Mikhail Grabovsky: sports achievements and biography

Mikhail Grabovsky - one of the most effective hockey players of our time. The article tells about his sporting successes, and also presents a brief biography.

Early years of hockey player. Relationship with father

Mikhail Grabovsky was born on January 31, 1984 in the city of Potsdam (Germany). There, the family lived for several years, while the hockey player's father worked as a designer at the plant. Then the family moved to Belarus, where the head of the family took seriously for raising his son. It was he who at one time instilled Mikhail's love of hockey and the desire for victory. As the hockey player says, the father's praise to this day is the main reward for him. A warmer relationship between father and son, probably, nowhere to be found.

Yuri Alexandrovich, Mikhail's dad, and in his childhood was fond of hockey - he participated in school sports competitions, chased the puck with the boys in the yard. But when it was time to register in the hockey section, he did not qualify and decided to try himself in speed skating. And his son, afterwards, embodied his cherished dream. Not for nothing in many interviews hockey player calls Yuri Alexandrovich his coach. Father with trepidation related to the education of his son, spent most of his time with him, taught him to drive.

The game in the "Dynamo"

His sports career, Mikhail Grabovsky began in the Minsk club "Youth". In the years 2005-2006. He helped his native club win in the championship of Belarus. Grabovsky already played in Russia. Vladimir Krikunov, coach, included a talented and promising hockey player in the command structure of Neftekhimik. With this team, he played two seasons, and then moved with the coach to Dynamo.

As part of the Moscow team, he did not very well, with just 28 points in 48 games. But then flashed in the game of the European Cup, where for three games I was able to accumulate eight points. "Dynamo" then won, and Michael proved himself worthy and became simply an indispensable player.

Montreal Canadiens

After such a rapid take-off, Mikhail Grabovsky decided to try his hand at the National Hockey League. But life in America was not easy for him. He made his debut among the main structure of "Montreal" in the January fight against the team "Rangers". Then the hockey player acted as the central striker. Strengthen in the NHL, he did not work, which was compensated by his unprecedented achievements in the AHL, where he participated in 66 games scored 54 points. The club was then lucky to make it to the playoffs.

Game season 2007-2008. He began as one of the main members of the Montreal Canadiens team, and soon received his first American Ice Hockey League point in an ice match with Buffalo. After a couple of days, he also managed to be very successful in the game with "Boston".

Lull

However, after a couple of successful competitions Grabovsky Mikhail Borisovich was again sent to the AHL in accordance with the decision of the leadership, which, of course, did not suit the athlete. Not hiding in the ranks of the selected persons to participate in the match with "Phoenix", the hockey player decides to leave the club and negotiates with his agent possible ways of further development of his career.

Return

In the summer of 2008, "Montreal" still decided to exchange the player in the person of Greg Paterina for the already experienced Mikhail Grabovsky, who immediately concluded an agreement with the hockey club "Toronto". In this line-up he managed to quickly become the leader, having already scored 48 points in 78 games in the first game. Then Michael distinguished himself not only with an excellent game. He received a three-legged disqualification for resisting a judge who attempted to reassure the Belarusian athlete.

In July 2009, Mikhail Grabovsky concluded a new agreement with the Maple Leaf Club for a period of three game seasons.

Hockey player Mikhail Grabovsky was able to go through all the national teams of Belarus. As part of his main team, he made his debut at the 2004 World Cup. To date, he is often recognized as the most indispensable player, who has more than once distinguished himself by his perseverance in achieving goals, performance, skillful maneuvers. At the World Championships in 2009 he was recognized as the best player of his team, and then, in the same year, was awarded the title of the best player in Belarus.

This is what Mikhail Grabovsky appears to us. His biography is as if woven from a multitude of victories and achievements, from the earliest childhood, when he at his father's will had just left on the ice. According to statistical indicators, to date, Michael has accumulated more than 457 points.

Mishan-cosmonaut - this nickname in his professional circle is Mikhail Grabovsky. The hockey player to date has no serious competitors, according to a traditional poll, which was conducted by a Belarusian newspaper. Grabovsky Was able to quickly declare himself, after making his way to the NHL, where he rightly became one of the team's top scorers. In addition, the athlete is engaged in the education of the younger generation. Young hockey players admitted that just like their wise mentor, they dream of joining the National Hockey League.