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| Position | Goaltender |
| Catches | Left |
| Nickname(s) | John[1] Nabby |
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6 ft 0 in (1. Ice hockey, often referred to simply as hockey, is a team Sport played on Ice. This article is about the goaltender in Ice hockey. For the similar position in other sports see Goalkeeper. There are three styles of Gloves worn by Ice hockey players Skaters wear similar gloves on each hand while goaltenders wear gloves of different types on each A nickname is a Name of an entity or thing that is not its Proper name. Human height varies according to both "nature" and "nurture". 83 m) 200 lb (91 kg/14 st 4 lb) |
| NHL Team | San Jose Sharks |
| Nationality |  Russia & Kazakhstan |
| Born | July 25, 1975 , Ust-Kamenogorsk, U.S.S.R. |
| NHL Draft | 219th overall, 1994 San Jose Sharks |
| Pro career | 1995 – present |
Evgeni Viktorovich Nabokov (Russian: Евге́ний Ви́кторович Набо́ков) (born July 25, 1975 in Ust-Kamenogorsk, U.S.S.R., now Kazakhstan), is a professional ice hockey goaltender for the San Jose Sharks of the National Hockey League. The pound or pound-mass (abbreviation lb, lbm, or sometimes in the United States #) is a unit of Mass The stone is a unit of Weight. It is part of the Imperial system of weights and measures used in the British Isles, and formerly used in most The pound or pound-mass (abbreviation lb, lbm, or sometimes in the United States #) is a unit of Mass The National Hockey League ( NHL) is a professional Ice hockey league composed of 30 teams in North America The San Jose Sharks are a professional Ice hockey team based in San Jose, California, United States. Nationality is a relationship between a Person and their State of Origin, Culture, association Affiliation and/or Loyalty Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending Kazakhstan, also Kazakstan ( Қазақстан, Qazaqstan, qɑzɑqˈstɑn Казахстан, Kazakhstán,) officially the Birthday is the name given to the date of the anniversary of a person's birth Events 285 - Diocletian appoints Maximian as Caesar, co-ruler Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Oskemen ( Kazakh: Өскемен, Öskemen; Russian: Усть-Каменогорск Ust-Kamenogorsk) is the capital of the East The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR was a constitutionally Socialist state that existed in Eurasia from 1922 to 1991 The NHL Entry Draft is a collective meeting in which the franchises of the National Hockey League (NHL systematically select the rights to available amateur players who meet The 1994 NHL Entry Draft was held on June 28 1994 Picks for the 1994 draft are on the "Hockey Database" website Selections by round Round 1 The San Jose Sharks are a professional Ice hockey team based in San Jose, California, United States. Russian ( transliteration:,) is the most geographically widespread language of Eurasia, the most widely spoken of the Slavic languages Events 285 - Diocletian appoints Maximian as Caesar, co-ruler Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Oskemen ( Kazakh: Өскемен, Öskemen; Russian: Усть-Каменогорск Ust-Kamenogorsk) is the capital of the East The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR was a constitutionally Socialist state that existed in Eurasia from 1922 to 1991 Kazakhstan, also Kazakstan ( Қазақстан, Qazaqstan, qɑzɑqˈstɑn Казахстан, Kazakhstán,) officially the Ice hockey, often referred to simply as hockey, is a team Sport played on Ice. The San Jose Sharks are a professional Ice hockey team based in San Jose, California, United States. The National Hockey League ( NHL) is a professional Ice hockey league composed of 30 teams in North America
Nabokov was selected by San Jose in the 1994 NHL Entry Draft (9th round, 219th overall). The 1994 NHL Entry Draft was held on June 28 1994 Picks for the 1994 draft are on the "Hockey Database" website Selections by round Round 1 When he started playing in North America, he went by John, rather than Evgeni,[2] fearing that English speakers would have a hard time pronouncing his name. [1] However, this change did not last.
Over six seasons in the NHL, all with San Jose, Nabokov has become the Sharks leader in nearly every goaltending category, including games played, wins, and shutouts. [3]
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Playing career
Russia and minor league
San Jose Head Scout Tim Burke saw Nabokov on an advertisement during his trip to Russia while Burke went to scout another player. [1] Taken late in the ninth round, the Sharks had never seen him play; rather, they were more interested in the skill of Nabokov's father, a professional goaltender who played 18 years in Kazakhstan. [4]
San Jose Sharks
After a few years in the AHL, Nabokov played his first NHL game on the first day of the new millennium, stopping his first four shots, all breakaways, when he replaced Steve Shields in a game against the Nashville Predators. American Hockey Association (1926–1942The American Hockey League (AHL is a Professional Ice hockey league in North America that serves as the primary Steve Shields (born July 19, 1972 in North Bay, Ontario) is a Canadian professional Ice hockey Goaltender. The Nashville Predators are a professional Ice hockey team based in Nashville Tennessee.
On January 19th, 2000, Nabokov started in his first NHL game, playing against the Colorado Avalanche and famed goalie Patrick Roy. The Colorado Avalanche are a professional Ice hockey team based in Denver Colorado, United States Patrick Jacques Roy (ʁwa (born October 5 1965 in Sainte-Foy, Quebec, Canada is a retired Ice hockey goaltender Impressively, Nabokov stopped all 39 shots he faced in a 0-0 tie. In his first four appearances, Nabokov stopped all but one of his first 104 shots, and the one goal he allowed was when Stephane Matteau put the puck into an empty net while Nabokov was skating to the bench on a delayed penalty. Stéphane Matteau (born September 2 1969 in Rouyn-Noranda, Quebec) is a former National Hockey League player
In the second game of the 2001 season, Shields hurt his ankle, leaving San Jose without a number #1 goalie. The 2000–01 NHL season was the 84th Regular season of the National Hockey League. Instead of giving the job to the very well known Miikka Kiprusoff, whom the Sharks brass considered the "goalie of the future," they left Kiprusoff in the AHL so he could get more experience, and gave the starting position to Nabokov, and he ran away with it, winning the Calder Memorial Trophy as the rookie of the year. Miikka Sakari Kiprusoff (pronounced "MEE-kah KIHP-roo-sawf" (born October 26, 1976 in Turku Finland) is a Finnish professional The Calder Memorial Trophy is an annual award given "to the player selected as the most proficient in his first year of competition in the National Hockey League Also, he played in the 2001 All-star game and took San Jose to the playoffs. The 51st National Hockey League All-Star Game took place on February 4, 2001, at Pepsi Center in Denver Colorado.
On March 10, 2002 he became the first netminder in NHL history to score a powerplay goal, doing so against the Vancouver Canucks. Events 241 BC - First Punic War: Battle of the Aegates Islands - The Romans sink the Carthaginian fleet bringing See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. The Vancouver Canucks are a Professional Ice hockey team based in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. He was also the first European goaltender to score a goal.
Nabokov was considered one of the elite goaltenders in the NHL, and is often ranked as one of the top ten, if not top five goaltenders in the NHL by magazines like ESPN The Magazine and The Hockey News. ESPN The Magazine is a bi-weekly sports Magazine published by the ESPN sports network in Bristol CT in the United States. The Hockey News is a North American hockey magazine published by Transcontinental. However, the 2005-2006 season was an off year for Nabokov. His save percentage of under . 900 was a big concern to the team. More notably, he was relegated to the role of backup goaltender, in deference to a red-hot Vesa Toskala. Vesa Tapani Toskala (born on May 20, 1977 in Tampere, Finland) is a professional Ice hockey Goaltender currently
Nabokov is known for his excellent positioning and his ability to challenge shooters, but has recently been hampered by a groin injury. During the 2006-07 NHL season, Nabokov split the starting goaltending duties with Toskala. The 2006–07 NHL season was the 89th Regular season of the National Hockey League (NHL As of March 18, 2007, the Sharks have played 78 games, with Nabokov starting 45 [1]. Nabokov played all 5 games in the Western Conference Quarterfinals of the 2007 NHL playoffs, helping the Sharks defeat the Nashville Predators in 5 games.
During the first half of the 2007-08 NHL season, Nabokov started the first 43 games for the San Jose Sharks, however on January 13, 2008 in Anaheim he received his first day off when Thomas Greiss started his first NHL game. The 2007–08 NHL season was the 90th season of the National Hockey League. The San Jose Sharks are a professional Ice hockey team based in San Jose, California, United States. Thomas Greiss (born January 29, 1986 in Füssen, West Germany) is a German professional Ice hockey Goaltender The National Hockey League ( NHL) is a professional Ice hockey league composed of 30 teams in North America
Nabokov was recognized as one of the 'Three Stars' for the NHL in the last week of December 2007, along with Alexander Ovechkin of the Washington Capitals and Jaromir Jagr of the New York Rangers. Alexander Mikhaylovich Ovechkin ( AmE ˈælɪgˌzændɚ oˈvɛtʃ For the BAA team see Washington Capitols. For the ABA team see Washington Caps. Jaromír Jágr ( pronounced, born February 15 1972 in Kladno, Czechoslovakia, now the Czech Republic) is a professional Ice hockey The New York Rangers are a professional Ice hockey team based in New York, New York, United States. [5] In addition to that honor, Nabokov was named the “Sharks Player of the Month” by Seagate Technology in December. Seagate ( is the world's largest manufacturer of hard drives and storage solutions Since the 1996-97 season, Seagate Technology has recognized Sharks players who made contributions to further the team’s accomplishments and makes a donation of $2,500 to The Sharks Foundation on the players’ behalf. Nabokov holds the franchise-record for having won this award nine times. [6]
Nabokov played in his second NHL All-Star Game on January 27, 2008. He stopped all eight shots that came at him in the second period, making it the first time since 2002 that a goalie has played a period where no goals were scored. Nabokov secured the scoreless period when he blocked both of Ilya Kovalchuk’s shots in the last minute of the second period. Ilya Valeryevich Kovalchuk ( Russian: Илья Валерьевич Ковальчук Il'ja Valer'jevič Kovalčuk born April 15, 1983, in Tver [7]
Contracts
During the 2003 season, Nabokov held out, refusing to sign San Jose's proposed contract. The 2002–03 NHL season was the 86th Regular season of the National Hockey League. After making only US$1 million for two years of stellar play, he wanted much more. He only missed five games before the Sharks met his demands, signing him to a two-year contract. [8] When he finally signed a contract, he struggled to regain his form, as he had taken too long of a break. Later, he remarked that holding out was extremely unsportsmanlike, and that he would never do it again. He held to his word when he avoided arbitration by signing a two-year deal worth US$4. 425 million per year in 2004, even when players comparable to him were getting more than US$6 million per year.
Despite his less-than-stellar play during the 2006 season, Nabokov was signed to a four-year contract extension worth roughly US$21. The 2005–06 NHL season was the 88th season of the National Hockey League. 5 million. The contract has a no-trade clause that will be activated, since San Jose made the playoffs. A no-trade clause is an amendment to a contract usually relevant in American professional sports wherein a player may not be traded to another club
International career
While he is a Russian citizen, he was previously denied permission by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) to play for Russia, because he had played one game for Kazakhstan as a 19-year-old in the 1994 World Championships. Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending The International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF was founded in 1908 as the Ligue Internationale de Hockey sur Glace and is the worldwide governing body for Ice Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending Kazakhstan, also Kazakstan ( Қазақстан, Qazaqstan, qɑzɑqˈstɑn Казахстан, Kazakhstán,) officially the The 1994 Ice Hockey World Championships took place in Italy 25th April - 8th May. In 2005, Nabokov was granted permission to play for Russia in the IIHF World Championships, but declined. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Ice Hockey World Championship is an annual event organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation. Nabokov had tried to gain the IIHF's permission to play for Russia at the 2002 Winter Olympics, but failed as there were regulations in place forbidding players from representing two different countries. The 2002 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XIX Olympic Winter Games were a Winter Multi-sport event which was celebrated in 2002 [9] He was finally allowed to play for Russia in the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy, after being given an exemption by the IIHF,[10] and was named to the Russian team for the 2008 World Championships [11]. The 2006 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XX Olympic Winter Games, were a Winter Multi-sport event which was celebrated in The International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF was founded in 1908 as the Ligue Internationale de Hockey sur Glace and is the worldwide governing body for Ice During the 2008 World Championships he posted back-to-back shut-outs before defeating Canada 5-4 in the Gold Medal game. Team Russia won the 2008 IIHF World Championships, earning Nabokov his first gold medal.
Played for Kazakhstan in:
- 1994 World Championships
Played for Russia in:
Awards and Achievements
- Calder Memorial Trophy - 2001
- NHL All-Rookie Team - 2001
- NHL All-Star Appearances - 2001 & 2008
- Best Goalkeeper - 2008 IIHF World Championship
Career statistics
Regular season
| Season | Team | League | GP | W | L | T | MIN | GA | SO | GAA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997–98 | Kentucky Thoroughblades | AHL | 33 | 10 | 21 | 2 | 1866 | 122 | 0 | 3. 2006 Olympic team Goaltenders Vitaliy Yeremeyev Vitaly Kolesnik Kirill Zinovyev The Ice Hockey World Championship is an annual event organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation. 2008 IIHF World Championship team See 2008 IIHF World Championship rosters 2007 IIHF World Championship team Ice hockey at the 2006 Winter Olympics was held at the Torino Palasport Olimpico and the Torino Esposizioni in Turin, Italy The 2008 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships was the 72nd such event hosted by the International Ice Hockey Federation. The Calder Memorial Trophy is an annual award given "to the player selected as the most proficient in his first year of competition in the National Hockey League 2008 Men's World Ice Hockey ChampionshipsThe 2008 IIHF World Championship was played between May 2 and May 18 2008 in the Canadian cities of The 1997-98 AHL season was the 62nd season of the American Hockey League. The Kentucky Thoroughblades were a minor professional Ice hockey team in the American Hockey League, who existed from 1996 to 2001. American Hockey Association (1926–1942The American Hockey League (AHL is a Professional Ice hockey league in North America that serves as the primary 92 |
| 1998–99 | Kentucky Thoroughblades | AHL | 43 | 26 | 14 | 1 | 2429 | 106 | 5 | 2. The 1998-99 AHL season was the 63rd season of the American Hockey League. 62 |
| 1999–00 | Kentucky Thoroughblades | AHL | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 120 | 3 | 1 | 1. The 1999-2000 AHL season was the 64th season of the American Hockey League. 50 |
| 1999–00 | Cleveland Lumberjacks | IHL | 20 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 1164 | 52 | 0 | 2. Facts Founded 1992 - 1993 season Arena Richfield Coliseum (capacity 20000 1992–1994 & Gund Arena The International Hockey League (IHL was a minor Professional Ice hockey league in the United States and Canada from 1945 to 2001 68 |
| 1999–00 | San Jose Sharks | NHL | 11 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2645 | 15 | 1 | 2. The 1999–2000 NHL season was the 83rd Regular season of the National Hockey League. The San Jose Sharks are a professional Ice hockey team based in San Jose, California, United States. The National Hockey League ( NHL) is a professional Ice hockey league composed of 30 teams in North America 17 |
| 2000–01 | San Jose Sharks | NHL | 66 | 32 | 21 | 7 | 3700 | 135 | 6 | 2. The 2000–01 NHL season was the 84th Regular season of the National Hockey League. 19 |
| 2001–02 | San Jose Sharks | NHL | 67 | 37 | 24 | 5 | 3901 | 149 | 7 | 2. The 2001–02 NHL season was the 85th Regular season of the National Hockey League. 29 |
| 2002–03 | San Jose Sharks | NHL | 55 | 19 | 28 | 8 | 3227 | 146 | 3 | 2. The 2002–03 NHL season was the 86th Regular season of the National Hockey League. 71 |
| 2003–04 | San Jose Sharks | NHL | 59 | 31 | 19 | 8 | 3455 | 127 | 9 | 2. The 2003–04 NHL season was the 87th Regular season of the National Hockey League. 21 |
| 2004–05 | Metallurg Magnitogorsk | RSL | 14 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2005–06 | San Jose Sharks | NHL | 44 | 16 | 19 | 7 | 2515 | 129 | 1 | 3. Metallurg Magnitogorsk (Металлург Магнитогорск is a professional Ice hockey team based in Magnitogorsk, Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia The Russian Superleague (Чемпионат России Суперлига lit The 2005–06 NHL season was the 88th season of the National Hockey League. 10 |
| 2006–07 | San Jose Sharks | NHL | 50 | 25 | 16 | 4 | 2777 | 106 | 7 | 2. The 2006–07 NHL season was the 89th Regular season of the National Hockey League (NHL 29 |
| 2007–08 | San Jose Sharks | NHL | 77 | 46 | 21 | 8 | 4560 | 163 | 6 | 2. The 2007–08 NHL season was the 90th season of the National Hockey League. 14 |
| NHL Totals | 430 | 208 | 150 | 48 | 24610 | 974 | 40 | 2. 37 | ||
International statistics
| Season | Team | Event | GP | W | L | T | MIN | GA | SO | GAA | |
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| 1994 | Kazakhstan | WC | 3 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2. The Ice Hockey World Championship is an annual event organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation. 57 | |
| 2006 | Russia | Oly | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 359 | 8 | 3 | 1. The 2006 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XX Olympic Winter Games, were a Winter Multi-sport event which was celebrated in 34 | |
| 2008 | Russia | WC | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 302 | 9 | 2 | 1. 78 | |
| Senior Int'l Totals | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 359 | 8 | 3 | 1. 34 | |||
References
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- ^ San Jose Sharks transactions 1997-2003
- ^ 2007-08 San Jose Sharks Organization Guide, pgs. 151-53
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