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Nikolai Khabibulin


 

Nikolai Ivanovich Khabibulin (Russian ??????? ???????? ?????????, Nikolaj Ivanovi? Chabibulin; born January 13, 1973 in Sverdlovsk, USSR, now Yekaterinburg, Russia), nicknamed "the Bulin Wall", is a goaltender for the Chicago Blackhawks. He is considered to be one of the best goalies in the NHL, as evidenced by his four appearances in the NHL All-Star Game. He is the first Russian goalie ever to win The Stanley Cup. He has also won both a gold medal and a bronze medal in the Olympic Games, playing for Russia when he won the bronze in 2002, and the CIS when he won the gold in 1992.

External links

  • Nikolai Khabibulin's statistics at tsn.ca