Mika Zibanejad
Mika Zibanejad (born 18 April 1993 Huddinge ) is a Swedish professional ice hockey player of Finnish and Iranian origin, who is since July 2011 the Ottawa Senators of the National Hockey League under contract since April 2009 at Djurgårdens IF in the Swedish Elitserien on the position the Center plays. His half-brother, Monir Kalgoum is also a professional hockey player.
Career
Mika Zibanejad began his career at Hammarby IF, where he went through all the junior teams. In 2008 his home club went into bankruptcy and Zibanejad joined the youth team of the AIK, for whom he played in the J18 SuperElit -. In April 2009, he was obliged by Djurgårdens IF to play for the U18 and U20 team of the club. On December 7, 2010, he made his debut for the first team of the club in the Elitserien against Luleå HF and scored his first Elitserien Gate on 15 January 2011 against Tuomas Tarkki of MODO Hockey.
NHL Entry Draft 2011, the Swede was selected in the first round to sixth position overall by the Ottawa Senators. These included 13 July 2011 a three-year contract with him.
Awards and achievements
- 2010 Top scorer in the World U -17 Hockey Challenge (shared with Joel Armia, Alexander Chochlatschow and JT Miller)
- 2011 Silver medal at the U18 World Youth Championship
- 2012 Gold medal at the U20 World Junior Championships
Career Stats
Internationally
Represented Sweden at:
- U18 World Junior Championships 2011
- U20 Junior World Championship 2012
( Key to Career statistics: Sp or GP = Games Played, T or G = goals scored, V or A = achieved assists; Pts or Pts = scored points scorer, SM or PIM = received penalty minutes, / - = Plus / Minus balance sheet; PP = scored majority gates; SH = scored shorthanded goals, GW = achieved victory gates; Play-downs/Relegation 1 )