Anton Khudobin is one of the most powerful hockey goalkeepers in Russia. He spent most of his career in the United States of America. This is the owner of many awards at various levels, which performed in the national team of Russia.
early years
The future goalkeeper was born in the spring of 1986 in the Kazakh SSR. He began to study in Ust-Kamenogorsk, but then moved to Magnitogorsk. As a child, he knew that he would connect his life with sports. Parents always and in every way supported the guy, and this greatly helped him in the future. He was not like other boys, because he did not like to move a lot. The trainers in the section noticed this, but did not begin to kick him out, because in Anton there were some makings of a great master. He was put in the gate frame, where he found himself.
Already at an early age, the boy could beat off the strongest throws. It is worth noting that peers could not even penetrate it at all, and the elders managed to do it with great difficulty. Every day Anton Khudobin played more confidently, and the coaches of the first team could not help but notice this. In 2004, the athlete for the first time falls into the main team of Magnitogorsk Metallurg, and then the goalkeeper's professional career begins.
Adult Performance
For a long time Khudobin will not stay in the camp of the “metallurgists”, and already in 2005 he moved to Canada. There he will defend the colors of the Saskatoon Blades from the Junior League. The Russian will enter the ice in forty-four fights, but miss one hundred and fourteen goals.
In 2006, Anton returned to his native team, but spent the whole season in it, after which he went to America for many years. For the Texas Wildcatters and Houston Aeros teams in the 2007–2008 season. will be Anton Khudobin. Goalkeeper will play a total of thirty-nine fights and concede seventy-seven goals. The next championship starts at Florida Everblades, but after thirty-three matches he returns to Houston Aeros, where he will play one and a half seasons.
In 2009, the goalkeeper moved to the National Hockey League in Minnesota Wild. He will be released at the start only two times and will return to the second league again. Season 2010-2011 begins in Houston, but then again moves to Minnesota. Despite the fact that the athlete was already twenty-four years old, he still did not gain a foothold in any of the teams. The next attempt to play in the major league will be made in the 2011-2012 season, but again nothing came of it.
In 2012, Anton Khudobin returned to Russia. The hockey player will play for a year in Atlanta, where he will demonstrate a decent level. In America, they will see that the young man is performing quite reliably, and he will be returned to his ranks by the Boston Bruins, where he recently performed.
In 2013, Khudobin permanently transferred to the Carolina Hurricanes team, where for three years now he has been the main goalkeeper. Despite the fact that he misses a lot of goals, the coaching staff is completely satisfied with the game that the Russian shows.
Career Team
Anton made his debut in the game for the youth team in the world championship. It is worth noting that then he brought home a gold medal. In 2005 and 2006, Anton was the main goalkeeper in the world championships as part of the youth team. For two years in a row, the team became the second.
Anton Khudobin was waiting for a call to the first team for eight years. In 2014, he was listed in the application for international competitions, but did not participate in any games. And as early as next year he went on the ice as part of the main team of Russia only once.
Some interesting facts
Indeed, the biography of this athlete is very interesting. Anton Khudobin, although he did not play too much, nevertheless, he managed to be remembered by American fans.
Speaking in the United States, he became the best goalkeeper in history in terms of the number of shots saved by goalkeepers who spent more than three thousand minutes in the goal frame.
From 2009 to 2012, Khudobin took part in only five full fights. It is noteworthy that in four cases he became the best player in the match. The Russian also holds a record for the number of victories at the start of the regular season. This peak was submitted to him as part of the Carolina.
Despite the fact that Anton Khudobin He didn’t play too often for the national team; Russian fans still love him. Perhaps at the moment his career was not very successful, but he is still young and will be able to show everything that he is capable of. Anton is also an idol for many young athletes.