Ruslan Salei

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A hero to me is someone who has made a change for the better in someone's life. There are many heroes most of which do not get any recognition. ... He is my hero because of his music and its influence on me. ... Bob may be a great musician and role model, but he is not my real hero. A great example of a hero is Ruslan Salei.

Ruslan Salei is the first Belarusian to be inducted into the IIHF Hall of Fame An IIHF Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony was held on the closing day of the 2014 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship in Minsk. Those honored by the IIHF in the Players category included Ruslan Salei (Belarus), Vyacheslav Bykov, Andrei Khomutov (Russia), Niklas Lidstrom (Sweden), and Steve Yzerman. Murray Costello was honored in the Builders category and Dr Mark Aubry (Canada) given the Paul Loicq Award. Ruslan Salei was the former captain of the national team, the NHL player, who tragically died in a plane crash near Yaroslavl with the Lokomotiv team. At a ceremony in Minsk IIHF President Rene Fasel, legendary hockey players and coaches remembered Ruslan Salei's achievements and his plans. A symbolic jersey with an induction note was presented to his mother and brother. His wife, Bethann, addressed the audience via a video feed: "Ruslan was a leader on and off ice who could rally all sorts of people around him...

Ruslan Salei was a hero in his native Belarus both for representing his country in IIHF tournaments as well as his lengthy NHL career.

For me Ruslan Salei is an eximple of power. He is realy great hokky player. I think, that no one in our belarusian team can not play so good as Ruslan Salei could. Everybody's hero is different. My Hero is not about an every day kind of person he is so special to me. Here is why Ruslan Salei is my hero. And he is not only my hero because thousands of fans still love him. He was a hero who is strong and fearless.

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