Sergei Mozyakin

Sergei Mozyakin
File:Sergei Mozyakin 2012-10-08 Amur—Metallurg Magnitogorsk KHL-game.jpeg
Born	(1981-03-30) 30 March 1981 Yaroslavl, Soviet Union
Height	5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight	192 lb (87 kg; 13 st 10 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	1999–present

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 512 points in his KHL career he is both the five-time points leader (2008–09, 2009–10, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2015–16), 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, with 52, finished the season leading the league in 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. 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.

Personal life

Sergei is married to his wife Julia, with whom he has a son, Andrew, and two daughters, Masha and Dasha.

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
KHL totals				427	236	276	512	116		107	51	67	118	12

Medal record
Representing Russia
Ice hockey
World Championships
	2008 Canada
	2009 Switzerland
	2010 Germany
	2015 Czech Republic
	2016 Russia

International

Year	Team	Event	Result		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2006	Russia	WC	5th		4	2	1	3	0
2008	Russia	WC			7	0	1	1	2
2009	Russia	WC			6	2	2	4	2
2010	Russia	WC			4	1	1	2	0
2013	Russia	WC	6th		8	1	3	4	2
2015	Russia	WC			10	6	6	12	2
2016	Russia	WC			9	6	3	9	2
Senior totals					48	18	17	35	10

Awards & Honors

Award	Year(s) awarded
KHL Gold Stick award (MVP)	2013, 2014
KHL First All-Star Team	2010, 2011, 2012, 2013
All-Star Game	2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015

External links

• Sergei Mozyakin profile at Eurohockey.com
• Sergei Mozyakin's career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database
• Sergei Mozyakin's player profile at NHL.com