Torpedo signed a contract with 1992 Olympic champion Khabibulin
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1992 Olympic champion goalkeeper Nikolai Khabibulin signed a contract with the Nizhny Novgorod hockey club Torpedo. The contract runs until the end of the season. About it reported club press service.
50-year-old Nikolai Khabibulin also works as a goalkeeper coach for Torpedo. Club representatives explained that the team needed a third goalkeeper after the departure of Alexey Melnichuk. Torpedo head coach Igor Larionov clarified that Khabibulin has been getting into game shape for the last three months, and a decision will be made soon when he will play.
Nikolai Khabibulin, who played for the Avtomobilist, CSKA, Winnipeg Jets/Phoenix Coyotes, Tampa Bay Lightning, Ak Bars, and Chicago Blackhawks clubs, retired from his sports career in 2014. In 2019, he began training the goalkeepers of the Russian national team, and in 2022, the Torpedo goalkeepers. Khabibulin is a Stanley Cup winner and the record holder for the most NHL appearances among Russian goalies.
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