Catches Left Positions Goaltender Weight 80 kg | Height 1.80 m Name Ilya Proskuryakov | |
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Born February 21, 1987 (age 37)
Magnitogorsk, Soviet Union ( 1987-02-21 ) KHL team
Former teams Admiral Vladivostok
Metallurg Magnitogorsk
CSKA Moscow
Traktor Chelyabinsk | ||
Ilya Proskuryakov mad stick save on Katsuba
Ilya Proskuryakov (Russian: Илья Проскуряков; born February 21, 1987) is a goaltender currently playing for HC Yugra in the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL).
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Playing career
Ilya Proskuryakov began his professional career in 2003, playing with Metallurg-2 Magnitogorsk of the Russian Hockey First League (Pervaya Liga). At just 18 years of age, Proskuryakov made his debut for parent team Metallurg Magnitogorskof the Russian Superleague.
Proskuryakov amassed less than 463 minutes within the Superleague over the next four years, but after Metallurg starter Andrei Mezin became injured in 2009, 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 with 15 seconds left in the game.