Igor Bobkov

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Igor Bobkov
Igor Bobkov.jpg
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

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.

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Playing career

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

Medal record
Representing Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
Men's ice hockey
World Junior Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2011 USA
World U18 Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 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

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGPWLT/OTMINGA SO GAA SV% GPWLMINGASOGAASV%
2008–09 Metallurg Magnitogorsk Russia 39———-24--—————————
2009–10 Stalnye Lisy MHL 1481—6653022.71.89320059303.50.893
2010–11 London Knights OHL 21410010487204.12.87430029204.16.882
2010–11 Syracuse Crunch AHL 2200120703.51.917————————
2011–12 Kingston Frontenacs OHL5817326330020013.64.902————————
2011–12 Syracuse CrunchAHL42112461102.68.913————————
2012–13 Norfolk Admirals AHL281117015708223.13.903————————
2013–14 Utah Grizzlies ECHL 29178417686022.04.921202130703.23.881
2013–14 Norfolk AdmiralsAHL105315432202.43.919————————
2014–15 Norfolk AdmiralsAHL72403792704.27.852————————
2014–15 Utah GrizzliesECHL341912219508442.58.91810455472512.74.915
2015–16 Admiral Vladivostok KHL 28711614396232.59.909211119412.02.922
2016–17 Admiral VladivostokKHL381715421757452.04.9326243741802.89.888
2017–18 Admiral VladivostokKHL33917317287402.57.917————————
2018–19 Avangard Omsk KHL492517426828981.99.9141912711813631.83.926
2019–20 Avangard OmskKHL482516628168151.73.9326243242003.70.882
2020–21 Avangard OmskKHL30187216695612.01.9287424071712.51.903
2021–22 Ak Bars Kazan KHL167709033322.19.897————————
2022–23 Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg KHL341413117816722.26.9243121731204.17.888
2023–24 Amur Khabarovsk KHL441916525369332.20.9306243241502.78.923
AHL totals5122252285814923.13.901————————
KHL totals3201411193117,729629292.13.9234924242,90212252.52.909

International

YearTeamEventResultGPWLTMINGASOGAASV%
2009 Russia U18 Silver medal icon.svg64203602013.33—
2010 Russia WJC 6th63303431312.45—
2011 RussiaWJCGold medal icon.svg211093603.85.903
Junior totals14860796392——

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

Awards and honors

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

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