Andrei Vyacheslavovich Lomakin (russian: Андрей Вячеславович Ломакин, April 3, 1964 – December 9, 2006) was a professional

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player who played parts of four seasons in the

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with the

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and

Florida Panthers The Florida Panthers are a professional ice hockey team based in the Miami metropolitan area. They compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Atlantic Division (NHL), Atlantic Division in the Eastern Conference (NHL), Eastern ...

. He played in the

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prior to that, earning a gold medal at the

1988 Winter Olympics The 1988 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XV Olympic Winter Games (french: XVes Jeux olympiques d'hiver) and commonly known as Calgary 1988 ( bla, Mohkínsstsisi 1988; sto, Wîchîspa Oyade 1988 or ; cr, Otôskwanihk 1998/; srs, Guts� ...

while a member of the Soviet national team.

Playing career

Born in

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, he played four seasons with

Khimik Voskresensk Hockey Club Atlant Moscow Oblast (russian: ХК Атлант Московская область, en, Atlas Hockey Club Moscow Region) was a Russian professional ice hockey team based in Mytishchi, Moscow Oblast. They were members of the Bobro ...

before moving to

HC Dynamo Moscow HC Dynamo Moscow () is a Russian professional ice hockey club based in Moscow. It is a member of the Tarasov Division in the Kontinental Hockey League. Dynamo has won the Gagarin Cup twice, in 2011–12 and 2012–13 seasons, and have won th ...

. Lomakin was drafted in the 7th round, 138th overall by the

in the

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. After ten seasons in Russia, Lomakin made his NHL debut in 1991 at the age of 27. He became the first Russian player to ever play for the Flyers, playing 108 games over two seasons, from 1991–92 to 1992–93, scoring 50 points. He spent two more seasons in the NHL with the

, including a career-high 19 goals and 47 points in their inaugural season of 1993–94. He finished his playing career with the

Frankfurt Lions The Frankfurt Lions were a German professional men's ice hockey club from Frankfurt, Germany that played in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga. The club ceased operations in 2010 due to financial difficulty. History The hockey team was founded as a se ...

of the

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in 1996–97 at the age of 33.

Death

Lomakin died on December 9, 2006, after long illness.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

International

External links

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