Nikolai Ivanovich Chabibulin

from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
RussiaRussia  Nikolai Chabibulin Ice hockey player
Nikolai Chabibulin
Date of birth January 13, 1973
place of birth Sverdlovsk , Russian SFSR
size 185 cm
Weight 94 kg
position goalkeeper
number # 39
Catch hand Left
Draft
NHL Entry Draft 1992 , 9th lap, 204th position
Winnipeg Jets
Career stations
1988-1989 Avtomobilist Sverdlovsk
1989-1994 HK CSKA Moscow
1994 Russian penguins
1994-1996 Winnipeg Jets
1996-1999 Phoenix Coyotes
1999-2000 Long Beach Ice Dogs
2001-2004 Tampa Bay Lightning
2004-2005 Ak Bars Kazan
2005-2009 Chicago Blackhawks
2009-2013 Edmonton Oilers
2013-2014 Chicago Blackhawks

Nikolai Ivanovich Chabibulin ( Russian: Николай Иванович Хабибулин ; English transcription: Nikolai Ivanovich Khabibulin ; born January 13, 1973 in Sverdlovsk , Russian SFSR ) is a former Russian ice hockey goalkeeper . Chabibulin completed over 800 games for the Winnipeg Jets , Phoenix Coyotes , Tampa Bay Lightning , Chicago Blackhawks and Edmonton Oilers in the National Hockey League and won the Stanley Cup in 2004 with the Tampa Bay Lightning . In 1992 he became Olympic champion with the national ice hockey team of the CIS and was followed by a gold medal with a bronze medal with the Russian national team at the 2002 Winter Olympics .

Career

Nikolai Chabibulin in the Edmonton Oilers Gate

Chabibulin was selected in the ninth round of the 1992 NHL Entry Draft at a total of 204th position by the Winnipeg Jets . Before that, he played for the Russian club HK CSKA Moscow . From 1996 to 1999 he was in goal for Phoenix Coyotes . After contract disputes with his club, he was forced to play for the IHL club Long Beach Ice Dogs in the 1999/2000 season . That season he was awarded the James Gatschene Memorial Trophy as the best player in the league. After the negotiations for a contract extension with the Phoenix Coyotes had failed, Chabibulin was given on March 5, 2001 in an exchange deal to the Tampa Bay Lightning . With this team he won the Stanley Cup as the first Russian goalie ever in the 2003/04 season . He achieved the lowest average goal conceded in the history of the Lightning and was able to book five shutouts in the playoffs .

He spent the lockout of the 2004/2005 season at the Russian club Ak Bars Kazan , with whom he was also able to reach the play-offs . There he shared the goalkeeper position with Fred Brathwaite . He convinced with a low goal average of 1.65. As a free agent , Chabibulin returned to the NHL in 2005/06 to take on the position of goalkeeper with the Chicago Blackhawks . In this season Chabibulin was able to complete his 500th NHL game. However, he had to watch some games this season after groin and knee injuries. In the 2006/07 season he was number one ahead of his substitute Patrick Lalime . After his contract with the Blackhawks was not renewed, he signed on July 1, 2009 as a free agent with the Edmonton Oilers . In the 2011/12 season he achieved his 300th victory in the NHL.

In July 2013, he signed a $ 2 million one-year deal with the Chicago Blackhawks. This contract was not renewed, so from July 2014 Chabibulin was looking for a new employer as a free agent . On November 13, 2015, Chabibulin announced his resignation.

International

In addition to his club career, he won gold with the national ice hockey team of the CIS at the 1992 Winter Olympics and bronze with the Russian team at the 2002 Winter Olympics .

Achievements and Awards

Chabibulin in the Russian national jersey at the 2002 Olympics

International

Career statistics

Regular season Playoffs
season team league Sp S. N U OTN Min GT SO GTS Sv% Sp S. N Min GT SO GTS Sv%
1991/92 CSKA Moscow Vysschaya League 2 - 34 2 0 3.53 - - - - - - - -
1992/93 CSKA Moscow MHL 13 - 491 27 3.30 - - - - - - - -
1993/94 CSKA Moscow MHL 46 - 2625 116 3 2.65 3 193 11 3.41
1993/94 Russian penguins IHL 12 2 7th 2 - 639 47 0 4.41 87.3 - - - - - - - -
1994/95 Springfield Falcons AHL 23 9 9 3 - 1241 80 0 3.87 87.4 - - - - - - - -
1994/95 Winnipeg Jets NHL 26th 8th 9 4th - 1339 76 0 3.40 89.5 - - - - - - - -
1995/96 Winnipeg Jets NHL 53 26th 20th 3 - 2914 152 2 3.13 90.8 6th 2 4th 359 19th 0 3.17 91.1
1996/97 Phoenix Coyotes NHL 72 30th 33 6th - 4091 193 7th 2.83 90.8 7th 3 4th 426 15th 1 2.11 93.2
1997/98 Phoenix Coyotes NHL 70 30th 28 10 - 4026 184 4th 2.74 90.0 4th 2 1 185 13 0 4.21 87.7
1998/99 Phoenix Coyotes NHL 63 32 23 7th - 3657 130 8th 2.13 92.0 7th 3 4th 449 18th 0 2.40 92.4
1999/00 Long Beach Ice Dogs IHL 33 21st 11 1 0 1936 59 5 1.83 93.0 5 2 3 321 15th 0 2.80 90.5
2000/01 Tampa Bay Lightning NHL 2 1 1 0 - 123 6th 0 2.93 91.3 - - - - - - - -
2001/02 Tampa Bay Lightning NHL 70 24 32 10 - 3896 153 7th 2.36 92.0 - - - - - - - -
2002/03 Tampa Bay Lightning NHL 65 30th 22nd 11 - 3787 156 4th 2.47 91.1 10 5 5 644 26th 0 2.42 91.3
2003/04 Tampa Bay Lightning NHL 55 28 19th 7th - 3274 127 3 2.33 91.0 23 16 7th 1401 40 5 1.71 93.3
2004/05 Ak Bars Kazan Super league 24 16 5 3 - 1457 40 5 1.65 2 0 2 118 6th 0 3.05
2005/06 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 50 17th 26th - 6th 2815 157 0 3.35 88.6 - - - - - - - -
2006/07 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 60 25th 26th - 5 3425 163 1 2.86 90.2 - - - - - - - -
2007/08 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 50 23 20th - 6th 2891 127 2 2.63 90.9 - - - - - - - -
2008/09 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 42 25th 8th - 7th 2467 96 3 2.33 91.9 15th 8th 6th 881 43 0 2.93 89.8
2009/10 Edmonton Oilers NHL 18th 7th 9 - 2 602 55 0 3.03 90.9 - - - - - - - -
2010/11 Edmonton Oilers NHL 46 10 32 - 4th 1364 149 2 3.39 89.1 - - - - - - - -
2011/12 Edmonton Oilers NHL 40 12 20th - 7th 1114 100 2 2.65 91.0 - - - - - - - -
2012/13 Edmonton Oilers NHL 12 4th 6th - 1 684 29 1 2.54 92.3 - - - - - - - -
2013/14 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 4th 1 0 - 1 168 14th 0 5.00 81.1 - - - - - - - -
MHL total 59 - 3116 143 2.75 3 193 11 3.41
IHL total 45 23 18th 3 0 2575 106 5 2.47 91.6 5 2 3 321 15th 0 2.80 90.5
NHL overall 799 333 334 58 39 45607 2071 46 2.72 90.7 72 39 31 4345 174 6th 2.40 91.7

International

Represented the Commonwealth of Independent States in:

Represented the united team at:

Represented Russia in:

year team event result Sp S. N U / OTN Min GT SO GTS Sv%
1992 CIS June World Cup 1st place, gold 6th 6th 0 0 289 7th 2 1.45 90.7
1992 United team Olympia 1st place, gold Without any effort
1993 Russia June World Cup 6th place 6th 2 3 1 340 15th 1 2.65 91.7
1996 Russia World cup 4th Place 2 0 2 0 100 10 0 6.00 82.5
2002 Russia Olympia 3rd place, bronze 6th 3 2 1 359 14th 1 2.34 93.0
2006 Russia Olympia 4th Place Without any effort
Juniors overall 12 8th 3 1 629 22nd 3 2.10 91.2
Men overall 8th 3 4th 1 459 24 1 3.14 90.7

( Legend for the goalkeeper statistics: GP or Sp = total games; W or S = wins; L or N = defeats; T or U or OT = draws or overtime or shootout defeats; min. = Minutes; SOG or SaT = shots on goal; GA or GT = goals conceded; SO = shutouts ; GAA or GTS = goals conceded ; Sv% or SVS% = catch quota ; EN = empty net goal ; 1  play-downs / relegation ; italics : statistics not complete)

Others

On his goalkeeper mask, Chabibulin had the words “Bulin Wall” (his nickname based on the Berlin Wall ) and a picture of a wall.

Web links

Commons : Nikolai Chabibulin  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files
personal data
SURNAME Chabibulin, Nikolai Ivanovich
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Хабибулин, Николай Иванович (Russian); Khabibulin, Nikolai Ivanovich (English)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Russian ice hockey goalkeeper
DATE OF BIRTH January 13, 1973
PLACE OF BIRTH Sverdlovsk , Russian SFSR