number of minutes, during which, the player can not participate in play. The offending team usually may not replace the player on the ice,... |
GP | W | L | MIN | GA | SO | GAA | SV% | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1993–94 | Roanoke Express Roanoke Express The Roanoke Express were a team in the ECHL from 1993 until 2004. Home games were played at the Roanoke Civic Center in Roanoke, Virginia.-History:... |
ECHL ECHL The ECHL is a mid-level professional ice hockey league based in Princeton, New Jersey with teams scattered across the United States... |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 3.28 | 0.667 | 0 | 2 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1995–96 | Flint Generals Flint Generals The Flint Generals were a professional ice hockey team based in Flint, Michigan.They were a member of the International Hockey League and played their home games at Perani Arena and Event Center in Flint, Michigan.... |
CoHL | 40 | 27 | 9 | 2 | 2270 | 132 | 1 | 3.49 | 0.883 | 1 | 2 | 8 | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1995–96 | Fort Wayne Komets Fort Wayne Komets The Fort Wayne Komets are a minor league ice hockey franchise currently a member of the Central Hockey League in the Northern Conference. The team was previously a member of the International Hockey League before it merged into the CHL in 2010... |
IHL | 1 | ? | ? | ? | 35 | 1 | 0 | 1.72 | 0.958 | 0 | 0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1996–97 | Flint Generals | CoHL | 25 | 19 | 4 | 1 | 1416 | 58 | 2 | 2.46 | 0.902 | 0 | 8 | 4 | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1996–97 | Las Vegas Thunder Las Vegas Thunder The Las Vegas Thunder were an independent professional ice hockey team competing in the International Hockey League. The team's home rink was at the Thomas & Mack Center. They began play in the 1993–1994 season, folding on April 18, 1999... |
IHL | 10 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 490 | 33 | 0 | 4.04 | 0.883 | 0 | 0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1996–97 1996–97 AHL season The 1996–97 AHL season was the 61st season of the American Hockey League. The league renames its divisions due to relocating teams. The Northern Conferences consists of the Atlantic Division becoming the Canadian Division, and the Central Division becoming the Empire State Division... |
Rochester Americans Rochester Americans The Rochester Americans are a professional ice hockey team in the American Hockey League, and a top affiliate of the Buffalo Sabres. The team plays its home games in Rochester, New York, at the Blue Cross Arena at the War Memorial... |
AHL American Hockey League The American Hockey League is a 30-team professional ice hockey league based in the United States and Canada that serves as the primary developmental circuit for the National Hockey League... |
7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 386 | 31 | 0 | 4.82 | 0.843 | 1 | 0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1997–98 | Flint Generals | UHL | 27 | 21 | 5 | 0 | 1488 | 86 | 1 | 3.47 | 0.885 | 2 | 4 | 8 | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | ||
| 1997–98 | Detroit Vipers Detroit Vipers The Detroit Vipers was an International Hockey League team. The team was founded in 1994, and played at The Palace of Auburn Hills.-Beginning:... |
IHL | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 178 | 8 | 0 | 2.69 | 0.852 | 1 | 0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1998–99 | Nürnberg Ice Tigers Sinupret Ice Tigers The Thomas Sabo Ice Tigers Nürnberg are a professional ice hockey club located in Nuremberg, Germany. They play in the country's premier league, the Deutsche Eishockey Liga.-History:... |
DEL | 49 | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | 2.60 | 0.900 | 2 | 32 | 13 | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | 2.43 | 0.908 | 0 | 27 | ||
| 1999–00 | Berlin Capitals | DEL | 56 | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | 2.78 | 0.896 | 2 | 72 | 7 | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | 3.27 | 0.908 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2000–01 | Berlin Capitals | DEL | 58 | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | 2.67 | 0.907 | 4 | 26 | 5 | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | 3.40 | 0.890 | 0 | 12 | ||
| 2001–02 | Berlin Capitals | DEL | 54 | ? | ? | ? | 3147 | 166 | 4 | 3.16 | 0.893 | 3 | 58 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2001–02 | Berlin Capitals | DEL - Abstiegsrunde | 6 | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | 3.17 | 0.894 | 0 | 0 | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ||
| 2002–03 | Ak Bars Kazan | RSL Russian Superleague The Russian Superleague , commonly abbreviated as RSL, was the highest division of the main professional ice hockey league in Russia. It was considered the second best league in the world, after the National Hockey League of North America... |
1 | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | 0.00 | ? | 0 | 0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2003–04 | HC České Budějovice HC Ceské Budejovice HC Mountfield České Budějovice are a professional men's ice hockey club, based in České Budějovice in the Czech Republic. The club plays home games at Budvar Arena, and are members of the Czech Extraliga... |
CzEx Czech Extraliga The Czech Extraliga is the highest-level ice hockey league in the Czech Republic. As of 2009, it is ranked by the IIHF as the third strongest league in Europe.... |
15 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 805 | 40 | 1 | 2.98 | 0.904 | 0 | 12 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2003–04 | HC České Budějovice | 1.liga (CZE) 1. národní hokejová liga The 1. národní hokejová liga is the second-level ice hockey league in the Czech Republic under the Extraliga. It began in 1993.-Format in 2008-09 season:... |
-- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 4 | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | 2.16 | 0.900 | ? | 2 | ||
| 2004–05 | SKA Saint Petersburg SKA Saint Petersburg SKA Saint Petersburg is a Russian professional ice hockey club that plays in the Kontinental Hockey League. SKA is an abbreviation for "Sports Club of the Army"... |
RSL | 42 | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | 0 | 6 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2005–06 | Salavat Yulaev Ufa | RSL | 38 | ? | ? | ? | 2183 | 72 | 2 | 1.98 | 0.923 | 1 | 10 | 6 | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | 2.71 | ? | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2006–07 | Salavat Yulaev Ufa | RSL | 19 | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | 1.71 | ? | 0 | 4 | 3 | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | 1.83 | ? | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2007–08 | Metallurg Magnitogorsk Metallurg Magnitogorsk Metallurg Magnitogorsk is a professional ice hockey team based in Magnitogorsk, Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia. They are members of the Kharlamov Division of the Kontinental Hockey League... |
RSL | 35 | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | 1.84 | ? | 1 | 6 | 3 | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | 2.67 | ? | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2008–09 2008–09 KHL season The 2008–09 KHL season was the inaugural season of the Kontinental Hockey League. It started on September 2, 2008, and finished on February 26, 2009... |
Metallurg Magnitogorsk | KHL Kontinental Hockey League The Kontinental Hockey League is an international professional ice hockey league in Eurasia founded in 2008. As of 2009, it is ranked as the strongest hockey league in Europe.... |
26 | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | 2.82 | 0.896 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | 2.27 | 0.922 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Russian Superleague totals | 135 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2 | 26 | 12 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.40 | -- | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Deutsche Eishockey Liga totals | 217 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.80 | 0.899 | 11 | 188 | 25 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 3.03 | 0.902 | 1 | 39 | ||||
| International Hockey League totals | 15 | -- | -- | -- | 703 | 42 | 2 | 2.82 | 0.898 | 1 | 0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Colonial Hockey League totals | 65 | 46 | 13 | 3 | 3686 | 190 | 3 | 2.98 | 0.93 | 1 | 10 | 12 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0 | 0 | ||||
Awards and honours
- Belarus Player of the Year (1998, 1999, 2005, 2006)
- All-Star Team (WC 20062006 Men's World Ice Hockey ChampionshipsThe 2006 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships was the 70th such event hosted by the International Ice Hockey Federation. Teams representing 45 countries participated in four levels of competition. The competition also served as qualifications for the 2007 competition...
, WC 20092009 Men's World Ice Hockey ChampionshipsThe 2009 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships was the 73rd such event hosted by the International Ice Hockey Federation. Teams representing 46 countries participated in four levels of competition. The competition also served as qualifications for the 2010 competition...
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