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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 17 different languages on Wikipedia. Nikolai Khabibulin is the 195th most popular hockey player (down from 135th in 2024), the 2,905th most popular biography from Russia (down from 2,740th in 2019) and the 42nd most popular Russian Hockey Player.

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Among HOCKEY PLAYERS

Among hockey players, Nikolai Khabibulin ranks 199 out of 676. Before him are Al Arbour, John Tavares, Dale Hawerchuk, Nicklas Bäckström, Mikhail Shtalenkov, Harry Sinden, František Kaberle, Martin Straka, Roman Turek, and Ruslan Salei. After him are Vladimir Malakhov, and Vyacheslav Kozlov.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1973, Nikolai Khabibulin ranks 681. Before him are Leander Paes, Yuko Nakazawa, José Alexandre Alves Lindo, Jakob Ellemann-Jensen, David Prinosil, and Tadatoshi Masuda. After him are Emily Atef, Jorge Arreaza, Ryoo Seung-wan, Olivier Jacque, Ids Postma, and Kevin McBride.

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In Russia

Among people born in Russia, Nikolai Khabibulin ranks 2,910 out of 3,761. Before him are Igor Polyansky (1967), Olga Danilova (1970), Yelena Podkaminskaya (1979), Nikolay Pimenov (null), Alex Bogomolov Jr. (1983), Andrei Kravchuk (1962), Aleksandr Anyukov (1982), Elizaveta Boyarskaya (1985), Margarita Drobiazko (1971), Sergei Karasev (1979), and Denis Voronenkov (1971). After him are Yekaterina Lisina (1987).

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Among HOCKEY PLAYERS In Russia

Among hockey players born in Russia, Nikolai Khabibulin ranks 42. Before him are Alexei Kovalev (1973), Oleg Znarok (1963), Sergei Zubov (1970), Sergei Yashin (1962), Alexei Zhamnov (1970), and Mikhail Shtalenkov (1965). After him are Vladimir Malakhov (1968), Vyacheslav Kozlov (1972), Valeri Bure (1974), Sergei Gonchar (1974), Alexander Radulov (1986), and Sergei Nemchinov (1964).

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