Ilya Zubov Explained

Team:Orli Znojmo
League:ICEHL
Former Teams:Spartak Moscow
Atlant Moscow Oblast
Salavat Yulaev Ufa
Ottawa Senators
CSKA Moscow
Admiral Vladivostok
Avangard Omsk
Amur Khabarovsk
Position:Centre
Shoots:Left
Height Ft:6
Height In:0
Weight Lb:200
Birth Date:14 February 1987
Birth Place:Chelyabinsk, Soviet Union
Draft:98th overall
Draft Year:2005
Draft Team:Ottawa Senators
Career Start:2002

Ilya Igorevich Zubov (Russian: Илья Игоревич Зубов; born February 14, 1987) is a Russian professional ice hockey player currently playing for Hc Tesla Orli Znojmo of the ICE Hockey League (ICEHL). He played two seasons in the American Hockey League (AHL) for the Binghamton Senators and ten games in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Ottawa Senators.

Playing career

Zubov's experience was playing centre for Salavat Yulaev Ufa, Spartak Moscow, and Atlant Moscow Oblast professional teams in the Russian Superleague (RSL).[1] Zubov was acquired by the Ottawa Senators by drafting him 98th overall in the 2005 NHL Entry Draft.[2] The pick had been acquired from the St. Louis Blues for Patrick Lalime.

Zubov publicly stated before the 2007-08 season that he would accept being sent to the Senators' AHL affiliate in Binghamton if he did not make the team in the 2007-08 season. This was expected and would provide the best chance at making the NHL team in the subsequent season given Ottawa GM Bryan Murray's insistence that he learn "North American hockey." Zubov was assigned to Binghamton on October 1, 2007.[3]

In his first NHL pre-season game, Zubov scored the first goal in a 4-0 victory over the Philadelphia Flyers. Zubov committed to refining his physical game to accommodate the more aggressive NHL style and played the entire season in the AHL. While playing a primarily third and second-line checking role, Zubov scored 15 goals and 22 assists for 37 points in 70 games. During this time, he learned to initiate and absorb heavy contact and to engage in determined play down low. He, then, started working on the defensive side of his game. Residing in Ottawa, he worked with Senators strength and conditioning coach Randy Lee. Since the fall of 2007, Zubov gained over 20 lbs of muscle. Ilya had a great showing at the Senators Mini Development Camp in the summer of 2008, and hoped to crack the line-up in the 2008 - 09 season. Zubov played the majority of the season with Binghamton once again but was called up for ten games to Ottawa and scored two assists for his first NHL points.

In the 2009 - 10 season, Zubov was again demoted to the Binghamton Senators from the Ottawa Senators's training camp. Disappointed with his demotion, on September 30, 2009, he demanded a trade to another organization.[4] On October 7, he left Binghamton and was given permission by Ottawa to sign with a Russian team. His NHL rights were retained by Ottawa.[5] On October 21, it was announced that Zubov would be loaned to his old team -Salavat Yulaev Ufa- for the season.[6]

In 2009, Zubov signed with CSKA Moscow. Zubov would play four and a half seasons with CSKA before being transferred to Admiral Vladivostok in December 2013.[7] On July 1, 2014, Zubov became an NHL free agent with his right's expired with the Senators, he opted to continue his career in the KHL.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular seasonPlayoffs
SeasonTeamLeagueGP PIMGP G A Pts PIM
2002–03Traktor ChelyabinskRUS-21 0 0 0 2
2002–03Traktor–2 Chelyabinsk RUS-328 2 7 9 8
2003–04Traktor ChelyabinskRUS-233 7 7 14 168 2 1 3 2
2004–05Traktor ChelyabinskRUS-240 9 8 17 36
2004–05Traktor–2 Chelyabinsk RUS-31 0 0 0 0
2005–06Spartak MoscowRSL43 4 8 12 123 2 2 4 0
2005–06Spartak–2 Moscow RUS-31 0 1 1 4
2006–07Khimik MytishchiRSL16 1 1 2 4
2006–07Khimik–2 Mytishchi RUS-31 0 1 1 0
2006–07Salavat Yulaev UfaRSL26 3 7 10 48 2 3 5 2
2007–08Ottawa SenatorsNHL1 0 0 0 0
2007–08Binghamton SenatorsAHL74 15 23 38 18
2008–09Ottawa SenatorsNHL10 0 2 2 0
2008–09Binghamton SenatorsAHL63 14 38 52 26
2009–10Binghamton SenatorsAHL1 0 0 0 2
2009–10Salavat Yulaev UfaKHL25 3 3 6 6
2009–10CSKA MoscowKHL6 1 0 1 23 0 1 1 2
2010–11CSKA MoscowKHL46 8 21 29 29
2011–12CSKA MoscowKHL52 9 15 24 164 0 0 0 32
2012–13CSKA MoscowKHL43 5 7 12 225 0 1 1 4
2013–14CSKA MoscowKHL25 3 9 12 18
2013–14Admiral VladivostokKHL11 1 4 5 105 3 2 5 4
2014–15Admiral VladivostokKHL51 7 28 35 32
2015–16Avangard OmskKHL53 8 22 30 1011 3 7 10 6
2016–17Avangard OmskKHL44 4 13 17 3512 3 3 6 8
2017–18Salavat Yulaev UfaKHL40 5 15 20 318 2 1 3 2
2018–19Spartak MoscowKHL57 10 23 33 126 1 4 5 4
2019–20Spartak MoscowKHL54 9 26 35 206 2 2 4 0
2020–21Spartak MoscowKHL26 3 7 10 63 0 0 0 0
2021–22Amur KhabarovskKHL10 0 0 0 8
2021–22Orli ZnojmoICEHL34 3 21 24 85 1 1 2 0
NHL totals11 0 2 2 0
KHL totals543 76 193 269 25763 14 21 35 62

International

YearTeamEventGP G A Pts PIM
2004RussiaU185 2 2 4 6
2005RussiaWJC186 3 5 8 6
2006RussiaWJC6 2 4 6 10
2007RussiaWJC6 3 1 4 6
Junior totals23 10 12 22 28

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.russianprospects.com/public/profile.php?player_id=366 Russian Hockey NHL Prospects | Ilya Zubov Ottawa Senators NHL Russian Hockey Prospect Player Profile
  2. http://www.hockeysfuture.com/prospects/ilya_zubov Prospect Ilya Zubov Player Profile – Hockey's Future
  3. Web site: TSN : NHL – Canada's Sports Leader . 2007-11-25 . 2008-02-21 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080221004330/http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/teams/players/bio/?id=5421&name=&hubname=nhl . dead .
  4. News: Ottawa Citizen . Zubov asks Senators for trade . Gordon, James . 2009-09-30 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20091003122215/http://communities.canada.com/ottawacitizen/blogs/hockeycapital/archive/2009/09/30/zubov-asks-senators-for-trade.aspx . 2009-10-03 .
  5. News: faceoff.com . Leafs newcomer hearing it from all sides . October 15, 2009 . 2009-10-15 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110724082044/http://www.faceoff.com/hockey/nhlnews/story.html?id=04dd8157-4538-4f62-b763-dd2a06a1b6bf . July 24, 2011 .
  6. News: Senators send Zubov home. pressconnects.com . October 21, 2009 . 2009-10-21 .
  7. Web site: Ilya Zubov player profile . eurohockey.net . 2013-02-03 . 2013-02-03.