Born in
Voskresensk, he played four seasons with
Khimik Voskresensk before moving to
HC Dynamo Moscow. Lomakin was drafted in the 7th round, 138th overall by the
Philadelphia Flyers in the
1991 NHL entry draft. After ten seasons in Russia, Lomakin made his NHL 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 1991–92 to 1992–93, scoring 50 points. He spent two more seasons in the NHL with the
Florida Panthers, including a career-high 19 goals and 47 points in their inaugural season of 1993–94. He finished his playing career with the
Frankfurt Lions of the
DEL in 1996–97 at the age of 33. == Death ==