Nikolai Khabibulin
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Khabibulin, #39, with the Blackhawks in 2008
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| Born |
January 13, 1973 Sverdlovsk, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union |
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| Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | ||
| Weight | 208 lb (94 kg; 14 st 12 lb) | ||
| Position | Goaltender | ||
| Caught | Left | ||
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NHL Winnipeg Jets Phoenix Coyotes Tampa Bay Lightning Chicago Blackhawks Edmonton Oilers USSR Avtomobilist Sverdlovsk CSKA Moscow RSL Ak Bars Kazan |
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| National team |
 Russia  Unified Team
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| NHL Draft | 204th overall, 1992 Winnipeg Jets |
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| Playing career | 1994–2014 | ||
 Khabibulin at the 2002 Winter Olympics. |
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| Medal record | ||
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| Men's ice hockey | ||
Representing Russia &  CIS
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| Winter Olympics | ||
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1992 Albertville | |
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2002 Salt Lake City | |
| World Junior Championships | ||
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1992 Germany | |
Nikolai Ivanovich Khabibulin (
i/hæbiˈbuːlən/; Russian: Николай Иванович 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 ever win the Stanley Cup, doing so with Tampa Bay in 2004. He was also a four-time NHL All-Star.
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