Borat isn’t the only person to emerge from Kazakhstan: Max Birbraer was born in the Kazakh Republic, emigrated to Israel (yes, he’s Jewish), was recruited to play junior hockey in Canada, then got drafted in the 2000 entry draft’s third round by the NJ Devils.
From there it was Albany, the ECHL, and now the Cardiff [...]
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Orthodox Sur Les Remparts
Patrick Roy notices talent, which is how Benjamin Rubin, an Orthodox Jewish hockey player, ended up on the Montreal Remparts. This is really cool. Jeff Halpern got us noticed, Max Birbraer put Israel on the NHL map, and now Rubin can truly prove that hockey is for everyone.
