Dmitri Olegovich Filimonov (russian: Дмитрий Олегович Филимонов; 14 October 1971 – July or August 2024) was a Russian professional

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. He played 30 games in the

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with the

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during the 1993–94 season. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1990 to 2006, was mainly spent in the

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with Molot-Prikamye Perm. Internationally Filimonov played for the Soviet national team at the

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. On 1 August 2024, it was announced that Filimonov had died at the age of 52.

Playing career

Filimonov was drafted 49th overall by the

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in the

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, but remained in Russia with HC Dynamo Moscow and his rights were eventually traded to the

in March 1993. He went on to play 30 regular season games with the Sens, scoring a goal and four assists for five points and collecting 18 penalty minutes during the

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, splitting the season between Ottawa and their AHL affiliate the Prince Edward Island Senators. He played one more season with P.E.I. before moving to the IHL with the Indianapolis Ice, but was hampered by injuries and only managed to play ten games. After one season in

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for KalPa, Filimonov returned to Russia in 1997 to play for his hometown team Molot-Prikamye Perm, where he remained until he retired from hockey in 2006.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

International

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* 1971 births 2024 deaths HC Dynamo Moscow players Ice hockey people from Perm, Russia Indianapolis Ice players KalPa players Molot-Prikamye Perm players Ottawa Senators players Prince Edward Island Senators players Russian ice hockey defencemen Soviet ice hockey defencemen Winnipeg Jets (1979–1996) draft picks {{Russia-icehockey-defenceman-stub