Russian goalie signs contract with NHL club

The Colorado Avalanche have announced the signing of Russian goalie Ilya Nabokov to a two-year contract. The 22-year-old goalie joins the NHL after a successful season with Metallurg Magnitogorsk, where he won the Gagarin Cup and was named the playoff MVP.

Last season, Nabokov demonstrated high reliability, stopping 92.3% of shots in 49 games of the KHL regular championship. In the playoffs, his figure was 92%. The goalie was selected by the Colorado club under the 38th number in the 2024 NHL draft.

Let us recall that Russian hockey player Alexander Ovechkin, captain of the NHL club Washington Capitals, became the winner of the prestigious Mark Messier Prize .

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