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Evgeni Nabokov

1975 - Today

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Yevgeni Viktorovich Nabokov (Russian: Евге́ний Ви́кторович Набо́ков; born July 25, 1975) is a Kazakhstani-Russian former professional ice hockey goaltender who played for the San Jose Sharks, New York Islanders, and Tampa Bay Lightning of National Hockey League (NHL) and for Torpedo Ust-Kamenogorsk, Dynamo Moscow, Metallurg Magnitogorsk and SKA Saint Petersburg of the Russian Super League (RSL) and Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) from 1991 to 2015. Nicknamed "Nabby", Nabokov, who was selected 219th overall 1994 NHL Entry Draft by San Jose, was regarded as one of the top goaltenders in the NHL, winning the Calder Memorial Trophy as the best first-year player in 2001 and was voted a finalist for the Vezina Trophy as best goaltender in 2008. He departed the NHL for the first time in 2010 to play for SKA Saint Petersburg in Russia, but returned soon after, and concluded his career in the NHL. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Evgeni Nabokov has received more than 320,281 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 20 in 2019). Evgeni Nabokov is the 135th most popular hockey player (up from 142nd in 2019), the 106th most popular biography from Kazakhstan (down from 98th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Kazakhstani Hockey Player.

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Among HOCKEY PLAYERS

Among hockey players, Evgeni Nabokov ranks 135 out of 676. Before him are Nikolai Khabibulin, Zdeno Chára, Ray Bourque, Boris Alexandrov, Bert McCaffrey, and Andy Bathgate. After him are Henrik Lundqvist, Martin St. Louis, Patrik Eliáš, Chris Chelios, Roop Singh, and Alexei Yashin.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1975, Evgeni Nabokov ranks 457. Before him are Chris Diamantopoulos, Ekaterina Dafovska, Natalie Zea, Gary Vaynerchuk, Lisa Miskovsky, and Gustavo Endres. After him are Nora Navas, Lamine Diatta, Mario Tokić, Scott Chipperfield, Martin St. Louis, and Pierre Issa.

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In Kazakhstan

Among people born in Kazakhstan, Evgeni Nabokov ranks 106 out of 193. Before him are Alexander Merkel (1992), Svetlana Kapanina (1968), Wladimir Resnitschenko (1965), Aleksandr Tarkhanov (1954), Denis Ten (1993), and Boris Alexandrov (1955). After him are Vassiliy Jirov (1974), Yermakhan Ibraimov (1972), Valeri Liukin (1966), Bekzat Sattarkhanov (1980), Eduard Hämäläinen (1969), and Alexander Parygin (1973).

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Among HOCKEY PLAYERS In Kazakhstan

Among hockey players born in Kazakhstan, Evgeni Nabokov ranks 2. Before him are Boris Alexandrov (1955). After him are Nik Antropov (1980), and Viktor Antipin (1992).

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