Andrey Sergeevich Zubarev (Russian: Андрей Сергеевич Зубарев) (born March 3, 1987) is a Russian professional ice hockey player currently an unrestricted free agent. He most recently played for Salavat Yulaev Ufa of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). He previously played in 4 games in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Atlanta Thrashers during the 2010–11 season.

Andrei Zubarev
Zubarev in April 2011
Born (1987-03-03) March 3, 1987 (age 37)
Ufa, Soviet Union
Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight 223 lb (101 kg; 15 st 13 lb)
Position Defence
Shoots Left
KHL team
Former teams
Free Agent
Salavat Yulaev Ufa
Ak Bars Kazan
Atlant Moscow Oblast
Atlanta Thrashers
SKA Saint Petersburg
Spartak Moscow
National team  Russia
NHL Draft 187th overall, 2005
Atlanta Thrashers
Playing career 2003–present

Playing career edit

Zubarev was drafted 187th overall in the 2005 NHL Entry Draft by the Atlanta Thrashers. Unsigned from the Thrashers, Zubarev played in the Russian Super League with Ak Bars Kazan and Salavat Yulaev Ufa. He joined Atlant Moscow Oblast for the inaugural season of the KHL.

On August 24, 2010, he signed a two-year, $625,000 contract with the Atlanta Thrashers.[1] He then returned to the KHL.

After playing five seasons for powerhouse club, SKA Saint Petersburg, Zubarev left as a free agent to continue his career on a two-year contract with Spartak Moscow on 29 May 2020.[2]

International play edit

Medal record
Ice hockey
Representing
  Olympic Athletes from Russia
Olympic Games
  2018 Pyeongchang
Representing   Russia
World Championships
  2014 Minsk
World Junior Championships
  2006 Canada
  2007 Sweden

Zubarev has played for Russia in the World Junior Championships and the World Championships. For winning the 2014 IIHF World Championship, Andrei Zubarev was awarded the Order of Honour on May 27, 2014. He was a member of the Olympic Athletes from Russia team at the 2018 Winter Olympics and won the gold medal in ice hockey.

Career statistics edit

Regular season and playoffs edit

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2002–03 Salavat Yulaev–2 Ufa RUS.3 13 0 2 2 8
2003–04 Salavat Yulaev Ufa RSL 6 0 1 1 4
2003–04 Salavat Yulaev–2 Ufa RUS.3 34 2 4 6 26
2004–05 Salavat Yulaev Ufa RSL 5 0 0 0 4
2004–05 Salavat Yulaev–2 Ufa RUS.3 35 2 5 7 48
2005–06 Ak Bars Kazan RSL 40 2 10 12 38
2006–07 Ak Bars Kazan RSL 20 0 0 0 32
2007–08 Ak Bars Kazan RSL 39 4 3 7 86 2 0 0 0 0
2008–09 Atlant Moscow Oblast KHL 35 0 4 4 65 7 2 3 5 29
2009–10 Atlant Moscow Oblast KHL 55 7 9 16 58 4 0 0 0 2
2010–11 Chicago Wolves AHL 51 3 10 13 28
2010–11 Atlanta Thrashers NHL 4 0 1 1 4
2011–12 Atlant Moscow Oblast KHL 38 6 4 10 20 10 0 3 3 16
2012–13 Salavat Yulaev Ufa KHL 46 4 14 18 24 14 1 1 2 10
2013–14 Salavat Yulaev Ufa KHL 53 1 13 14 24 18 2 3 5 8
2014–15 Salavat Yulaev Ufa KHL 51 3 13 16 18 5 0 1 1 0
2015–16 SKA Saint Petersburg KHL 40 0 4 4 4 14 0 0 0 4
2016–17 SKA Saint Petersburg KHL 43 0 6 6 19 18 2 2 4 2
2017–18 SKA Saint Petersburg KHL 27 0 6 6 33 10 0 2 2 7
2018–19 SKA Saint Petersburg KHL 27 1 3 4 7 4 0 0 0 0
2019–20 SKA Saint Petersburg KHL 32 0 2 2 8
2020–21 Spartak Moscow KHL 58 2 4 6 14 4 0 0 0 0
2021–22 Salavat Yulaev Ufa KHL 43 3 0 3 8 10 0 0 0 2
RSL totals 110 6 14 20 164 2 0 0 0 0
KHL totals 548 27 82 109 302 118 7 15 22 80
NHL totals 4 0 1 1 4

International edit

Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
2004 Russia U18 5th 5 0 0 0 2
2005 Russia WJC18 5th 6 1 1 2 4
2006 Russia WJC   6 0 2 2 4
2007 Russia WJC   6 0 2 2 2
2014 Russia WC   6 0 0 0 0
2018 OAR OG   6 0 1 1 0
Junior totals 23 1 5 6 12
Senior totals 12 0 1 1 0

Awards and honors edit

Award Year
KHL
All-Star Game 2014
Gagarin Cup 2017 [3]

References edit

  1. ^ "Thrashers sign 2005 draft choice defenseman Andrey Zubarev". Atlanta Thrashers. 2010-08-24. Archived from the original on 28 August 2010. Retrieved 2010-08-24.
  2. ^ "Zubarev becomes a Spartak player" (in Russian). Spartak Moscow. 29 May 2020. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
  3. ^ "Metallurg Magnitogorsk 3 SKA St. Petersburg 5". Kontinental Hockey League. 2017-04-16. Retrieved 2017-04-16.

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