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'''Mika Zibanejad''' (born 18 April 1993) is a Swedish professional [[ice hockey]] player |
'''Mika Zibanejad''' (born 18 April 1993) is a [[Sweden|Swedish]] professional [[ice hockey]] player. Zibanejad is currently a member of the [[National Hockey League]] (NHL) [[Ottawa Senators]] organization. Zibanejad most recently played for [[Djurgårdens IF Hockey|Djurgårdens IF]] in the [[J20 SuperElit]] and [[Elitserien]]. Zibanejad began playing hockey at the age of six in [[Hammarby IF Hockey|Hammarby IF]], and later moved on to [[AIK IF]] and Djurgården to play in their respective junior teams. He made his Elitserien debut on 7 December 2010, and scored his first Elitserien goal on 15 January 2011. Zibanejad was selected sixth overall in the [[2011 NHL Entry Draft]] by the [[Ottawa Senators]] and signed a professional contract with Ottawa on 13 July 2011. |
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==Playing career== |
==Playing career== |
Revision as of 20:14, 25 September 2011
Mika Zibanejad | |||
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Born |
Stockholm, Sweden | 18 April 1993||
Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | ||
Weight | 192 lb (87 kg; 13 st 10 lb) | ||
Position | Centre | ||
Shoots | Right | ||
NHL team | Ottawa Senators | ||
Played for | Djurgårdens IF (SEL) | ||
National team | Sweden | ||
NHL draft |
6th Overall, 2011 Ottawa Senators | ||
Playing career | 2010–present |
Mika Zibanejad (born 18 April 1993) is a Swedish professional ice hockey player. Zibanejad is currently a member of the National Hockey League (NHL) Ottawa Senators organization. Zibanejad most recently played for Djurgårdens IF in the J20 SuperElit and Elitserien. Zibanejad began playing hockey at the age of six in Hammarby IF, and later moved on to AIK IF and Djurgården to play in their respective junior teams. He made his Elitserien debut on 7 December 2010, and scored his first Elitserien goal on 15 January 2011. Zibanejad was selected sixth overall in the 2011 NHL Entry Draft by the Ottawa Senators and signed a professional contract with Ottawa on 13 July 2011.
Playing career
Zibanejad began playing hockey at the age of six in Hammarby IF, where he played a total of seven seasons before the club became bankrupt in 2008.[1] He moved to AIK IF's youth organization for the following season where he began playing junior hockey. He was acquired by Djurgårdens IF for the 2009–10 season, to play in Djurgården's J18-team and J20-team. Zibanejad made his Elitserien debut on 7 December 2010 against Luleå HF,[2] and scored his first Elitserien goal on 15 January 2011 against Tuomas Tarkki of Modo Hockey.[3] He was drafted in the sixth round of the 2010 KHL Junior Draft by Lokomotiv Yaroslavl, 129th overall.[4] On 7 February 2011, Zibanejad signed a two-year contract extension with Djurgården.[5] Zibanejad became a regular player in the senior roster after his debut, playing in 26 of the remaining 29 games.[6] He scored five goals and nine points,[6] which put him third in points for players 18 or younger playing with the senior team, behind Fredrik Bremberg and Jacob Josefson.[5]
Ottawa Senators
On July 13, 2011, Zibanejad signed a three-year entry-level contract with the Ottawa Senators, the team that drafted him sixth overall in the 2011 NHL Entry Draft. [7]
Personal life
Zibanejad was raised in Huddinge, Sweden.[8] Zibanejad's father is from Iran and his mother is from Finland.[9] His half-brother, Monir Kalgoum, is also an ice hockey player, who currently plays for Milton Keynes Lightning.[10][9] Zibanejad is the fifth player of Persian descent to play professional hockey, following in the footsteps of Daniel Rahimi, Rhett Rakhshani, Mark Ardelan and Monir Kalgoum.
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
2009–10 | Djurgårdens IF | J20 SuperElit | 14 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2010–11 | Djurgårdens IF | J20 SuperElit | 27 | 12 | 9 | 21 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | ||
2010–11 | Djurgårdens IF | SEL | 26 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
References
- ^ Bodin, Uffe (26 January 2011). "Här är vårt nästa drafthopp". hockeysverige.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 22 February 2011.
- ^ Gustavsson, Sven (7 December 2010). "Djurgårdens juniorer bjöd på show". Dagens Nyheter (in Swedish). Retrieved 11 December 2010.
- ^ Lundin, Anders (15 January 2011). "Djurgården skrämde övertidsspöket". Dagens Nyheter (in Swedish). TT. Retrieved 15 January 2011.
- ^ Robert, Pettersson. "Svenskarna som gick i KHL-draften". hockeysverige.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 10 December 2010.
- ^ a b "Mika Zibanejad klar för två år till i DIF". difhockey.se (in Swedish). Djurgårdens IF Hockey. Retrieved 7 February 2011.
- ^ a b "Mika Zibanejad". difhockey.se (in Swedish). Djurgårdens IF Hockey. Retrieved 8 March 2011.
- ^ http://www.torontosun.com/2011/07/13/senators-sign-top-draft-pick
- ^ "Mika Zibanejad". nhl.com. NHL. Retrieved 24 June 2011.
- ^ a b Holm, Stefan (26 February 2011). "(K)ungen av Globen". Aftonbladet (in Swedish). Retrieved 5 March 2011.
- ^ "Monir Kalgoum". eliteprospects.com. Retrieved 8 March 2011.
External links
- 1993 births
- Djurgårdens IF Hockey players
- Living people
- People from Huddinge Municipality
- Swedish ice hockey players
- Swedish people of Finnish descent
- Swedish people of Iranian descent
- Ottawa Senators draft picks
- National Hockey League first round draft picks
- Iranian ice hockey players
- Swedish ice hockey centre stubs