Such popularity as they had in the Soviet Union, and later in Russia, the players of the hockey team can hardly boast of other athletes.
Famous hockey players of Russia become practically national heroes, whom everyone knows - from schoolchildren to pensioners. their biographies, sports achivments, personal life is discussed in companies, covered in the press, closely followed their overseas successes. If in the USSR information about players was not particularly distributed among the population of a huge country (many hockey players were considered military personnel), then in our time it is not difficult to find out everything about your idol.
Heroes of our time
It is difficult to fit into one article all those who deserve the title of "the most famous hockey players in Russia", but I would like to recall several especially successful players separately.
One of these celebrities Russian hockey is Evgeni Malkin, who, despite a number of frankly unsuccessful seasons, nevertheless proved to be a real leader of the national team. Participation in three world championships and two in 2010) speaks of the high skill and performance of this hockey player. My sports career Eugene started in Magnitogorsk, where his father, who himself played hockey in his youth, put his son on skates from the age of three.
Among the trophies of Evgeni Malkin there is the title of "best rookie of the season" (2004), and the Golden Helmet prize, which is awarded to the best striker, awards from the championships of Russia and the world, that's just Olympic gold did not submit. Like many other famous hockey players in Russia, Evgeny successfully performed in the overseas hockey league.
NHL Stars
With the fall of the iron curtain Soviet hockey players appeared unique opportunity try your hand at the most titled and famous hockey league, which collected the "cream" of world hockey in its teams. Famous hockey players of the USSR and Russia showed themselves in different ways in the NHL. For some, this was the beginning of a dizzying career (Pavel Bure, Vyacheslav Fetisov, Igor Larionov, Sergey Fedorov), and someone got lost in the harsh world of the NHL, where the strongest survive (Viktor Nechaev, Sergey Mylnikov,
Famous Russian hockey players got into the clubs of the national overseas league in different ways: some simply fled the country Sergey Fedorov, others were looking for an opportunity to officially leave their native walls (Sergey Pryakhin, Sergey Starikov, Vyacheslav Fetisov). Today, for young and promising athletes, such detective stories seem unrealistic: to get into the NHL, your own talent and perseverance are enough.
Modern stars of Russian hockey in the NHL
Today, Russian hockey players have a large representation in the overseas hockey league. They successfully play in various American and Canadian clubs, earning the respect and honor of local fans. Nikita Soshnikov, Dmitry Orlov, Mikhail Grigorenko - the famous Russian hockey players spend a lot of effort and energy to defend their right to play in the main teams of the NHL.
Many of the legionnaires are regularly called up to the Russian national team to participate in the European and World Championships, as well as Olympic tournaments. It is difficult to imagine the Russian national team without such NHL stars as Alexander Ovechkin, Pavel Datsyuk, Nikolai Kulemin.
NHL Hockey Hall of Fame
Our illustrious goalkeeper became the first representative in this hall, later Valery Kharlamov and Vyacheslav Fetisov joined him. Only the most outstanding players from all over the world enter this hall. Igor Larionov was also awarded this honor for his great contribution to the development of world hockey.
There is also a coach of the USSR hockey team in this hall - Anatoly Tarasov. Despite his ambiguous and not always easy relationship with both players and party functionaries, without which no sport in the former Soviet Union could do, he was highly appreciated by overseas experts, especially after a series of matches with representatives of the NHL star team.
The future of Russian hockey
Despite a number of failures that the Russian hockey team suffered in the last Olympic tournaments, fans do not lose hope that their idols will still manage to become the best team in the world. Such glory as the national team of the Soviet Union had, just does not get to anyone. To really become champions, star names alone are not enough. Daily hard work, loyalty and devotion to the chosen profession - these are the constant components of success.
The lists of all hockey players in Russia (famous and novice players) are replenished every year with new names that the country can rightly be proud of. Perhaps it is the new generation of hockey players who replaced the "old guard" who will be able to regain their former glory and respect, which the players of the USSR national team were rightfully proud of. And songs will also be dedicated to our contemporaries, as they did to their titled predecessors.
In the applications of the NHL clubs for the 2018/19 season, there are 55 hockey players with Russian citizenship, but, of course, not all of them will get the opportunity to prove themselves during the regular season. The competition in the strongest hockey league in the world is too high, the business is too serious to risk and experiment once again.
But the expectations from the game of the top 10 Russians are the highest. How justified are they at the start of the marathon distance?
The ten highest paid Russians in the NHL in the 2018/19 season
1. Alexander Ovechkin (33, forward, Washington) $10 million (average contract salary $9.54 million)
2. Evgeny Kuznetsov (26, forward, Washington) - 10 (7.8)
3. Evgeni Malkin (32, forward, Pittsburgh) - 9.5 (9.5)
4. Ilya Kovalchuk (35, forward, Los Angeles) - 8.5 (6.25)
5. Alexander Radulov (32, forward, Dallas) - 8 (6.25)
6. Vladimir Tarasenko (26, forward, St. Louis) - 7 (7.5)
7. Sergei Bobrovsky (30, goaltender, Columbus) - 6.2 (7.425)
8. Artemy Panarin (26, forward, Columbus) - 6 (6)
9. Dmitry Orlov (27, guard, Washington) - 6.5 (5.1)
10. Semyon Varlamov (30, goaltender, Colorado) - 5.5 (5.9)
For comparison: the Calgary defender has the smallest contract among the Russian NHLers Rinata Valieva- 650 thousand dollars (calculated until the end of the 2018/19 season).
Ovechkin
Having reached the age of Christ, Alexander the Great fulfilled his lifelong dream of finally winning the Stanley Cup last season. There can be no other goal than defending the title. In addition, Ovechkin could become the first player in league history to win the Maurice Richard Trophy. best sniper regular season) for the eighth time.
Ovi started the season for health: 6 games - 9 points for performance (6 goals + 3 assists). And, besides, managed to enter the top ten the best hockey players all-time leagues in powerplay goals (232).
Kuznetsov
Ovechkin's partner Evgeny Kuznetsov scored a point more so far (10). The owners of the club and the fans, not without reason, expect that the striker, who is in his prime, will upgrade his status to a “superstar” this season.
- 83 points in the last regular season (personal best) allowed Kuznetsov to get only into the top 20 NHL players in terms of productivity, - notes one of America's leading hockey journalists Tariq El-Bashir.“But a superstar is the person who always comes to mind first when you think of a team. Someone who can single-handedly bring results in a single game or playoff series.
Malkin
On October 16, Pittsburgh lost to Vancouver (2:3), and three-time Stanley Cup winner Malkin earned a point for performance. This is his 939th score in his overseas career, and now Eugene is in the top 100 most productive players in NHL history. Of course, he cannot reach Wayne Gretzky's record (2857 points), but he is quite capable of becoming the best among Russians. So far, this position is occupied by Sergei Fedorov, who retired long ago (1179 points).
And one more thing: if Pittsburgh wins the Stanley Cup, Malkin will become the only Russian, with four championship rings.
Kovalchuk
Kovalchuk spent the last 5 seasons in the KHL, so experts can only guess for now whether the veteran will be able to fit back into the requirements of the overseas league. Los Angeles does not count on his high places (last season the team barely caught on for the playoffs, but crashed out in the first round, having suffered 4 defeats from Las Vegas), but to increase entertainment - completely.
Covey's contribution must be at least 30 goals and 20 assists in the regular season. In the first 6 matches, he scored twice and assisted twice. Well, that's a good start.
Radulov
Last season, Dallas failed (6th, penultimate place in its division and flying past the playoffs), but Radulov was one of the best in the squad: 72 points for performance. Now he is obliged not only to maintain, but also to strengthen the status of the leader - both on the ice and off the site. And his team is going to the playoffs. For the 4th time in the last 11 seasons.
On the this moment Radulov with 10 points (4 + 6) is in the top ten most productive players of the season, and Dallas, who scored exactly 50% of the points, is in the playoff zone. So far everything is going according to plan.
Tarasenko
At the end of last season, Vladimir was seriously injured, underwent surgery and recovered for a long time. And in general, that season did not work out - neither for him personally, nor for the team that did not make the playoffs. Tarasenko's task is to return the status of the team's top scorer (that's 75-80 points at least) and pull it into the decisive stage.
So far, things are going with a creak: only 2 abandoned washers. The Blues are at the bottom of the table: 5 losses in 6 matches and 28th overall (out of 31).
Bobrovsky
For 6 years spent in Columbus, Bobrovsky twice took the Vezina Trophy (prize the best goalkeeper championship), and it is with his game that the team's success in recent history(3 participation in the playoffs in the last 5 years).
This season is the last for Sergei under the contract, and he most likely will not renew it. The goaltender is said to be planning to enter the free agent market next summer and try to get himself on par with the NHL's highest-paid goaltender, Carey Price, who makes $10.5 million a year in Montreal.
But the beginning of the season somehow did not work out. Bobrovsky updated his own anti-record: in the match against Tampa, the Russian goalkeeper missed 8 goals for the first time in his career. However, these are all particulars, especially since in the first 5 games his team won 3 victories. That is, in general, the flight is normal.
Panarin
Bobrovsky's teammate, scorer, merry fellow, joker and public favorite Artemy Panarin is also likely to part with his current team at the end of the season. He wants to get his next contract not in provincial Ohio, but somewhere in New York, Los Angeles or Miami, although he assures that he really likes everything in Columbus.
The club sets the task for Artemy to score 80-90 points in the regular season (in the past it was 81), and 6 of them are already on the account. Well, in the playoffs you need to go further than last spring. One consolation: in the first round, “Columbus” then lost to the future owner of the Stanley Cup, “Washington”.
Orlov
The only defender in the "Russian top". Reliable, stable, still young, but already experienced and titled. The only complaint against him is the poor performance in the attack. 31 last year performance points, as requested coaching staff, should turn into 35-40. And the rest of Dmitry's everything is fine.
Varlamov
Colorado, apparently, is preparing to part ways with the Russian goaltender, for whom this will be his 9th season at the club. Contract ends, replacement (26-year-old German Philip Grubauer) is ready.
However, Varlamov does not particularly rest. Money is money, but you also need to think about the soul. More precisely, about career achievements. But they are not there: for the previous 8 seasons - only 2 participation in the playoffs, and even then with a relegation in the first round. 30 years is the heyday and, despite the increased trauma, Semyon has every reason to count on an agreement with a more ambitious club.
Nikita Kucherov (25, forward, Tampa Bay, $5.5 million annual salary, contract average $4.76)
Kucherov is not included in the top ten Russian salaries, but this is temporary. He is a real superstar. Last season of the regular season, Nikita conquered the milestone of 100 points, and his "Tampa" became the third in the championship and reached the final of the conference playoffs, where they lost to "Washington" (3:4) in a dramatic fight.
Kucherov's goals for this season are the most ambitious: winning the Stanley Cup, the Maurice Richard Trophy and the Art Ross Trophy (a prize for the most points in the regular season goal + pass system) for personal use.
And yes - you should not pay special attention to Nikita's "minor" contract, it has been valid for the last year. According to the new one, calculated until 2027, the forward will earn $76 million (9.5 million on average).
Ice hockey is one of the most popular sports in Russia. Thousands of spectators enthusiastically follow the battles, wondering how the passions that are happening on the site do not melt the ice. The greatest attention at all times attracted to itself hockey stars- players who demonstrate special skill during competitions. Let's find out who they are famous hockey players Russia and the world.
Photo: m.dp.ruThe Soviet Union gave the world many brilliant hockey players. One of them is Pavel Bure, nicknamed abroad for his incredible speed characteristics"Russian rocket".
Pavel's glorious journey began very early. Having joined hockey at the age of 6, by his coming of age he had already won the highest award country, becoming the champion of the USSR (later he received this title twice more). A year later, he again stands on the podium, but already at the world championship.
Such a brilliant start to the career of a young talent could not go unnoticed. Always appreciated abroad Russian athletes and scientists and often poached them into their clubs and organizations. Pavel Bure was no exception - after the victorious championship, he left and began to play for the Vancouver club. It was thanks to him that Canada managed to win one of the highest hockey awards- Stanley Cup.
Photo: mos.news But after 7 years, the hockey player still returns to his homeland, and plays for his native club CSKA. And although it seemed that the peak of Bure's career had already passed, he again won a medal, though this time a silver one. But it happens on Olympic Games.
Pavel Bure is perhaps the most famous Russian hockey player abroad. Former club highly appreciated his merits: number 10, which flaunted on his uniform for 7 years, was finally assigned to the hockey player and withdrawn from use. Plus, the Guinness Book of Records also lists the name of the striker.
Photo: newyorkrangers.cz Swedish goalkeeper Henrik Lundqvist, in addition to all the numerous championship titles, has a truly outstanding nickname - "King Henrik". This is not surprising: the player is considered one of the highest paid goalkeepers. At least in the NHL, he has no equal in this indicator.
The hockey player played in several clubs, but since 2000 he has remained in the same place, rejecting any proposals for a transition: a lucrative contract with the New York Rangers allows Lundqvist to provide himself with a livelihood. He is the main goalkeeper of the team and it's safe to say that the club owes prizes in the championships of various levels to him: the hit rate of 93 is no joke!
Thanks to his achievements, "King Henrik" regularly plays for the Swedish national team. And in its composition, he earned honorary awards - gold and silver of the Olympic Games, as well as a medal for first place at the 2017 World Championships.
Photo: vdvgazeta.ru Is there a person in Russia who does not know the eminent hockey player, and now the famous statesman? Physical and mental capacity of this person serve as proof that the statement “There is power - no mind is needed” is fundamentally wrong.
During his sports career, Fetisov was able to win all known top hockey titles. So, he became the world champion as part of the national team as many as 7 times! And note that this number includes only gold medals, in addition to which the hockey player has 2 more silver and the same number of bronze medals of this tournament.
Photo: sportfm.ru Fetisov also participated in the Olympic Games, where he was able to win the champion title, as well as receive an award for second place. It’s not even worth talking about the main tournament of the USSR: here the hockey player turned out to be at the highest point of the podium as many as 13 (!) times.
In addition to sports medals, Vyacheslav Fetisov also has many state awards, the most significant of which are the Order of the 3rd degree "For Merit to the Fatherland" and the Peter the Great Prize, which marked his contribution to the development of the Russian state.
Photo: philly.com In hockey, as you know, not one player wins, but the whole team, and usually the coach loses. Shea Weber is a defender who just must not allow his team to leave the ice without glee in the next competition. And I must say he successfully copes with this task.
When at a young age Weber was faced with the problem of choosing a playing position, he, after some hesitation, chose the place of the defender. But here's what's interesting: a person who, in fact, should not score pucks into the opponent's goal, has one atypical feature - his shot is much more powerful than those that NHL attackers are capable of making. This fact is confirmed by the results of the Superskills competition.
A series of gold awards received for participation in various championships, Weber is almost continuous. Since the hockey player won his first World Cup, he has become the winner of many competitions, including a two-time Olympic champion.
Photo: redo.me.uk One of the most famous hockey players of our time, today one of the best forwards in the NHL, is Alexander Ovechkin, a native of Russia. His entire youth career is associated with famous club Dynamo, the love for which was passed on to the hockey player from his mother, who previously played here, but only in the basketball team.
It was not immediately possible to lure Alexander abroad. He rejected the proposals of many agents, could not resist only the "Washington Capital", which is still part of it. Over the years of his brilliant performances, the team has taken one of the leading positions in the list of world hockey clubs. Ovechkin himself is the owner of many hockey awards, the most important of which can be considered a three-time world title.
The hockey player is characterized by some eccentricity. Several curious cases are associated with his name, among which the visit to the reception of the President of the Russian Federation in beach slippers was the most famous.
Photo: sport.bigmir.net The "great and terrible" goalkeeper of the era of brilliant goalkeepers. A hockey player who did not follow trends, but created them. The man who set many records on the ice, most of which have not yet been broken. All these words are about the legendary goalkeeper of Canada, who has Ukrainian roots. His name is Terry Savchuk.
"Hero of Ice" had a rather sad fate. His whole life was filled with tragedy. Some of them were related to his personal life, for example, the death of his brother, whose ammunition went to Savchuk. Others are related to their favorite sport: many injuries, including such a large one as a ruptured spinal disc, which led to the fact that the player could not fully straighten up. It’s not worth talking about small ones: one can only remember that Terry played without a mask, and instead of a hockey glove, he used a baseball one to catch pucks.
Photo: live.freep.com But Savchuk stubbornly walked towards his goal, putting his career at the forefront. And that is why he was able to achieve such amazing success: Terry set many records, two of which are most famous. The first - the number of tied games in the NHL, equal to 172 - has not been beaten so far. The second - 103 "dry" games in a row - was surpassed only after 39 years by another hockey star - Martin Brodeur.
Who knows how many records the famous goalkeeper could have set in the future if a tragic accident had not cut his life short. A fight with a flatmate led to a terrible injury - a rupture of the diaphragm, from which he did not recover.
Photo: scoopnest.com The great goalkeeper, widely known both in Russia and abroad, is the famous Vladislav Tretyak. He is a living confirmation that not all brilliant Russian athletes sooner or later switched to playing in European clubs. Even the last offer of the famous Montreal Canadiens, which contained as many as six zeros, was rejected by Tretiak.
Playing all his life in the USSR, he 12 times brought the club to the most high place podium of honor. And three times he was an Olympic champion in the national team. It is interesting that the famous goalkeeper might not fit into the frame: initially he played as a striker. The story was widely spread that he got into the gate only because of the desire to get his first form as soon as possible. Whether this is so, only Vladislav himself knows.
Photo: twitter.com In hockey, he became a true innovator. Thanks to him, the goalkeeper's mask made of wire, which is called the "cat's eye", became widespread. And the famous goalkeeper stance - "butterfly", which allows the defender of the gate to go down on the ice, was first shown to the world by Tretyak, who refused to use the "stand-up" at the peak of popularity.
Leaving the ice famous hockey player never managed to get it out of his heart. He is engaged in coaching work abroad. He is also interested in other activities: now he is in the public service.
Hockey stars are the greatest players who forever inscribed their names in the history of this sport. Among them are many immigrants from Russia who have earned worldwide recognition.
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Then Bobrovsky was traded to Columbus, where in the very first season for new club became the owner of the prize for the best goalkeeper - "Vezina Trophy".
His natural modesty is in no way combined with an aggressive, spectacular and mobile style of playing at the gate. Low stance, slides from corner to corner, rescue in hopeless situations. For the image of an epic superhero, Bobrovsky lacks team prizes. Yes, he has a full set of world championship medals, and that's a lot, but Sergei certainly deserves more. (Marat SAFIN)
Coming after the lockout to the nightmarish Chicago at that time, he, albeit spurred on, went with him to the conference finals four years later, and as the first number. The following season, the Blackhawks took the Stanley Cup without him, and his back became very bad. The end of his career turned out to be crumpled, but, one way or another, he is the 23rd in the number of wins in the entire history of the NHL, the first of the Russians to overcome the iconic mark of 300 wins, and the 28th in history in the number of shutouts. He is also the first Russian goaltender to win the Stanley Cup, the first Russian goaltender to become the highest paid in the NHL in his role, and the first Russian NHL player to go to jail. Funny but true. (Igor ERONKO)
6. , defender (1970)
NHL clubs: (1992-1995), (1995-1996), (1996-2009)
Championship stats: 771 (152+619) points in 1068 matches, "+148"
Stanley Cup stats: 117 (24+93) points in 164 matches, "+28"
Stanley Cups: 2 (1994, 1999)
According to the average performance and the number of points scored, Zubov is one of the twenty best defensemen in the history of the NHL. There is no stronger attacking defense player from Russia in the best league in the world and never was. Unless you can put Sergei Gonchar next to him. However, the CSKA graduate, with all his skills - puck handling, excellent skating and excellent vision of the site - had other trump cards that were necessary already directly in defense operations. The choice of position, the ability to read the situation and interrupt someone else's pass, great stick action - all this was appreciated by the old-timer in Dallas.
For a conservative coach, as he himself later admitted, Zubov became one of the most beloved players with whom he had ever had to work. It was under Hitchcock that the Russian honed his skills, becoming a chic two-sided defender. In winning the Stanley Cup "Dallas" in 1999, Zubov's merit is great. He, along with, and was considered a key player in that team. The best utility score in that playoff (+13) is no joke.
For Zubov, that Stanley Cup was the second in his career. He had won the trophy five years earlier with the Rangers. In the 1993/94 season, the Russian did the incredible: with 89 points he became top scorer New York team. Among the defenders then excelled Ray Bourque of “Boston”, who scored two points more. Since then, the result of Zubov, no one could even repeat his role from the players.
Perhaps the Russian has achieved more in terms of performance, but a couple of times politics interfered in his career. He was traded from the Rangers to Pittsburgh a season after his Stanley Cup triumph so he wouldn't, as they say, completely sideline U.S. guard Brian Leach. In the Penguins, Zubov involuntarily crossed the road. Tom did not like that the defender began to conduct the majority no worse than himself. On this basis, as they say, there was a conflict. Naturally, the club's management made a choice in favor of the whim of its main star. The ensuing exchange in “Dallas” was a boon for Zubov. At the end of his career, he switched to coaching and in the upcoming season he will try to prove himself with. (Mikhail ZISLIS)
5. , striker (1978)
NHL clubs: (2001-2016)
Championship stats: 918 (314+604) points in 953 matches, "+249"
Stanley Cup stats: 113 (42+71) points in 157 matches, "+34"
Stanley Cups: 2 (2002, 2008)
Individual prizes: Lady Byng Trophy (2006, 2007, 2008, 2009), Frank Jay Selkie Trophy (2008, 2009, 2010)
Even playing on essentially one leg with reassembled ligaments, after which people, especially 37-year-olds, usually do not return to hockey, he remained the leading player in Detroit in his last season. The most effective and at the same time spectacular, having a huge impact on team play, on puck control (the indicators of puck control time without it on the ice fell by tens of percent), on the harmony of decisions, on mood and self-confidence. As soon as he left, the Red Wings immediately interrupted a unique streak of 25 consecutive playoff appearances, despite the fact that Ken Holland tried with might and main to extend it, making several moves in the market at once in order to replace the star center forward, who decided to end his career at home. So that you understand how Datsyuk influenced partners, look at what he turned into, which only through the efforts of Pavel and knocked out a luxurious contract for himself.
In fact, Datsyuk, for a number of reasons, could and should have topped this list. For all the same showiness, no one stood next to him, except perhaps, but he played a little and could not boast of the same influence on all aspects of the game, while Pavel's efficiency did not suffer from showiness. On the contrary, it was transcendent, which is not something that is rare - it is a unique skill. Almost every movement gives away with crazy aesthetics, and is always aimed at aggravation. Feints - you will swing. Often - branded, home-made, often based on interaction with the opponent's stick, and he brought this skill to unthinkable heights. Hidden transmissions that even partners were far from always able to read. One of the best backhands in the league. Stunning ingenuity and creativity - not for nothing he was nicknamed "The Magician". At the same time, being a great master of the game with the puck, he was one of the best in the NHL without it. And at his peak, he simply had no equal in universalism. The god of backcheck, who could simultaneously dominate the attack and completely turn off the leading centers from the game. Only Fedorov was capable of such a Russian.
The most remarkable thing about Datsyuk is the absolute self made man. He made himself, turning from a frail, not always obligatory feint, not the most gifted kid, who was called a "spider" for thin arms and legs, into a superstar, to whom the entire league without exception was imbued with great respect. Amazed by everything else and diligence. And regularly arranged magic sessions on ice. Involved in the finest hockey intelligence. No wonder Arthur Clark said: "Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic." (Igor ERONKO)
4. , striker (1971)
NHL clubs: (1991-1998), (1999-2002), (2002-2003)
Championship stats: 779 (437+342) points in 702 matches, "+42"
Stanley Cup stats: 70 (35+35) points in 64 matches, "+8"
Stanley Cups: No
Individual prizes: Calder Trophy (1992), Maurice Richard Trophy (2000, 2001)
Dozens of Soviet players who rushed to the NHL as soon as such an opportunity opened up quickly became their own in new clubs and received well-deserved recognition, along with big dollars. However, none domestic hockey player before the advent of Alexander Ovechkin did not make such a splash in North America like Pavel Bure. crazy starting speed, technology and great throw- such a combination of elite skills, perhaps, not a single player has had since the early 1990s.
Bure not only brought the audience into a state close to ecstasy with his rapid breakthroughs. Although in this he was equal, in all honesty, there were almost no in the NHL. He knew how to put on a show, but at the same time he gave a result: not only grazing on someone else's blue line in anticipation of the puck, but also helping defense and regularly went out in Vancouver in minority brigades.
In the third year of his stay in North America, the Russian pulled out the mediocre Vancouver on his own shoulders to the Stanley Cup final. That series was shown on our television, so the scale of Bure's talent at its peak cannot be belittled. He was chased by almost the entire “Rangers”, packed with living legends and crazy talents to failure. At the present time, the NHL strictly forbids attacking the stars, protecting them as the gold reserve of the United States. Then Bure, who had "bodyguards", still got it hard. He answered extremely rarely, but in that same playoff draw in the series with Dallas, an angry Russian moved the opponent's aggressor Shane Churle with all his might with an elbow to the head. For this act, Bure escaped with a ridiculous fine of $500. A popular Canadian pundit described the Vancouver striker's move as "Mother of all elbows," roughly translated as "mother of elbow strikes."
Bure took two of his Maurice Richards already in Florida (in 1994, when he set a personal record of 60 goals in Vancouver, this prize had not yet been awarded), where he was exchanged on his own initiative - by that time his relationship with the leadership of the Canucks hopelessly deteriorated, and injuries began to follow one after another. Sore knees did not allow the attacker to achieve more. He underwent several operations, was treated for a long time and was forced to end his career at 32, already playing for the Rangers. Bure is in the top five in NHL history in terms of the number of goals per game (0.63), second only to Mike Bossy and Mario Lemieux, as well as two Canadians - Sea Denneny and Cecil Day, who played in the 1920s. (Mikhail ZISLIS)
3. , striker (1985)
NHL clubs:(2005 - present)
Championship stats: 1035 (558+477) points in 921 matches, "+84"
Stanley Cup stats: 90 (46+44) points in 97 matches, "+5"
Stanley Cups: No
Individual prizes: Calder Trophy (2006), Ted Lindsay Award (2008, 2009, 2010), Hart Trophy (2008, 2009, 2013), Art Ross Trophy (2008), Maurice Richard Trophy (2008, 2009, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016) .
In terms of the media component, popularity overseas and in Russia, and, of course, sniper skills, Alexander is unconditionally number one. Not a single Russian hockey player (and a few Canadian ones - in the 21st century only Crosby and) burst into the NHL with such noise, turning an uninteresting franchise into an object of general attention.
The early Ovechkin was both effective and even more effective: his inimitable speed and power dribbling, killer shot and crushing hits were one of the main wonders of the post-lockout NHL. Over time, Ovi changed, having survived several permutations of the Washington coaching staff, learning to play for the team in a more energy-saving mode, but at 31 he lived to the point that calls to encroach on the sacred and exchange him from the Capitals are louder and louder.
Ovechkin has already become Great, and not only in terms of the nickname that seems to have always been with him, but the time of euphoria and endless praise is running out faster and faster. Just as quickly as logically, the unbearable question "where is the Cup?" is approaching.
So far there is no Cup, no final, not even a conference final. And Ovechkin can be arbitrarily personally not to blame for this, but the unspoken law calls the captain of the Caps responsible for all the failures of Washington. In the modern NHL, there are enough star veterans and players over 30 who have not yet received a chance to cook dumplings or bathe children in the coveted bowl, but there is hardly at least one who dreams of taking the trophy more than Ovie. He has already gone down in history - but you can stay in it in completely different ways. (Pavel KLIMOVITSKY)
2. , striker (1969)
NHL clubs: (1990-2003), (2003-2005), (2005-2008), (2008-2009)
Championship stats: 1179 (483+696) points in 1248 matches, "+261"
Stanley Cup stats: 176 (52+124) points in 183 matches, "+38",
Stanley Cups: 3 (1997, 1998, 2002)
Individual prizes: Hart Trophy (1994), Frank Selkey Trophy (1994, 1996), Ted Lindsay Award (1994)
Unlike Datsyuk, another brilliant Russian center forward did not bother too much with showiness. With all that he could do everything and even more on the ice, being much more gifted by nature. Of course, he gave out, of course, sometimes such that everyone grabbed his head, but efficiency was still his key feature. In this regard, he was just a machine capable of rolling everything that came to hand into ice. Do not suppress with power or aggression, but leave out of work, destroying with amazing speed and riding the envy of everyone, assertiveness, making optimal decisions.
His opponents hated him - he annoyed everyone so much that nothing could be done about him. And he was so versatile that the only position in which he did not play in Detroit was the goalkeeper. Although, as the fans joked, Fedorov could well have imposed competition if he had been engaged in goalkeeping skills. And Jimmy Devellano, no longer joking, quite seriously said that if Sergei had spent a whole season at the defender's position, where he had to periodically play in the Red Wings paired with, he would have won the Norris Trophy. And even Ken Hitchcock, who knows a lot about defense, later, in Columbus, also sometimes put Fedorov on defense.
He won the competition for the most powerful click, matched Mike Gartner's speed record, fooled goaltenders with hidden wrists, scored five goals in a game that Detroit won 5-4 in overtime, became the first European to win the Hart Trophy, and the first Russian , who took the Selke Trophy and scored 1,000 points, and still holds the record for most points scored in overtime. By the way, this is a characteristic moment. When extra efforts were required, he was always ready to get them out of himself. And to finish off an unlucky opponent. Or pull out the game. Or just do everything for his team to win. The perfect killing machine. Endowed with the most perfect types of weapons. And collected an impressive collection of awards. (Igor ERONKO)
1. , striker (1986)
NHL clubs:(2006 - present)
Championship stats: 832 (328+504) points in 706 matches, "+75"
Stanley Cup stats: 157 (58+99) points in 149 matches, "+17"
Stanley Cups: 3 (2009, 2016, 2017)
Individual prizes: Calder Trophy (2007), Conn Smythe Trophy (2009), Art Ross Trophy (2009, 2012), Hart Trophy (2012), Ted Lindsay Award (2012)
On June 27, 2004, an event occurred in Raleigh, North Carolina that would define the future of the post-lockout NHL. No one will answer you the question of what would happen if “Washington” suddenly took a chance and saw in Evgeni Malkin a more promising hockey player who could become the foundation of a whole link than in his partner in the youth team. Have the Caps ever made it to the East Finals with Gino? What would come out of a bunch of Ovi and Sidney Crosby?
Who knows? Fantasies will remain in the virtual world, but in reality, Malkin is already the most titled Russian hockey player in the history of the NHL. Evgeny is only 30, and it's scary to imagine how much more he can win.
Malkin will never be as solid and versatile in terms of playing in attack and defense as a forward, like Fedorov and Datsyuk. Not because he doesn't know how - it's just that in Pittsburgh they initially decided to sculpt an attacking center from him with the task of "machine" to score points.
And if it were not for the injury, the question of the first number of our rating would not have been raised already three or four years ago. The NHL has never had a Russian hockey player who dominated the league so much - albeit in small, injury-free career segments. Malkin may not be at 70 percent of his potential, but he still manages to go above the point-per-game chart and then become the top scorer in the Stanley Cup.
That he is not appreciated and for excessive taciturnity they rolled past the NHL top 100, including the conditional Teyvz there, is unpleasant, but Evgeny should not worry. He won three Stanley Cups, "Hart", "Art Ross", "Conn Smythe", "Calder" - he no longer needs to prove something to too demanding experts. (Pavel KLIMOVITSKY)
There is no doubt that this sport is the most masculine. The very word "hockey" gives goosebumps. An image of a strong, courageous and invincible man immediately appears in my head. It is worth noting that hockey players are one of the most sexy men in the world, and it’s hard to argue with that, because hockey is a very traumatic sport, and scars, as you know, adorn men. We have collected the most attractive Russian hockey players for you! Of course, not everyone, ahead of us is the second part of this fascinating rating. We hope you will be interested, because some of these beauties are still free ...
attack hockey club CSKA, 26 years old
This red-haired handsome man broke more than one girl's heart. Charming, talented and very educated. In addition to hockey, the athlete loves wakeboarding and is a fan of football club Real Madrid.
Dima has a girlfriend - a singer Alesya Visich(30), which he was introduced to by mutual friends. They have been dating for about a year.
forward of the hockey club CSKA, 28 years old
hockey club player CSKA Igor Makarov does successful career in Russia.
His main muse and cheerleader is his beloved wife, a well-known TV presenter (44). Summer 2013 years, lovers played a magnificent wedding.
forward of the SKA hockey club, 32 years old
Even if you don't watch hockey, you probably still know who he is. Double champion world hockey team as part of the Russian national team and the owner of the prestigious Gagarin Cup as part of SKA made a successful career both overseas and in Russia.
My future wife he saw on TV. Spectacular and sexy soloist of the group "Mirage" Nicole Ambrazaitis(31) won the athlete's heart from the first seconds. The lovers got married. Nicole and Ilya are raising four children: sons Artem and Philip, as well as daughters Carolina and Eve.
forward of the hockey club CSKA, 27 years old
He is just at the start of his career. AT 2015 Maxim was recognized as the best rookie of the season in the Continental Hockey League. Mamin cannot yet boast of high-profile victories both on ice and in his personal life. Hockey comes first for him. The best part is that he is very attractive and is free for now.
forward of the hockey club "Dynamo", 25 years old
Handsome and sexy athlete with incredible eyes. He managed to play across the ocean, and today he plays for the hockey club "Dynamo". A year ago, there was one less bachelor - Nikita got married! Little is known about his chosen one, but earlier the hockey player was credited with an affair with a gymnast. Svetlana Gavrilyuk.
Detroit Red Wings forward, 37
Brutal is currently playing overseas. Two-time winner Stanley Cup today one of the brightest and most productive Russian hockey players in NHL. Was married twice.
Pavel met his first chosen one when he was 18 years old. She gave him a daughter Elizabeth(fourteen). This marriage, alas, broke up.And in 2012 year he met his new love - Mary who bore him a daughter Vasilis (2).
forward of the hockey club "Amur", 24 years old
A bright guy with gypsy roots. He loves hockey and beautiful girls. Amur tiger plays Khabarovsk. Young, talented, and most importantly - single.
hockey player, 42 years old
Owner Stanley Cup 1994 of the year, Olympic champion 1992 of the year, one of the strongest hockey players in the world. His awards and titles are endless. Alexey loves not only ice, but also the sky. He completed piloting courses and now flies his own aircraft. The athlete is also actively involved in charity work. Kovalev does not like to talk about his personal life, it is only known that he is married and has two sons.
hockey player, 44 years old
One of the most beautiful hockey players Russia, whose posters adorned the walls of many girls in love. Nickname Russian Rocket given to the athlete not by chance - it was very difficult to resist this hockey player on ice. He spent 12 whole seasons in the National Hockey League, playing for teams such as Vancouver Canucks, Florida Panthers and New York Rangers. Pavel is still a ladies' man. For a long time he had a relationship with TV presenter Marika, but it never came to the wedding. People say that Bure met with the daughter of singer Iosif Kobzon, as well as with a tennis player Anna Kournikova.
Now he is married to model Alina Khasanova, who bore him two children: Pasha(3) and Alina(one). And last year he became president of the International League of World Hockey Legends.
hockey player, 46 years old
There is no doubt that he is a real handsome man. He is currently the club's general manager. CSKA, and once defended the colors of this club. Sergey has made a successful career not only in Russia but also abroad. As part of the team NHL Detroit Red Wings he won three Stanley Cups. And in 2015, the name of Sergei Fedorov appeared in the Hockey Hall of Fame, which is a great pride for any athlete.
Little is known about his personal life, but for a long time the press discussed Sergei's romance with a tennis player Anna Kournikova. Rumor has it that the former lovers managed to get married and divorced. But what really happened, only they know. People say that after Anna, the hockey player had relationships with actresses Tara Reid(40) and Jennifer Love Hewitt (37).
But he married a young girl - a former model named Karina. The spouses, Sergei's wife last month pregnancy.