Evgeni Malkin
Malkin in 2009, photo by PrPhotos
Birth Name: Evgeni/Yevgeni Vladimirovich Malkin
Place of Birth: Magnitogorsk, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union (now Russia)
Date of Birth: 31 July, 1986
Ethnicity: Russian
Evgeni Malkin is a Russian professional ice hockey player. He is a centre and alternate captain for the Pittsburgh Penguins of the National Hockey League (NHL). He is nicknamed “Geno.”
He is the son of Natalia and Vladimir Malkin, who worked for the Magnitogorsk Iron and Steel Works, and also played hockey. He is married to television personality Anna Kasterova, with whom he has a son.
Evgeni’s paternal grandfather is named Anatoliy Malkin.
Grandfather is Anatoliy Malkin.
Is it confirmed that his father Vladmir Malkin had no Jewish ancestry at all?