Anton Khudobin

Anton Valerievich Khudobin (Russian: Антон Валерьевич Худобин; born 7 May 1986) is a Kazakhstani–Russian professional ice hockey goaltender for the Dallas Stars of the National Hockey League (NHL).

Anton Khudobin
Khudobin with the Houston Aeros in 2010
Born (1986-05-07) 7 May 1986
Ust-Kamenogorsk, Kazakh SSR, Soviet Union
Height 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight 194 lb (88 kg; 13 st 12 lb)
Position Goaltender
Catches Left
NHL team
Former teams		 Dallas Stars
Metallurg Magnitogorsk
Minnesota Wild
Boston Bruins
Atlant Moscow Oblast
Carolina Hurricanes
Anaheim Ducks
National team  Russia
NHL Draft 206th overall, 2004
Minnesota Wild
Playing career 2004–present

Khudobin was drafted by the Minnesota Wild in the seventh round, 206th overall, at the 2004 NHL Entry Draft, playing for the organization for three-and-a-half years before joining the Boston Bruins via a trade in 2011. He signed as a free agent with the Carolina Hurricanes in 2013 and was extended before being traded to the Anaheim Ducks in 2015, then re-signing with the Bruins in mid-2016, and then signing a two-year deal with the Dallas Stars as an unrestricted free agent.

Playing career

Early career

Born to a Kazakh father of Russian descent, Valeri, and a Russian mother, Tatiana, Khudobin began his hockey career in his native Kazakhstan but moved to Russia at age 13[1] and joined the Metallurg hockey school in Magnitogorsk in order to develop his game at a higher level. He was a consistent starter for Russia's national junior squads, earning a gold medal with the under-18 team at the 2004 IIHF World Under-18 Championships and silver medals with the junior team at the 2005 and 2006 IIHF World Junior Ice Hockey Championships. At the end of this 2003–04 hockey season, Khudobin was drafted by the Minnesota Wild at the 2004 NHL Entry Draft in the seventh round, 206th overall.[2]

Khudobin then played as a backup for Metallurg before deciding to move to North America and play in the Canadian major junior hockey system.[3] He opted to join the Saskatoon Blades of the Western Hockey League (WHL) for the 2005–06 season, helping them to their best regular season finish in over a decade and backstopped them past the first round of the playoffs for the first time in six years.[4][5]

In 2006, Khudobin returned to Russia and took over back-up goaltending duties for Metallurg in the Russian Superleague (RSL), helping the team to the league championship. In the summer of 2007, however, three years after initially being drafted, Khudobin signed a three-year, entry-level contract with the Wild.

Minnesota Wild

Khudobin spent the following season splitting time between the American Hockey League (AHL)'s Houston Aeros and the ECHL's Texas Wildcatters, earning top ECHL goaltender honors for 2007–08. In 2009–10, he made the full-time jump to the Aeros and later made his NHL debut for the Wild on 4 February 2010, replacing the injured Josh Harding in a 4–2 win over the Edmonton Oilers. He made his first NHL start two days later on 6 February 2010, stopping 38 of 39 shots in a 2–1 win over the Philadelphia Flyers.[6]

Following a 24 September 2010, pre-season knee injury to Harding, the Wild's full-time back-up goaltender, Khudobin was expected to take over that role for the Wild. However, the Wild instead signed José Théodore to a one-year contract, leaving Khudobin in the number-three position. Soon after the signing Khudobin was returned to Houston.[7] Khudobin was recalled by the Wild on 8 January 2011 to back-up Théodore after starter Niklas Bäckström suffered a strained hip flexor. On 12 January, Théodore suffered a similar injury, and Khudobin replaced him in the third period of a 5–1 loss to the Nashville Predators.[8] After a 4–1 loss to the visiting Colorado Avalanche on 14 January, Khudobin posted his first career NHL shutout, making 32 saves in a 4–0 win over the visiting Vancouver Canucks.[9]

Boston Bruins

Nearing the 2011 NHL trade deadline, Khudobin was traded to the Boston Bruins on 28 February 2011 in exchange for Jeff Penner and Mikko Lehtonen. Khudobin was then assigned to the AHL's Providence Bruins.[10] He finished the season strong and was called up as an emergency goalie for Boston during their 2011 Stanley Cup playoff run; he was included in the team's celebratory picture after Boston won in the Finals and was also awarded a Stanley Cup ring for his inclusion in the squad.[11] However, due to the fact that he did not play for Boston during the 2010–11 season, his name was not engraved on the Stanley Cup.

On 1 July 2011, Khudobin signed a new two-year contract with the Bruins. On 5 April 2012, he played his first game with the Bruins, earning a win against the Ottawa Senators.[12] He later served as backup to Tuukka Rask during the lockout-shortened 2012–13 season.

Carolina Hurricanes

On 5 July 2013, the Carolina Hurricanes signed Khudobin as a free agent to one-year, one-way contract paying $800,000.[13] Following the 2013–14 season, he signed a new two-year, $4.5 million contract with Carolina.[14]

Anaheim Ducks

On 27 June 2015, the second day of the 2015 NHL Entry Draft, Khudobin was traded to the Anaheim Ducks in exchange for defenceman James Wisniewski.[15]

Return to Boston

As a free agent at the conclusion of the 2015–16 season with the Ducks, on 1 July 2016, Khudobin signed a two-year contract to return to the Boston Bruins.[16]

Dallas Stars

On 1 July 2018, Khudobin joined his fifth NHL club as a free agent, agreeing to a two-year, $5 million contract to assume backup duties for the Dallas Stars.[17]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs
Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP W L OTL MIN GA SO GAA SV% GP W L MIN GA SO GAA SV%
2005–06 Saskatoon Blades WHL 44 23 13 2 1373 114 4 2.90 .917 10 4 6 685 32 0 2.80 .920
2006–07 Metallurg Magnitogorsk RSL 16 — — — 618 28 0 2.72 — 3 — — 26 1 0 2.30 —
2007–08 Texas Wildcatters ECHL 27 20 1 4 1549 51 3 1.98 .934 9 5 2 547 20 1 2.19 .933
2007–08 Houston Aeros AHL 12 2 2 1 482 16 1 1.99 .911 — — — — — — — —
2008–09 Florida Everblades ECHL 33 18 10 1 1706 77 4 2.71 .907 — — — — — — — —
2008–09 Houston Aeros AHL 10 3 6 1 512 26 0 3.04 .892 17 8 8 890 30 2 2.70 .900
2009–10 Houston Aeros AHL 40 14 19 4 2247 91 4 2.43 .907 — — — — — — — —
2009–10 Minnesota Wild NHL 2 2 0 0 69 1 0 0.87 .979 — — — — — — — —
2010–11 Houston Aeros AHL 34 19 12 1 1883 81 1 2.58 .911 — — — — — — — —
2010–11 Minnesota Wild NHL 4 2 1 0 189 5 1 1.59 .942 — — — — — — — —
2010–11 Providence Bruins AHL 16 9 4 1 901 36 1 2.40 .920 — — — — — — — —
2011–12 Providence Bruins AHL 44 21 19 3 2597 113 2 2.61 .919 — — — — — — — —
2011–12 Boston Bruins NHL 1 1 0 0 60 1 0 1.00 .977 — — — — — — — —
2012–13 Atlant Moscow Oblast KHL 26 6 14 4 1499 74 1 2.96 .912 — — — — — — — —
2012–13 Boston Bruins NHL 14 9 4 1 803 31 1 2.32 .920 — — — — — — — —
2013–14 Carolina Hurricanes NHL 36 19 14 1 2084 80 1 2.30 .926 — — — — — — — —
2013–14 Charlotte Checkers AHL 2 1 1 0 119 6 0 3.03 .928 — — — — — — — —
2014–15 Carolina Hurricanes NHL 34 8 17 6 1920 87 1 2.72 .900 — — — — — — — —
2015–16 Anaheim Ducks NHL 9 3 3 0 354 16 1 2.69 .909 — — — — — — — —
2015–16 San Diego Gulls AHL 31 19 8 4 1807 74 0 2.46 .921 4 2 1 185 7 0 2.26 .934
2016–17 Boston Bruins NHL 16 7 6 1 885 39 0 2.64 .904 — — — — — — — —
2016–17 Providence Bruins AHL 11 7 3 1 626 28 2 2.69 .896 — — — — — — — —
2017–18 Boston Bruins NHL 31 16 6 7 1781 76 1 2.56 .913 1 0 0 27 0 0 0.00 1.000
2018–19 Dallas Stars NHL 41 16 17 5 2220 95 2 2.57 .923 1 0 0 11 0 0 0.00 1.000
2019–20 Dallas Stars NHL 30 16 8 4 1678 62 0 2.22 .930
NHL totals 218 99 76 25 12,045 493 8 2.46 .919 2 0 0 38 0 0 0.00 1.000
Medal record
Representing  Russia
Ice hockey
World Championships
2014 Belarus
2015 Czech Republic
World Junior Championships
2006 Canada
2005 United States
IIHF World U18 Championship
2004 Belarus

International
Year Team Event Result GP W L T/OTL MIN GA SO GAA SV%
2004 Russia WJC18 6 4 0 2 360 13 0 2.17 .915
2005 Russia WJC 5 3 2 0 264 12 0 2.73 .901
2006 Russia WJC 5 4 1 0 300 11 0 2.20 .933
2015 Russia WC 1 0 0 0 4 0 0 0.00 —
Junior totals 16 11 3 2 924 36 0 2.31 .927
Senior totals 1 0 0 0 4 0 0 0.00 —

References
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