Artem Zub
Artem Zub | |||
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![]() Zub with the Ottawa Senators in 2022 | |||
Born |
Khabarovsk, Russia | 3 October 1995||
Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | ||
Weight | 198 lb (90 kg; 14 st 2 lb) | ||
Position | Defence | ||
Shoots | Right | ||
NHL team Former teams |
Ottawa Senators Amur Khabarovsk SKA Saint Petersburg | ||
National team |
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NHL draft | Undrafted | ||
Playing career | 2011–present |
Artyom Valerievich Zub (Russian: Артём Валерьевич Зуб; given name alternately spelled Artem; born 3 October 1995) is a Russian professional ice hockey defenceman for the Ottawa Senators of the National Hockey League (NHL).
Playing career
[edit]Zub played as a youth with Amurskie Tigry Khabarovsk, the junior affiliate to Amur Khabarovsk.[1] He made his professional debut with Amur Khabarovsk in the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) during the 2014–15 season.[2] He was named the KHL Rookie of the Month of October during the 2015–16 season.[1][3] During the 2016–17 season, his third with Khabarovsk, Zub contributed with 9 points in 32 games before he was traded to a powerhouse club SKA Saint Petersburg on 1 December 2016.[4] Zub maintained a regular role on the SKA blueline to close out the season. In the post-season, he helped the club claim the Gagarin Cup.[5] In his final season with SKA Saint Petersburg, Zub set career highs in the KHL with 13 goals and 22 points in 57 games.[6]
Zub's play in the KHL and the Olympics attracted the attention of the National Hockey League (NHL)'s Ottawa Senators. On 1 May 2020, the Senators signed him to an NHL-standard entry-level contract as an undrafted free agent for one season.[7] He scored his first NHL goal in a 6–5 overtime win against the Toronto Maple Leafs on 15 February 2021 at the Scotiabank Arena in Toronto.[8] In his first season, he was regularly paired on defence with Ottawa's top defenceman Thomas Chabot.[9] Upon joining the Senators he quickly solidified himself in the team's defence, seen as the Senators' best defensive defenceman.[10]
On 14 May 2021, Zub signed a two-year, $5 million extension with the Senators.[11] The fans in attendance at the Canadian Tire Centre took to Zub, and called out "Zuub" when he played the puck. Zub, due to his limited English had to be reassured by his teammates that he was not being booed, and came to enjoy it.[12] During the 2022–23 season, Zub struggled with injuries. On 27 October suffered and upper body injury that kept him out of the lineup until 18 November.[13] On 2 December Zub suffered a broken jaw after being struck in the face by a puck in a 3–2 win over the New York Rangers.[14] On 21 December 2022, Zub was signed to a four-year, $18.4 million extension by the Senators.[5][15] Zub returned to the lineup on 30 December versus the Detroit Red Wings.[16] Then on 14 January 2023, Zub sustained a lower body injury versus the Colorado Avalanche after blocking a shot.[17] He returned to play in the 11 February 2023 game versus the Edmonton Oilers.[18]
International play
[edit]Medal record | ||
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Ice hockey | ||
Representing ![]() | ||
Olympic Games | ||
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2018 Pyeongchang | |
Representing ![]() | ||
World Championships | ||
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2017 Germany/France | |
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2019 Slovakia |
He played for the Russian national team and won bronze at the 2017[19] and the 2019 IIHF World Championships.[5] He is a member of the gold medal winning Olympic Athletes from Russia team at the 2018 Winter Olympics.[5]
Career statistics
[edit]Regular season and playoffs
[edit]Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
2011–12 | Amurskie Tigry Khabarovsk | MHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
2012–13 | Amurskie Tigry Khabarovsk | MHL | 59 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2013–14 | Amurskie Tigry Khabarovsk | MHL | 14 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2014–15 | Amurskie Tigry Khabarovsk | MHL | 39 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 70 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2014–15 | Amur Khabarovsk | KHL | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2015–16 | Amurskie Tigry Khabarovsk | MHL | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||
2015–16 | Amur Khabarovsk | KHL | 55 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 53 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2016–17 | Amur Khabarovsk | KHL | 34 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2016–17 | SKA Saint Petersburg | KHL | 18 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||
2017–18 | SKA Saint Petersburg | KHL | 36 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 15 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 4 | ||
2018–19 | SKA Saint Petersburg | KHL | 49 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 18 | 18 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | ||
2019–20 | SKA Saint Petersburg | KHL | 57 | 13 | 9 | 22 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
2020–21 | Ottawa Senators | NHL | 47 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2021–22 | Ottawa Senators | NHL | 81 | 6 | 16 | 22 | 60 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2022–23 | Ottawa Senators | NHL | 53 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 39 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2023–24 | Ottawa Senators | NHL | 69 | 5 | 20 | 25 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
KHL totals | 256 | 19 | 35 | 54 | 124 | 52 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 14 | ||||
NHL totals | 250 | 17 | 54 | 71 | 157 | — | — | — | — | — |
International
[edit]Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
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2013 | Russia | WJC18 | 4th | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
2017 | Russia | WC | ![]() |
10 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 10 | |
2018 | OAR | OG | ![]() |
6 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | |
2019 | Russia | WC | ![]() |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
2021 | ROC | WC | 5th | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
Junior totals | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||||
Senior totals | 23 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 |
Awards and honors
[edit]Award | Year | |
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MHL | ||
All-Star Game | 2015 | |
KHL | ||
Gagarin Cup champion | 2017 | [20] |
References
[edit]- ^ a b "JHL Alumni at the Olympics". mhl.khl.ru. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
- ^ "Artyom Zub". Kontinental Hockey League. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
- ^ "October's finest: Salak, Pashnin, Dawes and Zub". Kontinental Hockey League. 2 November 2015. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
- ^ "Changes on December 1" (in Russian). Kontinental Hockey League. 1 December 2016. Archived from the original on 10 December 2022. Retrieved 1 December 2016.
- ^ a b c d "Senators sign defenceman Artem Zub to four-year, $18.4M contract". Sportsnet. 21 December 2022. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
- ^ "Senators sign Russian defenceman Artem Zub to entry-level contract". Toronto Star. The Canadian Press. 1 May 2020. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
- ^ "Senators sign defenceman Artem Zub to a one-year, entry-level contract". Ottawa Senators. 1 May 2020. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
- ^ McCarthy, Dave (15 February 2021). "Senators come back from down four, defeat Maple Leafs in OT". NHL.com. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
- ^ Tovell, Jonathan (21 December 2022). "Ottawa Senators Extend Artem Zub Four More Years". The Hockey News. Retrieved 22 February 2023.
- ^ Mendes, Ian (6 June 2022). "Why signing Artem Zub should be a major priority for the Senators this summer". The Athletic. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
- ^ "Sens extend Zub on two-year, $5M deal". TSN. 14 May 2021. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
- ^ Garrioch, Bruce (25 October 2021). "Snapshots: Those aren't boos, they're yelling "Zuuub" and defenceman Artem Zub loves it". Ottawa Sun. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
- ^ "Senators defenceman Artem Zub returning from upper-body injury vs. Devils". Sportsnet. 18 November 2022. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
- ^ Garrioch, Bruce (5 December 2022). "Garrioch: A broken jaw could keep Senators defenceman Artem Zub sidelined for a month". Ottawa Sun. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
- ^ "Senators sign defenceman Artem Zub to four-year contract extension". NHL.com. 21 December 2022. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
- ^ Warren, Ken (30 December 2022). "Warren's Piece: Zub is back, Giroux dives for success, Lucchini comes close and Kelly leaves a mark". Ottawa Sun. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
- ^ "Senators' Zub sustains lower-body injury vs. Avalanche, will not return". Sportsnet. 14 January 2023. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
- ^ Garrioch, Bruce (9 February 2023). "Snapshots: The Senators return to work to prepare for Saturday's visit by Oilers". Ottawa Sun. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
- ^ "2017 World Championship roster" (PDF). IIHF. 5 May 2017. Archived (PDF) from the original on 17 May 2017. Retrieved 5 May 2017.
- ^ "Metallurg Magnitogorsk 3 SKA St. Petersburg 5". Kontinental Hockey League. 16 April 2017. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
External links
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- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
- 1995 births
- Living people
- Amur Khabarovsk players
- Amurskie Tigry players
- Ice hockey players at the 2018 Winter Olympics
- Medalists at the 2018 Winter Olympics
- Olympic gold medalists for Olympic Athletes from Russia
- 21st-century Russian sportsmen
- Olympic ice hockey players for Russia
- Olympic medalists in ice hockey
- Ottawa Senators players
- Russian ice hockey defencemen
- SKA Saint Petersburg players
- Sportspeople from Khabarovsk
- Undrafted National Hockey League players