Biography
Participation in the NHL is hardly the most important dream of each hockey player. For Alexander Barabanova, she became a yawl. And even despite the rather fault, he managed to show himself in a new club, earning respect for colleagues and justifying the hopes of fans.Childhood and youth
Alexander Dmitrievich Barabanov was born on June 17, 1994 in the family of a special forces officer who served in the city of Peterhof. Since childhood, the boy and his brothers, too, Ivan and Dmitry hockey players and Dmitry, under the supervision of the father they were engaged in sports: pulled up and squeezed in one of the courtyards.
At school age, when conflicts began between the guys, the parents decided to benefit from this and sent them to boxing. Training and Sparrings are so fascinated by the little Sasha that he made the likeness of pears from old car wheels.
After some time in the tight schedule of the future member of the ice squad as an additional circle appeared ballroom dancing. It helped to develop a balance of balance and taught to move correctly, and also a beneficially affected the muscles of the torsa, press, hands and feet.
Then it became known that a five-minute walk from the house of the drums, they open a sports complex where it would be possible to play hockey. Father and mother came to the conclusion that this is a promising male occupation and, having agreed with local mentors, took the children there.
Alexander immediately liked to skate and work with a stick, and very soon it became clear that he had talent to this. A year later, demonstrating the quality necessary for the attacker, the teenager joined one of the youth teams.
Hockey
In early 2010, on the ordinary game of the championship of the young hockey player, Scouts of the SKA club noticed. From the moment of moving to the center of St. Petersburg and admission to the famous school, a professional biography of a drummer player began.After two years in the youth team, Alexander with an increase in 179 cm gained an optimal physical form and began to weigh 86 kg. He switched to HC Navy, who participated in the matches of the youth league, and on the results of the debut season was recognized as the best sniper.
The striker who scored beautiful washers was included in the West team at the Cup of the Challenge, and then as part of the second national team, Russia went to the world championship. He became a bronze medalist of the championship, distinguished in matches with the United States and Canada, and this medal opened a list of his own prestigious awards.
Successful performance at the international level helped the development of club career, and in the 2014 season, the drums got into an adult ska. Debuting in the Continental Hockey League, the athlete distinguished himself in the game with the Moscow Dynamo and replenished the prize piggy bank with the title of the best newcomer.
In 2015, the St. Petersburg Club won the Gagarin Cup, and Alexander statistics enriched near the gear and heads. Therefore, the attacker was invited to the professional team of Russia, but on the world championship in Germany failed to score more than three points.
Later on the Olympics in the team, speaking under a neutral flag, the drums won the title of champion, spending 6 games on the site. He received the Order of Friendship and the title of Honored Master of Sport after the international tournament completed brilliantly.
In the continental hockey league, the drums played at the position of the attacking of the St. Petersburg Club SKA. In December 2019, he designed heat trick, which became the first in his career.
In an interview after the match, Sasha spoke about the Army Derby, where the case of the principle was considered to defeat rivals from CSKA. This made it possible to become the leaders of the conference and feel the spirit of championship.
Significant jerk in a hockey player career was outlined in 2020, when he signed a contract with Toronto Maple Leafs.
Personal life
In an interview with journalists, the Barabanov told about the girl Valeria, who attended his personal life for many years and eventually became a legitimate wife. She shares his hobbies by Alexander by mountain skiing and tourism, and during the hockey season carefully monitors the game.
The photo from "Instagram" the striker shows that the couple is happy together, and Russian fans hope for the rapid birth of children. But so far, spouses are engaged in the development of a professional career and participate in wives against husbands as entertainment.
Alexander Barabanov now
The debut in the NHL in 2021 became not so rainbow for Alexander. After the second match, "regularly" he entered the so-called taxi team, and then returned to the 4th link "Toronto Maple Lifs". For the time provided, the drums could not demonstrate their ice abilities.On April 12, the hockey player moved to San Jose Sharks. In the first match for the new club, he installed a personal record by spending on the field 17 minutes 15 seconds. But the main thing that happened in the debut match of the attacker with "Arizona Koiotis," - he managed to hit the opponent's gate. Following the meeting, the player was recognized as a third star.
Achievements
- 2013 - the best sniper of the regular championship of the Youth Hockey League: 2012/2013
- 2015 - Gagarin Cup owner
- 2017 - Gagarin Cup winner
- 2018 - Champion of the Olympic Games