Danis Zaripov

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
Born	(1981-03-26) 26 March 1981 (age 42) 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

Playing career

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]

Personal

He has a son Arthur with his wife, Tatiana, with whom he has been in a relationship since the year 2000.

Career statistics

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

Year	Team	Event	Result		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2006	Russia	WC	5th		6	2	3	5	4
2007	Russia	WC			9	3	9	12	6
2008	Russia	WC			8	3	4	7	0
2009	Russia	WC			2	2	1	3	0
2010	Russia	OG	6th		4	2	0	2	2
2011	Russia	WC	4th		9	1	5	6	0
2014	Russia	WC			10	3	10	13	6
2015	Russia	WC			1	1	2	3	0
Senior totals					49	17	34	51	18

Awards and honors

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

References

1. "Danis Zaripov cleared to pursue NHL contract despite being banned by KHL for doping". ESPN. Associated Press. 28 August 2017. Retrieved 31 August 2017.
2. "Danis Zaripov: "I am grateful to everyone who was there, who believed, who understood me"" (in Russian). Ak Bars Kazan. 24 February 2023. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
3. "Ak Bars wins the Gagarin Cup". Kontinental Hockey League. 22 April 2018. Retrieved 22 April 2018.

External links

• Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or The Internet Hockey Database