Dmitri Filimonov

Dmitri Olegovich Filimonov (; 14 October 1971 – July or August 2024) was a Russian professional ice hockey defenceman. He played 30 games in the National Hockey League with the Ottawa Senators during the 1993–94 season. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1990 to 2006, was mainly spent in the Russian Superleague with Molot-Prikamye Perm. Internationally Filimonov played for the Soviet national team at the 1991 Canada Cup. On 1 August 2024, it was announced that Filimonov had died at the age of 52.

Playing career Filimonov was drafted 49th overall by Winnipeg Jets in the 1991 NHL entry draft, but remained in Russia with HC Dynamo Moscow and his rights were eventually traded to Ottawa Senators 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 1993–94 NHL season, 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 Indianapolis Ice, but was hampered by injuries and only managed to play ten games. After one season in Finland 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 Regular seasonPlayoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1988–89 Molot Perm USSR.2 12 2 1 3 4 — — — — — 1989–90 Molot Perm USSR.2 65 3 6 9 34 — — — — — 1990–91 Dynamo Moscow USSR 45 4 6 10 12 — — — — — 1991–92 Dynamo Moscow CIS 31 1 2 3 10 7 2 0 2 2 1992–93 Dynamo Moscow IHL 42 2 3 5 30 10 1 2 3 2 1993–94 Ottawa Senators NHL 30 1 4 5 18 — — — — — 1993–94 Prince Edward Island Senators AHL 48 10 16 26 14 — — — — — 1994–95 Prince Edward Island Senators AHL 32 6 19 25 14 9 0 1 1 2 1995–96 Indianapolis Ice IHL 10 0 0 1 12 — — — — — 1996–97 KalPa SM-l 27 2 1 3 12 — — — — — 1997–98 Molot-Prikamye Perm RSL 45 9 10 19 30 — — — — — 1998–99 Molot-Prikamye Perm RSL 42 4 10 14 20 6 1 0 1 0 1999–00 Molot-Prikamye Perm RSL 37 8 6 14 26 — — — — — 2000–01 Molot-Prikamye Perm RSL 42 10 10 20 47 — — — — — 2001–02 Molot-Prikamye Perm RSL 43 3 1 4 48 — — — — — 2002–03 Molot-Prikamye Perm RSL 40 2 4 6 36 — — — — — 2003–04 Molot-Prikamye Perm RUS.2 44 5 10 15 20 13 2 3 5 8 2004–05 Molot-Prikamye Perm RSL 51 4 4 8 36 — — — — — 2005–06 Molot-Prikamye Perm RSL 49 4 6 10 36 — — — — — RSL totals 392 46 54 100 313 28 2 4 6 8 NHL totals 30 1 4 5 18 — — — — —

International Year Team Event GP G A Pts PIM 1989 Soviet Union EJC 6 3 0 3 0 1991 Soviet Union CC 5 0 0 0 0 Junior totals 6 3 0 3 0 Senior totals 5 0 0 0 0