Vitali Vladimirovich Belinski (sometimes ''Vitaly Belinsky''; be, Віталь Уладзіміравіч Бялінскі — ''Vital' Uladzimiravich Bialinski''; russian: Виталий Владимирович Белинский; born November 27, 1989) is a
Belarus
Belarus,, , ; alternatively and formerly known as Byelorussia (from Russian ). officially the Republic of Belarus,; rus, Республика Беларусь, Respublika Belarus. is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe. It is bordered by ...
ian professional
ice hockey
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goaltender
In ice hockey, the goaltender (commonly referred to as the goalie) is the player responsible for preventing the hockey puck from entering their team's net, thus preventing the opposing team from scoring. The goaltender mostly plays in or near t ...
who is currently playing for
HK Mogilev
HK Mogilev is an ice hockey team in Mogilev, Belarus. The team competes in the Belarusian Extraleague, Belarusian Extraliga (BXL).
History
HK Mogilev was formed in 2000 and joined the Belarusian Extraleague in for the 2000–01 season. The follow ...
in the
Belarusian Extraleague
The Belarusian Extraleague (abbreviated BHL, also known as the Belarusian Open Championship), officially formed in 2006, is the top ice hockey league in Belarus. In its past, it has switched several times between being and not being an open leagu ...
.
Vitali started playing hockey at age of seven in Yunost-Minsk hockey school.
[Yunost-Minsk profile]
He played for different clubs in Yunost-Minsk system (Yunior, Yunost-MHL, Yunost-Minsk) except seasons 2008—2009 and 2011—2012 when he played for
HC Shinnik Bobruisk and
HK Vitebsk respectively. During season 2012—2013 Yunost-Minsk played in the
Higher Hockey League
The Supreme Hockey League (SHL) (russian: Высшая хоккейная лига (ВХЛ), links=no, ''Vysshaya hokkeinaya liga (VHL)''), also known as the Major Hockey League or Higher Hockey League (HHL), is a professional ice hockey league i ...
. Belinski was one of the two main goaltenders with Canadian-Belarusian
Kevin Lalande. He played in 22 games with 91.8% saves (56 against 586), 2.53
GAA and 3
shutout
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Shutouts are usuall ...
s. On October 2, 2012 he was named the best goaltender of the league of the week.
He played for U-18 and U-20 teams of Belarus. His first game for the
national team
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The term is most commonly associated with team sports, for exa ...
was against Germany on April 6, 2013. He was included in the Belarusian roster for
2013 IIHF World Championship
The 2013 IIHF World Championship was the 77th event hosted by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF), held in Stockholm, Sweden and Helsinki, Finland, between 3–19 May 2013. TV4 and MTV3 served as host broadcasters of the event.
The ...
. He is also one of two lowest players during this championship (only 170 cm).
Хоккей. Сборная Беларуси — самая молодая сборная на ЧМ-2013
References
External links
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1989 births
Belarusian ice hockey goaltenders
Living people
Metallurg Zhlobin players
HK Mogilev players
KHK Red Star players
Shinnik Bobruisk players
HK Vitebsk players
Yunost Minsk players
Ice hockey people from Minsk
Universiade medalists in ice hockey
FISU World University Games silver medalists for Belarus
Competitors at the 2011 Winter Universiade
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