Nikolai Khabibulin

Nikolai Khabibulin
Khabibulin with the Oilers in 2009
Born (1973-01-13) January 13, 1973 (age 51)
Sverdlovsk, Russian SFSR,
Soviet Union
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]

  1. "Blackhawks sign Khabibulin to one-year deal". NHL.com. Retrieved 2013-07-06.

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