Biography
Nikolai Prokhorkin is an athlete, a significant part of the career played in the Continental Hockey League (KHL). Despite the dreams of NHL, he reached certain heights in his homeland and today continues to develop in Russian clubs.Childhood and youth
Nikolai was born on September 17, 1993 in the family of hockey player and pupil of the Chelyabinsk "tractor". His father, too, Nikolai Prokhorkin, completing his career, took up coaching activities. Now prepares children of the capital club "White Bears".
Looking at the parent, Kolya from an early age caught fire to play "like dad". And early stood on skates, engaged in the junior teams "Mechel" (now "Cherymet") and "Vityaz".
Professional debut of the future Olympic champion took place in the MHL in 2010. The newcomer then smiled at luck - in the 2nd round of the KHL Draffa, he chose the club "Vityaz. In the first season, the athlete was awarded the prestigious award - the Kharlamov Cup.
Hockey
In January 2011, a 18-year-old guy located in FC CSKA played against the Minsk "Dynamo" within the framework of the KHL. This season was not effective for an athlete. Nikolai sent the first pucks to the Gate of Spartak only a year later.A novice player smiled again at luck - "Los Angeles Kings" chose on the NHL Drafte. Naturally, the native of Chelyabinsk and did not think to give up such prospects. True, after 8 matches NHL, the leadership annulled his contract, and Prokhorkin again entered CSKA.
On the day of his 20-year-old anniversary, Nikolai made a gift to fans - in each of the 3 periods with Moscow Dynamo scored on the washer, issued the first in the professional biography of Hat-Trick. And in November of the same year, the athlete was defeated twice the gate of the "avant-garde" - then CSKA won with a score of 3: 1.
Up until 2015, it was listed in the ranks of the "army", although on the time it was switched to the clubs "Red Army" and TKK. In January, the son of the White Bears coach entered the Voronezh "Burana". And in the summer he and his associate Andreas Envisist concluded a contract with the Ufa "Salavat Yulaev".
Despite such frequent shifts, Prokhorkin adequately played in every match. In the fall of 2015, he answered again at a meeting with the Riga "Dynamo". There, the athlete scored a puck into the gate, made a naked program and managed to fight.
A distinctive feature of the player was that he quickly got used to new partners, forming an effective tandem with them. Analysts noted - at the match with "Barys", Salavat Yulaeva has formed a trio - Teem Hartikainen, Maxim Major and Prokhorkin. In this combination of Nikolai for 15 meetings scored 8 washers and made 8 assists in the 2015/16 season. In January, after the game with the Khabarovsk "Amur" received the title of the best striker KHL Championship.
As part of the Ufa Club, the athlete became the owner of the bronze medal of the championship of Russia. And completing the season, moved to St. Petersburg SKA.
In an interview, Nikolay confessed - he always cherished hope for participation in the NHL. Scouts "Los Angeles Kings" repeatedly talked with him, but did not receive specific proposals. The player himself thought about the transition only when the date of the next contract was expired.
Prokhorkin understood - to get to the National Hockey League, he needs to achieve more in Russia. For season 2016/17, the central striker SKA won the Gagarin Cup, and after he received a call to the national team. At the 2018 Winter Olympics in the city of Phenchhan became the champion.
Then, in the professional biography of hockey player, it was time to collect suitcases and move to another continent - 13 May 2019, he concluded an annual contract with Los Angeles Kings.
In the United States, Todd Maclallan head coach sent a Russian athlete in AHL. Enthusiasm This news did not cause the migrant. But he understood that the club retains the rule - beginners initially participate in this league, regardless of the level of preparation and experience.
Adaptation in someone else's country was difficult - the American language was given a Russian with difficulty. Huge support for the first time, as the forward later, Ilya Kovalchuk was provided.
At the beginning of 2020, a coronavirus infection pandemic intervened. I had to go home. It was time to think about further career. Dry statistics showed - in Los Angeles Kings, the player spent a maximum of 12 minutes on ice. Obviously, such a role in the team did not suit him.
Given that SKA was still the right to Prokhorkina, that in the summer of 2020 returned to the St. Petersburg club in the role of the attacker. Although the first news in the media testified to its transition to Metallurg.
Personal life
Olympic champion entered into an official marriage at an early age. In 2012, a young couple - Nikolai and his wife Anastasia - the daughter of Nick was already born. Prokhorkin said that this event in life became unexpected, joyful and disturbing - he had no idea how to care for the child, and tried to get used to a new role for himself.
However, the troubles about the house and upbringing took over the young spouse. In one of the interviews, the newly new father shared that he did not even change the daughter of diapers.
And in 2015, another joyful event happened in the player's personal life - the birth of the second daughter Eve. Both girls are strikingly similar to hockey player, and he calls them with their princesses and tries to give a family as much time as possible.
The touching moments of a joint pastime, a young father puts in his instagram account. A large and high man (190 cm growth, weight 90-91 kg) surrounded by two charming daughters looks very cute - each photo is honored with admiring comments from fans.
In 2019, a wife with children also went with her husband to a new country. There girls are surprisingly quickly mastered. And when it came to return to Russia, they expressed a desire to stay in the United States.
Nikolai Prokhorkin now
As part of Metallurg, the central striker successfully won the match with Salavat Yulaev in August 2020. Coach Ilya Vorobiev called a novice in a diverse player who can appear in any role on ice. In the new team, Prokhorkin has formed an effective bundle with Sergey Plotnikov.He had to miss the match with Amur within the framework of the KHL due to poisoning. And in the next meeting with CSKA, the player brought 2 points to the "Metallurg" - she threw the washer and made an assist. Thanks to this Magnitogors, they managed to compose an account in the 3rd period. Due to the injury, Forward missed the game with "Vityaz".
Arriving, the striker joined his colleagues. In November, at a meeting with Barys, as the media wrote, "pulled out the match alone," thereby entering the top 100 best scorers in the history of KHL.
In December, the Metallurg striker received a serious injury - the doctors were forced to impose sutures on the leg due to a strong cut. This again forced the player for a while take a break in a career. However, Sergey Plotnikov after the victory over Salavat Yulaev, said that there were decent guys on the replacement.
Achievements
- 2011 - Harlamov Cup owner
- 2012 - Finalist Kharlamov Cup
- 2013 - Finalist Cup Spengler
- 2014 - Member of the Match Stars KHL
- 2014 - Finalist Cup Harlamov
- 2016 - Kariala Cup winner
- 2017 - Gagarin Cup winner
- 2018 - Olympic champion