Sergei Olegovich Zinovjev (; born March 4, 1980) is a
Russian
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former professional
ice hockey
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centre
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and
General Manager
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of his original club,
Metallurg Novokuznetsk
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History
The team was founded in 1949 in Novokuznetsk (then S ...
of the
Kontinental Hockey League
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It was considered in ...
(KHL). He is two-time World Champion (2008, 2009) for the
Russian national team.
Zinovjev was selected 73rd overall by the
Boston Bruins
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in the
2000 NHL Entry Draft. Zinovjev has played ten career NHL games, scoring one assist. In 2004, Zinovjev was released from the Russian national team after testing positive for
marijuana
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. In July 2009, he signed a five-year contract in a return with
Salavat Yulaev Ufa
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Established in 1957, Salavat Yu ...
. He concluded his 16-year professional career following the
2013–14 season.
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
International
Awards & honors
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2000 Junior World Silver medal: Russian national team
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2004 Russia Championship Bronze medal: Ak Bars Kazan
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2005 World Championship Bronze medal: Russian national team
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2006 RSL Champion: Ak Bars Kazan
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2007 European Champions Cup Winner: Ak Bars Kazan
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2007 World Championship Bronze medal: Russian national team
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2007–08 Continental Cup Winner: Ak Bars Kazan
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2008 World Champion: Russia national team
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2008 Spengler Cup Winner: Dynamo Moscow
*2009 KHL All-Star
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2009 World Champion: Russia national team
*2011
Gagarin Cup
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Champion: Salavat Yulaev Ufa
External links
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1980 births
Living people
Ak Bars Kazan players
Boston Bruins draft picks
Boston Bruins players
HC Dynamo Moscow players
Metallurg Novokuznetsk players
HC Spartak Moscow players
Ice hockey players at the 2010 Winter Olympics
Lokomotiv Yaroslavl players
Olympic ice hockey players for Russia
Sportspeople from Prokopyevsk
Providence Bruins players
Russian ice hockey centres
Salavat Yulaev Ufa players
Ice hockey people from Kemerovo Oblast
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