Nikolai Kulemin
Nikolai Vladimirovich Kuljomin (Russian Николай Владимирович Кулёмин; * July 14, 1986 in Magnitogorsk, Russian SFSR ) is a Russian ice hockey player who is currently with the Toronto Maple Leafs in the National Hockey League contract.
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Career
Nikolai Kuljomin began his career as a hockey player in his hometown at HK Metallurg Magnitogorsk in the Russian Super League, for which he was active as a professional from 2003 to 2008. He had gone through the youth ranks and first came in the gambling in the Perwaja League second representation for use in 2003. During this time he was in the second round than a total of 44 players selected during the NHL Entry Draft in 2006 by the Toronto Maple Leafs, where Kuljomin on 25 June 2007 signed a three year contract after last season 's most valuable player Russia had been elected and with his club won the championship. Subsequently, club and player agreed that Kuljomin still got to play another year in Russia. Since the summer of 2008, he is in the squad of the Toronto Maple Leafs in the National Hockey League.
Due to the NHL lockout played Kuljomin September to December again in 2012 for his hometown club Metallurg Magnitogorsk in the Kontinental Hockey League.
Internationally
For Russia Kuljomin took the U18 national team at the World Ice Hockey Championship U18 Junior 2004, with the U20 national team at the World Ice Hockey Championship U20 Junior 2006 with the senior national team at the World Championships in 2006 and 2007 in part.
Awards and achievements
- 2007 Most Valuable Player of the Russian Super League
- 2007 Champion of Russia with the HK Metallurg Magnitogorsk
- 2008 IIHF European Champions Cup win with the HK Metallurg Magnitogorsk
Internationally
- 2004 Gold medal at the U18 World Youth Championship
- 2006 Silver medal at the U20 World Junior Championships
- 2007 bronze medal at the World Championships
- 2010 Silver medal at the World Championships
- 2012 Gold Medal at the World Championships
Statistics
(End of season 2012/ 13)