Artyom Valerievich Zub (russian: Артём Валерьевич Зуб; given name alternately spelled Artem; born 3 October 1995) is a Russian professional

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for the

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of the

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(NHL).

Playing career

Zub played as a youth with Amurskie Tigry Khabarovsk, the junior affiliate to

Amur Khabarovsk Hockey Club Amur (russian: Хоккейный клуб Амур), commonly referred to as the Amur Khabarovsk, is a Russian professional ice hockey team based in Khabarovsk. They are members of the Chernyshev Division of the Kontinental Hockey Le ...

. He made his professional debut with Amur Khabarovsk in the

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(KHL) during the 2014–15 season. He was named the KHL Rookie of the Month of October during the 2015–16 season. During the 2016–17 season, his third with Khabarovsk, Zub contributed with 9 points in 32 games before he was traded to a powerhouse club SKA Saint Petersburg on 1 December 2016. Zub maintained a regular role on the SKA blueline to close out the season. In the post-season, he helped the club claim the

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. In his final season with SKA Saint Petersburg, Zub set career highs in the KHL with 13 goals and 22 points in 57 games. Zub's play in the KHL and the Olympics attracted the attention of the

(NHL)'s

. On 1 May 2020, the Senators signed him to an NHL-standard entry-level contract as an undrafted free agent for one season. He scored his first NHL goal in a 6–5 overtime win against the

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on 15 February 2021 at the

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. In his first season, he was regularly paired on defence with Ottawa's top defenceman

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. Upon joining the Senators he quickly solidified himself in the team's defence, seen as the Senators' best defensive defenceman. On 14 May 2021, Zub signed a two-year, $5 million extension with the Senators. The fans in attendance at the Canadian Tire Centre took to Zub, and called out "Zuub" when he played the puck. Zub, due to his limited English had to be reassured by his teammates that he was not being booed, and came to enjoy it. During the 2022–23 season, Zub struggled with injuries. On 27 October suffered and upper body injury that kept him out of the lineup until 18 November. On 2 December Zub suffered a broken jaw after being struck in the face by a puck in a 3–2 win over the

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. On 21 December 2022, Zub was signed to a four-year, $18.4 million extension by the Senators. Zub returned to the lineup on 30 December versus the Detroit Red Wings. Then on 14 January 2023, Zub sustained a lower body injury versus the

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after blocking a shot. He returned to play in the 11 February 2023 game versus the

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International play

He played for the Russian national team and won bronze at the

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and the 2019 IIHF World Championships. He is a member of the gold medal winning 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 ...

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

International

Awards and honors

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Zub, Artyom 1995 births Living people Amur Khabarovsk players Amurskie Tigry players Ice hockey players at the 2018 Winter Olympics Medalists at the 2018 Winter Olympics Olympic gold medalists for Olympic Athletes from Russia Olympic ice hockey players for Russia Olympic medalists in ice hockey Ottawa Senators players Russian ice hockey defencemen SKA Saint Petersburg players Sportspeople from Khabarovsk Undrafted National Hockey League players