The World’s Greatest
Geno with the trophy after winning gold
- Congratulations are in order for Evgeni Malkin. Team Russia won the gold medal at the IIHF World Championships.
Geno, who scored once in Russia’s 6-2 win over Slovakia, was named the World Championship MVP and also walked away with the tournament scoring title. He amassed 19 points over 10 games with his dominating play. He can add that scoring title to his Art Ross trophy from the NHL for most points in the 2011-2012 season.
Malkin is only the second player after Wayne Gretzky to snag both the World Championship scoring title and the NHL scoring title.
Look, there has been some debate over the past few weeks over who the best player in the world is. But with this win to add to all his other titles, it wouldn’t be a stretch to say Evgeni Malkin is the world’s best player right now.
Congratulations to him and to all of Team Russia on their gold medal!
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