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Alexei Murygin
Russian ice hockey player From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Alexei Murygin (born November 16, 1986) is a Russian former professional ice hockey goaltender. He most recently played under contract with Kunlun Red Star in the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL).
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Playing career
Murygin originally played for Amur Khabarovsk, making his professional debut in the 2006–07 season of the then Russian Superleague (RSL) before featuring making his first appearance in the KHL during the 2009–10 season.[1]
In 2015-16, Murgyin set the KHL shutout record, going 302 minutes and 11 seconds without letting in a goal. This was later broken by Timur Bilyalov.[2]
In 2019. Murgyin was diagnosed with tonsil cancer. Notably, his club did not pay for his treatment, as it was not considered work related.[3]
In 2021, it was announced that Murygin had beat cancer and would seek a spot back in the KHL. Approaching his 12th season in the KHL, Murygin joined Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod, agreeing to a one-year contract to be the club's backup goaltender on 12 August 2021.[4]
On 6 June 2022, Murygin joined his sixth KHL club, HC Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk, signing a one-year deal as a free agent.[5] On 22 September 2022, after putting up a .809 in 3 games, he was released.[6] On November 11, 2022, Murygin signed a deal with Kunlun Red Star.[7]
In 2024, Murygin accepted a role with MHK Atlant Mytishchi of the MHL as the team's goaltending coach.[8]
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