Kirill Sergeyevich Kabanov is a Russian professional hockey player who is currently a free agent. Plays as a left hitter. During his career, he played for many clubs from the Canadian and American Hockey League, and also played as part of the Swedish and Russian teams. Kirill Kabanov is a pupil of the Moscow “Spartak”. His height is 191 centimeters, and weight - 84 kg.
Achievements
He is the world champion among juniors under the age of seventeen in the Russian national hockey team (2007) and the silver medalist in the world championship among juniors no older than eighteen years old (2008). In the 2009/2010 season, he won the QMJHL Presidential Cup with the Moncton Wildcats from the Canadian Hockey League, and in the 2011/2012 season he won the CHL Memorial Cup as part of the Blainville-Brisbrian Armada (Canada).
Hockey biography
Kirill Kabanov was born on July 16, 1992 in Moscow, Russia. As a child, he became interested in and engaged in hockey, went to the sports academy "Spartak Moscow". From an early age, Cyril decided that he would become a professional hockey player, taking the example from his brother.
Initially, K. Kabanov attended the “Spartak” school, then he trained at Dynamo and CSKA. At the age of fourteen, the guy was offered the first professional contract from Spartak. Cyril happily agreed to all the conditions, and here, after a while, began to speak at an adult level.
The beginning of a professional career
In anticipation of the Continental Hockey League season 2008/2009, the head coach of the “gladiators” Milos Riha began to attract Kabanov to training with the main team. It was then that they started talking about the young guy as one of the most talented and promising hockey players in Russia, predicting a bright sports future for him. At the heart of the first team, Cyril first appeared on the ice on November 18, 2008 in a match against the Amur club from the city of Khabarovsk. In total, in the debut season, Cyril played in six matches of the regular season and in four playoffs.
An attempt to build a career in Ufa and moving overseas
In the summer transfer period of 2009, on the day of his birth, Kabanov was bought by the Salavat Yulaev club from Ufa. Later it turned out that the player did not sign any papers, but was already at the disposal of the new club. Despite the technical indicators and the general talent of the striker, it was not particularly possible to play here, due to great competition. Cyril's father represented his son as an agent, and agreed on the terms of the contract. Time passed, but there was no and no game practice. Under the circumstances, the Kabanovs began to feel discomfort and look for a new club, but they were not immediately allowed to do so. As a result, there was a big conflict over the rights of the hockey player, both between Spartak and Salavat Yulaev, and between the player and the leadership. For a long time K. Kabanov could not leave the club because he did not have such rights under the contract.
Some time passed, and Cyril's father nevertheless agreed with the IFC (International Hockey Federation) so that he could play in the Major Junior League of Quebec (Canada) as part of the Moncton Wildcats club. As a result, a young and promising hockey player went to conquer the West, and the Ufa club Salavat Yulaev lost a lot of money on the ex-Spartak’s transfer.
Career at Moncton Wildcats and the first prestigious title in professional hockey
In the "Moncton" Kirill Kabanov began to play. Here he regularly appeared at the base and performed effective actions. In the first season, the Russian player scored 10 goals in 22 matches and won the QMJHL Presidential Cup.
Season at Lewiston Manieks
In the 2010/2011 season, the player moved to the American club Lewiston Manieks. Here Cyril showed himself perfectly and was one of the leaders in the composition - he played 38 matches and scored 28 points. Nevertheless, the season ended without trophies.
