Day 22

Evgeni Malkin

Birthday: July 31, 1986 (Age 24)

Hometown: Magnitogorsk, Russia

Height: 6 ft. 3 in.

Weight: 195 lb.
Position: Centre
Current Team: Pittsburgh Penguins

Hockey Stuff:

- 2nd overall in 2004

- assistant captain on the Pens

- represented Russia in the 2006 Turin Olympics and 2010 Vancouver Olympics

- NHL Rookie of the Month (October 2006, November 2006)

- Calder Memorial Trophy (2007)

- World Championships All-Star Team (2007,2010)

- NHL All-Star Game (2008, 2009)

- NHL First Star of the Month (February 2008)

- NHL First All-Star Team (2008, 2009)

-Art Ross Trophy (2009)
- won the Stanley Cup (2009)
- Playoff Scoring Leader (2009)
- Conn Smythe Trophy (2009)

- First player since 1917–18 to score goals in each of his first six NHL games (Oct 18 - Nov 01, 2006)

- Longest point streak by a Russian player in the NHL (15 games (accomplished twice))

- Most consecutive post season games with multiple points for the Pittsburgh Penguins (6 games (May 9 - May 23, 2009))

- First Russian player to win the Conn Smythe Trophy (2009)

TWO reasons why I love him:

1. He appears huge on the ice but looks super thin without his equipment.

2. He's an amazing player. So what if I can't understand what he's saying 90% of the time?