Hockey is one of the most popular shows and entertainments, despite the fact that it is an exclusively winter sport. The most famous and famous
hockey league is located overseas.
The National Hockey League (NHL), in which thirty teams play, consisting exclusively of high-class hockey players gathered around the world, is an integral part of this American sports annual celebration. Holders
of the Stanley Cup, the most prestigious trophy, are famous star players with seven-figure salaries and contracts for millions of dollars. The Stanley Cup gets a team that managed to not only take 1st to 8th place in their conference in the regular season, but also went through four stages of “relegation matches”.
Unlike our players, sometimes showing a “stunning” game, Russian hockey players are very much appreciated in the West. For example, Alexander Ovechkin, the first issue of the 2004 draft, one of the leaders of the Russian hockey team, became the top scorer of the championship last season.
Russian Stanley Cup winners are not only players fighting to the last drop of blood on ice, but also coaches. Over the past 15 years, three Russians have been able to bring their clubs to the main overseas hockey trophy. At the beginning of this
Centuries
Vyacheslav Fetisov and Vladimir Bure, being coaches of the New Jersey Devils, were able not only to create a balanced team that won 45 victories in the regular season, but also to win the Dallas Stars playoff series with a score of 4- 2. Three years later, New Jersey Stanley Cup winners again win the playoffs led by Vladimir Bure. This time, the Mighty Ducks from Anaheim were defeated in the final with a score of 4-3.
The last time Russian players were able to win the final of the playoffs the year before last. In 2012, hot California after the defeat of their basketball favorites, the Los Angeles Lakers, delighted local hockey players from the Kings club. Having left the eighth place in the regular season, the future Stanley Cup winners showed incredible protection, especially the goalkeeper of the “kings” Quick is worth noting. The Los Angeles Kings included two Russian hockey players: Andrey Loktionov and Vyacheslav Voinov. Among the other finalists - “New Jersey Devils” - their first
and the last championship could take Ilya Kovalchuk. At the moment, the player has left the NHL. Stanley Cup holders from Russia - 38 players. Three times won the final
Sergey Fedorov, who is the champion among our hockey players. Vyacheslav Fetisov won the National Hockey League not only as a coach. For two years in a row, since 1997, the legend of Russian sports as part of the Detroit Red Wings won victories in one of the most prestigious sports series in the world.
As for the future Russian champions, the figure of Alexander Ovechkin, the player of the Washington Capitals, who has been excellently playing for more than one season in the regular season, is being actively discussed. We hope that soon the dozen Stanley Cup winners will be replenished with a dozen more Russian athletes, and new talent will come to our current team.