Andrei Zubarev

In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Sergeevich and the family name is Zubarev.

Andrei Zubarev
Zubarev in April 2011
Born	(1987-03-03) March 3, 1987 (age 37) Ufa, Soviet Union
Height	6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight	223 lb (101 kg; 15 st 13 lb)
Position	Defence
Shoots	Left
KHL team Former teams	Free Agent Salavat Yulaev Ufa Ak Bars Kazan Atlant Moscow Oblast Atlanta Thrashers SKA Saint Petersburg Spartak Moscow
National team	Russia
NHL draft	187th overall, 2005 Atlanta Thrashers
Playing career	2003–present

Andrey Sergeevich Zubarev (Russian: Андрей Сергеевич Зубарев) (born March 3, 1987) is a Russian professional ice hockey player currently an unrestricted free agent. He most recently played for Salavat Yulaev Ufa of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). He previously played in 4 games in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Atlanta Thrashers during the 2010–11 season.

Playing career

Zubarev was drafted 187th overall in the 2005 NHL Entry Draft by the Atlanta Thrashers. Unsigned from the Thrashers, Zubarev played in the Russian Super League with Ak Bars Kazan and Salavat Yulaev Ufa. He joined Atlant Moscow Oblast for the inaugural season of the KHL.

On August 24, 2010, he signed a two-year, $625,000 contract with the Atlanta Thrashers.^[1] 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.^[2]

International play

Medal record
Ice hockey
Representing  Olympic Athletes from Russia
Olympic Games
	2018 Pyeongchang
Representing  Russia
World Championships
	2014 Minsk
World Junior Championships
	2006 Canada
	2007 Sweden

Zubarev has played for Russia in the World Junior Championships and the World Championships. For winning the 2014 IIHF World Championship, 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 and won the gold medal in ice hockey.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2002–03	Salavat Yulaev–2 Ufa	RUS.3		13	0	2	2	8		—	—	—	—	—
2003–04	Salavat Yulaev Ufa	RSL		6	0	1	1	4		—	—	—	—	—
2003–04	Salavat Yulaev–2 Ufa	RUS.3		34	2	4	6	26		—	—	—	—	—
2004–05	Salavat Yulaev Ufa	RSL		5	0	0	0	4		—	—	—	—	—
2004–05	Salavat Yulaev–2 Ufa	RUS.3		35	2	5	7	48		—	—	—	—	—
2005–06	Ak Bars Kazan	RSL		40	2	10	12	38		—	—	—	—	—
2006–07	Ak Bars Kazan	RSL		20	0	0	0	32		—	—	—	—	—
2007–08	Ak Bars Kazan	RSL		39	4	3	7	86		2	0	0	0	0
2008–09	Atlant Moscow Oblast	KHL		35	0	4	4	65		7	2	3	5	29
2009–10	Atlant Moscow Oblast	KHL		55	7	9	16	58		4	0	0	0	2
2010–11	Chicago Wolves	AHL		51	3	10	13	28		—	—	—	—	—
2010–11	Atlanta Thrashers	NHL		4	0	1	1	4		—	—	—	—	—
2011–12	Atlant Moscow Oblast	KHL		38	6	4	10	20		10	0	3	3	16
2012–13	Salavat Yulaev Ufa	KHL		46	4	14	18	24		14	1	1	2	10
2013–14	Salavat Yulaev Ufa	KHL		53	1	13	14	24		18	2	3	5	8
2014–15	Salavat Yulaev Ufa	KHL		51	3	13	16	18		5	0	1	1	0
2015–16	SKA Saint Petersburg	KHL		40	0	4	4	4		14	0	0	0	4
2016–17	SKA Saint Petersburg	KHL		43	0	6	6	19		18	2	2	4	2
2017–18	SKA Saint Petersburg	KHL		27	0	6	6	33		10	0	2	2	7
2018–19	SKA Saint Petersburg	KHL		27	1	3	4	7		4	0	0	0	0
2019–20	SKA Saint Petersburg	KHL		32	0	2	2	8		—	—	—	—	—
2020–21	Spartak Moscow	KHL		58	2	4	6	14		4	0	0	0	0
2021–22	Salavat Yulaev Ufa	KHL		43	3	0	3	8		10	0	0	0	2
RSL totals				110	6	14	20	164		2	0	0	0	0
KHL totals				548	27	82	109	302		118	7	15	22	80
NHL totals				4	0	1	1	4		—	—	—	—	—

International

Year	Team	Event	Result		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2004	Russia	U18	5th		5	0	0	0	2
2005	Russia	WJC18	5th		6	1	1	2	4
2006	Russia	WJC			6	0	2	2	4
2007	Russia	WJC			6	0	2	2	2
2014	Russia	WC			6	0	0	0	0
2018	OAR	OG			6	0	1	1	0
Junior totals					23	1	5	6	12
Senior totals					12	0	1	1	0

Awards and honors

Award	Year
KHL
All-Star Game	2014
Gagarin Cup	2017	[3]

References

1. "Thrashers sign 2005 draft choice defenseman Andrey Zubarev". Atlanta Thrashers. 2010-08-24. Archived from the original on 28 August 2010. Retrieved 2010-08-24.
2. "Zubarev becomes a Spartak player" (in Russian). Spartak Moscow. 29 May 2020. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
3. "Metallurg Magnitogorsk 3 SKA St. Petersburg 5". Kontinental Hockey League. 2017-04-16. Retrieved 2017-04-16.

External links

• Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
• RussianProspects.com Andrei Zubarev's Player Profile