page_title: Nikolay Zherdev
section_title: CSKA Moscow
hierarchical_section_title: Nikolay Zherdev / Playing career / CSKA Moscow
caption_attribution_description: English: Nikolai Zherdev, 2008
context_page_description: Mykola Olehovych "Nikolay" Zherdev is a Ukrainian-Russian professional ice hockey right winger who is currently a free agent/ Hiatus. He last played for Dinamo Riga of the Kontinental Hockey League. He previously played in the National Hockey League for the Columbus Blue Jackets, New York Rangers and Philadelphia Flyers.
context_section_description: As his game progressed and professional teams began to take notice, Elektrostal received offers from the likes of Lokomotiv Yaroslavl, Ak Bars Kazan, and CSKA Moscow for Zherdev's services. He would accept an invitation for Elektrostal to loan him to the latter team, CSKA, citing a desire to train under esteemed coach Viktor Tikhonov.
  Following being drafted by the Columbus Blue Jackets, Zherdev spent the entire 2002–03 season with CSKA, but in a controversial decision, he left for the NHL half way through the 2003–04 season. He would, however, return to the Russian club during the 2004–05 NHL lockout, making peace.
caption: Zherdev with the Columbus Blue Jackets in 2008
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