Position	Goaltender
Catches	Left
Nickname(s)	Bulin Wall[1]
Height Weight	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 208 lb (95 kg)
NHL Team F. Teams	Chicago Blackhawks Tampa Bay Lightning Phoenix Coyotes Winnipeg Jets
Nationality	Russia
Born	January 13, 1973 (1973-01-13) (age 34), Sverdlovsk, USSR
NHL Draft	204th overall, 1992 Winnipeg Jets
Pro Career	1994 – present

Nikolai Ivanovich Khabibulin (Russian: Николай Иванович Хабибулин, Nikolaj Ivanovič Chabibulin; born January 13, 1973 in Sverdlovsk, USSR, now Yekaterinburg, Russia), nicknamed "the Bulin Wall",^[2] is an NHL goaltender for the Chicago Blackhawks. His abilities have been recognized with four appearances in the NHL All-Star Game. He is the first Russian goalie ever to win the Stanley Cup, and has also won an Olympic gold medal with the CIS in 1992, and a bronze medal with Russia in 2002. Controversy arose after the '92 Gold Medal win when legendary Russian coach Viktor Tikhonov kept a medal for himself instead of allowing the backup Khabibulin to have one. Coaches are not awarded medals in Olympic hockey. This prompted Khabibulin to boycott playing for the Russians in later international tournaments, although he returned to the Russian squad for the 2002 games in Salt Lake. Ice hockey tournaments have been competed at the Olympic Games since the 1920 Summer Olympics. ... 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Playing career

He was selected in the ninth round of the 1992 NHL Entry Draft by the Winnipeg Jets. In the 1993-94 season Nikolai played with the touring Russian Penguins and by the start of the NHL season in 1994 was playing in the NHL. In 1996, he moved with the Jets to Phoenix, Arizona, where they became the Coyotes. In his three seasons in Phoenix, he played in seventy games twice and in sixty games the third season, a heavy workload for a goaltender. Although the Coyotes made the playoffs each of these years, some claimed that this heavy workload led Khabibulin to be fatigued for the playoffs, contributing to the team's failure to make it to the second round of the playoffs. The 1992 NHL Entry Draft was held on June 20th at the Montreal Forum in Montreal, Quebec. ... The Winnipeg Jets were a professional ice hockey team based in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. ... The Russian Penguins were a touring Russian ice hockey club that competed in the 1993-94 International Hockey League season, playing one game against each of the 13 teams involved in the regular IHL season. ... The 1994-95 NHL season was the 78th regular season of the National Hockey League. ... The classic NHL shield logo The 1996-97 NHL season was the 80th regular season of the National Hockey League. ... Nickname: Location in Maricopa County and the state of Arizona Coordinates: , Country State Counties Maricopa Incorporated February 25, 1881 Government  - Type Council-Manager  - Mayor Phil Gordon (D) Area  - City  515. ... The Phoenix Coyotes are a professional ice hockey team based in the Phoenix suburb of Glendale. ...

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On March 5, 2001, Khabibulin was traded to the Tampa Bay Lightning for Ruslan Zainullin, Mike Johnson, Paul Mara, and a second round draft pick. He quickly signed a contract with Tampa Bay, and by the next season, he was back to being a premier goaltender. He continued to play well in Tampa, helping them to the playoffs in 2003 and leading them to a Stanley Cup Championship in 2004. Unlike his time in Phoenix, Khabibulin could enjoy extended rest when needed due to the skill of his backup, John Grahame. He is one of many Russian players to return to their homeland to play during the 2004-05 NHL lockout. From November 2004, he had been playing for the Ak Bars club in Kazan. Under the new CBA ratified in July 2005, Khabibulin became a free agent. Khabibulin signed a four-year $27 million deal with the Chicago Blackhawks on August 5, 2005. Khabibulin did not play his best game, and was injured for much of the season, which contributed to the 'Hawks being one of the worst teams in the league. This article is about the day. ... Year 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 2001 Gregorian calendar). ... The Tampa Bay Lightning are a professional ice hockey team based in Tampa, Florida. ... Mike Johnson (born October 3, 1974 in Scarborough, Ontario, Canada) is a professional ice hockey right wing currently playing with the Montreal Canadiens of the NHL. // Johnson was signed right out of college by the Toronto Maple Leafs on March 16, 1997 and he made his debut with the Leafs... Paul Mara is an NHL defensemen who plays for the Phoenix Coyotes. ... The 2002-03 NHL season was the 86th regular season of the National Hockey League. ... The Stanley Cup The Stanley Cup (French: ) is the championship trophy of the National Hockey League (NHL), the major professional ice hockey league in Canada and the United States. ... The 2003-04 NHL season was the 87th regular season of the National Hockey League. ... John Grahame (born August 31, 1975) is a goaltender in the National Hockey League. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Ak Bars Kazan White Ounce is an ice hockey team in the Russian Superleague based in Kazan, Tatarstan, Russia. ... This article is about the capital city of Tatarstan. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Chicago Blackhawks are a professional mens ice hockey team based in Chicago, Illinois. ...

Career statistics

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External links

• Nikolai Khabibulin's statistics at tsn.ca