BREAKING: 50-Year-Old Stanley Cup Champion Comes Out Of Retirement After A Decade Of Not Playing
Goaltender Nikolai Khabibulin has come out of retirement after not playing for over a decade.
Khabibulin Comes Out Of Retirement At 50
Hockey News Hub, an X account that covers all things KHL, just shared that goaltender Nikolai Khabibulin has come out of retirement at 50 years old.
⚡️ TORPEDO MAKES IT OFFICIAL ⚡️
Nikolai Khabibulin, who is Torpedo's goaltending coach, has signed a one-way contract until the end of the season.
He'll turn 51 in January. The Russian Jagr.
Nikolai Khabibulin, who is Torpedo's goaltending coach, has signed a one-way contract until the end of the season.
He'll turn 51 in January. The Russian Jagr.
Khabibulin last played for the Chicago Blackhawks in 2013 and has not played a single professional game since.
He played in 799 career NHL games with the Jets, Coyotes, Oilers, Blackhawks, and Lightning with whom he won a Stanley Cup in 2004.
He will play with Torpedo of the KHL, the team he was coaching this year.
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| Yes | 184 | 29.2 % |
| No | 446 | 70.8 % |
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