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Evgeni Malkin

1986 - Today

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Evgeni Vladimirovich Malkin (Russian: Евге́ний Влади́мирович Ма́лкин, IPA: [jɪvˈɡʲenʲɪj ˈmalkʲɪn]; born 31 July 1986) is a Russian professional ice hockey centre and alternate captain for the Pittsburgh Penguins of the National Hockey League (NHL). Nicknamed "Geno", Malkin began his career with his hometown club Metallurg Magnitogorsk, playing for their junior and senior teams. He was then selected second overall in the 2004 NHL entry draft by the Pittsburgh Penguins, though an international transfer dispute delayed the start of his NHL career until 2006. After his first season with the Penguins Malkin was awarded the Calder Memorial Trophy as the NHL's best rookie. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 28 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 27 in 2024). Evgeni Malkin is the 119th most popular hockey player (up from 121st in 2024), the 2,605th most popular biography from Russia (up from 2,692nd in 2019) and the 28th most popular Russian Hockey Player.

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Among HOCKEY PLAYERS

Among hockey players, Evgeni Malkin ranks 119 out of 676. Before him are Taffy Abel, Tommy Salo, Tim Thomas, Viktor Shuvalov, Joe Sakic, and Raimo Helminen. After him are Martin Brodeur, Eddie Shore, Miroslav Šatan, Gennadiy Tsygankov, Yevgeni Zimin, and Viktor Yakushev.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1986, Evgeni Malkin ranks 265. Before him are Domenico Criscito, Lykke Li, One, Yuki Koike, Thomas Morgenstern, and Mustafa Ali. After him are Michelle Waterson, DJ Snake, Lee Donghae, Muriqui, Rui Costa, and Ana Brenda Contreras.

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In Russia

Among people born in Russia, Evgeni Malkin ranks 2,605 out of 3,761. Before him are Rustem Khamitov (1954), Dmitry Bykov (1967), Sergei Kiriakov (1970), Konstantin Volkov (1960), Valery Asapov (1966), and Aleksey Dyumin (1972). After him are Maxim Fadeev (1968), Hüseyin Özkan (1972), Mikhail Burtsev (1956), Alexei Urmanov (1973), Andrei Sokolov (1963), and Nikolay Merkushkin (1951).

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Among HOCKEY PLAYERS In Russia

Among hockey players born in Russia, Evgeni Malkin ranks 28. Before him are Valentin Kuzin (1926), Sergei Fedorov (1969), Yevgeni Babich (1921), Alfred Kuchevsky (1931), Eduard Ivanov (1938), and Vitali Davydov (1939). After him are Gennadiy Tsygankov (1947), Yevgeni Zimin (1947), Viktor Yakushev (1937), Valeri Kamensky (1966), Ilya Kovalchuk (1983), and Alexei Gusarov (1964).

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