Mika Zibanejad

About Mika Zibanejad

Swedish center who first appeared in the NHL with the Ottawa Senators in 2011-12. He has competed internationally for his home Sweden in tournaments such as the World Junior Ice Hockey Championships and the World Hockey Challenge.

Mika Zibanejad is a Swedish professional ice hockey centre and alternate captain of the New York Rangers of the National Hockey League. Zibanejad was selected sixth overall in the 2011 NHL Entry Draft by the Ottawa Senators. He made the Senators lineup out of training camp to start the 2011–12 season, but was returned to Djurgårdens IF in Sweden after scoring one point in nine NHL games with Ottawa. On 18 July 2016, after five seasons within the Senators organization, Zibanejad was traded to the Rangers. Internationally, Zibanejad has represented Sweden at both the under-18 and junior levels. On 5 January 2012, Zibanejad scored the gold medal-winning golden goal for Sweden in the 2012 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships against Russia in the tournament final; the game finished 1–0. On 20 May 2018, Zibanejad scored a goal in the final for Sweden to help them win the 2018 IIHF World Championship.

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Mika Zibanejad before fame

He used to play soccer as a kid before switching to hockey. Before playing junior hockey with Djurgardens IF, he spent seven seasons with Hammarby IF.

Achievement of Mika Zibanejad

In January 2012, he scored the gold medal-winning goal for Sweden in the 2012 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships against Russia.

Salary 2020

Not known

Net Worth 2020

Undisclosed

Mika Zibanejad family life

His father is Iranian and his mother is Finnish. Monir Kalgoum, his half-brother, is also a hockey player.

Associations of Mika Zibanejad

He and Jared Cowen are both former Ottawa Senators first-round draft picks.

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