Childhood and adolescence
Ivan was born on February 28, 1992 in the main city of Kuzbass, the largest coal mining and metallurgical center in Russia - Novokuznetsk.
His interest in hockey was instilled in him by his father, a passionate fan of the local Metallurg. He did not miss a single match of his favorite team and from an early age he took his son with him to the stadium. When the boy grew up, his parents bought him skates and enrolled him in the children's sports school at Metallurg.
Ivan Telegin in his youth
Despite his young age, Vanya immediately showed himself to be a persistent and purposeful athlete, never giving in to difficulties and failures, persistently practicing the skills he acquired during training on the yard hockey rink. These qualities helped him quickly become a leader and become captain of the junior team.
As part of its composition, the young athlete more than once became a prize-winner of many prestigious tournaments, including international ones. In the spring of 2009, his team won the Russian Junior Championship, and the road to the Youth Hockey League opened for Telegin.
Ivan Telegin was able to get into the Youth Hockey League himself
But then he suddenly received an offer from the American agent Mark Gandler, impresario of many famous athletes. He offered him a contract with the Saginaw club, one of the leading teams in the North American junior league. 17-year-old Ivan had to pay Metallurg 800 thousand rubles in compensation, which at that time was a colossal amount. But he understood that completely different prospects were opening up before him, and, without hesitation, he took advantage of the unique chance.
Career
Having moved overseas, Telegin spent two successful seasons with Saginaw and even made it to the team of young promising players. Residents of Saginaw were so impressed by the size of the new forward that his photo appeared on billboards with the caption: “Have you seen the Russian bull?”
Ivan Telegin at the Saginaw club
Soon scouts from the Atlanta Thrashers, who play for the NHL, had their eyes on him, but first they decided to play it safe and “test” him in a lower league.
Ivan successfully played the next season in the Canadian Barry Colts and showed excellent results. Only a few steps separated him from the cherished NHL when Telegin received a serious injury and dropped out of the sports schedule for several months. The club decided that after a concussion he would not return to the ice soon, and invited another player to take Ivan’s place.
Ivan Telegin returned to Russia in 2014
Realizing that there was no prospect of anything in the major leagues for him in the near future, the athlete decided to return to Russia. For some time he remained at a crossroads: at Metallurg they were still offended at him for running away to America, he was expelled from the Russian junior team in 2010 for violating sports discipline, and the injuries he received were still making themselves felt.
Unexpectedly, CSKA became interested in the athlete and in 2014 Telegin became a striker for this club. In February 2020, Russian national team coach Oleg Znarok decided to try a new player in the Czech stage of the Eurotournament and was not mistaken: Ivan scored the winning goal and made several assists. In total, at the 2016 World Cup, he scored four goals, made two assists and once again made people talk about him as a talented and promising player.
Telegin’s game was noted by the President of the National Hockey Federation: “I don’t want to single out anyone, but Telegin amazed me. He was like a workhorse, he was successful everywhere, and in martial arts he stung his opponent like a wasp.”
Hockey
In the spring of 2009, Ivan Telegin, together with Novokuznetsk Metallurg, became the champion of the Russian championship for 17-year-olds, after which he decided to try himself abroad. He buys out the contract from his native club at his own expense and leaves for North America. There, Ivan joins the Saginaw Spirit youth team, which plays in the Canadian regional league, and spends two excellent seasons for it. His game allowed the young man to get into the Young Stars Team.
This success provoked interest in the young athlete from scouts of the American NHL club Atlanta Thrashers. They selected Telegin in the draft, and the Russian even spent training camps with the main team, but played the next season on loan - in the Canadian club Barry Colts, again in a league for young players. This year, according to the hockey player, was the best in his youth career.
When the Atlanta Thrashers moved to Canada and renamed the Winnipeg Jets, they were going to use the promising forward on the first team, but decided to try him out again in a lower league. Telegin spent the season at the St. John's Icecaps farm club, where he played very well at first, but then missed several months due to an unfortunate injury. Moreover, the opponent struck from the back, causing a deliberate injury to the unsuspecting hockey player, as a result of which Ivan suffered a severe concussion.
And then a scandal happened - Winnipeg decided that Telegin would not recover, so they took a new player in his place, and they wanted to loan him out again, although the guy’s age no longer allowed him to play for the youth team. The Russian hockey player was so annoyed that he packed his things and left for Russia. Due to the fact that his transfer list belonged to a Canadian club, which disqualified the guy, he did not have the right to play hockey for a whole year or even train with serious partners.
Only in 2014 were Ivan able to be assigned to CSKA Moscow, for which the striker still plays, bringing a lot of benefit to the new club.
In the Russian national team, things are still weaker. Ivan Telegin was a candidate for a trip to the 2011 World Championships, but due to the injury described above, he missed these competitions. The following year, he played for the U21 national team and won silver at the World Youth Championship. In February 2020, Ivan Telegin was called up to the Russian national team for the first time to participate in the Czech stage of the Euro Hockey Tour.
Personal life of Ivan Telegin
Soon after the 2016 World Cup, Telegin also came into the spotlight - in June he secretly married singer Pelageya. Before this, the lovers tried not to advertise their romance, and only family and friends were present at their private wedding.
Ivan Telegin and Pelageya
The fact is that the hockey player met the singer while in a relationship with dancer Evgenia Nour, who gave birth to his baby Mark in February 2020. But the appearance of the child did not cement their couple, and the athlete went to his new passion, leaving his former lover with the baby in her arms.
Ivan Telegin and Evgenia Nour
Several episodes of popular television talk shows were devoted to this love triangle, and the yellow press still calls Pelageya a homewrecker. But the hockey player’s relatives admitted that his relationship with Evgeniy was bursting at the seams even without Pelageya, so it’s stupid to say that she destroyed the family.
Evgenia Nour - ex-wife of Ivan Telegin and his son
In January 2020, the Telegin couple gave birth to a daughter, Taisiya. The father's last name was written down on the birth certificate.
Pelageya gave birth to a daughter to Ivan Telegin
The hockey player is interested in eSports, although he doesn’t like to play himself, but he really likes watching other people play. In the summer of 2016, he was noticed at the finals of the MMORPG Legaue of Legends tournament
“The daughter of rich parents”: Telegin’s new mistress knows Pelageya
Singer Pelageya, tired of rumors of a divorce from her husband, made a statement. She said that she had decided to break up with hockey player Ivan Telegin. The couple is currently going through a divorce. Meanwhile, information appeared in the press about the athlete’s new lover.
Rumors that Pelageya’s husband is having a new affair appeared two months ago. Then Ivan Telegin was noticed with a spectacular blonde at the premiere of the play. The attractive girl was recognized as the owner of the travel agency, Maria Gonchar. “They came arm in arm and hugged all evening,” said those surrounded by the hockey player.
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New friend You and your camera make magic
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The piquancy of the situation lies in the fact that the hockey player’s new passion is familiar with Pelageya . “There were photos of them together, but Masha deleted them as soon as she started dating Ivan,” StarHit quotes the insider.
Rumor has it that the relationship between Gonchar and Telegin is no secret to their friends . However, the lovers are not particularly hiding from the public. “Gonchar is the daughter of rich parents, who is mostly busy only with parties. Recently I was on vacation with Ivan at the hotel, they published photos together,” says the insider.
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Maria Gonchar - daughter of rich parents
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However, they say that an affair with Maria is not Telegin’s only hobby, which Pelageya knew about. “There were other girls, intimate correspondence, secret meetings. Things didn’t go well with Pelageya from the very beginning. This is known to the entire hockey community,” said relatives of the singer and hockey player.
According to them, the artist tormented her husband with jealousy and threw hysterics : “She didn’t let Ivan take a single step. I always checked my phone, email and pestered him.”
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Ivan Telegin's new lover
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Among other things, those around the couple also talk about the boomerang law. After all, several years ago Telegin left his pregnant girlfriend for Pelageya. It is too fresh in the memory of many that four years ago the CSKA players congratulated on the birth of a son with Evgenia, and two months later - on another romance with Pelageya. And now she herself found herself in a similar situation.
“Then she knew very well that he had a lover and that a child would soon be born. In addition, Polya knew Evgenia, saw that she was pregnant... One day, Zhenya unexpectedly returned late at night, rang the intercom for a long time... The door was opened by the concierge, who literally a second before had seen Pelageya running away from Ivan through another door,” — the insider opened up.
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I believe that people will understand me and will not judge me...
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As for Pelageya, judging by the statement she posted on her blog, she is not happy. “Yes, we finally decided to break up . We all make mistakes... I don’t regret three years of family life at all. But that's where our story ends. I would like to believe that we will be able to maintain respect for each other and the desire to be good parents for Tasya. Despite the fact that any divorce is an unpleasant process, we remain loyal and hope that we can resolve all issues intelligently, with dignity and as expected,” the vocalist wrote.
