Leonid Fyodorowitsch Kanareikin

Leonid Kanareikin
Date of birth	August 21, 1976
place of birth	Moscow , Russian SFSR
size	175 cm
Weight	86 kg
position	defender
Shot hand	Left
Career stations
until 1996	Krylya Sovetov Moscow
1996-1998	Salawat Yulayev Ufa
1998-1999	Krylya Sovetov Moscow
1999	Severstal Cherepovets
1999-2000	Salawat Yulayev Ufa
2000	Severstal Cherepovets
2000-2001	Krylya Sovetov Moscow
2001-2003	HK Spartak Moscow
2003-2005	Salawat Yulayev Ufa
2005-2006	HK Dynamo Moscow
2006	HK CSKA Moscow
2006-2007	Salawat Yulayev Ufa
2007-2009	HK Spartak Moscow
2009-2010	Atlant Mytishchi
2010-2011	Molot-Prikamje Perm
2011–2012	Titan Clin

Leonid Fjodorowitsch Kanareikin ( Russian Леонид Фёдорович Канарейкин ; born August 21, 1976 in Moscow , Russian SFSR ) is a former Russian ice hockey player who was active for Salawat Yulayev Ufa , Krylya Sovetov Moscow , Severstal Cherepovets and HK Spartakovets , among others . The greatest success of his career was winning the IIHF European Champions Cup 2006 with HK Dynamo Moscow .

Career

Leonid Kanareikin (right) in the jersey of HK Spartak Moscow

Leonid Kanareikin began his career as a hockey player in the Russian Super League , in which he made his debut for Krylya Sovetov Moscow in the 1995/96 season . After two years with their league rivals Salawat Julajew Ufa , the defender returned to Krylya Sovetov. There he began the 1998/99 season before he ended the season at Severstal Tscherepowez . In the following two seasons Kanareikin was again in his three ex-clubs Salawat Julajew Ufa, Severstal Tscherepowez and Krylya Sowetow Moscow in the squad. From 2001 to 2003, the left-shooter finally played for HK Spartak Moscow before signing for the third time with Salawat Yulayev Ufa, for which he played two more seasons in the Superliga. With HK Dynamo Moscow he achieved his only title so far when he won the IIHF European Champions Cup with the team in 2006 . The 2006/07 season began the Russian at HK CSKA Moscow , which he finished at Salawat Yulayev Ufa, for which he was active for the fourth time.

After two more years at HK Spartak Moscow, Kanareikin was signed by Atlant Mytishchi during the 2008/09 season . He then played for a year for Molot-Prikamje Perm in the new second Russian division, the Wysschaja Hockey League , before moving to Titan Klin within the league for the 2011/12 season. There he ended his career in summer 2012.

Achievements and Awards

• 2006 IIHF European Champions Cup - win with HK Dynamo Moscow

KHL statistics

	Seasons	Games	Gates	Assists	Points	Penalty minutes
Main round	2	99	5	15th	20th	93
Playoffs	2	11	0	1	1	33

(Status: end of the 2011/12 season)

Web links

• Leonid Kanareikin at eurohockey.com
• Leonid Kanareikin at eliteprospects.com (English)