Russian hockey school has always been famoustheir goalkeepers. Many of them are now playing in the leading teams of our hockey league, as well as the NHL. The list of talented goalkeepers is constantly updated. Most recently, Igor Bobkov began his professional career. The goalkeeper is undoubtedly talented. At his young age, he had repeatedly opposed the strongest teams.
Igor Bobkov was born on January 2, 1991 in Surgut.It was in this city that he began playing hockey at the local sports school "Olympian". His talent was noticed by many hockey experts. He has very good dimensions for the goalkeeper. His height is 195 centimeters. This allows him, even sitting on the pads, to protect the upper corners of the gate. Then he, at a young age, moved to one of the best schools in Russia - Magnitogorsk Metallurg. In 2008, I played nine games with this team, in which I missed 24 goals. If we consider that the rivals were very strong, the indicator is very good. Next year, the very young Igor Bobkov began his performance in the team “Steel Foxes”, which is playing in the youth hockey league. For 14 games, he missed 30 goals. Two games by Igor were played at zero. What is especially appreciated by all the goalkeepers of the world. After this season, Igor Bobkov decided to leave the Russian league and move across the ocean.
Bobkov signed a contract with the NHL club “Anaheim”.But he failed to gain a foothold in the team. In order for him to gain experience, he was sent to play in lower leagues. In 2010, Igor Bobkov began his performance at London Knights. This team participates in the Ontario hockey league. She is one of three junior leagues that make up the Canadian Championship. The stadium of this club is very similar to the arenas in the NHL. They are able to support their favorite team well. The stadium, which seats 10,000 people, is always full. In this club, a high level of organization, respectively, and the requirements for players are very high. The club coach and his manager in the past were themselves NHL players. They have an idea of how things should be arranged in a team. Only guys from 15 to 20 years old can play in this league. Then Igor Bobkov won back 2 games for the second Anaheim team. But there he did not work out. The following year, Igor began his speech at the Norfolk Edmirals. This team performs in the AHL. This is the second level hockey league overseas, in which many NHL stars played at one time.
Five seasons spent overseas Bobkovdecided to return to the KHL. This decision was made by him after talking with his family. In the NHL for the club “Anaheim”, with whom he had a contract, he was not released, and the guy wanted to reach a new level. Igor spoke with the agent, and within two days the version with the hockey club Admiral became available. With a young goalkeeper a 2-year contract was signed. Bobkov almost did not feel the difference in preparation, because the coaching headquarters of "Admiral" is international. The defenders are trained by a specialist from Sweden. For physical training is a citizen from America. And the sports director is from Canada. Igor learned English well in 5 years. Therefore, it is easy to interact with them. In addition, with Brandon Bovi, Igor met overseas, in the camp of newcomers. Igor had a problem of a different nature. In the local sports palace called “Fetisov Arena” there is a small-sized ice rink. And most teams KHL it more. The style of play of all players, including the goalkeeper, varies greatly depending on the size of the court. The goalkeeper, while playing, on a smaller box moves differently in the square. There is another game with a club, and there is no need to go far. Bobkov has to switch his style of play each time depending on the size of the ice area. And this is extremely difficult for each player.
At such an early age, Igor BobkovSergeyevich managed to achieve a lot. He won awards not only in clubs, but also in the national team. This talented young goalkeeper, playing for the junior national team of Russia, won the silver medal at the World Championships. In many ways, such a high result was achieved thanks to the game of this wonderful goalkeeper. His merits were marked by experts. He was recognized as the best goalkeeper in this tournament. Playing for the team "Steel Foxes" in 2010, Bobkov participated in the playoffs of the youth world championship and won the Kharlamov Cup. The most significant victory in the life of Bobkov took place in 2011, when our youth team defeated Canadians in the final and became the world champion in hockey.
В карьере Бобкова имели место различные interesting situations. For example, once all the goalkeepers in the club "Anaheim" were injured. And the next day was facing a rather crucial game against the Buffalo team. Bobkov had to fly out of Norfolk. And this is far, and there is no direct flight. Kick-off was scheduled for 19:00 local time. And Igor's plane landed at 18:30. Guide “Anaheim” decided to play it safe and invite the 43-year-old goalkeeper from ... roller hockey. He even went to the warm-up, but our goalkeeper managed and started playing from the first minutes. In addition, Bobkov was not allowed to go to a military base once during the excursion, explaining that he was not a citizen of their country.
All our hockey fans will remember forever.final game between Russia and Canada. In the course of the game, our team conceded with a score of 0: 3. The coaching staff of the Russian team decided to change the goalkeeper, and Bobkov entered the game. There was no chance of escape. Our team struggled out of its area. Canadians were close to scoring the fourth goal, but Igor was on top. With his reliable game, he gave our players confidence, and they saved the game. Becoming the first time in a long time champions. In this case, the victory was won in the homeland of hockey.
Igor Bobkov became the main goalkeeper of hockeyteam "Admiral", which stands in the largest league in the world. Not many goalkeepers manage to achieve such a high result in 25 years. Igor Bobkov is a hockey player who deserves admiration for his discipline and attitude to sports. All experts are confident that over time he will progress and be able to become the main goalkeeper of the NHL club and the main team. All novice goalkeepers should be equal to such as Igor Bobkov. Hockey for him always comes first in life.
