(1952-07-31) 31 July 1952 (age 71) Riga, Latvian SSR, Soviet Union
Height
5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight
190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb)
Position
Right Wing
Shot
Left
Played for
Dinamo Riga CSKA Moscow Minnesota North Stars
National team
Soviet Union and Latvia
NHL draft
238th overall, 1989 Minnesota North Stars
Playing career
1973–1985 1989–1996
Medal record
Representing Soviet Union
Men's ice hockey
Olympic Games
1980 Lake Placid
Ice hockey
World Championships
1978 Czechoslovakia
Ice hockey
1979 Soviet Union
Ice hockey
1983 West Germany
Ice hockey
1976 Poland
Ice hockey
1977 Austria
Ice hockey
Helmuts Balderis-Sildedzis (born 31 July 1952) is a former Latvian professional ice hockey player.[1][2] He played on the right wing and participated at the 1980 Winter Olympics, where the Soviet team unexpectedly lost to the United States. He played part of a single season in the National Hockey League after being drafted in 1989 by the Minnesota North Stars, becoming the oldest player to be drafted by an NHL team at the age of 36. In 1998, he was inducted into International Ice Hockey Federation Hall of Fame.
^"Visi Latvijas olimpieši; Helmūts Balderis-Sildedzis" (in Latvian). Latvian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 3 November 2010.
^"Helmut Balderis". NHL.com. National Hockey League. Retrieved 14 January 2017.
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