Biography of the hockey player Varlamov

Russian hockey player. The world champion of the year as part of the Russian national team. Honored Master of Sports of Russia. Semyon Varlamov was born on April 27 in the city of Samara. At the age of eleven years, the boy moves to Yaroslavl, where in the local team becomes a dominant goalkeeper in a group for hockey players of the year of birth. During the season, Varlamov was able to debut in the farm club of the Lokomotiv-2 team, playing the replacement of Ivan Kasutin in the first league.

In the summer of the year, Kasutin was leased to Diesel, after which Varlamov became the main goalkeeper of Lokomotiv-2 for the season of the year. From the next season, the athlete becomes a player in the main composition of Lokomotiv. In the year, Semyon helps Lokomotiv go to the final of the Play-Off Super League, where his team in a series of five matches still lost to Salavat Yulaeva with an account, being chosen in the NHL draft of the year under the general number 23, the Washington Capitals team, Barlamov signed a three-year-old newcomer contract with them.

In the Washington training camp, it demonstrates excellent data, however, the season begins in the Hershei Bears farm club, which performs in the American hockey league. Varlamov spent his first game in the NHL on December 13 against Montreal Canadiens, in which Washington won with the score, Barlamov himself reflected 32 shots on his goal and was called the first star of the match.

His debut in the Washington home arena took place on December 18 in the game against St. Louis, in which the capital won, the-Wunderkind reflected 29 shots on his goal and was named the second star of the match.

In the future, Semyon was not involved in the games for Washington for quite some time, continuing to play in his farm club. In February alone, Semyon was again called to Washington, where he took the place of the replacement of Jose Theodore, who was injured in the thigh. Varlamov was a reserve goalkeeper, playing only 6 matches before the end of the season, also gave out a good ending of the season in Hershi Bears, where in 27 games he showed the result during the first round of the NHL playoffs against the New York Rangers Varlamov became the main goalkeeper after Jose Theodore missed 4 goals in the first match of the series, lost In the second match, Semyon was released from the first minutes, but, despite the minimum defeat of Washington, later Semyon was entrusted with the goal frame.

In two of the three subsequent matches of the series, Semyon defended his gates to zero, reflecting in the third match of the 33th throw of the opponent and becoming the first star of the match and 20 shots in the fifth match of the series, becoming the third star of the meeting, and his Washington won a large -time game of the Russian goalkeeper in the sixth and seventh game of the Russian goalkeeper.

matches of the series. Semyon was recognized, respectively, the second and first star of these meetings, and his club won the series in the second round of the playoffs, with the ugly game of Washington in defense, largely thanks to the beautiful game of Varlamov, the series against Pittsburgh Penguins stretched into seven games. In the first three, the Russian was recognized as one of the stars of the match.

But, despite this, the efforts of the young goalkeeper and leader of Capitals, Alexander Ovechkin, was not enough to win the series. Save Varlamov turned out to be one of the best in the season. Since the beginning of July, Semyon has been exchanged in Colorado Evelansh. The next day on July 2, he signed a three -year contract worth $ 8.5 million. I received the first issue in the new club.

The following year, Semyon Varlamov playing for the national team at the World Cup helped the Russian team to win gold medals. During the Lokout in the NHL, in the season of the year, he again played for the Yaroslavl Lokomotiv. Since the end of January, he extended his contract with Colorado Evelansh for a period of five years and a total of $ 29.5 million.

Varlamov on January 30 extended his contract with Evelansh for a period of 5 years and a total amount of 29.5 million. The new four-year contract athlete signed on July 1 with New York Ilanders for a total of $ 20 million. Athlete growth: cm; Weight: 95 kg. World Champion Silver medalist of the World Cup Silver medalist of the Russian Championship declared gratitude to the President of the Russian Federation on May 25