Maksim Ishkeldin

Maksim Vitalyevich Ishkeldin (Russian: Максим Витальевич Ишкельдин; 22 June 1990 – 5 June 2021) was a Russian professional bandy player. He played for the Yenisey Krasnoyarsk Bandy Club from 2020, and previously for the Novosibirsk Sibselmash (2006–2010) and the Krasnogorsk Zorky (2010–2015) and the SKA-Neftyanik (2015–2020) and was part of the Russia national bandy team in world championship competitions.^[1] After the 2017–18 season he was elected the best player in the Russian Super League,^[2] as well as after the 2018–19 season.^[3]

Maksim Ishkeldin

Ishkeldin in February 2021
Personal information
Full name	Maksim Vitalyevich Ishkeldin
Date of birth	(1990-06-22)22 June 1990
Place of birth	Novosibirsk, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Date of death	5 June 2021(2021-06-05) (aged 30)
Place of death	Novosibirsk, Russia
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2006–2010	Sibselmash
2010–2015	Zorky
2015–2020	SKA-Neftyanik
2020–2021	Yenisey Krasnoyarsk Bandy Club
Medal record Men's bandy Representing  Russia World Championships 2013 Sweden/Norway Team 2014 Irkutsk Team 2015 Khabarovsk Team 2016 Ulyanovsk Team 2018 Khabarovsk Team 2019 Vänersborg Team 2012 Almaty Team 2017 Sandviken Team
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

On 23 April 2020, Yenisey Krasnoyarsk Bandy Club presented Ishkeldin as their newest player.^[4]

Death

Ishkeldin died of a blood clot in his sleep on 5 June 2021.^[5]