Biography

BIOGRAPHY

Semyon Varlamov was born April 27, 1988 in Kuybyshev, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union. He is a goaltender in the National Hockey League. 

He first played professionally with Lokomotiv Yaroslavl of the then Russian Superleague (RSL) after he was drafted in the first round, 23rd overall, by the Washington Capitals in the 2006 NHL Entry Draft. He would later spend eight NHL seasons with the Avalanche before signing with the Islanders in the summer of 2019, where he signed as a free agent to a four year contract. Varlamov became the first goaltender in Islanders history to record back to back shutouts in the playoffs and on 26 August 2020, he surpassed Billy Smith for the longest playoff shutout streak in Islanders history. On 6 February 2021, Varlamov played his 500th NHL gameand two days later became the first Islanders goaltender with consecutive shutouts in a season. On 1 May, Varlamov broke Chico Resch's record for the longest shutout streak in Islanders history, after shutting out the rival Rangers 3–0.