Semyon Varlamov

Date of Birth: Apr 27, 1988
Age: 38
Place of Birth: Samara, RUS
Nation: Russia
Youth Team: CSK VVS Samara
Position: G
Height: 188 cm / 6'2"
Weight: 95 kg / 209 lbs
Catches: L
Contract: 26/27

Semyon Varlamov Facts

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NHL Rights: New York Islanders / Signed
Drafted: 2006 round 1 #23 overall by Washington Capitals
Agency: Premium

Brother-in-law: Konstantin Boldakov

A big-framed goalie who can cover a lot of net. Plays a very calm game.
Has a bit of a weak glove hand. Needs to talk to his defensemen more. (EP 2009)

Semyon Varlamov Statistics

S	Team	League	GP	GAA	SV%	SO	W-L-T	Post	GP	GAA	SV%	SO	W-L-T
2003-2004	Russia U16 (all)	International-Jr	2	-	-	-	-
2004-2005	Lokomotiv Yaroslavl-2	Russia3	8	2.43	-	-	-
2004-2005	Russia U18	WJC-18	4	3.34	.904	0	2-1-0
2005-2006	Lokomotiv Yaroslavl-2	Russia3	34	2.02	-	-	-
2005-2006	Russia U18	WJC-18	5	2.82	.921	1	3-2-0
2005-2006	Russia U20	WJC-20	1	1.00	.950	0	1-0-0
2006-2007	Lokomotiv Yaroslavl	Russia	33	2.17	.920	3	16-7-7	Playoffs	6	2.94	.890	0	3-3-0
2006-2007	Lokomotiv Yaroslavl-2	Russia3	2	1.50	-	-	-
2006-2007	Russia U20	WJC-20	6	1.51	.934	2	5-1-0
2007-2008	Lokomotiv Yaroslavl	Russia	44	2.45	.909	3	27-15-0	Playoffs	16	1.62	-	5	11-4-0
2008-2009	Washington Capitals	NHL	6	2.37	.918	0	4-0-1	Playoffs	13	2.53	.918	2	7-6-0
2008-2009	Hershey Bears	AHL	27	2.40	.916	2	19-7-1
2009-2010	Washington Capitals	NHL	26	2.55	.909	2	15-4-6	Playoffs	6	2.41	.908	0	3-3-0
2009-2010	Hershey Bears	AHL	3	1.95	.933	0	3-0-0
2009-2010	Russia Olympics	OG	0	-	-	-	-
2009-2010	Russia	WC	5	1.41	.951	1	4-1-0
2009-2010	Russia (all)	International	5	1.41	.951	-	-
2010-2011	Washington Capitals	NHL	27	2.23	.924	2	11-9-5
2010-2011	Hershey Bears	AHL	3	3.36	.855	0	2-1-0
2011-2012	Colorado Avalanche	NHL	53	2.59	.913	4	26-24-3
2011-2012	Russia	WC	8	1.77	.939	1	8-0-0
2011-2012	Russia (all)	International	10	1.71	.936	-	-
2012-2013	Lokomotiv Yaroslavl Lockout	KHL	16	1.74	.946	3	8-4-3
2012-2013	Colorado Avalanche	NHL	35	3.02	.903	3	11-21-3
2012-2013	Russia	WC	4	3.59	.878	0	2-1-0
2012-2013	Russia (all)	International	4	3.59	.878	-	-
2013-2014	Colorado Avalanche	NHL	63	2.41	.927	2	41-14-6	Playoffs	7	2.77	.913	0	3-4-0
2013-2014	Russia Olympics	OG	3	1.98	.911	1	1-1-0
2013-2014	Russia (all)	International	3	1.98	.911	-	-
2014-2015	Colorado Avalanche	NHL	57	2.56	.921	5	28-20-8
2015-2016	Colorado Avalanche	NHL	57	2.81	.914	2	27-25-3
2015-2016	Russia (all)	International	2	3.56	.854	-	-
2016-2017	Colorado Avalanche	NHL	24	3.38	.898	1	6-17-0
2016-2017	Russia	WCup	0	-	-	-	-
2016-2017	Russia (all)	International	1	-	-	-	-
2017-2018	Colorado Avalanche	NHL	51	2.68	.920	2	24-16-6
2018-2019	Colorado Avalanche	NHL	49	2.87	.909	2	20-19-9
2019-2020	New York Islanders	NHL	45	2.62	.914	2	19-14-6	Playoffs	20	2.14	.921	2	11-7-0
2020-2021	New York Islanders	NHL	36	2.04	.929	7	19-11-4	Playoffs	14	2.56	.922	0	7-7-0
2021-2022	New York Islanders	NHL	31	2.91	.911	2	10-17-2
2022-2023	New York Islanders	NHL	23	2.70	.913	2	11-9-2
2023-2024	New York Islanders	NHL	28	2.60	.918	3	14-8-4	Playoffs	5	2.70	.914	0	1-3-0
2024-2025	New York Islanders	NHL	10	2.89	.889	0	3-4-3
2025-2026	Bridgeport Islanders	AHL	2	1.50	.939	0	2-0-0
2026-2027	New York Islanders	NHL	3	2.25	.899	0	0-1-2

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Semyon Varlamov Tournament Statistics

S	Team	League	GP	GAA	SV%	SO	W-L-T
2001-2002	Team Volga Region U15	Districts Cup U15	5	-	-	-	-
2002-2003	Team Center U15	Districts Cup U15	5	-	-	-	-
2003-2004	Team Center U16	Districts Cup U16	5	1.60	-	-	-
2003-2004	Lokomotiv Yaroslavl U16	Russia U16 Finals	6	2.00	-	-	-
2004-2005	Team Center U17	Districts Cup U17	5	-	-	-	-
2004-2005	Lokomotiv Yaroslavl U18	Russia U18 Finals	6	-	-	-	-
2004-2005	Russia U17	EYOF	3	-	-	-	-
2005-2006	Russia U18	U18 JWC	4	2.64	.911	0	2-2-0
2005-2006	Russian Selects	CHL Challenge	3	4.87	.881	0	0-2-0
2007-2008	Russia U20	Super Series	3	4.71	.861	-	-
2007-2008	Russia	EHT	3	0.86	.970	-	-
2011-2012	Russia	EHT	2	1.51	.927	-	-
2015-2016	Russia	EHT	2	3.56	.854	-	-

Semyon Varlamov Career Totals by League

League	Seasons	GP	GAA	SV%	SO	W-L-T	Seasons	GP	GAA	SV%	SO	W-L-T
AHL	4	35	2.39	.914	2	26-8-1	0
CHL Challenge	1	3	4.87	.881	0	0-2-0	0
Districts Cup U15	2	10	-	-	-	-	0
Districts Cup U16	1	5	1.60	-	-	-	0
Districts Cup U17	1	5	-	-	-	-	0
EHT	3	7	-	-	-	-	0
EYOF	1	3	-	-	-	-	0
International	6	25	-	-	-	-	0
International-Jr	1	2	-	-	-	-	0
KHL	1	16	1.74	.946	3	8-4-3	0
NHL	18	624	2.65	.916	41	289-233-73	6	65	2.44	.918	4	32-30-0
OG	2	3	1.98	.911	1	1-1-0	0
Russia	2	77	2.33	.914	6	43-22-7	2	22	2.00	.890*	5	14-7-0
Russia U16 Finals	1	6	2.00	-	-	-	0
Russia U18 Finals	1	6	-	-	-	-	0
Russia3	3	44	-	-	-	-	0
Super Series	1	3	4.71	.861	-	-	0
U18 JWC (Hlinka Gretzky Cup)	1	4	2.64	.911	0	2-2-0	0
WC	3	17	2.04	.930	2	14-2-0	0
WCup	1	0	-	-	-	-	0
WJC-18	2	9	3.01	.915	1	5-3-0	0
WJC-20	2	7	1.44	.936	2	6-1-0	0

* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Semyon Varlamov Career Totals by Team

Team	Seasons	GP	GAA	SV%	SO	W-L-T	Seasons	GP	GAA	SV%	SO	W-L-T
Bridgeport Islanders	1	2	1.50	.939	0	2-0-0	0
Colorado Avalanche	8	389	2.72	.915	21	183-156-38	1	7	2.77	.913	0	3-4-0
Hershey Bears	3	33	2.44	.913	2	24-8-1	0
Lokomotiv Yaroslavl	3	93	2.23	.920	9	51-26-10	2	22	2.00	.890*	5	14-7-0
Lokomotiv Yaroslavl U16	1	6	2.00	-	-	-	0
Lokomotiv Yaroslavl U18	1	6	-	-	-	-	0
Lokomotiv Yaroslavl-2	3	44	-	-	-	-	0
New York Islanders	7	176	2.57	.915	16	76-64-23	3	39	2.35	.921	2	19-17-0
Russia	3	17	2.04	.930	2	14-2-0	0
Russia (WCup)	1	0	-	-	-	-	0
Russia (EHT)	3	7	-	-	-	-	0
Russia (all)	6	25	-	-	-	-	0
Russia Olympics	2	3	1.98	.911	1	1-1-0	0
Russia U16 (all)	1	2	-	-	-	-	0
Russia U17	1	3	-	-	-	-	0
Russia U18	2	9	3.01	.915	1	5-3-0	0
Russia U18 (Cup)	1	4	2.64	.911	0	2-2-0	0
Russia U20	2	7	1.44	.936	2	6-1-0	0
Russia U20 (Cup)	1	3	4.71	.861	-	-	0
Russian Selects	1	3	4.87	.881	0	0-2-0	0
Team Center U15	1	5	-	-	-	-	0
Team Center U16	1	5	1.60	-	-	-	0
Team Center U17	1	5	-	-	-	-	0
Team Volga Region U15	1	5	-	-	-	-	0
Washington Capitals	3	59	2.39	.917	4	30-13-12	2	19	2.49	.915	2	10-9-0

* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Semyon Varlamov Career Highlights

Season	Awards
2006-2007	U20 WJC Silver Medal U20 WJC Top 3 Player on Team
2009-2010	World Championship Silver Medal World Championship Top 3 Player on Team
2011-2012	World Championship Best SVS% (.939) World Championship Gold Medal World Championship Top 3 Player on Team
2012-2013	KHL All-Star Game (Selected, did not play)
2013-2014	NHL Best Goalie (Vezina Trophy) Finalist NHL Most Wins (41) NHL Second All-Star Team
2020-2021	NHL Most Shutouts (7)

Transactions

Date	Status	From	To
04/14/2026	Up/Down	New York Islanders	Bridgeport Islanders
07/01/2023	Extension	New York Islanders	New York Islanders
07/01/2019	Confirmed	Colorado Avalanche	New York Islanders
01/30/2014	Extension	Colorado Avalanche	Colorado Avalanche
09/27/2012	Confirmed	Colorado Avalanche	Lokomotiv Yaroslavl
07/01/2011	Confirmed	Washington Capitals	Colorado Avalanche

Semyon Varlamov Biography and Trivia

Cult/Star player for Colorado Avalanche
Cult/Star player for Lokomotiv Yaroslavl
Cult/Star player for Russia

Career transactions
- 2011-07-02 • Re-signed to a three-year contract by the Colorado Avalanche
- 2011-07-01 • Traded to the Colorado Avalanche for a 2012 1st round pick (Filip Forsberg) & a 2012 2nd round pick (later traded to Dallas via Boston via Toronto; Mike Winther)
- 2007-07-11 • Signed to a three-year entry-level contract by the Washington Capitals