Evgeni Nabokov To Be Inducted Into San Jose Sports Hall Of Fame

SAN JOSE, CA - The San Jose Sports Authority announced today that former Sharks goaltender Evgeni Nabokov has been named to the 2018 induction class of the San Jose Sports Hall of Fame.
Nabokov will be honored at the annual San Jose Sports Hall of Fame Enshrinement Banquet on Wed., Nov. 14at SAP Center at San Jose, along with fellow inductees Dr. Harry Edwards, Pat Hurst and Mark Langston.
He becomes the fifth member of the Sharks organization to be recognized, following original owner George Gund III (2008), goaltender Arturs Irbe (2010), forward Owen Nolan (2014) and General Manager Doug Wilson (2016).
Nabokov still holds nearly every major San Jose Sharks franchise goaltending record, including games played (563), wins (293) and shutouts (50). He finished his remarkable career ranked 18th on the NHL's all-time wins list (353), 17th in shutouts (59) and 25th in games played by a goaltender (697).
In 697 career NHL games with San Jose, the New York Islanders and Tampa Bay Lightning, Nabokov posted a 353-227-29-71 record, with a 2.44 goals-against average, a .911 save percentage and 59 shutouts.

Nabokov helped lead the Sharks to two of their three franchise Western Conference Final appearances (2004, 2010) and appeared in the Stanley Cup Playoffs in nine of his ten seasons in San Jose, playing in 80 playoff games.
Originally drafted by San Jose in the ninth round (219th overall) of the 1994 NHL Draft - the 22nd goaltender taken that year - Nabokov leads all goalies selected in that draft in NHL career games played, wins and shutouts. He made his NHL debut on Jan. 1, 2000 at Nashville, and in his first NHL start on Jan. 19, 2000, he dueled future Hall-of-Famer Patrick Roy to a 0-0 tie in Colorado, making 39 saves.
In 2001, his first full NHL season, Nabokov was the recipient of the Calder Memorial Trophy as the League's Rookie of the Year, was named as the goaltender for the 2000-01 NHL All-Rookie Team and selected to play in the NHL All-Star Game. "Nabby" was a three-time NHL Player of the Month, a three-time NHL Player of the Week and a two-time NHL Rookie of the Month. In addition, he was named the Sharks "Player of the Month" 11 times and Sharks "Player of the Year" twice (2001, 2008).
Nabokov finished as the runner-up for the Vezina Trophy as the NHL's top goaltender during the 2007-08 season, was named to the 2007-08 NHL First All-Star Team and was selected to play in the NHL All-Star Game. His 46 wins that season were the fourth-most in a single-season in NHL history and his 77 appearances was the third-most in NHL history.
On March 10, 2002 in Vancouver, he became just the seventh goaltender (first of European descent) to score a goal. He was the first NHL goalie to score while his team was on a power play.

Internationally, the native of Ust-kamenogorsk, Kazakhstan, represented Russia on the international stage several times in his career. He served as Russia's starting goaltender in the 2006 (1.34 goals-against average) and 2010 Winter Olympics and also played for Russia in two World Championships (2008, 2011). In the 2008 World Championships, he led Russia to a gold medal, posting a 1.78 goals-against average while being voted to the Media All-Star Team, named Russia's top player and voted "Best Goalkeeper" in the tournament. He also was named to Russia's roster for the 2004 World Cup of Hockey. Nabokov also played in his native Russia in 2004-05 with Metallurg and with SKA St. Petersburg of the KHL in 2010-11.
Since 2015, Nabokov has served as the Sharks organization's goaltending development coach.
Each inductee will be recognized with a bronze plaque permanently installed on the concourse at the SAP Center at San Jose. Including the 2018 inductees, there will be 110 South Bay sports icons enshrined in the Hall of Fame. The annual induction is an event of the San Jose Sports Authority, San Jose Arena Authority, SAP Center Management/San Jose Sharks, and the City of San José. The event benefits Special Olympics Northern California and high school sports programs.
The November ceremony kicks off with a reception followed by dinner and induction ceremony. Individual tickets begin at $300 each; sponsorship and table packages are available starting at $3,000. For information and to purchase event tickets call (408) 288-2936.