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Danis Zinnurovich Zaripov (Russian: Данис Зиннурович Зарипов, Tatar: Данис Зиннур улы Зарипов; born 26 March 1981) is a Russian former professional ice hockey left winger who played in the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) with Ak Bars Kazan and Metallurg Magnitogorsk. Zaripov was also a member of the Russia men's national ice hockey team for the 2010 Winter Olympics.
| Danis Zaripov | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Born |
26 March 1981 Chelyabinsk, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||
| Weight | 194 lb (88 kg; 13 st 12 lb) | ||
| Position | Left wing / Right wing | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for |
Mechel Chelyabinsk Ak Bars Kazan Metallurg Magnitogorsk | ||
| National team |
 Russia | ||
| NHL draft | Undrafted | ||
| Playing career | 1996–2023 | ||
Zaripov won the Gagarin Cup five times (2009, 2010, 2014, 2016, 2018). In 2017, Zaripov was banned from the IIHF through 2019 for testing positive for pseudoephedrine, an ingredient commonly found in allergy medicine and nasal decongestants. He had expressed interest in playing in the National Hockey League, which does not ban the substance, however continued his career in the KHL.[1]
During the 2022–23 season, his 26th professional season, Zaripov having battled through injury and unable to rediscover his offensive contributions opted to immediately conclude his professional career, following captaining Ak Bars in a game against former club Metallurg Magnitogorsk, on 24 February 2023.[2]
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He has a son Arthur with his wife, Tatiana, with whom he has been in a relationship since the year 2000.
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1997–98 | Mechel Chelyabinsk | RUS.2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1997–98 | Mechel–2 Chelyabinsk | RUS.4 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1998–99 | Swift Current Broncos | WHL | 62 | 23 | 8 | 31 | 33 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||
| 1999–00 | Mechel Chelyabinsk | RSL | 37 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 1999–00 | Mechel–2 Chelyabinsk | RUS.3 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000–01 | Mechel Chelyabinsk | RSL | 42 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2000–01 | Mechel–2 Chelyabinsk | RUS.3 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | Ak Bars Kazan | RSL | 42 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | Ak Bars–2 Kazan | RUS.3 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002–03 | Ak Bars Kazan | RSL | 48 | 16 | 10 | 26 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2003–04 | Ak Bars Kazan | RSL | 52 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 20 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | ||
| 2003–04 | Ak Bars–2 Kazan | RUS.3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | Ak Bars Kazan | RSL | 56 | 13 | 12 | 25 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2004–05 | Ak Bars–2 Kazan | RUS.3 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | Ak Bars Kazan | RSL | 49 | 14 | 25 | 39 | 36 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 2 | ||
| 2006–07 | Ak Bars Kazan | RSL | 53 | 32 | 30 | 62 | 30 | 16 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 4 | ||
| 2007–08 | Ak Bars Kazan | RSL | 57 | 21 | 34 | 55 | 38 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 20 | ||
| 2008–09 | Ak Bars Kazan | KHL | 56 | 34 | 31 | 65 | 26 | 21 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 8 | ||
| 2009–10 | Ak Bars Kazan | KHL | 52 | 16 | 26 | 42 | 58 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 2010–11 | Ak Bars Kazan | KHL | 40 | 18 | 19 | 37 | 18 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 2 | ||
| 2011–12 | Ak Bars Kazan | KHL | 53 | 25 | 19 | 44 | 48 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 4 | ||
| 2012–13 | Ak Bars Kazan | KHL | 46 | 19 | 17 | 36 | 14 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 8 | ||
| 2013–14 | Metallurg Magnitogorsk | KHL | 53 | 25 | 39 | 64 | 32 | 21 | 11 | 15 | 26 | 34 | ||
| 2014–15 | Metallurg Magnitogorsk | KHL | 60 | 24 | 40 | 64 | 40 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 2 | ||
| 2015–16 | Metallurg Magnitogorsk | KHL | 60 | 22 | 32 | 54 | 26 | 23 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 14 | ||
| 2016–17 | Metallurg Magnitogorsk | KHL | 56 | 16 | 29 | 45 | 16 | 18 | 15 | 7 | 22 | 18 | ||
| 2017–18 | Ak Bars Kazan | KHL | 13 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 16 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 0 | ||
| 2018–19 | Ak Bars Kazan | KHL | 48 | 9 | 23 | 32 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | ||
| 2019–20 | Ak Bars Kazan | KHL | 52 | 13 | 14 | 27 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2020–21 | Ak Bars Kazan | KHL | 35 | 7 | 16 | 23 | 40 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22 | Ak Bars Kazan | KHL | 24 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2022–23 | Ak Bars Kazan | KHL | 15 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| RSL totals | 446 | 121 | 134 | 255 | 220 | 62 | 18 | 19 | 37 | 32 | ||||
| KHL totals | 663 | 235 | 322 | 557 | 370 | 154 | 57 | 71 | 128 | 98 | ||||
International
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Representing Russia | ||
| Ice hockey | ||
| World Championships | ||
 | 2008 Canada | |
| 2009 Switzerland | |
| 2014 Belarus | |
 | 2015 Czech Republic | |
| Award | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| RSL | ||
| Champion (Ak Bars Kazan) | 2006 | |
| Kubok Pervogo Kanala | 2006 | |
| KHL | ||
| All-Star Game | 2009, 2010, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 | |
| First All-Star Team | 2009, 2014 | |
| Golden Stick (MVP) | 2009 | |
| Iron Man Award | 2009, 2016 | |
| Gagarin Cup (Ak Bars Kazan) | 2009, 2010, 2018 | [3] |
| Gagarin Cup (Metallurg Magnitogorsk) | 2014, 2016 | |
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