Evgeni Malkin

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Biography
The forward of hockey Russian national team and NHL club “Pittsburgh penguins”. Until August 2006 he played for the Magnitogorsk metallurg, and then fled to North America, provoking the loudest hockey scandal of recent years. Prize-winner of Russian Championships, youth world Championships. Winner of the bronze medal of the world Championships 2005 and 2007. The Participant Of The Olympic Games-2006.
Malkin Evgeny Vladimirovich was born on July 31 1986 in Magnitogorsk. For the first time stood on a makeshift skates (boots attached to the blades) in three years. The pupil of hockey school of Magnitogorsk “Metallurgist”. In the main team debut in the 2003/04 season: 33 matches-scored 12 points (3 goals + 9 assists) and won the silver medal.
In the following season played 52 games and scored 36 points (12+24), became the second scorer of the club, but metallurg was eliminated from contention at the 1/4 final stage. In the Russian championship – 2005/06 Malkin was the leader of the team that won the regular season, but in the semifinals lost to Omsk “Avangard”. Forward in total scored 62 points for the performance (26+36).
Malkin has been regularly involved in the Russian national teams of all ages. In 2003 she made her debut at the world Junior championship (under 18), and a year later became the winner of this tournament. He participated in youth Championships (under 20), reached double-a Russian team to the finals (2005, 2006), but both times the team lost to the Canadians (1:6 and 0:5). In 2006 he was voted “most valuable” player and best spiker of the championship.
In the first national team forward made his debut in the final match of the hockey Euro tour 2004-05 season. In the first game scored a goal against Sweden. Participated in the 2005 world championship in Austria, won the bronze medal. Participated in the world championship in 2006, when the Russian team lost in the 1/4 final to the Czechs.
The most important tournament of Evgeni Malkin at the level of teams has become Olympiad-2006. In Turin, the centre-forward played in conjunction with Maxim Sushinsky and Alexander Kharitonov was not only the best in its tier, but also one of the leaders of the team. At the end of the match 1/4 final against Canada (2:0), Eugene hit the skate of the canadian striker Vincent lekavale, received a match penalty and missed the semifinal against Finland (0:4). The Russians eventually left without medals, and Malkin in six games scored 6 points (2+4).
In 2004, the striker was drafted by the NHL club “Pittsburgh penguins” under the second number. It was planned that it will launch an overseas career in the fall of 2006, however in the night from 6 for August 7, Malkin signed a new contract with metallurg, under which remained the player of the Ural team to 30 April 2007.
Malkin flew with the “Metallurgist” on gathering to Finland, but on 12 August he secretly left the team at the airport of Helsinki. A few days later the striker showed up in Los Angeles and began to prepare for the season in the NHL. The Russian side started to fight for the player, but on September 5, Malkin signed a contract with “Pittsburgh”.
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His debut for his new club took place on 20 September at the exhibition match with “Philadelphia”. In the first period, the Russians scored a fine, and in the second, faced with partner John LeClair, received a back injury. Ambiguous transition from Malkin in Pittsburgh was named the most high-profile hockey scandal of the last years.
In the regular championship of a season-2006/07 Malkin in 78 matches and scored 85 points (33 goals plus 52 assists), hitting the top twenty of the most productive players in the NHL. “The Pittsburgh penguins” for the first time since 2001 came the playoffs, but in the first round in five games lost one of the strongest teams in the League “Ottawa”. In games for the Stanley Cup, Malkin scored four assists.
Despite the escape from Russia, Malkin said he was ready to play for the national team. The new coach Vyacheslav Bykov in an interview, said he expects the centre-forward and has no biases in his account.
21 APR Malkin arrived in Moscow to participate in the world Cup. At the world Cup in 2007, the centre-forward played in one link with Alexander Frolov and Ilya Kovalchuk and was one of the leaders of the Russian team. In the nine games Malkin has scored ten points (five goals, plus five assists) and the survey of journalists was included in the symbolic team of the championship.
At the 2007 world Championships, the Russian team took the third place, having suffered only one defeat in the semifinal match against Finland (1:2 in overtime). The team received a lot of good evaluations and one of the ornaments of the tournament was Malkin’s goal against the Czechs in the match of 1/4 of final (4:0) on may 9.
14 Jun 2007 Evgeni Malkin won the prize of best rookie of the NHL season. Competitors of frontline was his teammate on the “Pittsburgh” Jordan Staal and forward “Colorado avalanche” Gender Shtiasny. Besides, Malkin was included in the symbolic team of the season (five field players and a goalkeeper), is composed of the rookie League.
January 1, 2008 Malkin in the “Pittsburgh penguins” took part in the match on the outdoor ice rink against “Buffalo sabres” (2:1), but Excel couldn’t.
On 18 January 2008 during a match of the regular season 2007/08, the Pittsburgh team captain Sidney Crosby sprained ankle ligaments. The striker’s injury was serious and he was out for 21 games. According to some experts, the trauma of being canadian could help Malkin to retrain from “eternal second” in the charismatic team leader.
Indeed, without Crosby “penguins” have won 13 of their 23 meetings. Malkin, coming out of the shadows the canadian centre forward in the matches without captain scored 17 goals and gave 23 assists. Russian experts also noted that the graduate of the Magnitogorsk hockey school has improved technique and efficiency in the absence of Crosby in the team.
22 Jan 2008 Malkin was selected to participate in the all-star game the NHL instead of the injured Sidney Crosby. He was included in the team’s Eastern division, along with his Russian teammates Sergei Gonchar and canadian Jordan Staal. January 27 team East defeated team West division with a score of 8:7.
At the end of the regular season-2007/08 striker scored 106 points (47 goals and 56 assists). Team Malkin took the second place in the Atlantic conference and advanced to the final of the Cup Stanley. However, Malkin’s goal in the final match of the final series against “Detroit Red wings” have not helped “to penguins” to win. The team of Michel Therien lost with the score 2:3. 4 Jun home the League trophy went to “Detroit”.
April 29, 2008 Malkin was nominated for the HART Trophy, awarded to the most valuable player according to the League. Along with Malkin for the prize claimed the forward of “Washington capitals” Alexander Ovechkin and forward “calgary Flames” Jerome sky. These hockey players were nominated for the award of Pearson.
3 June 2008 the judge decided not to renew the agreement with “Pittsburgh penguins”, as the term of the rookie contract has expired. The amount of the transaction amounted to 43.5 million dollars. New hockey contract was signed before the end of the 2013-14 season.
Malkin holding the stick left grip, has a remarkable technique, a powerful flip of the wrist and classic for frontline domestic school court vision. Physically gifted, despite his young age has an impressive size (with a growth of 191 cm and weighs about 90 kg). Stands at number 71.