The tallest hockey player in the world is considered the representative of the Slovak national team and the player of the NHL club Boston Bruins Zdeno Hara. His height is 206 cm. In the continental hockey league, the highest is the goalkeeper of Metallurg Magnitogorsk Vasily Koshechkin. The height of the hockey player is 201 cm.
Zdeno Hara
Zdeno was born on March 18, 1977 in Trencin, Czechoslovakia. He plays for the Boston Bruins hockey club and is its captain. Has been playing at the club since July 1, 1996. Has the role of a defender. He is a multiple NHL All-Star. In 2009 he received the James Norris Trophy, which is awarded to the best defender of the season in the NHL. In 2011, together with other members of the club, he won the Stanley Cup.
In addition, Hara is the owner of the strongest shot in the NHL. His record is 175 km / h. On March 25, 2012, the hockey player played the thousandth match in the national league. Together with the Slovak national team, he won silver medals in the 2000 and 2012 World Championships. Hara speaks languages such as Slovak, Russian, English, Czech, German, Swedish and Polish.
Vasily Koshechkin
Vasily was born on March 27, 1983 in Togliatti. He is a graduate of the Lada hockey club. He started his professional career in 2002. He played for the hockey clubs Ak Bars and Severstal. Since May 1, 2013 he has been playing for Metallurg Magnitogorsk. The contract was signed for 4 years. Koshechkin is a goalkeeper.
Vasily participated in five world championships and won all types of championship medals. He won the Continental Cup in 2006 and 2008 with his club. And in 2014, together with other hockey players of Metallurg, he won the Gagarin Cup. Has such titles and awards as Honored Master, Master of Sports of Russia of international class and gratitude of the President of the Russian Federation.
general information
Hockey is a sports game in which two teams, using sticks, try to hit the opponent's goal with a puck or a ball. There are several types of hockey: ice hockey, ball hockey, field hockey, sledge hockey and floorball.
The NHL is the national hockey league that unites clubs in Canada and the United States. The league was formed in 1917. The main trophy of the NHL is the Stanley Cup. The league has thirty teams from 29 cities in Canada and the United States.
The KHL is a continental hockey league in which clubs from Russia, Kazakhstan, Slovakia, Finland, Belarus, Croatia and Latvia play. In the 2014-2015 season, 28 clubs from 27 cities will play in the KHL. In the future, it is planned to expand the league to 32 teams. The first championship was held in 2008. The trophy of the league is the Gagarin Cup. Its first owner was the Kazan "Ak Bars". KHL, due to financial difficulties, left the Prague hockey club "Lev", Ukrainian "Donbass" and Moscow "Spartak".
