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Russia Kazakhstan Yevgeni Nabokov

a.k.a. "Evgeni Nabokov"
#20 Tampa Bay Lightning / NHL - 14/15
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Date of Birth
Jul 25, 1975
Position
G
Age
47
Height
6'0" / 183 cm
Place of Birth
Ust-Kamenogorsk, KAZ
Weight
198 lbs / 90 kg
Nation
Russia / Kazakhstan
Catches
L
Youth Team
Torpedo Ust-Kamenogorsk
Status
Retired
Drafted
1994 round 9 #219 overall by San Jose Sharks
Highlights
1-time World Championship Gold Medal 1
1-time NHL All-Rookie Team 1
1-time NHL First All-Star Team 1
1-time NHL Rookie of the Year (Calder Trophy) 1
1-time World Championship All-Star Team 1
1-time World Championship Best Goaltender 1

Father: Viktor Nabokov, Son : Andrei Nabokov

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Player Statistics
S Team League GP GD GAA SV% GA SV SO WLT TOI   POST GP GD GAA SV% GA SV SO WLT TOI
1991-92 Torpedo Ust-Kamenogorsk Soviet 1 - 3.00 - - - - - - |
ShVSM Ust-Kamenogorsk Soviet3 5 - - - - - - - - |
CIS U17 WHC-17 - - - - - - - - - |
1992-93 Torpedo Ust-Kamenogorsk Russia 4 - 2.75 - 5 - - - 109 |
Torpedo Ust-Kamenogorsk-2 Russia2 19 - - - - - - - - |
Kazakhstan U18 AJC-18 2 - - - - - - - - |
1993-94 Torpedo Ust-Kamenogorsk Russia 11 - 3.23 - 29 - - - 539 |
Torpedo Ust-Kamenogorsk-2 Russia3 - - - - - - - - - |
Kazakhstan WC C 3 - 2.25 .857 - - - - - |
1994-95 Dynamo Moskva Russia 24 - 1.93 - 43 - 3 - 1 337 | Playoffs 13 - 2.15 - 29 - 2 - 809
Dynamo Moskva-2 Russia2 2 - - - - - - - - |
1995-96 Dynamo Moskva Russia 39 - 2.03 - 67 - 5 - 1 978 | Playoffs 6 - 2.09 - 9 - 0 - 258
Dynamo Moskva-2 Russia2 1 - - - - - - - - |
1996-97 Dynamo Moskva Russia 27 - 2.09 - 56 - 1 - 1 606 | Playoffs 4 4 2.59 - 11 - 0 - 255
Dynamo Moskva-2 Russia3 1 - - - - - - - - |
1997-98 Kentucky Thoroughblades AHL 33 - 3.92 .872 - - - - - | Playoffs 1 - 2.59 .923 - - - - -
1998-99 Kentucky Thoroughblades AHL 43 - 2.62 .909 - - - - - | Playoffs 11 - 3.00 .907 - - - - -
1999-00 San Jose Sharks NHL 11 - 2.17 .910 15 151 1 2-2-1 414 | Playoffs 1 - 0.00 1.000 0 10 0 0-0-0 20
Cleveland Lumberjacks IHL 20 - 2.68 .920 - - - - - |
Kentucky Thoroughblades AHL 2 - 1.50 .952 - - - - - |
2000-01 San Jose Sharks NHL 66 - 2.19 .915 135 1 447 6 32-21-7 3 700 | Playoffs 4 - 2.75 .903 10 93 1 1-3-0 218
2001-02 San Jose Sharks NHL 67 - 2.29 .918 149 1 669 7 37-24-5 3 901 | Playoffs 12 - 2.61 .904 31 291 0 7-5-0 712
2002-03 San Jose Sharks NHL 55 - 2.71 .906 146 1 415 3 19-28-8 3 227 |
2003-04 San Jose Sharks NHL 59 - 2.21 .921 127 1 483 9 31-19-8 3 456 | Playoffs 17 - 1.71 .935 30 431 3 10-7-0 1 052
2004-05 Metallurg Magnitogorsk Russia 14 - 2.00 .927 27 345 3 7-5-1 809 | Playoffs 5 - 2.53 .915 13 140 0 2-3-0 308
2005-06 San Jose Sharks NHL 45 - 3.10 .885 133 1 027 1 16-19-7 2 575 | Playoffs 1 - 5.17 .750 1 3 0 0-0-0 12
Russia OG 7 8 1.34 .940 8 126 3 4-2-0 360 |
2006-07 San Jose Sharks NHL 50 - 2.29 .914 106 1 121 7 25-16-4 2 778 | Playoffs 11 - 2.23 .920 26 297 1 6-5-0 701
2007-08 San Jose Sharks NHL 77 - 2.14 .910 163 1 639 6 46-21-8 4 561 | Playoffs 13 - 2.18 .907 31 302 1 6-7-0 853
Russia WC 5 6 1.78 .929 9 117 2 5-0-0 303 |
2008-09 San Jose Sharks NHL 62 - 2.44 .910 150 1 513 7 41-12-8 3 686 | Playoffs 6 - 2.82 .890 17 138 0 2-4-0 362
2009-10 San Jose Sharks NHL 71 - 2.43 .922 170 1 998 3 44-16-10 4 194 | Playoffs 15 - 2.56 .907 38 369 1 8-7-0 890
Russia OG 3 4 4.16 .853 10 58 0 2-1-0 145 |
Russia (all) International 3 - 4.16 .853 - - - - - |
2010-11 SKA St. Petersburg KHL 22 32 3.02 .888 62 492 2 8-8-5 1 231 |
Russia WC 4 4 3.60 .880 12 88 0 2-1-0 200 |
Russia (all) International 8 - 3.22 .885 - - - - - |
2011-12 New York Islanders NHL 42 - 2.55 .914 101 1 071 2 19-18-3 2 378 |
2012-13 New York Islanders NHL 41 - 2.50 .910 103 1 036 3 23-11-7 2 475 | Playoffs 6 - 4.44 .842 24 128 0 2-4-0 324
2013-14 New York Islanders NHL 40 - 2.74 .905 103 982 4 15-14-8 2 254 |
2014-15 Tampa Bay Lightning NHL 11 - 3.14 .882 29 216 0 3-6-2 553 |
Tournament Statistics
S Team League GP GD GAA SV% GA SV SO WLT TOI   POST GP GD GAA SV% GA SV SO WLT TOI
1996-97 Dynamo Moskva Euro HL 5 6 1.29 .940 5 20 1 - 200 | Playoffs 4 4 1.99 .920 8 93 0 - 242
2004-05 Metallurg Magnitogorsk Spengler Cup 4 4 2.93 - 9 - 0 1-1-2 185 |
2010-11 Russia EHT 2 - 2.00 .934 - - - - - |
Team Staff History
S Team League Role on Team Notes
2015-16 San Jose Sharks NHL Development Coach Goaltending Development Coach
San Jose Sharks NHL Scout Special Assignment Scout
2016-17 San Jose Sharks NHL Development Coach Goaltending Development Coach
San Jose Sharks NHL Scout Special Assignment Scout
2017-18 San Jose Sharks NHL Development Coach Goaltending Development Coach
San Jose Sharks NHL Scout Special Assignment Scout
2018-19 San Jose Sharks NHL Development Coach Goaltending Development Coach
San Jose Barracuda AHL Development Coach Goaltending Development Coach
2019-20 San Jose Sharks NHL Development Coach Goaltending Development Coach
San Jose Sharks NHL Goaltending Coach Promoted on Dec. 11
San Jose Jr. Sharks QC Int PW Asst. Coach
2020-21 San Jose Sharks NHL Goaltending Coach
2021-22 San Jose Sharks NHL Goaltending Coach
2022-23 San Jose Sharks NHL Goaltending Coach Director of Goaltending
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Player Career Totals
League Years GP GD GAA SV% GA SV SO WLT TOI | Years GP GD GAA SV% GA SV SO WLT TOI
AHL 3 78 - - - - - - - - | 2 12 - - - - - - - -
AJC-18 1 2 - - - - - - - - | 0
EHT 1 2 - 2.00 .934 - - - - - | 0
Euro HL 1 5 6 1.29 .940 5 20 1 - 200 | 1 4 4 1.99 .920 8 93 0 - 242
IHL 1 20 - 2.68 .920 - - - - - | 0
International 2 11 - - - - - - - - | 0
KHL 1 22 32 3.02 .888 62 492 2 8-8-5 1 231 | 0
NHL 14 697 - 2.44 .911 1 630 16 768 59 353-227-86 40 152 | 10 86 - 2.43 .908 208 2 062 7 42-42-0 5 144
OG 2 10 12 2.14 .911 18 184 3 6-3-0 504 | 0
Russia 6 119 - 2.14 .927 227 345 12 42-5-1 6 378 | 4 28 4 2.28 .915 62 140 2 12-3-0 1 630
Russia2 3 22 - - - - - - - - | 0
Russia3 2 1 - - - - - - - - | 0
Soviet 1 1 - 3.00 - - - - - - | 0
Soviet3 1 5 - - - - - - - - | 0
Spengler Cup 1 4 4 2.93 - 9 - 0 1-1-2 185 | 0
WC 2 9 10 2.51 .907 21 205 2 7-1-0 503 | 0
WC C 1 3 - 2.25 .857 - - - - - | 0
WHC-17 1 - - - - - - - - - | 0
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Player Connections
Player Period Teams
Patrick Marleau (F) 1999-2010 10 San Jose Sharks
Mark Smith (F) 1997-2007 9 Kentucky Thoroughblades, San Jose Sharks
Scott Hannan (D) 1998-2007 8 Kentucky Thoroughblades, San Jose Sharks
Alexander Korolyuk (F) 1997-2006 7 Kentucky Thoroughblades, Russia, San Jose Sharks
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
02/11/2015
02/11/2015 Confirmed San Jose Sharks Retired
02/09/2015
02/09/2015 Confirmed Tampa Bay Lightning San Jose Sharks
07/01/2014
07/01/2014 Confirmed New York Islanders Tampa Bay Lightning
07/05/2013
07/05/2013 Extension New York Islanders New York Islanders
03/21/2012
03/21/2012 Extension New York Islanders New York Islanders
05/19/2011
05/19/2011 Extension New York Islanders New York Islanders
01/22/2011
01/22/2011 Confirmed Detroit Red Wings New York Islanders
01/21/2011
01/21/2011 Confirmed SKA St. Petersburg Detroit Red Wings
07/07/2010
07/07/2010 Confirmed San Jose Sharks SKA St. Petersburg
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Player Biography and Trivia

Cult/Star player for Cleveland Lumberjacks

Cult/Star player for Dynamo Moskva

Cult/Star player for Kentucky Thoroughblades

Cult/Star player for Metallurg Magnitogorsk

Cult/Star player for Russia

Cult/Star player for San Jose Sharks

Cult/Star player for SKA St. Petersburg

Career transactions
- 2013-07-05 • Re-signed to a one-year contract by the New York Islanders
- 2012-03-21 • Re-signed to a one-year contract by the New York Islanders
- 2011-01-22 • Claimed off waivers by the New York Islanders
- 2011-01-21 • Signed to a one-year contract by the Detroit Red Wings
- 2010-12-13 • Released by SKA St. Petersburg
- 2010-07-07 • Signed to a four-year contract by SKA St. Petersburg
- 2006-02-07 • Signed to a four-year contract extension by the San Jose Sharks
- 2004-12-02 • Signed to a lockout contract by Metallurg Magnitogorsk
- 2004-08-13 • Re-signed to a one-year contract by the San Jose Sharks
- 2002-10-22 • Re-signed to a two-year contract by the San Jose Sharks
- 2000-09-19 • Re-signed to a two-year contract by the San Jose Sharks
- 1999-08-28 • Re-signed to a one-year contract by the San Jose Sharks
- 1997-08-18 • Signed to a two-year entry-level contract by the San Jose Sharks

Other memorable dates
- 2000-01-19 • Made NHL debut (vs Colorado; 39 saves in 0-0 tie)

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