Mikhail Chernov

Mikhail Yurevich Chernov (; born November 11, 1978) is a Russian former professional ice hockey defenceman who played in the Russian Superleague and the Kontinental Hockey League.

Playing career Chernov was drafted 103rd overall by the Philadelphia Flyers in the 1997 NHL entry draft, but spent three seasons playing in the American Hockey League for the Philadelphia Phantoms and never played in the National Hockey League. He returned to Russia in 2001, splitting the season with Lokomotiv Yaroslavl and Spartak Moscow. After a brief spell with Ak Bars Kazan, Chernov signed with Metallurg Novokuznetsk in 2003, where he spent two seasons. In 2005, he signed with SKA St. Petersburg in another two-year spell which saw him achieve a career-high 17 points during 2006–07. In 2007, Chernov joined Salavat Yulayev Ufa.

1999 boating accident On July 23, 1999, during the offseason, Chernov and Francis Belanger were on a boating trip to Okanagan Lake in British Columbia with Philadelphia Flyers defenseman Dmitri Tertyshny when the latter suffered fatal injuries in a freak accident.

Career statistics Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1996–97 Torpedo YaroslavlRSL5 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 1997–98 Torpedo YaroslavlRSL7 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 1998–99Philadelphia PhantomsAHL 56 4 3 7 98 14 1 0 1 81999–00 Philadelphia PhantomsAHL 67 10 6 16 54 5 1 2 3 22 2000–01 Philadelphia PhantomsAHL50 8 12 20 32 6 1 2 3 42001–02 Lokomotiv YaroslavlRSL 2 0 0 0 2 — — — — —2001–02 Spartak MoscowRSL21 2 2 4 18 — — — — —2002–03 Spartak Moscow RSL 32 7 3 10 28 — — — — —2002–03 Ak Bars KazanRSL4 0 0 0 2 — — — — —2003–04 Metallurg NovokuznetskRSL56 5 5 10 22 4 1 0 1 42004–05 Metallurg Novokuznetsk RSL53 6 3 9 48 4 0 0 0 102005–06 SKA Saint PetersburgRSL50 8 5 13 44 3 0 0 0 22006–07 SKA Saint PetersburgRSL50 9 9 18 36 3 1 0 1 22007–08 Salavat Yulaev UfaRSL33 2 4 6 12 11 1 3 4 4 2008–09 Salavat Yulaev Ufa KHL 18 3 6 8 22 4 0 0 0 2 2009–10 Sibir Novosibirsk KHL