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Igor Bobkov

Igor Bobkov (Russian: Игорь Бобков) (born January 2, 1991) is a Russian professional ice hockey goaltender. He currently plays for Amur Khabarovsk in the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). He was previously under a two-way contract with the Anaheim Ducks of the National Hockey League (NHL), however never featured with the Ducks. Before playing professional hockey, Bobkov spent time in the Ontario Hockey League with the London Knights and Kingston Frontenacs. Bobkov represents Russia internationally, and helped them win a gold medal at the 2011 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships.

Igor Bobkov
Bobkov with Russia during the 2010 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships
Born (1991-01-02) January 2, 1991 (age 33)
Surgut, Russian SFSR,
Soviet Union
Height 6 ft 6 in (198 cm)
Weight 192 lb (87 kg; 13 st 10 lb)
Position Goaltender
Catches Left
KHL team
Former teams		 Amur Khabarovsk
Admiral Vladivostok
Avangard Omsk
Ak Bars Kazan
Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg
NHL draft 76th overall, 2009
Anaheim Ducks
Playing career 2008–present

Playing career

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Bobkov was selected by the Anaheim Ducks in the 3rd round (76th overall) of the 2009 NHL Entry Draft. After spending a year in Russia, including playing at the 2010 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships, Bobkov was selected 53rd overall in the 2010 CHL Import Draft by the London Knights. He managed three wins in 21 games playing behind Michael Houser. He was signed by the Ducks to a three-year entry-level contract on October 7, 2010.[1] During the 2011 OHL offseason, Bobkov was traded to the Kingston Frontenacs.[2]

Bobkov made his professional debut with the Syracuse Crunch of the American Hockey League at the end of the 2010–11 season, after his season with the Knights was over. He joined the Crunch again after the Frontenacs' season was over the following season. Bobkov made the jump to professional hockey full-time with the Norfolk Admirals during the 2012–13 season.[3] During the 2013–14 season, Bobkov has split time between the Admirals in the AHL and the Utah Grizzlies of the ECHL.[4]

On August 6, 2015, after not being tendered a contract offer to be retained by the Ducks, Bobkov's KHL rights were traded from Metallurg Magnitogorsk to Admiral Vladivostok. He was then signed as free agent to a two-year contract with the Russian club.[5]

After three seasons with Admiral, Bobkov left Vladivostok as a free agent, securing a lucrative two-year contract with Avangard Omsk on May 16, 2018.[6]

In the 2020–21 season, Bobkov backstopped in tandem with Šimon Hrubec, helping Avangard to their first KHL championship, posting an 18–7–2 regular season record and collecting 4 post-season wins to claim the Gagarin Cup.

As a free agent following the conclusion of his contract with Avangard, Bobkov signed a one-year contract with Ak Bars Kazan on 14 May 2021.[7] In the following 2021–22 season, Bobkov made just 16 appearances with Ak Bars, collecting 7 wins.

Bobkov left Ak Bars at the conclusion of his contract and moved to Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg as a free agent, agreeing to a one-year contract on 6 May 2022.[8] In the 2022–23 season, Bobkov made 34 appearances in posting a 14–13–1 record in the regular season.

As a free agent, Bobkov signed a one-year agreement with Amur Khabarovsk on 11 May 2023.[9]

International play

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Medal record
Representing   Russia
Men's ice hockey
World Junior Championships
  2011 USA
World U18 Championships
  2009 USA

Bobkov was recognized as the "Best Goaltender" at the 2009 IIHF World U18 Championships, where he backstopped Team Russia to a win a silver medal.[10] He represented Russia again at the 2010 and 2011 World Junior Championships, helping the team to a gold medal in 2011.[11] During the 2011 tournament, Bobkov served as a backup to Dmitri Shikin for most of the tournament. In the gold medal game against Canada, Bobkov came in to relieve Shikin and stopped 20 shots. In addition to securing the gold medal, Bobkov was named Russia's top player in that game.[2]

Career statistics

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Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP W L T/OT MIN GA SO GAA SV% GP W L MIN GA SO GAA SV%
2008–09 Metallurg Magnitogorsk Russia 3 9 — — — - 24 - - — — — — — — — — —
2009–10 Stalnye Lisy MHL 14 8 1 — 665 30 2 2.71 .893 2 0 0 59 3 0 3.50 .893
2010–11 London Knights OHL 21 4 10 0 1048 72 0 4.12 .874 3 0 0 29 2 0 4.16 .882
2010–11 Syracuse Crunch AHL 2 2 0 0 120 7 0 3.51 .917 — — — — — — — —
2011–12 Kingston Frontenacs OHL 58 17 32 6 3300 200 1 3.64 .902 — — — — — — — —
2011–12 Syracuse Crunch AHL 4 2 1 1 246 11 0 2.68 .913 — — — — — — — —
2012–13 Norfolk Admirals AHL 28 11 17 0 1570 82 2 3.13 .903 — — — — — — — —
2013–14 Utah Grizzlies ECHL 29 17 8 4 1768 60 2 2.04 .921 2 0 2 130 7 0 3.23 .881
2013–14 Norfolk Admirals AHL 10 5 3 1 543 22 0 2.43 .919 — — — — — — — —
2014–15 Norfolk Admirals AHL 7 2 4 0 379 27 0 4.27 .852 — — — — — — — —
2014–15 Utah Grizzlies ECHL 34 19 12 2 1950 84 4 2.58 .918 10 4 5 547 25 1 2.74 .915
2015–16 Admiral Vladivostok KHL 28 7 11 6 1439 62 3 2.59 .909 2 1 1 119 4 1 2.02 .922
2016–17 Admiral Vladivostok KHL 38 17 15 4 2175 74 5 2.04 .932 6 2 4 374 18 0 2.89 .888
2017–18 Admiral Vladivostok KHL 33 9 17 3 1728 74 0 2.57 .917 — — — — — — — —
2018–19 Avangard Omsk KHL 49 25 17 4 2682 89 8 1.99 .914 19 12 7 1181 36 3 1.83 .926
2019–20 Avangard Omsk KHL 48 25 16 6 2816 81 5 1.73 .932 6 2 4 324 20 0 3.70 .882
2020–21 Avangard Omsk KHL 30 18 7 2 1669 56 1 2.01 .928 7 4 2 407 17 1 2.51 .903
2021–22 Ak Bars Kazan KHL 16 7 7 0 903 33 2 2.19 .897 — — — — — — — —
2022–23 Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg KHL 34 14 13 1 1781 67 2 2.26 .924 3 1 2 173 12 0 4.17 .888
2023–24 Amur Khabarovsk KHL 44 19 16 5 2536 93 3 2.20 .930 6 2 4 324 15 0 2.78 .923
AHL totals 51 22 25 2 2858 149 2 3.13 .901 — — — — — — — —
KHL totals 320 141 119 31 17,729 629 29 2.13 .923 49 24 24 2,902 122 5 2.52 .909

International

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Year Team Event Result GP W L T MIN GA SO GAA SV%
2009 Russia U18   6 4 2 0 360 20 1 3.33 —
2010 Russia WJC 6th 6 3 3 0 343 13 1 2.45 —
2011 Russia WJC   2 1 1 0 93 6 0 3.85 .903
Junior totals 14 8 6 0 796 39 2 — —

As of the end of the 2010–11 season.[12][13]

Awards and honors

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Award Year
KHL
All-Star Game 2017, 2019, 2020
Gagarin Cup (Avangard Omsk) 2021 [14]

References

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  1. ^ "Ducks ink Bobkov to entry-level deal". Anaheim Ducks. October 7, 2010. Retrieved May 31, 2011.
  2. ^ a b Pyette, Ryan (June 2, 2011). "Bobkov now part of Frontenacs' rebuild". London Free Press. Retrieved December 30, 2013.
  3. ^ "Igor Bobkov Anaheim Ducks". Anaheim Ducks. Retrieved December 30, 2013.
  4. ^ "Igor Bobkov hockey statistics". hockeyDB.com. Retrieved December 30, 2013.
  5. ^ "Bobkov has signed a contract with Admiral". championat.com (in Russian). August 6, 2015. Retrieved August 6, 2015.
  6. ^ "Igor Bobkov signs two-year deal with Avangard". Avangard Omsk. May 16, 2018. Retrieved May 16, 2018.
  7. ^ "Igor Bobkov at Ak Bars" (in Russian). Ak Bars Kazan. May 14, 2021. Retrieved May 14, 2021.
  8. ^ "Igor Bobkov is a newcomer to Avtomobilist" (in Russian). Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg. May 6, 2022. Retrieved May 6, 2022.
  9. ^ "Return to the Far East" (in Russian). Amur Khabarovsk. May 11, 2023. Retrieved May 11, 2023.
  10. ^ "2009 Award winners" (PDF). IIHF. January 29, 2009. Retrieved January 29, 2009.
  11. ^ Podnieks, Andrew (ed.). IIHF Guide & Record Book 2014. Toronto: Fenn / McClelland & Stewart. p. 420.
  12. ^ "Igor Bobkov". NHL. Retrieved January 6, 2011.
  13. ^ "World Junior Ice Hockey Championship Russia PLAYER STATISTICS BY TEAM" (PDF). IIHF. January 5, 2011. Retrieved January 6, 2011.
  14. ^ "Avangard is crowned 2021 Gagarin Cup Champions" (in Russian). Kontinental Hockey League. April 29, 2021. Retrieved April 29, 2021.
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