Former goalkeeper, now manager “San Jose” by the guards Evgeny Nabokov in an interview with , he said that many Russian players in this role are among the best in the NHL.
In the 2023/24 season, a record number of Russian goaltenders played in the NHL – 13. On the ice were: Ilya Sorokin, Semyon Varlamov (both New York Islanders), Alexander Georgiev, Ivan Prosvetov (both Colorado Avalanche), Igor. Shesterkin (New York Rangers), Andrei Vasilevsky (Tampa Bay Lightning), Sergei Bobrovsky (Florida Panthers), Pyotr Kochetkov (Carolina Hurricanes), Ilya Samsonov (Toronto Maple Leafs), Daniil Tarasov (Columbus Blue Jackets ), Yaroslav Askarov (Nashville Predators), Ivan Fedotov (Philadelphia Flyers) and Georgy Romanov (San Jose Sharks).
— Can we say that in the NHL we are still seeing a boom in Russian goalies? Who can be celebrated this season?
— All our guys played at a very good level again. Take all our best goalkeepers. Andrei Vasilevsky, even after injury and surgery, was able to return to the highest level in Tampa and the team completely counted on him. He plays a lot of matches.
The same with Serega Bobrovsky, with Ilyukha Sorokin. Now Varlasha (Semyon Varlamov) is playing very well for the Islanders. I wouldn’t want to forget anyone… After the New Year, Igor Shesterkin is generally one of the best goalkeepers in the league. And his Rangers became the best in the regular season.
Petr Kochetkov looks great in Carolina and they trusted him. But the time will come and they will trust him even more.
Everything is at a very good level. Glad to see! They’re not just somewhere in the middle of the NHL statistically. Many people are actually in the top 10! And there are enough of ours in the top five. This is a top-notch indicator,” Nabokov told .
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