Biography
In their clubs, the Russian hockey player Anton Khudobin most often performed the role of the backup of the gate. Therefore, in each match, which he had to hold out, the goalkeeper had to show the main quality - fight to the end and not surrender.Childhood and youth
Anton Valerevich Hudobin was born on May 7, 1986 in the city of Ust-Kamenogorsk in the east of Kazakhstan in the family of the work plant Valery and the saleswomen of Tatiana Khudobiny.
Anton grew an energetic child and tried all sorts of sports views from football to table tennis. In the hockey section of the boy led at 7 years old, and 3 years an athlete played the position of the defender before moving to the gate.
The first idol Anton was hockey goalkeeper Evgeny Nabokov, defending colors and Kazakhstan, and Russian hockey team. When the athlete was 12 years old, he fell in Ust-Kamenogorsk on the master class of the senior colleague and continued to perform a full-scale exercise shown.
Since the young goalkeeper demonstrated a good level, at 13, Anton received an offer to continue occupations at the Metallurg Hockey School from Magnitogorsk. Parents have long planned to move to the neighboring country, but for the sake of a sports future son, this process had to accelerate. In Magnitogorsk, Anton's father first worked as a welder on the ice arena, and then received an invitation to become a video operator of a hockey team.
While the son was not last 16, the family lived in removable apartments, then Anton moved to office accommodation. The first one's own apartment at the hockey player appeared only at 20 years old, and in 2013, Krybin's parents moved to a permanent residence in Krasnoyarsk, the motherland of the mother athlete.
Hockey
Speaking for the Junior Russian national team, Khudobin became the world champion of 2004, winning in the next two years silver medals. Also in 2004, Anton was trusted by the Club North American National Hockey League "Minnesota Wilde" in the 7th round, and a year later, the 19-year-old goalkeeper went to conquer America.In 2005/2006, Goalkeeper defended the colors of the Club of the Junior Western Hockey League "Saskatun Blades". The next year Anton spent behind Metallurg, where he was a reserve goalkeeper, but won the title of champion in Russia.
In the summer of 2007, the athlete concluded a newcomer contract with Wilde, spending the following years in the pharmaceutical team of the American Houston AeroS Hockey League, which fell to the game of all stars, and the Hockey League of the Eastern Coast "Texas Wildcatters", where he became the best goalkeeper of the season.
For the "Minnesota Wilde" athlete played for the first time in the winter of 2010. In the same season, the goalkeeper received a challenge to the Russian national team, where he performed at the EuroChocature stage in Sweden. In 2010/2011, he faced the goalkeeper in Minnesota, the coaches signed Jose Theodore, sending Kudobin to Houston. Only when the injury got the main goalkeeper of Niklas Beckstr, in January 2011, Khudobin came out in NHL, defending the first match to zero.
Nevertheless, a month later, the Russian was exchanged to Boston Bruins. In the 2009-2012 seasons, Sudobin spent 5 matches in the NHL 5 matches in the starting lineup, in the 4th won the title of the first star, passing on average 1 puck for the game. In the drawing of the Stanley 2011 Cup, Khudobin became the second reserve goalkeeper and after the victory of Bears was awarded a memorable perverse. Nevertheless, since the goalkeeper did not play for Boston, his name at the Cup did not appear.
During the short season of 2012/2013, the Russian became a full-fledged backup goalkeeper "Boston". During the period of Locut, Anton played in the Continental League for Atlant from Mytishchi, and then signed an agreement with Karolina Harrcrins.
At the 2014 World Championships in Minsk, Khudobin was the second backup goalkeeper and never went to the ice, but, nevertheless, he received the champion title and the Order of Honor. The following year, Anton reserves Sergey Bobrovsky in the Czech Republic again and became the owner of a silver medal.
In 2014/2015, Khudobin received a chance to select the position of the main goalkeeper "Carolina" from Veteran Cam Ward, but the Russian season failed and went to Anaheim Dax. There, he firmly sat down in stock, and then hit the destruction of failures. The career of the goalkeeper in America was under a big question, but I remembered the goalkeeper in Boston, calling Anton to replace the rocket tukka with a salary of $ 1.5 million.
In the 2017/2018 season, Khudobina finally managed to challenge the aging Finn and for the first time in the biography to reach ice in the playoffs NHL. A confident game helped a Russian to find a new, already fifth employer, and the goalkeeper signed a two-year one-sided (without the possibility of reference to Farmklub) a contract for $ 5 million from Dallas Starz.
As the main goalkeeper "Stars" was calculated on Ben Bishop, but those constantly persecuted injuries, and the duties of goalkeepers were distributed evenly, making one of the best tandems of the league. With 2.22 missed washers for the game and 93% reflected shots Season 2019/2020 became the strongest in a career.
Personal life
Anton Kudobin is not married. The goalkeeper does not say about the personal life, noting that it hopes to meet the only and unique girl, and he loves children, often posing with a nephew for a photo in "Instagram". According to the hockey player, a lot of athletes acquired family happiness only after the completion of the career, because Anton is not in a hurry.
Goalkeeper growth 180 cm, weight - 88 kg.
Anton Kudobin now
A turning point for the Russian goalkeeper was the Stanley Cup of 2020, where, due to injury, Ben Bishop Anton Khudobin spent 25 matches and led Dallas Starz in the final of the main hockey tournament. In the fall, at the age of 34, the athlete extended an agreement with the team for 3 years with a total salary of $ 10 million.Bishop was out of order until March 2021, which gave the opportunity to show himself thin. However, in early February, the goalkeeper "Dallas Starz" removed from the main composition on one game in punishment for missed training. In an interview, Anton explained that he just slept the bell of alarm clock.
On February 25, 2021, in the match with Florida Panthers, at the 10th time, Khudobin defended at Zero and was recognized as the main star of the game day.
Life in Dallas Russian goalkeeper is now satisfied, there is everything you need for convenience - from shops and restaurants to water parks and museums. Nevertheless, the career of Anton would like in the Russian "Magnit". Ready and to new challenges in the Russian national team, where, according to goalkeeper, he has not yet said the last word.
Achievements
- 2003 - Silver medalist of Ivan Glinka Memorial with the Russian national team
- 2004 - Winner of the Junior World Championship with the Russian national team
- 2004 - getting into the national team of all stars of the Junior World Cup
- 2005, 2006 - Silver winner of the World Youth Championship with the Russian national team
- 2007 - Champion of Russia with Metallurg (Magnitogorsk)
- 2008 - Member of the Match of All Stars Echl
- 2008 - Fog in the national team of newcomers Echl
- 2008 - the best Echl goalkeeper
- 2008 - getting into the first team of all stars Echl
- 2008 - the best percentage of Echl reflected shots
- 2008 - the best reliability coefficient Echl
- 2010 - Member of the match of all stars Ahl
- 2014 - World Champion with Russian national team
- 2015 - Silver winner of the World Championship with the Russian national team
- 2020 - Winner Prize Clarence Campbell with Dallas Starz