2012 Kharlamov Trophy
The Kharlamov Trophy is given to the most valuable Russian NHL player, as voted by active Russian NHL players. This season Malkin won the Kharlamov Trophy, last season Datsyuk won, and Ovi won for the 5 years before that. Here are the 2012 votes by each Russian NHL player:
1. Pavel Datsyuk (Detroit)—1. Malkin, 2. Kovalchuk, 3. Semin
“Evgeni has inspired, pulling on his Pittsburgh. I will say the same about Kovalchuk. Two equal power forward. Malkin scoring higher in the dispute. But the New Jersey is playing in a private hockey, Ilya harder to score points. And Geno as a freelance artist, and it all turns out.”
2. Semyon Varlamov (Colorado)—1. Malkin, 2. Kovalchuk, 3. Datsyuk
“Malkin this season played like a beast!”
3. Artem Anisimov (Rangers)—1. Malkin, 2. Datsyuk, 3. Kovalchuk
“Malkin is very unpredictable and difficult to play against him.”
4. Anton Volchenkov (New Jersey)—1. Malkin, 2. Kovalchuk, 3. Bryzgalov
“Geno spends a very successful season, a great scorer. Hales, Pittsburgh on himself, although he was injured for a long time Crosby.”
5. Ilya Kovalchuk (New Jersey)—1. Malkin, 2. Datsyuk, 3. Ovechkin
“Malkin spends a good season, leading on points.”
6. Evgeni Malkin (Pittsburgh)—1. Datsyuk, 2. Bryzgalov, 3. Kovalchuk
“If it were not for injury, Pasha would have had the best season of his career. On his game a pleasure to watch.”
7. Ilya Bryzgalov (Philadelphia)—1. Malkin, 2. Datsyuk, 3. Kovalchuk
“It is why the first Malkin? The statistics look!”
8. Dmitry Orlov (Washington)—1. Malkin, 2. Datsyuk, 3. Ovechkin
“Geno is wonderful, is gaining a lot of points. Led the Pittsburgh, while Crosby was treated.”
9. Nikita Filatov (Ottawa)—1. Malkin, 2. Kovalchuk, 3. Datsyuk
“Malkin the leader in points, and the best game of the season.”
10. Alexander Ovechkin (Washington)—1. Malkin, 2. Datsyuk, 3. Kovalchuk
“Malkin, and add nothing to this.”
11. Alexander Semin (Washington)—1. Malkin, 2. Datsyuk, 3. Kovalchuk
“Malkin all proved that he is the best this season.”
12. Sergei Gonchar (Ottawa)—1. Malkin, 2. Datsyuk, 3. Kovalchuk
“Geno, even alone, without Crosby, Staal, Letang, lugging Pittsburgh for themselves.”
13. Andrei Markov (Montreal)—1. Malkin, 2. Bryzgalov, 3. Nabokov
“Malkin the best, and that’s it!”
14. Alexander Burmistrov (Winnipeg)—1. Malkin, 2. Datsyuk, 3. Bryzgalov
“Malkin is very good, it’s hard to stop. He is now the best in the league, and all over the world!”
15. Nikita Nikitin (Columbus)—1. Malkin, 2. Kovalchuk, 3. Datsyuk
“109 points this season, Malkin speak for themselves.”
16. Alex Emelin (Montreal)—1. Malkin, 2. Bryzgalov, 3. Datsyuk
“Malkin played great this season, gaining a lot of points. Scores, gives. The most useful hockey player, not only of Russian, but also in the NHL in general.”
17. Fedor Tyutin (Columbus)—1. Malkin, 2. Datsyuk, 3. Kovalchuk
“Of course, Malkin. I think no need to explain and so everything is clear!”
18. Sergei Bobrovsky (Philadelphia)—1. Datsyuk, 2. Malkin, 3. Kovalchuk
“I first played in the match against the Detroit . It is like a competent hockey Datsyuk. Almost no mistakes people, do not lose the puck in the fight. Do not just throw on goal. Hard to play against him.”
19. Nikolai Kulemin (Toronto)—1. Datsyuk, 2. Malkin, 3. Kovalchuk
“No one knows how to play well in defense and in attack, as Datsyuk.”
20. Evgeni Dadonov (Carolina)—1. Malkin, 2. Kovalchuk, 3. Nikitin
“Geno was carrying on a Pittsburgh, when there was no Crosby.”
21. Vladimir Zharkov (New Jersey)—1. Malkin, 2. Bryzgalov, 3. Kovalchuk
“Malkin has spent a lot of outstanding games when gaining 3-5 points. NHL leading scorer and most valuable player in the league, too, admit it.”
22. Evgeni Nabokov (Islanders)—1. Malkin, 2. Datsyuk, 3. Kovalchuk
“When there was no Crosby, Evgeni pulled the team behind him. Malkin is very versatile, good at passing, can score. The present leader of the Pittsburgh.”
23. Anton Khudobin (Boston)—1. Datsyuk, 2. Malkin, 3. Kovalchuk
“Datsyuk -the most creative striker in the world.”
24. Alexander Radulov (Nashville)—1. Malkin, 2. Datsyuk, 3. Kovalchuk
“Malkin holds a strong season. I met him in the first match, when I returned to the NHL looks great! The main thing to do without injury.”
Did not vote: Dmitry Kulikov (Florida), Slava Voynov (Los Angeles), Andrei Loktionov (Los Angeles), Anton Babchuk (Calgary), Evgeny Grachev (St. Louis), Maxim Mayorov (Columbus), Nikolai Khabibulin (Edmonton).
(Source: sovsport.ru)
