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Encyclopedia > Russian Penguins

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 results of the games played by the Russian Penguins counted in the standings for that season. They would finish with a record of 2 wins, 9 losses, and 2 overtime losses earning them 6 points. Ice hockey, known simply as hockey in areas where it is more common than field hockey, is a team sport played on ice. ... The International Hockey League (IHL) was a professional ice hockey league in the United States and Canada from 1945 to 2001. ...


The Russian Penguins were "born" in 1993, when Pittsburgh Penguins owner Harold Baldwin bought a 50 percent interest in the struggling Moscow-based Central Red Army team and signed a management contract to run that club's arena. The aim was to provide the team with Western sponsorship and much-needed capital, as well as providing the Pittsburgh club with easier access to Russian players. The partnership lasted two years until Baldwin and other sponsors pulled out. 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ... The Pittsburgh Penguins are a professional ice hockey team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. ... Location Position of Moscow in Europe Government Country District Subdivision Russia Central Federal District Federal City Mayor Yuriy Luzhkov Geographical characteristics Area  - City 1,081 km² Population  - City (2007)    - Density 10,469,000   8537. ... HC CSKA Moscow (Central Sports Army Club Moscow, Russian: ХК ЦСКА Москва) is a Russian ice hockey club, often referred to as Red Army for its past affiliation with the Soviet Army. ...


Nikolai Khabibulin is probably the most notable player on the roster. Other roster highlights included first-round draft pick Yan Golubovsky and New Jersey Devils forward Sergei Brylin. Nikolai Ivanovich Khabibulin (Russian Николай Иванович Хабибулин, Nikolaj Ivanovič Chabibulin; born January 13, 1973 in Sverdlovsk, USSR, now Yekaterinburg, Russia), nicknamed the Bulin Wall, is a goaltender for the Chicago Blackhawks. ... Yan Golubovsky (born March 9, 1976 in Novosibirsk, USSR) is a professional ice hockey player currently playing for Leksands IF of the Swedish Elite League or SEL. He was drafted 1st (23rd overall) by the Detroit Red Wings in the 1994 NHL Entry Draft. ... The New Jersey Devils are a professional ice hockey team based in East Rutherford, New Jersey. ... Sergei Brylin (born January 13, 1974 in Moscow, USSR) is a forward on New Jersey Devils NHL team since 1994. ...


Roster with records

Goalie GP Min GA GAA W L T Svs Pct EN SO
Nikolai Khabibulin 12 639 47 4.41 2 7 2 323 0.873 1 0
Sergei Zvyagin 4 140 14 6 0 2 0 58 0.806 0 0
# Player GP G A Pts PIM
23 Andrei Vasilyev 13 10 6 16 4
-- Sergei Brylin 13 4 5 9 18
21 Valentin Morozov 11 3 5 8 2
9 Denis Vinokurov 13 3 3 6 12
16 Vladislav Yakovenko 6 0 6 6 10
5 Oleg Belov 11 3 2 5 10
22 Albert Leschev 12 2 3 5 4
7 Alexander Osadchy 11 0 5 5 24
17 Alexander Kharlamov 12 2 2 4 4
13 Vladimir Zhashkov 9 2 1 3 19
24 Mikhail Belobragin 7 1 2 3 2
38 Boris Zelenko 9 1 2 3 0
27 Roman Mozgunov 8 2 0 2 4
3 Andrei Yakovenko 3 1 1 2 2
6 Vasily Turkovsky 6 0 2 2 11
28 Yuri Yuresko 6 0 2 2 16
-- Artur Oktyabrev 10 0 2 2 12
11 Dmitri Gorenko 8 1 0 1 2
-- Sergei Reshetnikov 5 0 1 1 2
-- Alexei Ysaikin 6 0 1 1 10
2 Sergei Selyanin 9 0 1 1 24
4 Stanislav Shalnov 2 0 0 0 2
31 Sergei Zvyagin (G) 4 0 0 0 0
25 Yan Golubovsky 8 0 0 0 23
39 Alexander Titov 9 0 0 0 8
1 Nikolai Khabibulin (G) 12 0 0 0 0
Bench 13 0 0 0 4
Totals 35 52 87 229

Nikolai Ivanovich Khabibulin (Russian Николай Иванович Хабибулин, Nikolaj Ivanovič Chabibulin; born January 13, 1973 in Sverdlovsk, USSR, now Yekaterinburg, Russia), nicknamed the Bulin Wall, is a goaltender for the Chicago Blackhawks. ... Sergei Brylin (born January 13, 1974 in Moscow, USSR) is a forward on New Jersey Devils NHL team since 1994. ... Yan Golubovsky (born March 9, 1976 in Novosibirsk, USSR) is a professional ice hockey player currently playing for Leksands IF of the Swedish Elite League or SEL. He was drafted 1st (23rd overall) by the Detroit Red Wings in the 1994 NHL Entry Draft. ... Nikolai Ivanovich Khabibulin (Russian Николай Иванович Хабибулин, Nikolaj Ivanovič Chabibulin; born January 13, 1973 in Sverdlovsk, USSR, now Yekaterinburg, Russia), nicknamed the Bulin Wall, is a goaltender for the Chicago Blackhawks. ...

External links

  • Russian Penguins roster at Hockey Database

 

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