Andrei Zyuzin

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Position Defence
Shoots Left
Nickname(s) Susan
Height
Weight
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
210 lb (95 kg/14 st 0 lb)
CHL Team
F. teams
SKA St. Petersburg
Calgary Flames
Minnesota Wild
New Jersey Devils
Tampa Bay Lightning
San Jose Sharks
Chicago Blackhawks
Nationality Flag of Russia Russia
Born January 21, 1978 (1978-01-21) (age 30),
Ufa, USSR
NHL Draft 2nd overall, 1996
San Jose Sharks
Pro career 1997 – present

Andrei Zyuzin (Russian: Андрей Зюзин; born January 21, 1978 in Ufa, USSR) is a Russian ice hockey defenceman who plays in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Chicago Blackhawks and for the Season 2008/2009 for SKA St. Petersburg.

[edit] Playing career

Zyuzin was drafted 2nd overall by the San Jose Sharks in the 1996 NHL Entry Draft. Zyuzin has played 415 career NHL games, scoring 35 goals and 74 assists for 109 points. He was signed as an unrestricted free agent by the Calgary Flames on July 1, 2006. On February 4 2007 in the Calgary Flames skill competition he had the hardest shot at 99.3 mph.[citation needed] Andrei Zyuzin scored one of the biggest goals in the history of the San Jose Sharks when he took a slapshot from the point to beat Ed Belfour and helped the Sharks take Game 4 in the 1997–1998 Western Conference quarterfinals against the Dallas Stars. Zyuzin scored the goal 6:31 into the overtime period and led the Sharks to a 1–0 win.

On June 22, 2007, Andrei Zyuzin was traded to the Chicago Blackhawks along with Steve Marr for defenceman Adrian Aucoin and the Blackhawks 7th round pick in the 2007 NHL Entry Draft.

[edit] Career statistics

    Regular season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1994–95 Salavat Yulaev Ufa RSL 30 3 0 3 16 -- -- -- -- --
1995–96 Salavat Yulaev Ufa RSL 41 6 3 9 24 -- -- -- -- --
1996–97 Salavat Yulaev Ufa RSL 32 7 10 17 28 -- -- -- -- --
1997–98 Kentucky Thoroughblades AHL 17 4 5 9 28 -- -- -- -- --
1997–98 San Jose Sharks NHL 56 6 7 13 66 6 1 0 1 14
1998–99 San Jose Sharks NHL 25 3 1 4 38 -- -- -- -- --
1998–99 Kentucky Thoroughblades AHL 23 2 12 14 42 -- -- -- -- --
1999–00 Tampa Bay Lightning NHL 34 2 9 11 33 -- -- -- -- --
2000–01 Detroit Vipers IHL 2 0 1 1 0 -- -- -- -- --
2000–01 Tampa Bay Lightning NHL 64 4 16 20 76 -- -- -- -- --
2001–02 Tampa Bay Lightning NHL 9 0 2 2 6 -- -- -- -- --
2001–02 Albany River Rats AHL 3 0 1 1 2 -- -- -- -- --
2001–02 New Jersey Devils NHL 38 1 2 3 25 -- -- -- -- --
2002–03 New Jersey Devils NHL 1 0 1 1 2 -- -- -- -- --
2002–03 Minnesota Wild NHL 66 4 12 16 34 18 0 1 1 14
2003–04 Minnesota Wild NHL 65 8 13 21 48 -- -- -- -- --
2004–05 Salavat Yulaev Ufa RSL 14 2 2 4 6 -- -- -- -- --
2004–05 Severstal Cherepovets RSL 10 2 1 3 6 -- -- -- -- --
2005–06 Minnesota Wild NHL 57 7 11 18 50 -- -- -- -- --
2006–07 Calgary Flames NHL 49 1 5 6 30 5 1 0 1 2
NHL totals 464 36 79 115 408 29 2 1 3 30

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