When was evgeni malkin drafted

However, had the Penguins won the previous draft lottery, as they should have, their odds of winning the lottery in would have diminished greatly, thus rendering them Sidney Crosby-less. The Penguins would not be defending Stanley Cup Champions, and would not be current favorites to win the Eastern Conference for a third consecutive season; they would not be one of the elite teams of the NHL; and Pens fans would find themselves cheering on Alex Ovechkin and incessantly heckling "Cindy" Crosby.

But thanks to the Draft Lottery not going as it should have, we'll never have to worry about this scenario. Enjoy our content? Malkin was selected with the No. Malkin played two more seasons in his native Russia before coming to North America for the season. However, his NHL debut was delayed until Oct. Malkin went on to set a modern-day NHL record with at least one goal in the first six games of his career. Notify me of follow-up comments by email. Notify me of new posts by email.

Enter your email address to subscribe to NoVa Caps and receive notifications of new posts by email. Email Address. NoVa Caps. Skip to content. Comrades The two players grew up as stars, but in separate cities in Russia, with Ovechkin growing up in Moscow, playing in the Dynamo Moscow system, and Malkin growing up in Magnitogorsk, playing in the Metallurg Magnitogorsk system.

However, prior to the draft they were teammates on several occasions during Russian International competition, including: Team Russia Under 18 World Championships during the season — Ovechkin was 17 and Malkin was The team won the Bronze Medal for Russia. Ovechkin and Malkin even roomed together during those Olympic games.

Alexander Semin was once again their teammate. Rivals The rivalry began in earnest in when Malkin finally came over to America to join the Penguins. Kovalchuk and Gonchar were also on the team.

Semin and Varlamov were also on the team. Malkin even hosted Ovechkin and other Russians at his home for a get together. View this post on Instagram. Share this: Tweet. Like this: Like Loading About Diane Doyle Been a Caps fan since November when attending a game with my then boyfriend and now husband.

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