Nikolay Zherdev
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| Born |
November 5, 1984 Kyiv, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union |
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| Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | ||
| Weight | 203 lb (92 kg; 14 st 7 lb) | ||
| Position | Right Wing | ||
| Shoots | Right | ||
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KHL team Former teams |
Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod CSKA Moscow Columbus Blue Jackets Atlant Moscow Oblast New York Rangers Philadelphia Flyers Ak Bars Kazan Spartak Moscow Severstal Cherepovets Dynamo Moscow HC Sochi |
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| National team |
 Russia
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| NHL Draft | 4th overall, 2003 Columbus Blue Jackets |
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| Playing career | 2002–present | ||
 Zherdev representing Russia in 2012 |
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| Representing Russia
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| Men's ice hockey | ||
| World Championships | ||
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2012 Helsinki | |
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2009 Switzerland | |
| World Junior Championships | ||
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2003 Canada | |
| World Under-18 Championships | ||
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2002 Slovakia | |
Mykola Olehovych "Nikolay" Zherdev (Ukrainian: Микола Олегович Жердев; born November 5, 1984) is a Ukrainian-Russian professional ice hockey right winger who is currently playing for Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). He previously played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Columbus Blue Jackets, New York Rangers and Philadelphia Flyers.
Born in Kyiv, Ukraine, Zherdev began playing hockey at the age of four. He began his training with the Sokil Kyiv junior hockey affiliate. Due to complications with organizing a team for his age group, he was pushed to play a year ahead with the 1983 born players; a group which included fellow future Ukrainian NHLer Anton Babchuk. While participating in an overseas peewee tournament in Quebec, Canada, Zherdev's team found itself competing against a team from Elektrostal, Russia. The rival team's coach, Ravil Iskhakov, took note of both Zherdev and Babchuk, and invited the pair to further their development with the Elemash Elektrostal hockey club of the Russian Major League, to which they accepted together. The desire to play at a higher level came at a price: his nationality. In order to play in Russia, he would be forced to apply for Russian citizenship.
As his game progressed and professional teams began to take notice, Elektrostal received offers from the likes of Lokomotiv Yaroslavl, Ak Bars Kazan, and CSKA Moscow for Zherdev's services. He would accept an invitation for Elektrostal to loan him to the latter team, CSKA, citing a desire to train under esteemed coach Viktor Tikhonov.
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