Was Artyom Zub Drafted? Who Is On The Ottawa Senators Team?

Artyom Valerievich Zub is a Russian professional ice hockey defenceman for the Ottawa Senators of the National Hockey League.

Zub played as a youth with Amurskie Tigry Khabarovsk, the junior affiliate of Amur Khabarovsk.

He made his professional debut with Amur Khabarovsk in the Kontinental Hockey League during the 2014–15 season.

He played for the Russian national team at the 2017 IIHF World Championship. He is a member of the Gold medal-winning Olympic Athletes from Russia team at the 2018 Winter Olympics.

Was Artyom Zub Drafted?

Zub’s play in the KHL and the Olympics attracted the attention of the National Hockey League’s Ottawa Senators.

On 1 May 2020, the Senators signed him to an NHL-standard entry-level contract as an undrafted free agent for one season.

He scored his first NHL goal in a 6-5 overtime win against the Toronto Maple Leafs on 15 February 2021 at the Scotiabank Arena in Toronto.

In his first season, he was regularly paired on defense with Ottawa’s top defenceman Thomas Chabot.

Who Is On The Ottawa Senators Team?

The Ottawa Senators, officially the Ottawa Senators Hockey Club and colloquially known as the Sens are a professional ice hockey team based in Ottawa.