February 12, 2000

Goaltenders in Russia

One of the Eastern Russian hockey clubs has decided to invite another Canadian goaltender for a tryout. He demonstrated good play during the Japan tour of team Canada and could be the #1 goalie for Canada at the 1999/00 World Championships.

Jamie Ram  (birthdate: January 18, 1971)

Who knows maybe he’ll become the second Fred Brathwaite who managed to make the roster of the Calgary Flames shortly after a trip in Russia with team Canada for the Baltic Cup of 1998.

Current stats for goalies in Russia:

#   Player            Team                 GP  MIP GA ON SO  GAA
1.  Bryzgalov Ilya   Lada Togliatti        10  568  9  -  3  0.95
2.  Steve Plouffe    SKA Amur               9  545 11  -  3  1.21
3.  Yeremeyev V.     Dynamo Moscow         21 1264 26  2  6  1.23
4.  Sokolov Maxim    SKA St.Petersburg     24 1460 39  1  2  1.60
5.  Podomatsky Y.    Torpedo Yaroslavl     29 1672 45  1  7  1.61
6.  Chistov V.       Severstal             26 1506 44  -  2  1.75
7.  Nikolayev S.     Severstal              9  498 15  -  2  1.81
8.  Ryabchikov Y.    Lada Togliatti        14  738 23  -  3  1.89
9.  Fatikov L.       Molot-Prikamie        29 1641 54  1  1  1.97
10. Schelbanov A.    Ak Bars (Kazan)       10  515 17  -  2  1.98
11. Yachanov D.      Ak Bars (Kazan)       24 1329 45  -  5  2.03
12. Vincent Riendeau Lada Togliatti        13  647 22  1  4  2.04
13. Karpenko Igor    Metallurg             14  812 29  -  3  2.14
14. Yegorov A.       Dynamo (Moscow)       13  740 27  1  1  2.19
15. Vyukhin A.       Avangard (Omsk)       22 1163 44  -  1  2.27
16. Fadeyev S.       Torpedo               29 1659 63  1  5  2.28
17. Mikhailovsky M.  SCKA Moscow           28 1641 63  1  1  2.31
18. Loyferman Y.     CSK VVS (Samara)      18 1044 41  -  1  2.35
19. Khlopotnov D.    SCKA Moscow            7  355 14  -  1  2.36
20. Andre Racicot    Neftekhimik           15  895 36  -  1  2.41
21. Tarasov V.       Metallurg             24 1362 55  1  1  2.42
22. Filimonov O.     Amur (Khabarovsk)     16  914 37  -  -  2.43
23. Malkov A.        Dynamo-Energiya       18 1087 45  1  -  2.48
24. Zemchenok S.     Metallurg             10  473 20  1  -  2.53
25. Shirgazyev A.    Mechel (Chelyabinsk)  26 1401 62  -  2  2.65