Andrei Zyuzin | |||
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Born |
Ufa, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union |
January 21, 1978 ||
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 |
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NHL Draft | 2nd overall, 1996 San Jose Sharks |
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Playing career | 1997–present |
Andrei Yurievich Zyuzin (Russian: Андрей Юрьевич Зюзин; born January 21, 1978) is a Russian professional ice hockey player currently playing for Bilyi Bars of the Ukrainian Hockey Championship. He formerly played for six different teams in the National Hockey League (NHL).
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.