Sergei Zubov

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Position Defence
Shoots Right
Nickname(s) Zubie
Height
Weight		 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
198 lb (90 kg/14 st 2 lb)
NHL Team
F. teams		 Dallas Stars
New York Rangers
Pittsburgh Penguins
Nationality Flag of Russia Russia
Born July 22, 1970 (1970-07-22) (age 37),
Moscow, USSR
NHL Draft 85th overall, 1990
New York Rangers
Pro career 1988 – present

Sergei Ivanovich Zubov (Russian: Сергей Иванович Зубов) (born July 22, 1970, in Moscow, USSR) is a Russian professional ice hockey defenceman currently with the Dallas Stars of the NHL. He has also played for the New York Rangers and Pittsburgh Penguins. Zubov has won two Stanley Cups, one with the Rangers in 1994 and one with the Stars in 1999.

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[edit] Playing career

He is considered one of the better offensive defensemen in the NHL today. He played in the NHL All-Star Game in 1998, 1999, and 2000. He has also won two Stanley Cups, one with the New York Rangers in 1994, and the other with Dallas in 1999. In 1992, Zubov won a gold medal at the Olympic Games, playing for the CIS. He is also the NHL's all-time leading scorer among Russian defensemen.

Zubov was drafted in the fifth round of the 1990 NHL Entry Draft by the New York Rangers. Prior to this, he played for the Red Army's hockey team, CSKA Moscow, in Russia. He continued to play for the Red Army until 1992, after the fall of the USSR. Although Sergei spent some of his rookie season with New York's AHL affiliate, the Binghamton Rangers, he played forty-nine games as a rookie for the Rangers, scoring 31 points, considered then to be above-average for a defenceman. Zubov's high-scoring ways continued, as he scored 12 goals and earned 77 assists during the 1993–94 season, and contributed 19 points to the Rangers' playoff campaign.

Zubov continued to play well for the Rangers, but on August 31, 1995, he was traded to the Pittsburgh Penguins with Petr Nedved for Ulf Samuelsson and Luc Robitaille. Zubov only spent one season in Pittsburgh, as he was traded to the Dallas Stars on June 22, 1996 for Kevin Hatcher.

Although Zubov had never again reached the scoring height of his 93–94 season with the Rangers, due to a combination of Dallas's more defensive system and decreased scoring in general, he has earned all three of his trips to the All-Star game with the Stars. He never has again reached an 80+ point total, but he is currently the only active defenceman to have 10 consecutive years of 40+ point seasons.

As with many offensive defensemen, Zubov's attempts to score sometimes cause a scoring chance for the opposition. However, his offensive gifts - which include his tremendous vision and passing abilities as well as his smooth,deceptively fast skating - has led him to consistently put up points. Also, in the "New NHL" rules instituted as of the 2005–06 season, Zubov's offensive style has prospered. Not only can he dance with the puck around forwards, but he also has a powerful shot that he uses from the point that often leads to goals and he is also known for his ability to freeze the goalie up in breakaways and shootouts.

He is also excellent defensively and while he has a well-sized body, he is known more for his positioning and puck-dislodging abilities out of corners rather than powerfully hitting opponents. He has been a mainstay on the penalty killing squad for several years now and has only recorded a negative plus/minus four times in his career, with two of them within his first three years in the leagues

Zubov has always played a solid game, but for years went under the radar and did not garner any nominations for the NHL awards. However, in the 2005–06 regular season, Zubov posted 71 points for his highest outing in over a decade - and also received his first Norris Trophy nomination.

Zubov and his wife Irina have two kids, a son name Pavel and a daughter named Anastasia.

Zubov missed nearly half of the 2007–08 NHL season with a sports hernia injury.

[edit] Awards

Olympic medal record
Men's Ice hockey
Gold 1992 Albertville Ice hockey
  • NHL All-Star in 1998, 1999, 2000 and 2006
  • 2006 Norris Trophy finalist
  • Stanley Cup winner in 1994 and 1999


[edit] Career statistics

    Regular season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts +/- PIM GP G A Pts +/- PIM
1988–89 CSKA Moscow USSR 29 1 4 5 — 10
1989–90 CSKA Moscow USSR 48 6 2 8 — 16
1990–91 CSKA Moscow USSR 41 6 5 11 — 12
1991–92 CSKA Moscow USSR 36 4 7 11 — 6
1992–93 CSKA Moscow RSL 1 0 1 1 — 0
1992–93 Binghamton Rangers AHL 30 7 29 36 — 14 11 5 5 10 2
1992–93 New York Rangers NHL 49 8 23 31 -1 4 — — — — — —
1993–94 Binghamton Rangers AHL 2 1 2 3 - 0 — — — — — —
1993–94 New York Rangers NHL 78 12 77 89 +20 39 22 5 14 19 +10 0
1994–95 New York Rangers NHL 38 10 26 36 -2 18 10 3 8 11 -9 2
1995–96 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 64 11 55 66 +28 22 18 1 14 15 +9 26
1996–97 Dallas Stars NHL 78 13 30 43 +19 24 7 0 3 3 +4 2
1997–98 Dallas Stars NHL 73 10 47 57 +16 16 17 4 5 9 +3 2
1998–99 Dallas Stars NHL 81 10 41 51 +9 20 23 1 12 13 +13 4
1999–00 Dallas Stars NHL 77 9 33 42 -2 18 18 2 7 9 +1 6
2000–01 Dallas Stars NHL 79 10 41 51 +22 24 10 1 5 6 +2 4
2001–02 Dallas Stars NHL 80 12 32 44 -4 22 — — — — — —
2002–03 Dallas Stars NHL 82 11 44 55 +21 26 12 4 10 14 +2 4
2003–04 Dallas Stars NHL 77 7 35 42 0 20 5 1 1 2 -5 0
2005–06 Dallas Stars NHL 78 13 58 71 +20 46 5 1 5 6 -1 6
2006–07 Dallas Stars NHL 78 12 42 54 0 26 6 0 4 4 +3 2
2007–08 Dallas Stars NHL 46 4 31 35 +6 12 11 1 5 6 -4 4
USSR/RSL Totals 163 17 19 36 - 46 — — — — — —
NHL Totals 1058 152 615 767 +152 337 164 24 93 117 +28 62

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