The Sorokin File

We are in a Golden Age of Russian goaltending. To humanize this phenomenon, let's take a closer look at the rise of Ilya Sorokin.

Свято место пусто не бывает.
A holy place is never empty. — Russian idiom

Ilya Sorokin and Vladislav Tretiak—both former Red Army netminders—pose after the 2019 Gagarin Cup Championship. Source: KHL

Ten-time World Champion and three-time Olympic Gold Medalist Vladislav Tretiak once said: “There is no position in sport as noble as goaltending.” The net is h…