Sergei Valeryevich Mozyakin (; born 30 March 1981) is a Russian former professional

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winger who last played for

Metallurg Magnitogorsk Metallurg Magnitogorsk () is a professional ice hockey club based in Magnitogorsk, Russia. It is a member of the Kharlamov Division in the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). The club also competed in the Champions Hockey League (2008–09), Champion ...

in the

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(KHL). With over 735 points and 162 playoff points in his KHL career, he is both the six-time points leader (2008–09, 2009–10, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2015–16, 2016–17), and the all-time highest scorer in both the regular season and the playoffs in the KHL. Although Mozyakin was drafted in the ninth round of the 2002 NHL Entry Draft by the

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, Mozyakin never opted to leave the KHL in his career.

Playing career

Sergei Mozyakin, a highly skilled winger, was drafted in the ninth round of the 2002 NHL Entry Draft, 263rd overall by the

, but chose not to play for the team or in the

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. In the 2005–06

Russian Superleague The Russian Superleague (, ''Russian Championship Superleague''), commonly abbreviated as RSL, was the highest division of the main professional ice hockey league in Russia. It was considered the second-best league in the world, after the Nation ...

(RSL) regular season, Mozyakin had a tight scoring race with

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and

Evgeni Malkin Evgeni Vladimirovich Malkin ( rus, Евге́ний Влади́мирович Ма́лкин, p=jɪvˈɡʲenʲɪj ˈmalkʲɪn; born 31 July 1986) is a Russian professional ice hockey Centre (ice hockey), centre and alternate captain (ice hockey ...

for the top scorer of the league. Mozyakin finished the season leading the league with 52 points. In the 2007–08 RSL regular season, which would be its final in existence before being absorbed into the KHL, Mozyakin had another tight scoring race with Morozov and finished the season only one point ahead of Morozov, leading the league in goals (37) and points (64). He went on to win the scoring title six times in the KHL (2008–09, 2009–10, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2015–16, and 2016–17), giving him eight elite league scoring titles. On February 17, 2013, Mozyakin signed a six-year contract extension to remain with Magnitogorsk. In the

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, he won the

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with

as team captain and leading scorer. Mozyakin has also been a regular member of the Russian national team, taking part in all twelve EHT games in the 2007–08 season. He scored four goals and three assists for seven points in the tournament. Mozyakin also took part in the 2008 and 2009 World Championship-winning Russian gold medal teams. He also competed as a member of the Olympic Athletes from Russia team at the

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. On July 5, 2021, Mozyakin announced his retirement.

Personal life

Sergei and his wife Yulia have a son, Andrei, and two daughters, Maria and Daria.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

International

Awards and honors

References

External links

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