Sergei Olegovich Zinovjev (russian: Серге́й Олегович Зиновьев; born March 4, 1980) is a

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former professional

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and

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of his original club,

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of the

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(KHL). He is two-time World Champion (2008, 2009) for the Russian national team. Zinovjev was selected 73rd overall by the

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in the

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. Zinovjev has played ten career NHL games, scoring one assist. In 2004, Zinovjev was released from the Russian national team after testing positive for marijuana. In July 2009, he signed a five-year contract in a return with

Salavat Yulaev Ufa Hockey Club Salavat Yulaev (russian: Хоккейный клуб «Салават Юлаев», Hokkejnyj klub «Salavat Julajev»; ba, «Салауат Юлаев» хоккей клубы, «Salawat Yulayev» xokkey klubı), commonly referred ...

. He concluded his 16-year professional career following the 2013–14 season.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

International

Awards & honors

* 2000 Junior World Silver medal: Russian national team * 2004 Russia Championship Bronze medal: Ak Bars Kazan * 2005 World Championship Bronze medal: Russian national team * 2006 RSL Champion: Ak Bars Kazan * 2007 European Champions Cup Winner: Ak Bars Kazan * 2007 World Championship Bronze medal: Russian national team * 2007–08 Continental Cup Winner: Ak Bars Kazan * 2008 World Champion: Russia national team * 2008 Spengler Cup Winner: Dynamo Moscow *2009 KHL All-Star * 2009 World Champion: Russia national team *2011

Gagarin Cup The Gagarin Cup (russian: Кубок Гагарина, Kubok Gagarina) is the trophy presented to the winner of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) playoffs, and is named after Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin, the first human in space. The Cup was ...

Champion: Salavat Yulaev Ufa

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* 1980 births Living people Ak Bars Kazan players Boston Bruins draft picks Boston Bruins players HC Dynamo Moscow players Metallurg Novokuznetsk players HC Spartak Moscow players Ice hockey players at the 2010 Winter Olympics Lokomotiv Yaroslavl players Olympic ice hockey players of Russia People from Prokopyevsk Providence Bruins players Russian ice hockey centres Salavat Yulaev Ufa players Sportspeople from Kemerovo Oblast {{Russia-icehockey-centre-stub