Sergei Mozyakin

Sergei Mozyakin
Born (1981-03-30) 30 March 1981
Yaroslavl, Russian SFSR,
Soviet Union
Height 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight 190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb)
Position Winger
Shoots Right
KHL team
Former teams
Metallurg Magnitogorsk
CSKA Moscow
Atlant Moscow Oblast
National team  Russia
NHL Draft 263rd overall, 2002
Columbus Blue Jackets
Playing career 1999present

Sergei Valeryevich Mozyakin (Russian: Серге́й Вале́рьевич Мозя́кин; born 30 March 1981) is a Russian professional ice hockey winger who currently plays for Metallurg Magnitogorsk in the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). With 597 points in his KHL career he is both the six-time points leader (2008–09, 2009–10, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2015–16, 2016–17), and the all-time highest scorer in the KHL.

Playing career

Sergei Mozyakin, a highly skilled winger, was drafted in the ninth round of the 2002 NHL Entry Draft, 263rd overall by the Columbus Blue Jackets. In the 2005–06 Russian Superleague (RSL) regular season, Mozyakin had a tight scoring race with Aleksey Morozov and Evgeni Malkin for the top scorer of the league. Mozyakin finished the season, leading the league with 52 points.

In the 2007–08 RSL regular season, which would be its final in existence before being absorbed into the KHL, Mozyakin had another tight scoring race with Morozov and finished the season only one point ahead of Morozov, leading the league in goals (37) and points (64). He has gone on to win the scoring title in four seasons of the KHL (2008–09, 2009–10, 2012–13, 2013–14), giving him six elite league scoring titles.

On February 17, 2013, Mozyakin signed a six-year contact extension to remain with Magnitogorsk.[1] In 2013–14 KHL season he won the Gagarin Cup with Metallurg Magnitogorsk as team-captain and scoring leader.

Mozyakin has also been a regular member of the Russian national team, taking part of all the twelve EHT games in the 2007–08 season, in which he scored four goals and three assists for seven points. Mozyakin also took part in the 2008 and 2009 World Championships Russian gold medal teams. He competed as a member of the Olympic Athletes from Russia team at the 2018 Winter Olympics.

Personal life

Sergei is married to his wife Yulia, with whom he has a son, Andrei, and two daughters, Maria and Daria.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1998–99 Val-d'Or Foreurs QMJHL 4 0 1 1 2
2000–01 CSKA Moscow RSL 9 0 2 2 0
2002–03 CSKA Moscow RSL 33 12 15 27 18
2003–04 CSKA Moscow RSL 45 21 19 40 6
2004–05 CSKA Moscow RSL 49 11 12 23 22
2005–06 CSKA Moscow RSL 51 20 31 51 28 7 1 2 3 4
2006–07 Khimik Moscow Oblast RSL 54 27 33 60 10 9 5 4 9 4
2007–08 Khimik Moscow Oblast RSL 57 37 29 66 22 5 3 1 4 0
2008–09 Atlant Moscow Oblast KHL 56 34 42 76 14 7 2 5 7 0
2009–10 Atlant Moscow Oblast KHL 56 27 39 66 44 4 1 3 4 0
2010–11 Atlant Moscow Oblast KHL 54 27 34 61 12 23 8 13 21 2
2011–12 Metallurg Magnitogorsk KHL 53 20 19 39 18 12 6 3 9 0
2012–13 Metallurg Magnitogorsk KHL 48 35 41 76 6 7 2 4 6 0
2013–14 Metallurg Magnitogorsk KHL 54 34 39 73 8 21 13 20 33 8
2014–15 Metallurg Magnitogorsk KHL 49 27 27 54 14 10 8 5 13 0
2015–16 Metallurg Magnitogorsk KHL 57 32 35 67 0 23 11 14 25 2
2016–17 Metallurg Magnitogorsk KHL 60 48 37 85 4 17 7 17 24 6
KHL totals 487 284 313 597 120 124 58 84 142 18
Medal record
Men's ice hockey
Representing
 Olympic Athletes from Russia
Olympic Games
2018 PyeongchangTeam
Representing  Russia
World Championships
2008 Canada
2009 Switzerland
2010 Germany
2015 Czech Republic
2016 Russia
2017 Germany/France

International

Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
2006 Russia WC 5th 4 2 1 3 0
2008 Russia WC 1st, gold medalist(s) 7 0 1 1 2
2009 Russia WC 1st, gold medalist(s) 6 2 2 4 2
2010 Russia WC 2nd, silver medalist(s) 4 1 1 2 0
2013 Russia WC 6th 8 1 3 4 2
2015 Russia WC 2nd, silver medalist(s) 10 6 6 12 2
2016 Russia WC 3rd, bronze medalist(s) 9 6 3 9 2
2017 Russia WC 3rd, bronze medalist(s) 3 1 2 3 0
Senior totals 51 19 19 38 10

Awards and honors

Award Year
KHL
Gentleman Award 2009, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2016
Golden Stick Award (MVP) 2013, 2014, 2016
First All-Star Team 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016
All-Star Game 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017
Gagarin Cup (Metallurg Magnitogorsk) 2014, 2016 [2]

References

  1. "Mozyakin and Magnitogorsk agree to long-term extension". Metallurg Magnitogorsk. 2013-02-17. Retrieved 2013-02-17.
  2. "Magnitogorsk wins 2nd Gagarin Cup in 3 years". rt.com. 2016-04-19. Retrieved 2016-04-19.
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