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Nikolai Khabibulin

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Nikolai Alexandrovich Khabibulin ( ; Russian: Николай Александрович Хабибулин, IPA: [xəbʲɪˈbulʲɪn], born January 13, 1973) is a Russian former professional ice hockey goaltender. Known by the nickname "The Bulin Wall", he spent the majority of his playing career in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Winnipeg Jets, Phoenix Coyotes, Chicago Blackhawks, Tampa Bay Lightning, and Edmonton Oilers. Khabibulin excelled at the international level, winning two Olympic medals (gold and bronze) and was named Best Goaltender at the 2002 Winter Olympics. He was the first Russian goaltender to win the Stanley Cup, doing so with Tampa Bay in 2004; until 2020, he was also the only Russian goaltender to start in the Finals. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Nikolai Khabibulin is the 133rd most popular hockey player, the 2,741st most popular biography from Russia and the 37th most popular Russian Hockey Player.

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Among HOCKEY PLAYERS

Among hockey players, Nikolai Khabibulin ranks 133 out of 676. Before him are Sidney Crosby, Frank Fredrickson, Alexei Gusarov, Jiří Šlégr, Oleg Znarok, and Kārlis Skrastiņš. After him are Zdeno Chára, Ray Bourque, Boris Alexandrov, Bert McCaffrey, Andy Bathgate, and Evgeni Nabokov.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1973, Nikolai Khabibulin ranks 533. Before him are George Hincapie, Valérie Donzelli, Anna Carin Zidek, John LeCompt, Albert Portas, and Sven Vermant. After him are Eri Fukatsu, DQ, Martin Hiden, Abdellah Taïa, Karim Alami, and Simon Kinberg.

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In Russia

Among people born in Russia, Nikolai Khabibulin ranks 2,741 out of 3,761. Before him are Alina Zagitova (2002), MakSim (1983), Oleg Znarok (1963), Aleksandr Anyukov (1982), Igor Denisov (1984), and Yelena Podkaminskaya (1979). After him are Dmitri Cheryshev (1969), Alexander Bublik (1997), Bar Paly (1982), Evgenia Medvedeva (1999), Sergei Bazarevich (1965), and Viktor Manakov (1960).

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Among HOCKEY PLAYERS In Russia

Among hockey players born in Russia, Nikolai Khabibulin ranks 37. Before him are Ilya Kovalchuk (1983), Evgeni Malkin (1986), Eduard Ivanov (1938), Alexei Kovalev (1973), Alexei Gusarov (1964), and Oleg Znarok (1963). After him are Alexei Yashin (1973), Alexei Zhamnov (1970), Vladimir Malakhov (1968), Vyacheslav Kozlov (1972), Sergei Zubov (1970), and Mikhail Shtalenkov (1965).

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