Andrei Zyuzin

Andrei Yurievich Zyuzin (; born January 21, 1978) is a Russian former professional ice hockey defenceman. He played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the San Jose Sharks, Tampa Bay Lightning, New Jersey Devils, Minnesota Wild, Calgary Flames and Chicago Blackhawks.
==Playing career==
As a youth, Zyuzin played in the 1992 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with the Druzhba-78 squad, a team from Kharkiv. Ukraine. He was trained by Ukrainian coach Ivan Pravilov, who was arrested in 2012 for sexual abuse of a teenage student, and committed suicide by hanging in prison.
Zyuzin was drafted 2nd overall by the San Jose Sharks in the 1996 NHL Entry Draft. Zyuzin has played 415 career NHL games, scoring 35 goals and 74 assists for 109 points. He was signed as an unrestricted free agent by the Calgary Flames on July 1, 2006. On February 4, 2007, in the Calgary Flames skill competition he had the hardest shot at 99.3 mph. Zyuzin scored one of the biggest goals in the history of the San Jose Sharks when he took a slapshot from the point to beat Ed Belfour and helped the Sharks take Game 4 in the 1997–1998 Western Conference quarterfinals against the Dallas Stars. Zyuzin scored the goal 6:31 into the overtime period and led the Sharks to a 1–0 win.
On June 22, 2007, Andrei Zyuzin was traded to the Chicago Blackhawks along with Steve Marr for defenceman Adrian Aucoin and the Blackhawks' seventh round pick in the 2007 NHL Entry Draft. After playing 32 games for the Blackhawks, Zyuzin left the NHL, signing with St. Petersburg SKA of the Kontinental Hockey League.
Zyuzin played parts of three seasons for St. Petersburg, achieving 31 points with the team. After leaving St. Petersburg SKA and the KHL, he headed over to Austria and Switzerland, playing parts of the 2011-12 season in the Swiss National League A for EHC Biel and playing in the Austrian Hockey League for Klagenfurt AC.
After ending his tenure in Austria and Switzerland, Zyuzin played the next two seasons with three different teams. He played 2 games in the 2012-13 VHL season for Rubin Tyumen and in the 2013-14 hockey season he played games for Bilyi Bars of the Ukrainian Hockey Championship and 8 games for HK Vitebsk of the Belarusian Extraliga, going pointless with 12 penalty minutes.
==Coaching==
Zyuzin began his coaching career in the 2015–16 KHL season as an assistant coach for Ufa Salavat Yulayev. The team placed fourth in the Eastern Conference and advanced to the Gagarin Cup playoffs. The team was eliminated in the Conference Finals by Metallurg Magnitogorsk in 5 games. Zyuzin returned for the 2016-17 season, once again as an assistant coach for Ufa Salavat Yulayev, finishing sixth in the Eastern Conference with 88 points. The team was eliminated in the first round of the playoffs by AK Bars Kazan.
==Personal life==
Andrei Zyuzin is married to his wife, Teresa, and has a son, Ivan, and a daughter, Ava. 
==Career statistics==
===Regular season and playoffs===
 	 	 		Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season		Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs
Season 	Team 	League 		GP 	G 	A 	Pts 	PIM 		GP 	G 	A 	Pts 	PIM
1994–95 	Salavat Yulaev Ufa 	RUS 		30 	3 	0 	3 	16 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1994–95 	Novoil Ufa 	RUS II 		17 	3 	3 	6 	14 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1995–96 	Salavat Yulaev Ufa 	RUS 		41 	6 	3 	9 	24 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1996–97 	Salavat Yulaev Ufa 	RSL 		32 	7 	10 	17 	28 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1997–98 	Kentucky Thoroughblades	AHL 		17 	4 	5 	9 	28 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1997–98 	San Jose Sharks 	NHL 		56 	6 	7 	13 	66 		6 	1 	0 	1 	14
1998–99 	San Jose Sharks 	NHL 		25 	3 	1 	4 	38 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1998–99 	Kentucky Thoroughblades	AHL 		23 	2 	12 	14 	42 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1999–00 	Tampa Bay Lightning 	NHL 		34 	2 	9 	11 	33 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2000–01 	Detroit Vipers 	IHL 		2 	0 	1 	1 	0 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2000–01 	Tampa Bay Lightning 	NHL 		64 	4 	16 	20 	76 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2001–02 	Tampa Bay Lightning 	NHL 		9 	0 	2 	2 	6 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2001–02 	Albany River Rats 	AHL 		3 	0 	1 	1 	2 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2001–02 	New Jersey Devils 	NHL 		38 	1 	2 	3 	25 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2002–03 	New Jersey Devils 	NHL 		1 	0 	1 	1 	2 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2002–03 	Minnesota Wild 	NHL 		66 	4 	12 	16 	34 		18 	0 	1 	1 	14
2003–04 	Minnesota Wild 	NHL 		65 	8 	13 	21 	48 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2004–05 	Salavat Yulaev Ufa 	RSL 		14 	2 	2 	4 	6 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2004–05 	Severstal Cherepovets 	RSL 		10 	2 	1 	3 	6 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2005–06 	Minnesota Wild 	NHL 		57 	7 	11 	18 	50 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2006–07 	Calgary Flames 	NHL 		49 	1 	5 	6 	30 		5 	1 	0 	1 	2
2007–08 	Chicago Blackhawks 	NHL 		32 	2 	3 	5 	38 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2008–09 	SKA St. Petersburg 	KHL 		36 	6 	4 	10 	36 		2 	0 	0 	0 	4
2009–10 	SKA St. Petersburg 	KHL 		53 	5 	15 	20 	64 		4 	0 	0 	0 	2
2010–11 	SKA St. Petersburg 	KHL 		12 	0 	1 	1 	12 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2010–11 	HC VMF St. Petersburg 	VHL 		8 	1 	0 	1 	24 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2010–11 	Atlant Mytishchi 	KHL 		16 	1 	1 	2 	10 		12 	0 	1 	1 	6
2011–12 	EHC Biel 	NLA 		13 	0 	2 	2 	16 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2011–12 	Klagenfurt AC 	AUT 		5 	1 	0 	1 	2 		6 	0 	2 	2 	4
2012–13 	Rubin Tyumen 	VHL 		2 	1 	0 	1 	2 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2013–14 	HK Vitebsk 	BLR 		8 	0 	0 	0 	12 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
RSL totals	RSL totals 	RSL totals		127 	20 	15 	35 	82 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
NHL totals	NHL totals 	NHL totals		496 	38 	82 	120 	446 		29 	2 	1 	3 	30
KHL totals	KHL totals 	KHL totals		117 	12 	21 	33 	122 		18 	0 	1 	1 	12
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
===International===
Year 	Team 	Event 	Result 		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1995 	Russia 	EJC 	4th 		5 	0	0	0 	0
1996 	Russia 	EJC 	 		5 	5	2	7 	8
1996 	Russia 	WJC 	 		7 	1	4	5 	2
1997 	Russia 	WJC 	 		6 	1	1	2 	6
Junior totals	Junior totals	Junior totals	Junior totals		23	7	7	14 	16
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
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