Ilya Proskuryakov (russian: Илья Проскуряков; born February 21, 1987) is a Russian professional
goaltender
In ice hockey, the goaltender (commonly referred to as the goalie) is the player responsible for preventing the hockey puck from entering their team's net, thus preventing the opposing team from scoring. The goaltender mostly plays in or near t ...
who is currently playing for
Traktor Chelyabinsk
Traktor Chelyabinsk, also known as Traktor (russian: Трактор), is a professional ice hockey team based in Chelyabinsk, Russia. They are members of the Kharlamov Division of the Eastern Conference of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). F ...
in the
Kontinental Hockey League
The Kontinental Hockey League (KHL; russian: Континентальная хоккейная лига (КХЛ), Kontinental'naya khokkeynaya liga) is an international professional ice hockey league founded in 2008. It comprises member clubs ba ...
(KHL).
Playing career
Ilya Proskuryakov began his professional career in 2003, playing with
Metallurg-2 Magnitogorsk of the
Russian Hockey First League
The All-Russian Hockey League B or VHL-B (russian: Первенство Всероссийской хоккейной лиги (ВХЛ-Б), ''Pervenstvo Vserossiyskoy hokkeynoy ligi'') is an ice hockey league in Russia. It stands at the third-ti ...
(Pervaya Liga). At just 18 years of age, Proskuryakov made his debut for parent team
Metallurg Magnitogorsk
Metallurg Magnitogorsk (russian: Металлург Магнитогорск) is a professional ice hockey team based in Magnitogorsk, Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia. They are members of the Kharlamov Division of the Kontinental Hockey League. They a ...
of the
Russian Superleague
The Russian Superleague (russian: Чемпионат России Суперлига, ''Russian Championship Superleague''), commonly abbreviated as RSL, was the highest division of the main professional ice hockey league in Russia. It was consi ...
.
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Martin Merk & Florian Russmann, IIHF.com, January 26, 2009. Retrieved June 2, 2009
Proskuryakov amassed less than 463 minutes within the Superleague over the next four years, but after Metallurg starter
Andrei Mezin
Andrei Anatolyevich Miezin ( be, Андрэй Анатольевiч Мезiн, russian: Андрей Анатольевич Мезин; born 8 July 1974) is a Belarusian ice hockey coach and a retired goaltender.
Playing career
Mezin left his n ...
became injured in
2009
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, Proskuryakov rocketed up the charts as one of the brightest KHL rookies.
In late January, 2009, Proskuryakov played one of his greatest games yet, earning a 2-0 win for his team, and stopping 26 saves for the shutout. Proskuryakov's night did not end there though as he became the first netminder to score a goal in a KHL game,
when he added an
empty net goal
An empty net goal, abbreviated as EN or ENG and colloquially called an empty netter, occurs in several team sports when a team scores a goal into a net with no goaltender ''(goalie)'' present.
Ice hockey
Empty net goals usually occur on two occas ...
with 15 seconds left in the game.
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
International
Awards and honours
References
External links
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Ilya Proskuryakov'splayer profile and career stats a
Russian Prospects
1987 births
Living people
Admiral Vladivostok players
Chelmet Chelyabinsk players
HC CSKA Moscow players
Dinamo Riga players
Krefeld Pinguine players
HC Lada Togliatti players
Metallurg Magnitogorsk players
Russian ice hockey goaltenders
HC Sochi players
Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod players
Traktor Chelyabinsk players
HC Yugra players
Sportspeople from Surgut
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