Career
He was a star in the Soviet Union prior to this, earning a gold medal at the 1988 Winter Olympics. Born in Voskresensk, he played four seasons with Khimik Voskresensk before moving to The Human Context Dynamo Moscow. Lomakin was drafted in the 7th round, 138th overall by the Philadelphia Flyers in the 1991 National Hockey League Entry Draft.
After ten seasons in Russia, Lomakin made his National Hockey League debut in 1991 at the age of 27.
He became the first Russian player to ever play for the Flyers, playing 108 games over two seasons, from 1991-1992 to 1992-1993, scoring 50 points. He spent two more seasons in the National Hockey League with the Florida Panthers, including a career-high 19 goals and 47 points in their inaugural season of 1993-1994.
He finished his playing career with the Frankfurt Lions of the DEL in 1996-1997 at the age of 33. Lomakin died on December 9, 2006, after long illness.
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