Andrei Zyuzin
| Andrei Zyuzin | |
|---|---|
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| Born | January 21, 1978 Ufa, Soviet Union |
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) |
| Weight | 210 lb (95 kg; 15 st 0 lb) |
| Position | Defence |
| Shoots | Left |
| UKR team Former teams |
Bilyi Bars Rubin Tyumen EC KAC EHC Biel Mytishi Khimik Calgary Flames Minnesota Wild New Jersey Devils Tampa Bay Lightning San Jose Sharks Chicago Blackhawks SKA St. Petersburg Salavat Yulaev Ufa |
| NHL Draft | 2nd overall, 1996 San Jose Sharks |
| Playing career | 1997–present |
Andrei Yurievich Zyuzin (Russian: Андрей Зюзин; born January 21, 1978) is a Russian professional ice hockey player currently playing for Bilyi Bars of the Ukrainian Hockey Championship.[1] He formerly played for six different teams in the National Hockey League (NHL).
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. 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' seventh round pick in the 2007 NHL Entry Draft.
Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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| 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 | ||
| 2007–08 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 32 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | SKA St. Petersburg | KHL | 36 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 36 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 2009–10 | SKA St. Petersburg | KHL | 53 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 64 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2010–11 | SKA St. Petersburg | KHL | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | HC VMF St. Petersburg | VHL | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | Atlant Moscow Oblast | KHL | 16 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||
| 2011–12 | EHC Biel | SWI | 13 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | Klagenfurt AC | AUS | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||
| 2012–13 | Rubin Tyumen | VHL | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 496 | 38 | 82 | 120 | 446 | 29 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 30 | ||||
International statistics
| Year | Team | Event | Place | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Russia | WJC |  |
7 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | |
| 1997 | Russia | WJC | |
6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
References
External links
- Player profile (Russian)
- Andrei Zyuzin's career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database
- Andrei Zyuzin's player profile at NHL.com
- Andrei Zyuzin profile at Eurohockey.com
| Preceded by Teemu Riihijarvi |
San Jose Sharks first round draft pick 1996 |
Succeeded by Marco Sturm |