MaxV
Registered User
Looking at Russian hockey, it's actually really strange.
There is a really noticeable gap among top players during the 1987-1990 birth years.
The 1986-born and older generations are very talented and plenty of them are still going strong. Russian hockey seems to have experienced a little boom starting with 1991-born players.
But what about the 1987-1990? What happened here? Is this the generation that was impacted the most by the 90s financial crisis in Russia?
These are the players that should be in the midst of their prime (26-30), but there are so few of them from Russia.
There are Bobrovskiy, Varlamov, Schipachyov, Dadonov, Anisimov and Voynov. That's about it.
There is a really noticeable gap among top players during the 1987-1990 birth years.
The 1986-born and older generations are very talented and plenty of them are still going strong. Russian hockey seems to have experienced a little boom starting with 1991-born players.
But what about the 1987-1990? What happened here? Is this the generation that was impacted the most by the 90s financial crisis in Russia?
These are the players that should be in the midst of their prime (26-30), but there are so few of them from Russia.
There are Bobrovskiy, Varlamov, Schipachyov, Dadonov, Anisimov and Voynov. That's about it.