Nikolai Konstantinovich Borschevsky is a Russian hockey player who played in a variety of hockey leagues. This striker, thanks to diligence and talent, has become a real star of our hockey. Nikolai has an impressive list of achievements. The most prestigious of victories is the Olympic gold won by our country in 1992.
The beginning of an athlete's career
Nikolai Konstantinovich Borschevsky was born on January 12, 1965 in the city of Tomsk. He started playing hockey at the local children's school of the Youth Sports School No. 4. Having become older, this talented striker moved to the Yunost children's team, which is based in Minsk. The first professional club in the career of this hockey player is Minsk Dynamo. Nikolai quickly became the leader of the team. He scored a large number of scoring points. Nikolai Konstantinovich Borschevsky with his game attracted the attention of many experts. The famous coach Yuri Moiseev appreciated the striker’s talent and invited him to his place in Moscow “Dynamo”.
Career in Moscow
Nikolai Konstantinovich Borschevsky in 1983 moved from the modest Minsk Dynamo to Moscow. In the capital's clubs were collected all the stars of that time. The competition between the teams was very high. Moscow “Dynamo” has always been famous for consistently high results. Nikolai Borschevsky was faced with a difficult task. As the youngest player in the club, he was supposed to help the team achieve high results. Borschevsky tried to take a lot from his experienced partners in the three - Semenov and Golikov. It was they who helped Nikolai to open up in the new club. Despite the fact that coach Moiseyev usually didn’t trust young players, Borschevsky was always in the main team of Dynamo. As part of this club, Borschevsky Nikolai Konstantinovich spent six great seasons. But he understood that the Dynamo club was preaching another hockey. Because of this, he decided to change the club.
Performances for Moscow Spartak
Transitions from one club to another, especially if he is a competitor to the previous team, were not at that time loved. But Nikolai Borschevsky is a hockey player who decided to take such a step to become better. He chose the Spartak club, which at that time was headed by Alexander Yakushev. Borschevsky quickly became a key player in the new team. The combination style of Spartak was more suitable for Nikolai. In “Spartak”, this technical striker turned into a star of Russian hockey. He spent six seasons in this Moscow club, but despite the team’s excellent game, they failed to win the championship gold medals. But the former Borschevsky club in his absence became the two-time winner of the domestic championship.
Departure overseas
In 1992, Nikolai Borschevsky got a chance to pursue a career in the NHL. Nikolai understood that if he did not agree, then he would no longer have such an opportunity. This talented player became a member of the Toronto Maple Leafs team. In his first season in the strongest league on the planet, Borschevsky showed all his talent. For 78 games played, he scored 74 points. Thanks to these results, he became one of the team's top scorers. But then the career in the NHL abruptly declined. The reason for this is the serious injury this striker received in his second season at the Toronto Maple Leafs club. A crude force was used against Borschevsky. After that, this player lay on the ice for a long time. Examination of the athlete showed that Nikolai’s spleen was torn. Borschevsky had an operation and he could again play hockey. But since Nikolai missed a lot of time, he had to leave the Toronto Maple Leafs club.
Career continuation
After leaving the Toronto Maple Leafs club, Borschevsky spent a short time at the Calgary Flames and Dallas Stars clubs. But in none of them did he manage to open up. But that moment, Nikolai was already considered an age hockey player and it was clear that he would no longer be able to play in the NHL. This striker, this striker went to continue to the German championship. In the Kölner Haye club, Borschevsky only finished the 1995-1996 season, which he began in the NHL. To finish playing, he went back to Spartak. Fans were very happy about the return of their idol. In “Spartak” Borschevsky spent two years and ended his career as a player.
Coaching
At the end of his career, this illustrious hockey player decided to stay in the sport. He organized his hockey school in the city of Toronto. In addition to children, novice professionals also applied to the school. After Borschevsky received an offer from Lokomotiv, the school overseas that lasted eight years had to be closed. In the Yaroslavl team, Nikolai Borschevsky received the position of assistant coach, and then completely headed the team. A year later, he led the hockey club Atlant. The management was dissatisfied with the results and the former hockey player was transferred again to the position of assistant. In the season 2014 - 2015. Borschevsky Nikolay Konstantinovich photo, which regularly appears in sports magazines, helped Bykov achieve high results in St. Petersburg SKA. But the very next year he moved to the post of assistant coach in the Ufa “Salavat Yulaev”.
Nikolai Borschevsky, whose biography is very fruitful, continues his career as a coach. The experience that this coach possesses undoubtedly helps him in his new job. Russian fans will forever remember the performance of this hockey player for Spartak and his victory as a player in the national team.