Mikhail Biryukov (ice hockey)

Mikhail Biryukov Olegovich (Russian: Михаил Олегович Бирюков; born October 13, 1985 in Yaroslavl, Russian SFSR ) is a Russian professional ice hockey goaltender, who plays for HK Yugra Khanty-Mansiysk in the Kontinental Hockey League since 2010.

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Career

Mikhail Biryukov began his career in 2001 with the second team of Lokomotiv Yaroslavl in the third Russian league. After further stops in the lower Russian leagues, he was obliged by the Russian first division club HK MVD Balaschicha 2007. On his next HK Dynamo Moscow Biryukov was under contract since 2009. In 2010 he moved within the KHL to HK Yugra Khanty-Mansiysk.

Internationally

Biryukov played with the Russian national team at the World Championships in 2008 and became world champion, where he completed three games.

Awards and achievements

  • 2011 KHL All-Star Game
  • 2012 KHL All-Star Game

Internationally

  • 2008 Gold medal at the World Championships
  • 2012 Gold Medal at the World Championships
Kapitan Stupino Russia men's national ice hockey team 2008 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships 2012 Kontinental Hockey League All-Star Game 2013–14 KHL season Alexei Kuznetsov Denis Sokolov (ice hockey) Nikita Gusev Kirill Knyazev Anton Krysanov Andrei Kuzmin Igor Magogin Igor Skorokhodov
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