Ilya Bryzgalov

ABOUT ILYA BRYZGALOV

NHL goaltender who helped the Russian national team win consecutive gold medals in the World Ice Hockey Championships. He was runner-up for the Vezina Trophy. In 2010, he was also a top-five finalist for the Hart Memorial Trophy.

He had an up-and-down first several seasons with the Anaheim Ducks and was traded by the Phoenix Coyotes, where he became the starting goaltender.

He had a memorable couple of minutes in the HBO 24/7 series, explaining - in mangled English - his wonder at the scale of the universe and how small we are in comparison.

He had two children with his wife Yevgenya.

Nikolai Khabibulin is another well-known Russian goaltender who was successful in the NHL.