Talk:Evgeni Malkin

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The box says he stands at 1.92 m (6 ft 3 in), but 1.92 m is actually closer to 6 ft 4 in (6 ft 3.591 in precisely).superbad

Can we get some citations? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by CABLEFTW (talk • contribs) 23:17, 13 August 2006 (UTC).

I'm not so sure about the claim that Malkin "chose" to remain in Russia to improve his skills before entering the NHL. It's certainly widely believed in Pittsburgh that the only reason he spent the 2005-2006 season there was due to contractual obligations and the lack of a transfer agreement. I also find it odd that he's referred to as the best player outside of the NHL, when Aleksey Morozov won the Russian Super League MVP award this year. I'd love to see a credible cite for both of those claims. Geoffrey Spear 13:10, 17 August 2006 (UTC)

Contents 1 Malkin breaks glass - not sure if this belongs. 2 Lawsuit 3 Joe Malone's record 4 Pro career 5 Jewish Faith? 6 Weight 7 Nickname 8 Transfer dispute

[edit] Malkin breaks glass - not sure if this belongs.

Not sure if this should be added to his NHL debut section, but he broke a pane of glass with his slapshot in his first NHL game. -→Buchanan-Hermit™/?! 01:52, 19 October 2006 (UTC)

will someone add his current season to his statistics section?

[edit] Lawsuit

I do not understand how his former Russian team can sue if he gave his two weeks notice. (Who made this comment)??

The lawsuit apparently involves an antitrust claim. They are most likely claiming that the two weeks notice is not sufficient in Russia. I believe they can ask the U.S. court to recognize the ruling of a Russian court - though the U.S. court may decide not to follow that decision. More details will be filled in when avaliable.Veritasjohn 22:39, 21 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Joe Malone's record

The reference cited for Malkin "tying" the record set by Joe Malone et al is simply wrong. NHL.com [[1]] states clearly that Malkin is the first player since those 3 guys from 1917 to score in his first 6 or more games, but that all 3 of them scored in more than their first 6. The point of that phrasing is that no one since then had scored in more than 5 in a row to begin a career, not that the record was 6. Malone scored in his first 14 games, en route to setting a goalscoring record that stood for almost 30 years. I'm changing the language back and adding a new reference. Geoffrey Spear 14:12, 3 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Pro career

Is the RSL not "professional" enough to have Malkin's time there considered part of his "pro career"? I'm changing the data back to 2003. Geoffrey Spear 04:20, 26 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Jewish Faith?

Malkin has been seen crossing himself several times while playing for the Penguins. Here's one link verifying it. http://hockey-madness.blogspot.com/2006/09/malkins-first-nhl-game-vs-flyers.html#links This happened to Stephen Weiss a few years ago. Everyone thought he was a Jew because of his name, but it turned out that he was just really German. Srn121 22:13, 6 December 2006 (UTC)

I marked it as needing a citation a week ago. I can't find anything by Googling, so I'm removing that statement. Geoffrey Spear 03:04, 7 December 2006 (UTC)

I believe he's Christian, but ethnically Jewish. (no sources, but Malkin is a common Jewish name, and he looks Jewish,) —Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.132.6.145 (talk) 03:45, 3 April 2008 (UTC)

Unfortunately that's not sufficient. We'd need a good source.-Wafulz (talk) 03:47, 3 April 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Weight

Pittsburghpenguins.com and Yahoo! Sports list Malkin's weight as 192 lbs, NHL.com at 195, NHLPA at 175, and TSN at 186. None of them out any sort of dates on this information, so can we just leave it at 195 and stop the constant reverting and reediting? Geoffrey Spear 20:55, 3 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Nickname

Is it spelled Geno or Gino? A citation would be good as well. BocoROTH (talk) 09:02, 3 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Transfer dispute

This article obviously devotes a lot to the tranfser dispute preceeding his NHL debut. While still entirely important, I think it hinders the flow of the "Playing career" section. Perhaps all details pertaining to the transfer dispute could be placed in a subsection to "Playing career" and be briefly mentioned in the main section. Thoughts? Orlandkurtenbach (talk) 07:53, 3 May 2008 (UTC)

Sounds like a good idea. A subsection detailing his transfer debacle would be a lot better, seeing how defining it was in the early NHL career of Malkin. Kaiser matias (talk) 06:05, 4 May 2008 (UTC)