Evgeni Nabokov

Kazakh/Russian ice hockey goaltender

Evgeni Viktorovich Nabokov (Russian: Евге́ний Ви́кторович Набо́ков) (born July 25, 1975 in Ust-Kamenogorsk, U.S.S.R., now Kazakhstan), is a Kazakhstani-Russian professional ice hockey goaltender. He used to play for the San Jose Sharks, New York Islanders, and Tampa Bay Lightning of the National Hockey League. He has also played for Metallurg Magnitogorsk and SKA St. Petersburg in the Russian Superleague and Kontinental Hockey League. Nabokov played from 1991 until 2015.

Evgeni Nabokov
Nabokov with the San Jose Sharks in 2008
Born (1975-07-25) July 25, 1975 (age 48)
Ust-Kamenogorsk, Kazakh SSR, Soviet Union
Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight 202 lb (92 kg; 14 st 6 lb)
Position Goaltender
Caught Left
Played for NHL:
San Jose Sharks
New York Islanders
Tampa Bay Lightning
RSL/KHL:
Torpedo Ust-Kamenogorsk
Dynamo Moscow
Metallurg Magnitogorsk
SKA Saint Petersburg
National team  Kazakhstan and
 Russia
NHL Draft 219th overall, 1994
San Jose Sharks
Playing career 1991–2015

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Nabokov was drafted by the San Jose Sharks with the 219th overall pick in the 1994 NHL Entry Draft. He played 10 seasons with the Sharks and then signed with SKA St. Petersburg in the Kontinental Hockey League in 2010. He only played in Russia for 22 games and went back to the NHL. He was signed by the Detroit Red Wings in January, 2011. He never played a game for the Red Wings and was placed on waivers. He was claimed off waivers by the New York Islanders on January 22, 2011. For three years he played for the Islanders, and then played one year with the Tampa Bay Lightning. He stopped playing hockey in 2015.

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