Tuhia he haere tonu mō tēnei wāhanga - I whakataetae a Bryzgalov mō Rūhia i te 2000 World Junior Championships
i Umeå. I tuhia e ia he 0.77 GAA i roto i nga keemu e wha hei awhina i a Russia ki te mētara hiriwa. I muri mai i taua tau, i whakaingoatia ia ki te kapa matua o Ruhia mo te 2000 World Championships, i reira i takaro ai ia i nga keemu e wha i te mea kaore a Ruhia i eke ki te papa. E rua tau i muri mai, ka whakataetae ia mo Russia i te 2002 Winter Olympics i Salt Lake City, ka whiwhi parahi. I te tākaro i roto i te tūranga pūrua, kihai i Bryzgalov puta i roto i tetahi kēmu.