Sergey Gomolyako

Sergey Yuryevich Gomolyako (Russian: Серге́й Ю́рьевич Гомоля́ко; born January 19, 1970, in Chelyabinsk, RSFSR, USSR^[1]) is a Russian former professional ice hockey player. He played as a forward.

Sergey Gomolyako
Born	(1970-01-19) January 19, 1970 (age 55) Chelyabinsk, Soviet Union
Height	6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
Weight	265 lb (120 kg; 18 st 13 lb)
Position	Right Wing
Shot	Left
Played for	Metallurg Chelyabinsk Traktor Chelyabinsk Metallurg Magnitogorsk Lada Togliatti Severstal Cherepovets Khimik Voskresensk Mechel Chelyabinsk Salavat Yulaev Ufa
National team	Soviet Union and  Russia
NHL draft	189th overall, 1989 Calgary Flames
Playing career	1986–2006

He was part of the Soviet national team that won the 1989 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships.^[2] He also won back-to-back European Hockey League titles with Metallurg Magnitogorsk in 1998–99 and 1999–2000. For his accomplishments, he was given the title of Master of Sports, International Class, by his native country.

During his playing days, Gomolyako's skills were often contrasted with his unusual, rotund physique, which was the product of chronic metabolic issues rather than poor conditioning.^[3]

Since 2006, he has been working as a coach.^[4]

Career statistics

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1986–87	Metallurg Chelyabinsk	Soviet2		33	6	5	11	24		—	—	—	—	—
1987–88	Metallurg Chelyabinsk	Soviet2		27	15	14	29	40		—	—	—	—	—
1987–88	Traktor Chelyabinsk	Soviet		21	2	4	6	12		—	—	—	—	—
1988–89	Traktor Chelyabinsk	Soviet		24	8	4	12	10		—	—	—	—	—
1989–90	Traktor Chelyabinsk	Soviet		—	—	—	—	—		—	—	—	—	—
1990–91	Traktor Chelyabinsk	Soviet		26	9	7	16	34		—	—	—	—	—
1991–92	Traktor Chelyabinsk	Soviet		30	5	10	15	18		8	1	2	3	9
1991–92	Mechel Chelyabinsk	Soviet2		9	2	4	6	6		—	—	—	—	—
1992–93	Traktor Chelyabinsk	Russia		39	13	19	32	48		8	1	3	4	14
1993–94	Traktor Chelyabinsk	Russia		29	16	11	27	36		—	—	—	—	—
1994–95	Traktor Chelyabinsk	Russia		23	10	24	34	54		3	1	3	4	30
1995–96	Metallurg Magnitogorsk	Russia		47	12	10	22	49		10	4	5	9	16
1995–96	Metallurg Magnitogorsk-2	Russia2		1	1	0	1	2		—	—	—	—	—
1996–97	Metallurg Magnitogorsk	Russia		43	15	21	36	34		11	3	2	5	16
1997–98	Metallurg Magnitogorsk	Russia		35	11	12	23	20		9	4	7	11	6
1998–99	Metallurg Magnitogorsk	Russia		37	11	7	18	28		16	4	5	9	12
1999–00	Metallurg Magnitogorsk	Russia		34	9	8	17	22		12	4	6	10	10
2000–01	Lada Togliatti	Russia		41	10	11	21	41		2	0	0	0	2
2001–02	Severstal Cherepovets	Russia		7	0	0	0	4		—	—	—	—	—
2001–02	Severstal Cherepovets-2	Russia3		2	1	3	4	0		—	—	—	—	—
2001–02	Khimik Voskresensk	Russia2		25	6	3	9	12		13	3	4	7	8
2002–03	Mechel Chelyabinsk	Russia		29	5	11	16	16		—	—	—	—	—
2002–03	Metallurg Magnitogorsk	Russia		18	2	4	6	8		2	0	2	2	4
2003–04	Salavat Yulaev Ufa	Russia		53	10	12	22	53		—	—	—	—	—
2003–04	Salavat Yulaev Ufa-2	Russia3		3	1	5	6	0		—	—	—	—	—
2004–05	Mechel Chelyabinsk	Russia2		44	24	15	39	71		6	4	3	7	4
2005–06	Mechel Chelyabinsk	Russia2		21	5	16	21	55		—	—	—	—	—
Russia totals				435	124	150	274	413		73	21	33	54	110