Artem Zub

Artem Zub
Zub with the Ottawa Senators in 2022
Born (1995-10-03) 3 October 1995 (age 29)
Khabarovsk, Russia
Height 6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight 198 lb (90 kg; 14 st 2 lb)
Position Defence
Shoots Right
NHL team
Former teams		 Ottawa Senators
Amur Khabarovsk
SKA Saint Petersburg
National team  Russia
NHL draft Undrafted
Playing career 2011–present

Artyom Valerievich Zub (Russian: Артём Валерьевич Зуб; given name alternately spelled Artem; born 3 October 1995) is a Russian professional ice hockey defenceman for the Ottawa Senators of the National Hockey League (NHL).

Playing career

Zub played as a youth with Amurskie Tigry Khabarovsk, the junior affiliate to Amur Khabarovsk.[1] He made his professional debut with Amur Khabarovsk in the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) during the 2014–15 season.[2] He was named the KHL Rookie of the Month of October during the 2015–16 season.[1][3] During the 2016–17 season, his third with Khabarovsk, Zub contributed with 9 points in 32 games before he was traded to a powerhouse club SKA Saint Petersburg on 1 December 2016.[4] Zub maintained a regular role on the SKA blueline to close out the season. In the post-season, he helped the club claim the Gagarin Cup.[5] In his final season with SKA Saint Petersburg, Zub set career highs in the KHL with 13 goals and 22 points in 57 games.[6]

Zub's play in the KHL and the Olympics attracted the attention of the National Hockey League (NHL)'s Ottawa Senators. On 1 May 2020, the Senators signed him to an NHL-standard entry-level contract as an undrafted free agent for one season.[7] He scored his first NHL goal in a 6–5 overtime win against the Toronto Maple Leafs on 15 February 2021 at the Scotiabank Arena in Toronto.[8] In his first season, he was regularly paired on defence with Ottawa's top defenceman Thomas Chabot.[9] Upon joining the Senators he quickly solidified himself in the team's defence, seen as the Senators' best defensive defenceman.[10]

On 14 May 2021, Zub signed a two-year, $5 million extension with the Senators.[11] The fans in attendance at the Canadian Tire Centre took to Zub, and called out "Zuub" when he played the puck. Zub, due to his limited English had to be reassured by his teammates that he was not being booed, and came to enjoy it.[12] During the 2022–23 season, Zub struggled with injuries. On 27 October suffered and upper body injury that kept him out of the lineup until 18 November.[13] On 2 December Zub suffered a broken jaw after being struck in the face by a puck in a 3–2 win over the New York Rangers.[14] On 21 December 2022, Zub was signed to a four-year, $18.4 million extension by the Senators.[5][15] Zub returned to the lineup on 30 December versus the Detroit Red Wings.[16] Then on 14 January 2023, Zub sustained a lower body injury versus the Colorado Avalanche after blocking a shot.[17] He returned to play in the 11 February 2023 game versus the Edmonton Oilers.[18]

International play

Medal record
Ice hockey
Representing
 Olympic Athletes from Russia
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2018 Pyeongchang
Representing  Russia
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Germany/France
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Slovakia

He played for the Russian national team and won bronze at the 2017[19] and the 2019 IIHF World Championships.[5] He is a member of the gold medal winning Olympic Athletes from Russia team at the 2018 Winter Olympics.[5]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2011–12 Amurskie Tigry Khabarovsk MHL 3 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 0
2012–13 Amurskie Tigry Khabarovsk MHL 59 2 2 4 26 — — — — —
2013–14 Amurskie Tigry Khabarovsk MHL 14 1 1 2 28 — — — — —
2014–15 Amurskie Tigry Khabarovsk MHL 39 1 10 11 70 — — — — —
2014–15 Amur Khabarovsk KHL 7 0 1 1 6 — — — — —
2015–16 Amurskie Tigry Khabarovsk MHL 4 1 0 1 8 3 1 1 2 2
2015–16 Amur Khabarovsk KHL 55 2 5 7 53 — — — — —
2016–17 Amur Khabarovsk KHL 34 2 7 9 11 — — — — —
2016–17 SKA Saint Petersburg KHL 18 0 1 1 2 18 0 2 2 4
2017–18 SKA Saint Petersburg KHL 36 0 5 5 12 15 0 5 5 4
2018–19 SKA Saint Petersburg KHL 49 2 7 9 18 18 1 3 4 6
2019–20 SKA Saint Petersburg KHL 57 13 9 22 22 1 0 0 0 0
2020–21 Ottawa Senators NHL 47 3 11 14 26 — — — — —
2021–22 Ottawa Senators NHL 81 6 16 22 60 — — — — —
2022–23 Ottawa Senators NHL 53 3 7 10 39 — — — — —
2023–24 Ottawa Senators NHL 69 5 20 25 32 — — — — —
KHL totals 256 19 35 54 124 52 1 10 11 14
NHL totals 250 17 54 71 157 — — — — —

International

Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
2013 Russia WJC18 4th 7 2 0 2 2
2017 Russia WC 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 10 0 2 2 10
2018 OAR OG 1st place, gold medalist(s) 6 0 4 4 0
2019 Russia WC 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 1 0 0 0 0
2021 ROC WC 5th 6 0 1 1 4
Junior totals 7 2 0 2 2
Senior totals 23 0 7 7 14

Awards and honors

Award Year
MHL
All-Star Game 2015
KHL
Gagarin Cup champion 2017 [20]

References

  1. ^ a b "JHL Alumni at the Olympics". mhl.khl.ru. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
  2. ^ "Artyom Zub". Kontinental Hockey League. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
  3. ^ "October's finest: Salak, Pashnin, Dawes and Zub". Kontinental Hockey League. 2 November 2015. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
  4. ^ "Changes on December 1" (in Russian). Kontinental Hockey League. 1 December 2016. Archived from the original on 10 December 2022. Retrieved 1 December 2016.
  5. ^ a b c d "Senators sign defenceman Artem Zub to four-year, $18.4M contract". Sportsnet. 21 December 2022. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
  6. ^ "Senators sign Russian defenceman Artem Zub to entry-level contract". Toronto Star. The Canadian Press. 1 May 2020. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
  7. ^ "Senators sign defenceman Artem Zub to a one-year, entry-level contract". Ottawa Senators. 1 May 2020. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
  8. ^ McCarthy, Dave (15 February 2021). "Senators come back from down four, defeat Maple Leafs in OT". NHL.com. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
  9. ^ Tovell, Jonathan (21 December 2022). "Ottawa Senators Extend Artem Zub Four More Years". The Hockey News. Retrieved 22 February 2023.
  10. ^ Mendes, Ian (6 June 2022). "Why signing Artem Zub should be a major priority for the Senators this summer". The Athletic. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
  11. ^ "Sens extend Zub on two-year, $5M deal". TSN. 14 May 2021. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
  12. ^ Garrioch, Bruce (25 October 2021). "Snapshots: Those aren't boos, they're yelling "Zuuub" and defenceman Artem Zub loves it". Ottawa Sun. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
  13. ^ "Senators defenceman Artem Zub returning from upper-body injury vs. Devils". Sportsnet. 18 November 2022. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
  14. ^ Garrioch, Bruce (5 December 2022). "Garrioch: A broken jaw could keep Senators defenceman Artem Zub sidelined for a month". Ottawa Sun. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
  15. ^ "Senators sign defenceman Artem Zub to four-year contract extension". NHL.com. 21 December 2022. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
  16. ^ Warren, Ken (30 December 2022). "Warren's Piece: Zub is back, Giroux dives for success, Lucchini comes close and Kelly leaves a mark". Ottawa Sun. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
  17. ^ "Senators' Zub sustains lower-body injury vs. Avalanche, will not return". Sportsnet. 14 January 2023. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
  18. ^ Garrioch, Bruce (9 February 2023). "Snapshots: The Senators return to work to prepare for Saturday's visit by Oilers". Ottawa Sun. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
  19. ^ "2017 World Championship roster" (PDF). IIHF. 5 May 2017. Archived (PDF) from the original on 17 May 2017. Retrieved 5 May 2017.
  20. ^ "Metallurg Magnitogorsk 3 SKA St. Petersburg 5". Kontinental Hockey League. 16 April 2017. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
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