Morning Flurries: Nabokov faces NHLers
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Your daily dose of Avalanche news, along with other interesting storylines across the NHL. It was a sleepy July weekend without much hockey news as we await the two months to training camp. However, there was one event of note held in Russia where a select group of NHL All-Stars competed in a charity game against KHL All-Stars.
Colorado Avalanche top prospect standout goaltender Ilya Nabokov was in attendance representing the KHL and had a good time doing so even meeting fellow champion Florida Panther Sergei Bobrovsky.
Gagarin Cup champ Stanley Cup champIlya Nabokov Sergei Bobrovsky pic.twitter.com/D6yM2UX2S4— KHL (@khl_eng) July 21, 2024
The fun began when Nabokov got to show off some of his talents making excellent stops on the likes of Kirill Marchenko and Artemi Panarin. It shouldn’t be too long before he tests himself for real in a NHL setting. And for those curious, no other Avalanche related player was in attendance at the event.
#GoAvsGo prospect goaltender Ilya Nabokov saves not 1, not 2, but 3 chances from #CBJ Kirill Marchenko during the Russian NHL Stars vs KHL Stars charity game pic.twitter.com/3goDoXhVPV— Hockey News Hub (@HockeyNewsHub) July 21, 2024
Artremi Panarin could not solve Avalanche prospect Ilya Nabokov in Saturday's charity match pitting Russian KHL and NHL stars against each other.GOTTA SEE IT: Nabokov Stonewalls NHL Star In Charity Matchhttps://t.co/1135gRaGGy— Evan Rawal (@evanrawal) July 20, 2024
Also, if you are missing Avalanche hockey, relive each of Nathan MacKinnon’s 51 goals in his 2023-24 Hart Trophy winning campaign.
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