Athletistic/Hockey. Valery Nichushkin was 19:04 on the ice in a 4-0 win for Colorado in Game 2 of the Western Conference Finals series against the Edmonton Oilers.

Valery Nichushkin was 19:04 on the ice in a 4-0 win for Colorado in Game 2 of the Western Conference Finals series against the Edmonton Oilers.

Despite the productive game, “Colorado” (in the first two fights, “Avelanche” knocked on the doors of opponents 12 times), Nichushkin still remains in this series without points. At the same time, he plays in the first offensive combination with Gabriel Landeskog and Nathan McKinnon. In total, in the Stanley Cup, Nichushkin scored 7 (3+4) points in 12 games.

Account in the confrontation between “Colorado” and “Edmonton” – 2-0 in favor of the Americans.

Here’s what they write about the Russian striker on social media:

Without spleen Wonder 21:
– I don’t even know if it’s good or bad to have completely forgotten the existence of Nichushkin in this game.

Soccer hockey:
– Nuke is a damn good defender.

AvStock:
– Nichushkin’s cool pressing action in a foreign zone is very reminiscent of what the Vegas Golden Knights did in games against us last year.

Moose96:
– For me, the extension of the contract with Nichushkin is a mandatory item on the list of things to do for our club in the next off-season. He deserved a new contract.

@FowleBall15:
– As for me, Nichushkin is much better than the same Saad, who played with us last year.

@thackalanche:
– Are there other players in this league who are better than Lehkonen and Nichushkin at pressing in the opposing zone

@DuoglasDjaybrx:
– Today I will buy Valery Nichushkin’s jersey. He is the man who manages to neutralize the best attackers in the world. It is very impressive.

@avalanche:
– Yes, it’s that train.

@whoshlandy:
– It’s a shame that it’s still not possible to score in this series. But nothing, there is still time.

@ForeDiscGolf:
– Nichushkin is a big iron horse.

@tseed70:
– I have to admit, I would love to see how Nichushkin cleans Kane’s face. Does that make me a bad person?

Recall Nichushkin – bronze medalist of the World Youth Championship in 2013. Silver medalist of the KHL 2012/2013 season in the Chelyabinsk “tractor”. Winner of the “Best Rookie of the KHL” award named after Alexei Cherepanov in the 2012/2013 season.

He started his professional career in the MHL, in the 2011/2012 season in the youth club “Polar Bears”. November 21, 2012 made his debut in the KHL as part of the Chelyabinsk “tractor”. He scored his first KHL goal on January 8, 2013 in a game against Slovan Bratislava.

He was selected 10th overall by the Dallas Stars in the 2013 NHL Draft. Shortly before the draft, Nichushkin declared Dallas his first pick. On July 8, 2013, the Dallas Stars announced the signing of Nichushkin to a standard three-year rookie contract.

On October 20, 2013, in an away game against Anaheim, in which his team lost 3-6, Nichushkin earned his first NHL point with an assist.

Before the start of the 2014/15 season, Nichushkin suffered a hip injury. He spent only four games in the “Dallas”, without scoring them points, and then was transferred to the farm club “Texas Stars”. On November 19, he underwent hip surgery.

On August 19, 2019, he signed a one-year contract with the Colorado Avalanche. On November 23, 2019, he scored against the Toronto Maple Leafs and ended his 91 game scoreless streak. In the fall of 2020, he extended his contract with Colorado for 2 years with an average annual salary of $2.5 million.

In the regular season of the 2021/22 NHL season, Nichushkin showed the best numbers for himself: in 62 games he scored 52 (25 + 27) points.

For the junior team of Russia, Nichushkin twice participated in the junior world championships (2012, 2013).

At the 2013 World Junior Championships in Ufa, he became a bronze medalist in the Russian youth team. In the match for the third place with the Canadian team, Nichushkin scored the decisive goal in extra time and brought victory to the Russian team (5:6).

On January 7, 2014, Nichushkin entered the list of players of the Russian national team for the 2014 Winter Olympics. On February 13, 2014, in his first match for the national team against the Slovenian team, he scored the puck.

Andrei Lipatov, Sport.Ru