Danius Zubrus
| Dainius Zubrus | |||
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Zubrus in 2014
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| Born |
June 16, 1978 Elektrėnai, Lithuanian SSR, Soviet Union |
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| Height | 6 ft 5 in (196 cm) | ||
| Weight | 225 lb (102 kg; 16 st 1 lb) | ||
| Position | Right Wing / Centre | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for |
Philadelphia Flyers Montreal Canadiens Washington Capitals Buffalo Sabres New Jersey Devils San Jose Sharks |
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| National team |
 Russia and Lithuania
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| NHL Draft | 15th overall, 1996 Philadelphia Flyers |
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| Playing career | 1996–2016 | ||
Dainius Gintas Zubrus (born June 16, 1978) is a former Lithuanian professional ice hockey right winger and centre who played in the National Hockey League (NHL), the first Lithuanian to have played 1,000 games in the NHL. Drafted 15th overall in the 1996 NHL Entry Draft by the Philadelphia Flyers, he subsequently played for the Flyers, Montreal Canadiens, Washington Capitals, Buffalo Sabres, New Jersey Devils, and San Jose Sharks.
In the summer of 1989, Zubrus moved to Kharkiv in Ukraine to train under Ivan Pravilov on the Druzhba-78 squad. He continued to develop his play there until the end of 1995. Like Darius Kasparaitis, Dainius trained with Aleksey Nikiforov.
The Philadelphia Flyers selected Zubrus fifteenth overall in the 1996 NHL Entry Draft from the Caledon Canadians of the Metro Junior A Hockey League, making him the highest drafted Tier II Junior "A" player since the inception of the Canadian Junior A Hockey League in 1993, a record subsequently surpassed when Kyle Turris was selected third at 2007 NHL Entry Draft). Prior to being traded to Caledon, Zubrus played for the Pembroke Lumber Kings of the Central Junior A Hockey League. He made his NHL debut on October 5, 1996, scoring a goal against the Florida Panthers. In his rookie season, he helped the Flyers reach the 1997 Stanley Cup Finals. The Flyers traded him to the Montreal Canadiens on March 10, 1998 with a pair of draft picks for Mark Recchi. He registered his first career hat-trick on October 14, 2000, against the Chicago Blackhawks, and was traded by the Canadiens to the Washington Capitals along with Trevor Linden for Richard Zedník and Jan Bulis on March 13, 2001.
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