Andrey Sergeevich Zubarev (russian: Андрей Сергеевич Зубарев) (born March 3, 1987) is a Russian professional

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player currently an

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. He most recently played for

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 ...

of the

Kontinental Hockey League The Kontinental Hockey League (KHL; russian: Континентальная хоккейная лига (КХЛ), Kontinental'naya khokkeynaya liga) is an international professional ice hockey league founded in 2008. It comprises member clubs ba ...

(KHL). He previously played in 4 games in the

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(NHL) with the Atlanta Thrashers during the season.

Playing career

Zubarev was drafted 187th overall in the

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by the Atlanta Thrashers. Unsigned from the Thrashers, Zubarev played in the

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with

Ak Bars Kazan Hockey Club Ak Bars (russian: Ак Барс, tt-Cyrl, Ак Барс, en, Snow Leopard), also known as Ak Bars Kazan, is a Russian professional ice hockey team based in Kazan. They are members of the Kharlamov Division of the Kontinental Hockey ...

and

. He joined Atlant Moscow Oblast for the inaugural season of the

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. On August 24, 2010, he signed a two-year, $625,000 contract with the Atlanta Thrashers. He then returned to the KHL. After playing five seasons for powerhouse club, SKA Saint Petersburg, Zubarev left as a free agent to continue his career on a two-year contract with Spartak Moscow on 29 May 2020.

International play

Zubarev has played for Russia in the World Junior Championships and the World Championships. For winning the

2014 IIHF World Championship The 2014 IIHF World Championship was hosted by Belarus in its capital, Minsk, held from 9–25 May 2014. Sixteen national teams were competing in two venues, the Minsk-Arena and Chizhovka-Arena. It was the first time Belarus hosted the tournamen ...

, Andrei Zubarev was awarded the Order of Honour on May 27, 2014. He was a member of the Olympic Athletes from Russia team at the

2018 Winter Olympics The 2018 Winter Olympics ( ko, 2018년 동계 올림픽, Icheon sip-pal nyeon Donggye Ollimpik), officially the XXIII Olympic Winter Games (french: Les XXIIIes Jeux olympiques d'hiver; ko, 제23회 동계 올림픽, Jeisipsamhoe Donggye Ollimpi ...

and won the gold medal in

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

International

Awards and honors

References

External links

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RussianProspects.com Andrei Zubarev's Player Profile
1987 births Ak Bars Kazan players Atlanta Thrashers draft picks Atlanta Thrashers players Chicago Wolves players Atlant Moscow Oblast players Living people Ice hockey people from Ufa Russian ice hockey defencemen Salavat Yulaev Ufa players SKA Saint Petersburg players HC Spartak Moscow players Ice hockey players at the 2018 Winter Olympics Olympic ice hockey players for Russia Medalists at the 2018 Winter Olympics Olympic medalists in ice hockey Olympic gold medalists for Olympic Athletes from Russia {{Russia-icehockey-defenceman-stub