Career

Despite not winning a game in the Group Doctorate round robin, Belarus beat the Sweden national men"s ice hockey team in the final round. Mezin was stellar, holding a star-laden Swedish team to only 3 goals on over 50 shots. Belarus ended up finishing in fourth place.

On October 1, 2008, Mezin and Metallurg Magnitogorsk faced the New York Rangers of the National Hockey League in the inaugural Victoria Cup.

Mezin stopped 40 out of 44 shots, playing a very respectable game in the 4-3 loss. In the offseason, Mezin lives in Kiev, Ukraine.

Achievements

• The game was won by Belarus late in the third through a long shot gaffe made by Tommy Salo in the Swedish Netto.

Membership

Mezin gained international attention in 2002 as a member of the Belarus national men"s ice hockey team at the 2002 Winter Olympics.