Ilya Zubov
Russian ice hockey player
Ilya Igorevich Zubov (Russian: Илья Игоревич Зубов; born February 14, 1987) is a Russian professional ice hockey player currently playing for Hc Tesla Orli Znojmo of the ICE Hockey League (ICEHL). He played two seasons in the American Hockey League (AHL) for the Binghamton Senators and ten games in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Ottawa Senators.
Playing career
Zubov's experience was playing centre for Salavat Yulaev Ufa, Spartak Moscow, and Atlant Moscow Oblast professional teams in the Russian Superleague (RSL). Zubov was acquired by the Ottawa Senators by drafting him 98th overall in the 2005 NHL entry draft. The pick had been acquired from the St. Louis Blues for Patrick Lalime.
Zubov publicly stated before the 2007-08 season that he would accept being sent to the Senators' AHL affiliate in Binghamton if he did not make the team in the 2007-08 season. This was expected and would provide the best chance at making the NHL team in the subsequent season given Ottawa GM Bryan Murray's insistence that he learn "North American hockey." Zubov was assigned to Binghamton on October 1, 2007.
In his first NHL pre-season game, Zubov scored the first goal in a 4-0 victory over the Philadelphia Flyers. Zubov committed to refining his physical game to accommodate the more aggressive NHL style and played the entire season in the AHL. While playing a primarily third and second-line checking role, Zubov scored 15 goals and 22 assists for 37 points in 70 games.
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