Nikolai Khabibulin | |||
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Born |
Sverdlovsk, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union | January 13, 1973||
Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | ||
Weight | 208 lb (94 kg; 14 st 12 lb) | ||
Position | Goaltender | ||
Catches | Left | ||
NHL team Former teams |
Chicago Blackhawks NHL Winnipeg Jets Phoenix Coyotes Tampa Bay Lightning Edmonton Oilers USSR Avtomobilist Sverdlovsk CSKA Moscow RSL Ak Bars Kazan | ||
National team |
Russia and Unified Team | ||
NHL Draft |
204th overall, 1992 Winnipeg Jets | ||
Playing career | 1994–present |
Nikolai Ivanovich Khabibulin (Николай Иванович Хабибулин in Russian; born January 13, 1973 in Sverdlovsk, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union) is a Russian professional ice hockey goaltender currently playing for the Chicago Blackhawks of the NHL.
He has also played with the Winnipeg Jets for 2 seasons, Phoenix Coyotes for 3 seasons, Tampa Bay Lightning for 3 seasons and Edmonton Oilers for 2 seasons. He won the Stanley Cup with the Tampa Bay Lightning in 2004 becoming the first Russian goalie to win a Stanley Cup. On July 5, 2013, Khabibulin signed a one-year, $2 million contract to return to the Chicago Blackhawks.[1]