Sergei Zubov
The Russian defenceman who won two Stanley Cups and had his number 56 retired by the Dallas Stars.
Sergei Zubov is a Russian professional ice hockey coach and former defenceman who played for the Dallas Stars, New York Rangers, and Pittsburgh Penguins in the NHL. He was drafted in the fifth round of the 1990 NHL entry draft by the New York Rangers. Zubov won the Stanley Cup twice: with the Rangers in 1994 and the Stars in 1999. He was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame as part of the class of 2019. On 28 January 2022, the Dallas Stars retired Zubov's number 56.
Quick Facts
- Hall of Fame
- 2019
- Born
- 22 July 1970
- Birthplace
- Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
- Position
- Defence
- Shoots
- Right
- Played for
- CSKA Moscow
- New York Rangers
- Pittsburgh Penguins
- Dallas Stars
- SKA Saint Petersburg
- League coach
- KHL
- Team coach
- HC Sochi
Lore & Background
Zubov's time with the Dallas Stars began on 22 June 1996, when he was traded from the Pittsburgh Penguins for Kevin Hatcher. Although he never again reached the scoring height of his 1993–94 season with the Rangers, he earned all three of his trips to the All-Star game with the Stars. He had nine seasons of 40+ points and consistently recorded 30+ assists in many of those campaigns. In the 2005–06 season, Zubov posted 71 points for his highest outing in over a decade. He received his first Norris Trophy nomination in 2005–06. Zubov missed nearly half of the 2007–08 NHL season with a sports hernia injury and most of the 2008–09 NHL season with a hip injury. On 30 July 2009, he left the NHL to sign a contract with SKA Saint Petersburg of the KHL. On 18 April 2011, it was reported that Zubov would officially retire due to hip-related injury problems.
Reader's Guide
Sergei Zubov represented the Soviet Union where he won the gold and silver medals in 1989 and 1990 in the Junior Division. He won a gold medal at the 1992 Winter Olympics, playing for the Unified Team. After his playing career, on 20 July 2015, Zubov was named to the coaching staff of the Russian national team as a defensive assistant. He served as the head coach of HC Sochi starting from the 2017–18 season. He was dismissed as head coach 16 games into the 2019–20 season following a 5–11 start. In the 2009 book 100 Ranger Greats, Zubov was ranked No. 72 all-time of the 901 New York Rangers who had played during the team's first 82 seasons. Zubov left the NHL as the league's all-time scoring leader for Russian-born defensemen. He is now second behind Sergei Gonchar.
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