Owners of the Stanley Cup from Russia

Hockey is one of the most popular shows and entertainment, despite the fact that it is exclusively a winter sport. The most famous and eminent The hockey league is beyond the ocean. 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 festival. Owners of the Stanley Cup, the most prestigious trophy, are well-known star players with seven-digit salaries and contracts for millions of dollars. The Stanley Cup is received by a team that managed not only to occupy 1-8 place in its conference in the regular season, but also the past four stages of "matches for the flight."

Unlike our players, who sometimes show a "stunning" game, Russian hockey players are very much appreciated in the West. For example, Alexander Ovechkin, the first draft pick of 2004, one of the leaders of the Russian national hockey team, became the best scorer of the championship last season.

Russian owners of the Stanley Cup are not only players fighting to the last drop of blood on the 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 the trainers of the New Jersey Devils, were able not only to create a balanced team that won 45 wins in the regular season, but also won a series of playoffs at the Dallas Stars with a 4- 2. Three years later, the owners of the Stanley Cup from New Jersey again win the playoffs under the leadership of Vladimir Bure. This time, in the final, the "Mighty Ducks" from Anaheim were defeated with a score of 4-3.

The last time Russian players were able to win the final of the playoffs in the year before last. In 2012, hot California after the defeat of their basketball favorites, "Los Angeles Lakers" cheered local hockey players from the club "Kings". Leaving from the eighth place in the regular season, the future owners of the Stanley Cup showed incredible protection, especially worth noting the goalkeeper "kings" Kuik. The composition of "Los Angeles Kings" included two Russian hockey players: Andrei Loktionov and Vyacheslav Voinov. As part of other finalists - "New Jersey Devils" - its first And the last champion could take Ilya Kovalchuk. At the moment, the player left the NHL. The owners of the Stanley Cup from Russia - 38 players. Three times Sergei Fyodorov won the final , which is the record among our hockey players. Vyacheslav Fetisov became the winner of the National Hockey League not only as a coach. For two consecutive years, since 1997, the legend of Russian sport as part of the Detroit Red Wings has won victories in one of the most prestigious sports series in the world.

As for future Russian champions, the figure of Oleksandr Ovechkin, a player of the Washington Capitals, who has played superbly for more than one season in the regular season, is actively discussed. We hope that soon the "Stanley Cup winners" rating will be replenished by a dozen more Russian athletes, and new talents will come to our current national team.