Playing career

He was drafted by the Sabres 18th overall in the 1998 NHL Entry Draft. He had an injury plagued 2005-06 season, but did not miss a game in the 2006-07 season. He scored the NHL's first goal in the 2006-07 season, at 9:09 of the first period in the season opener at the Carolina Hurricanes.

Kalinin became an unrestricted free agent July 1, 2008 and two days later signed a one-year contract with the New York Rangers.

On March 4, 2009, Kalinin was traded to the Phoenix Coyotes along with Petr Průcha and Nigel Dawes for Derek Morris. On July 21, 2009, Kalinin signed a two-year contract with the Salavat Yulaev Ufa of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL).

Kalinin was named a member of Russia's hockey team for the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, British Columbia.

Kalinin had a successful two seasons with Salavat before signing with SKA St. Petersburg. He continued his success in the KHL with SKA and gained recognition as one of the most feared defensemen in the KHL. He won KHL Defenseman of the Month multiple times, was 2nd in KHL defensemen scoring in the 2011-12 season. Prior to the beginning of the 2012-13 season, he was named St. Petersburg's captain, after being a major factor in his team's Gagarin Cup victory the season before. His only season as captain was a success in returning SKA to the playoffs.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1995-96	Traktor Chelyabinsk	IHL		20	0	3	3	10		—	—	—	—	—
1995-96	Yunior Kurgan	RUS-3		20	0	0	0	10		—	—	—	—	—
1996-97	Traktor Chelyabinsk	RSL		2	0	0	0	0		2	0	0	0	0
1997-98	Traktor Chelyabinsk	RSL		26	0	2	2	24		—	—	—	—	—
1998-99	Moncton Wildcats	QMJHL		39	7	18	25	44		4	1	1	2	0
1998-99	Rochester Americans	AHL		3	0	1	1	14		7	0	0	0	6
1999-00	Rochester Americans	AHL		75	2	19	21	52		21	2	9	11	8
1999-00	Buffalo Sabres	NHL		4	0	0	0	4		—	—	—	—	—
2000-01	Buffalo Sabres	NHL		79	4	18	22	38		13	0	2	2	4
2001-02	Buffalo Sabres	NHL		58	2	11	13	26		—	—	—	—	—
2002-03	Rochester Americans	AHL		1	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
2002-03	Buffalo Sabres	NHL		65	8	13	21	57		—	—	—	—	—
2003-04	Buffalo Sabres	NHL		77	10	24	34	42		—	—	—	—	—
2004-05	Metallurg Magnitogorsk	RSL		48	2	8	10	14		5	0	0	0	2
2005-06	Buffalo Sabres	NHL		55	2	16	18	54		8	0	2	2	2
2006-07	Buffalo Sabres	NHL		82	7	22	29	36		16	2	3	5	14
2007-08	Buffalo Sabres	NHL		46	1	7	8	32		—	—	—	—	—
2008-09	New York Rangers	NHL		58	1	12	13	26		—	—	—	—	—
2008-09	Phoenix Coyotes	NHL		15	1	3	4	6		—	—	—	—	—
2009-10	Salavat Yulaev Ufa	KHL		53	12	10	22	32		15	2	3	5	58
2010-11	Salavat Yulaev Ufa	KHL		45	3	6	9	26		18	0	4	4	6
2011-12	SKA Saint Petersburg	KHL		52	15	20	35	14		13	5	5	10	6
2012-13	SKA Saint Petersburg	KHL		48	5	23	28	26		11	0	6	6	2
2013-14	SKA Saint Petersburg	KHL		51	10	14	24	28		6	0	3	3	4
NHL totals				539	36	126	162	321		37	2	7	9	20
KHL totals				249	45	73	118	126		63	7	21	28	76

International

Year	Team	Event	Result		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2002	Russia	WC	02 !		9	0	1	1	4
2003	Russia	WC	5th		7	1	0	1	4
2004	Russia	WC	10th		6	0	1	1	2
2004	Russia	WCH	5th		3	0	0	0	0
2005	Russia	WC	03 !		9	0	0	0	0
2008	Russia	WC	01 !		9	1	2	3	4
2009	Russia	WC	01 !		9	2	3	5	4
2010	Russia	Oly	6th		4	1	1	2	0
2010	Russia	WC	02 !		9	0	1	1	0
2011	Russia	WC	4th		9	0	3	3	4
2012	Russia	WC	01 !		5	1	3	4	25
Senior totals					79	6	15	21	47

[ Source: Wikipedia ]