Mikhail Chernov

For the Russian politician, see Mikhail Chernov (politician).

Mikhail Yurevich Chernov (Russian: Михаи́л Ю́рьевич Черно́в; born November 11, 1978) is a Russian former professional ice hockey defenceman who played in the Russian Superleague and the Kontinental Hockey League.

Mikhail Chernov
Born	(1978-11-11) November 11, 1978 (age 46) Prokopyevsk, USSR
Height	6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight	203 lb (92 kg; 14 st 7 lb)
Position	Defence
Shot	Left
Played for	Lokomotiv Yaroslavl Spartak Moscow Ak Bars Kazan Metallurg Novokuznetsk SKA St. Petersburg Salavat Yulaev Ufa Sibir Novosibirsk HC Vityaz Metallurg Novokuznetsk
NHL draft	103rd overall, 1997 Philadelphia Flyers
Playing career	1996–2014

Playing career

Chernov was drafted 103rd overall by the Philadelphia Flyers in the 1997 NHL Entry Draft, but spent three seasons playing in the American Hockey League for the Philadelphia Phantoms and never played in the National Hockey League. He returned to Russia in 2001, splitting the season with Lokomotiv Yaroslavl and Spartak Moscow. After a brief spell with Ak Bars Kazan, Chernov signed with Metallurg Novokuznetsk in 2003, where he spent two seasons. In 2005, he signed with SKA St. Petersburg in another two-year spell which saw him achieve a career-high 17 points during 2006–07. In 2007, Chernov joined Salavat Yulayev Ufa.

1999 boating accident

On July 23, 1999, during the offseason, Chernov and Francis Belanger were on a boating trip to Okanagan Lake in British Columbia with Philadelphia Flyers defenseman Dmitri Tertyshny when the latter suffered fatal injuries in a freak accident.^[1]

Career statistics

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1996–97	Torpedo Yaroslavl	RSL		5	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
1997–98	Torpedo Yaroslavl	RSL		7	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
1998–99	Philadelphia Phantoms	AHL		56	4	3	7	98		14	1	0	1	8
1999–00	Philadelphia Phantoms	AHL		67	10	6	16	54		5	1	2	3	22
2000–01	Philadelphia Phantoms	AHL		50	8	12	20	32		6	1	2	3	4
2001–02	Lokomotiv Yaroslavl	RSL		2	0	0	0	2		—	—	—	—	—
2001–02	Spartak Moscow	RSL		21	2	2	4	18		—	—	—	—	—
2002–03	Spartak Moscow	RSL		32	7	3	10	28		—	—	—	—	—
2002–03	Ak Bars Kazan	RSL		4	0	0	0	2		—	—	—	—	—
2003–04	Metallurg Novokuznetsk	RSL		56	5	5	10	22		4	1	0	1	4
2004–05	Metallurg Novokuznetsk	RSL		53	6	3	9	48		4	0	0	0	10
2005–06	SKA Saint Petersburg	RSL		50	8	5	13	44		3	0	0	0	2
2006–07	SKA Saint Petersburg	RSL		50	9	9	18	36		3	1	0	1	2
2007–08	Salavat Yulaev Ufa	RSL		33	2	4	6	12		11	1	3	4	4
2008–09	Salavat Yulaev Ufa	KHL		18	3	6	8	22		4	0	0	0	2
2009–10	Sibir Novosibirsk	KHL