| Sergei Zubov | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Hockey Hall of Fame, 2019 | |||
 Zubov in 2014 | |||
| Born | (1970-07-22)22 July 1970 (age 54) Moscow,Russian SFSR,Soviet Union | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | ||
| Weight | 198 lb (90 kg; 14 st 2 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shot | Right | ||
| Played for | CSKA Moscow New York Rangers Pittsburgh Penguins Dallas Stars SKA Saint Petersburg | ||
| CurrentKHL coach | HC Sochi | ||
| National team |  Soviet Union, Unified Team and Russia | ||
| NHL draft | 85th overall,1990 New York Rangers | ||
| Playing career | 1988–2010 | ||
| Coaching career | 2011–present | ||
Sergei Alexandrovich Zubov (Russian: Сергей Александрович Зубов; born 22 July 1970) is a Russian professionalice hockey coach and formerdefenceman. He is currently the head coach for theHC Sochi of theKontinental Hockey League (KHL).
Zubov played for theDallas Stars,New York Rangers andPittsburgh Penguins of theNational Hockey League as well asSKA Saint Petersburg of the KHL. One of the best offensive defensemen in NHL history, he won theStanley Cup twice: with the Rangers in1994 and the Stars in1999. He was inducted into theHockey Hall of Fame as part of the class of 2019.[1]
Zubov was drafted in the fifth round of the1990 NHL Entry Draft by the New York Rangers. Prior to this, he played for theRed Army's hockey team,HC CSKA Moscow, in Russia. He continued to play for the Red Army until 1992, after the dissolution of the Soviet Union. Although Sergei spent some of his rookie season with New York'sAHL affiliate, theBinghamton Rangers, he played forty-nine games as a rookie for the Rangers, scoring 31 points, considered then to be above-average for a defenseman. Zubov's high-scoring ways continued, as he scored 12 goals and earned 77 assists during the1993–94 season, which led the team in regular season scoring. He contributed 19 points to the Rangers' playoff campaign, as he, along withAlexander Karpovtsev,Sergei Nemchinov, andAlexei Kovalev became the first Russians to have their names engraved on the Stanley Cup.[2]
Zubov continued to play well for the Rangers, but on 31 August 1995, he was traded to thePittsburgh Penguins withPetr Nedvěd forUlf Samuelsson andLuc Robitaille. Zubov only spent one season in Pittsburgh, it was rumored because he and team captainMario Lemieux didn't get along, especially on the powerplay where both men wanted to be in control.[3] Ultimately, he was traded to the Dallas Stars on 22 June 1996 forKevin Hatcher.
Although Zubov never again reached the scoring height of his 1993–94 season with the Rangers, due to a combination of Dallas's more defensive system and decreased scoring in general, he has earned all three of his trips to the All-Star game with the Stars. He never again reached an 80+ point total, but had 11 consecutive years of 40+ point seasons and 30+ assists.
He was also excellent defensively and while he had a well-sized body, he was known more for his positioning and puck-dislodging abilities out of corners rather than his checking abilities. He had been a mainstay on the penalty killing squad for several years and had only recorded a negative plus/minus four times in his career, with two of them within his first three years in the league.
Zubov always played a solid game, but for years went under the radar and did not garner any nominations for the NHL awards or the NHL First/Second All-Star teams. However, in the 2005–06 season, Zubov posted 71 points for his highest outing in over a decade – and also received his firstNorris Trophy nomination.
Zubov missed nearly half of the2007–08 NHL season with asports hernia injury and most of the2008–09 NHL season with a hip injury.
On 30 July 2009, he decided to leave the NHL as he signed a contract with SKA Saint Petersburg of theKontinental Hockey League (KHL). He was also selected as a reserve by Team Russia for the2010 Winter Olympics should an injury occur during the tournament.[4]
On 18 April 2011, it was reported that Zubov would officially retire due to hip-related injury problems.[5][6]
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Representing Unified Team | ||
| Ice hockey | ||
| Winter Olympics | ||
 | 1992 Albertville | |
| RepresentingSoviet Union | ||
| World Junior Championship | ||
| 1989 United States | |
 | 1990 Finland | |
Zubov represented theSoviet Union where he won the gold and silver medals in 1989 and 1990 in the Junior Division.
Zubov won a gold medal at the1992 Winter Olympics, playing for theUnified Team.
On 20 July 2015, Zubov was named to the coaching staff of the Russian national team as a defensive assistant.[7]
Zubov served as the head coach ofHC Sochi starting from the2017–18 season. He was dismissed as head coach 16 games into the2019–20 season following a 5–11 start.[8]
He currently serves as Senior Consultant to Hockey Operations for theDallas Stars.[9]
Zubov and his wife, Irina, have two children.
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1988–89 | CSKA Moscow | USSR | 29 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1989–90 | CSKA Moscow | USSR | 48 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1990–91 | CSKA Moscow | USSR | 41 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1991–92 | CSKA Moscow | CIS | 36 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1992–93 | CSKA Moscow | IHL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1992–93 | New York Rangers | NHL | 49 | 8 | 23 | 31 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1992–93 | Binghamton Rangers | AHL | 30 | 7 | 29 | 36 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 2 | ||
| 1993–94 | New York Rangers | NHL | 78 | 12 | 77 | 89 | 39 | 22 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 0 | ||
| 1993–94 | Binghamton Rangers | AHL | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1994–95 | New York Rangers | NHL | 38 | 10 | 26 | 36 | 18 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 2 | ||
| 1995–96 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 64 | 11 | 55 | 66 | 22 | 18 | 1 | 14 | 15 | 26 | ||
| 1996–97 | Dallas Stars | NHL | 78 | 13 | 30 | 43 | 24 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | ||
| 1997–98 | Dallas Stars | NHL | 73 | 10 | 47 | 57 | 16 | 17 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 2 | ||
| 1998–99 | Dallas Stars | NHL | 81 | 10 | 41 | 51 | 20 | 23 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 4 | ||
| 1999–2000 | Dallas Stars | NHL | 77 | 9 | 33 | 42 | 18 | 18 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 6 | ||
| 2000–01 | Dallas Stars | NHL | 79 | 10 | 41 | 51 | 24 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 4 | ||
| 2001–02 | Dallas Stars | NHL | 80 | 12 | 32 | 44 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002–03 | Dallas Stars | NHL | 82 | 11 | 44 | 55 | 26 | 12 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 4 | ||
| 2003–04 | Dallas Stars | NHL | 77 | 7 | 35 | 42 | 20 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2005–06 | Dallas Stars | NHL | 78 | 13 | 58 | 71 | 46 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6 | ||
| 2006–07 | Dallas Stars | NHL | 78 | 12 | 42 | 54 | 26 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | ||
| 2007–08 | Dallas Stars | NHL | 46 | 4 | 31 | 35 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 4 | ||
| 2008–09 | Dallas Stars | NHL | 10 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | SKA Saint Petersburg | KHL | 53 | 10 | 32 | 42 | 32 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| NHL totals | 1,068 | 152 | 619 | 771 | 337 | 164 | 24 | 93 | 117 | 62 | ||||
| Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Soviet Union | EJC | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
| 1989 | Soviet Union | WJC | 7 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 4 | |
| 1990 | Soviet Union | WJC | 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 14 | |
| 1992 | Unified Team | OLY | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1992 | Russia | WC | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | |
| 1996 | Russia | WCH | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| Junior totals | 20 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 20 | |||
| Senior totals | 18 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 10 | |||
| Award | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| NHL | ||
| Hall of Fame | Class of 2019[11] | |
| Stanley Cup champion | 1994 (NY Rangers),1999 (Dallas) | |
| All-Star Game | 1998,1999,2000,2008 (did not play) | |
| Second NHL All-Star team | 2006 | |
| KHL | ||
| All-Star Game | 2010 | |
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