Artyom Zub

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).

Artyom Zub
Zub with the Ottawa Senators in 2022
Born (1995-10-03) 3 October 1995
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

Playing career

Zub played as a youth with Amurskie Tigry Khabarovsk, the junior affiliate to Amur Khabarovsk. He made his professional debut with Amur Khabarovsk in the Kontinental Hockey League during the 2014–15 season.

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.[1] 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 with 2 assists in 18 games.

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.[2] 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.[3] In his first season, he was regularly paired on defence with Ottawa's top defenceman Thomas Chabot.[4]

On 14 May 2021, Zub signed a two-year, $5 million extension with the Senators.[5] The fans in attendance at the Canadian Tire Centre have taken to Zub, and now yell "Zuub" when he plays the puck. Zub, due to his limited English had to be reassured by his teammates that he was not being booed, now enjoys it.[6]

On 21 December 2022, Zub was signed to a four-year, $18.4 million extension by the Senators.[7][8]

International play
Medal record
Ice hockey
Representing
 Olympic Athletes from Russia
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place2018 Pyeongchang
Representing  Russia
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place2017 Germany/France
Bronze medal – third place2019 Slovakia

He played for the Russian national team at the 2017 IIHF World Championship.[9] He is a member of the Gold medal winning Olympic Athletes from Russia team at the 2018 Winter Olympics.

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 — — — — —
KHL totals 256 19 35 54 124 52 1 10 11 14
NHL totals 181 12 34 46 125 — — — — —

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 [10]

References
  1. "Changes on December 1" (in Russian). Kontinental Hockey League. 1 December 2016. Retrieved 1 December 2016.
  2. "Senators sign defenceman Artem Zub to a one-year, entry-level contract". Ottawa Senators. 1 May 2020. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
  3. McCarthy, Dave (15 February 2021). "Senators come back from down four, defeat Maple Leafs in OT". NHL.com. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
  4. Tovell, Jonathan (21 December 2022). "Ottawa Senators Extend Artem Zub Four More Years". The Hockey News. Retrieved 22 February 2023.
  5. "Sens extend Zub on two-year, $5M deal". TSN. 14 May 2021. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
  6. Garrioch, Bruce (25 October 201). "SNAPSHOTS: Those aren't boos, they're yelling "Zuuub" and defenceman Artem Zub loves it". Ottawa Sun. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
  7. "Senators sign defenceman Artem Zub to four-year contract extension". NHL.com. 21 December 2022. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
  8. "Senators sign defenceman Artem Zub to four-year, $18.4M contract". Sportsnet. 21 December 2022. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
  9. "2017 World Championship roster" (PDF). International Ice Hockey Federation. 5 May 2017. Archived (PDF) from the original on 17 May 2017. Retrieved 5 May 2017.
  10. "Metallurg Magnitogorsk 3 SKA St. Petersburg 5". Kontinental Hockey League. 16 April 2017. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
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