Confirmed Signing with Link: Nikolai Khabibulin signs 1 year contract with Torpedo in the KHL

[Kshahdoo]

Yeah I mean Nikolai Khabibulin, this dude.

Nikolai Khabibulin at eliteprospects.com

Eliteprospects.com hockey player profile of Nikolai Khabibulin, 1973-01-13 Yekaterinburg, RUS Russia. Most recently in the KHL with Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod. Complete player biography and stats.

www.eliteprospects.com

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[Silky Johnson]

Jesus, the "Crappy-Pooh-Man" is still alive....

 

[Took a pill in Sbisa]

50 years old, hasn't played in almost a decade.

I'm sure he'll be fine

 

[Caser]

50 years old, hasn't played in almost a decade.

I'm sure he'll be fine

Well, the goalie coach saw him in practice and decided it will be fine. Yes, the goalie coach is also Nikolai Khabibulin, but that doesn't matter here.

Seriously though, he likely will get just one or two games anyway, as he replaces the 3rd goalie, who so far played exactly 0 games this season. Still I hope that he will play in the game against Spartak and Kovalchuk.

 

[Tryamkin]

Sorry what? This is so weird to me lol. Is this a legit think for any knowledgeable KHL watchers? Will he be playing games? @Caser @Kshahdoo

 

[BonMorrison]

don’t let ken holland see this

 

[MMC]

 

[WarriorofTime]

Probably a publicity stunt, Gordie Howe did this in the IHL

 

[Caser]

Sorry what? This is so weird to me lol. Is this a legit think for any knowledgeable KHL watchers? Will he be playing games? @Caser @Kshahdoo

I feel I somehow already answered that here :

Well, the goalie coach saw him in practice and decided it will be fine. Yes, the goalie coach is also Nikolai Khabibulin, but that doesn't matter here.

Seriously though, he likely will get just one or two games anyway, as he replaces the 3rd goalie, who so far played exactly 0 games this season. Still I hope that he will play in the game against Spartak and Kovalchuk.

 

[Mark Stones Spleen]

Needs to be on a team with Chelios and Jagr.

 

[Ginger Papa]

The Bulin Wall- One of the All Time nicknames.

 

[beowulf]

Jealous Jagr played a game at 51 so wants to show he can too?

 

[Zirakzigil]

Hes not Jagr, what is he doing?

 

[Bleedred]

Saw the first part of this thread title before seeing the rest and thought it was a bump from the last time he signed with the Blackhawks over 10 years ago.

 

[Tryamkin]

I feel I somehow already answered that here :

You did! We posted it at the same time lol. I didn’t expect you to be so quick on the matter.

 

[BKarchitect]

Maybe Feds will impress the head coach of CSKA so much that he will also make a one year comeback.

 

[Caser]

Maybe Feds will impress the head coach of CSKA so much that he will also make a one year comeback.

Also they say Kovalev is still in a good shape lol. The only issue is that after 6 minutes the KHL roster deadline will make it impossible.

 

[Brodeur]

Huzzah for an excuse to share a Khabibulin anecdote that I didn't know until a few years back. I missed most of the 1998 Olympics due to school + time difference + Team USA bowing out early. There was a thread on the history of hockey board with some highlights of the Gold Medal game and I was surprised that Mikhail Shtalenkov was in net for the Russians. Then I was shocked when I looked up the roster and Khabibulin wasn't even on the team.

The story behind that was amusing. In 1992, Khabibulin was the young third string goalie on the post-Soviet breakup unified team which won Gold. Viktor Tikhonov was still the head coach but figured his time with that job would be coming to an end. Coaches don't receive medals and Tikhonov felt like he deserved one, so he essentially took Khabibulin's. Khabibulin was understandably upset about that but didn't speak out since he was young. He'd play for Team Russia at the 1996 World Cup but refused to play in 1998 since most of the old guard still held positions of power.

https://www.seattlepi.com/sports/article/olympics-notebook-after-10-years-khabibulin-1080612.php

Slava Fetisov took over in time for the 2002 Olympics and was able to get Khabibulin back on the team. The IOC also presented Khabibulin with a replacement medal.

 

[Caser]

After the Kovalchuk and Khabibulin news it feels like posting the link to the Team Russia 2002 Salt Lake City Olympics would be appropriate:

Russia at eliteprospects.com

Russia hockey team page with roster, stats, transactions at Eliteprospects.com

www.eliteprospects.com

 

[hamzarocks]

I always used to confuse him and Evegeni Nabakov

 

[Sky04]

Crush it kid.

 

[Caboose]

He got it with his right Khabi! Or was it his left Bulin!!

 

[Roomba With a Bauer]

I'm having major flashbacks to the 98 playoffs when Fedorov bounced a puck off the JLA end boards and it went off Khabibulin and in.

That was 25 years ago and he had already been in the NHL for like 5 years at that point.

 

[Arthur Morgan]

......wtf? now that is a name I haven't heard in a long time

 

[The Crypto Guy]

Hmmmmmm i’m confused.