| Eliezer Sherbatov אליעזר שרבטוב | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Sherbatov with Beibarys Atyrau in 2017 | |||
| Born |
9 October 1991 Rehovot, Israel | ||
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (170 cm) | ||
| Weight | 193 lb (88 kg; 13 st 11 lb) | ||
| Position | Left wing | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| team Former teams |
Jonquière Marquis HC Mariupol Bisons de Neuilly-sur-Marne HC Astana HC Beibarys HC Slovan Bratislava Berlin Blackjacks HC Košice Unia Oswiecim | ||
| National team |
 Israel | ||
| NHL draft | Undrafted | ||
| Playing career | 2009–present | ||
Eliezer "Elie" Alexeevich Sherbatov (Hebrew: אליעזר שרבטוב; born 9 October 1991) is an Israeli-Canadian ice hockey player who plays for the Jonquière Marquis of the Ligue Nord-Américaine de Hockey, after having played for HC Mariupol of the Ukrainian Hockey League until the Russian invasion in February 2022. In the 2020-2021 season he played for TH Unia Oświęcim of the Polska Hokej Liga. He is the first Israeli to have played in the Russian Kontinental Hockey League, for HC Slovan Bratislava.[1] His biography, published in both French and English (My Left Skate: The Extraordinary Story of Eliezer Sherbatov, and Sherbatov: Le garçon qui voulait jouer au hockey) was written by Anna Rosner and released on October 12, 2022.
Sherbatov, who is Jewish,[2] moved with his family from Israel to Laval, Quebec, Canada, just after his first birthday. His parents were originally from Moscow, Russia and fans of the Montreal Canadiens. His family was permitted entry into Canada by immigration officials because his father said he wanted one of his sons to skate like Guy Lafleur.[3][4]
He spent the 2008–09 season with Laval-Bourassa Rousseau Sports of the Quebec Midget AAA Hockey League, and was third in the league in scoring. Sherbatov spent the 2012-13 season, when he was 20 years old, with the Bisons de Neuilly-sur-Marne, and was third in the French Magnus League in assists. In 2015-16 Sherbatov played with Beibarys Atyrau in the Kazakhstan Hockey Championship, and was third in the league in assists. In 2019-20 he played for Yertis Pavlodar, and was second in the Kazakhstan Hockey Championship in points.
Sherbatov has played for the Israel men's national ice hockey team, drawing international attention when he first played in the 2005 IIHF World U18 championship Division III at the age of 13, becoming the youngest player to step on the ice in an under-18 world championship. At the 2011 IIHF World Championship Division III, when he was 19 years old, he led the tournament in points, goals, assists, and +/-, and was named the best forward of the tournament. Since 2019 he has been captain of the national team. In 2019, he starred for the team as it won the gold medal in the 2019 IIHF World Championship Division II Group IIB tournament, and was named Best Forward, as he had the best +/- rating, was the top goal scorer, and was the top scorer.
- ^ "Щербатов Элиэзер:Континентальная Хоккейная Лига (КХЛ)". www.khl.ru. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
- ^ "Professional Hockey Review: 2010–11; Canadian Hockey Leagues (Senior A)". Jewish Sports Review. 8 (87): 7–8. September 2011.
- ^ Marty Klinkenberg (21 August 2020). "Israeli-Canadian Eliezer Sherbatov on his Jewish heritage and playing hockey in Poland". The Globe and Mail.
- ^ "Q & A ('Q' Moment) With Montreal Junior Eliezer Sherbatov". Evenstrength.com. 9 July 2010. Archived from the original on 17 March 2012. Retrieved 5 September 2018.