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Position	Forward
Shoots	Left
Nickname(s)	Zuby, Dinosaur, Zoobooks, Zubie
Height Weight	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 224 lb (102 kg)
NHL Team F. Teams	free agent Washington Capitals Montreal Canadiens Philadelphia Flyers
Nationality	Lithuania
Born	June 16, 1978 (1978-06-16) (age 29), Elektrėnai, Lithuanian SSR, USSR
NHL Draft	15th overall, 1996 Philadelphia Flyers
Pro Career	1996 – present

Dainius Zubrus (born June 16, 1978 in Elektrėnai, Lithuanian SSR, USSR) is a Lithuanian professional ice hockey right winger and center currently a free agent. The position an ice hockey player plays can be divided into three basic categories: Forwards Centre Wingers Defenceman Goaltender ... Forward is a hockey player position on the ice whose responsibility is primarily offense. ... A shot in ice hockey is an attempt by a player to score a goal by striking the puck with his stick in the direction of the net. ... // A nickname is a name of a person or thing other than its proper name. ... “Stature” redirects here. ... Weight, in the context of human body weight measurements in the medical sciences and in sports is a measurement of mass, and is thus expressed in units of mass, such as kilograms (kg), or units of force such as pounds (lb). ... 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NHL career

Born in Elektrėnai, the same city as fellow NHL player Darius Kasparaitis. Dainius Zubrus was drafted 15th overall in the 1996 NHL Entry Draft by the Philadelphia Flyers from the Caledon Canadians of the Metro Junior A Hockey League. As of the 2006 draft, Zubrus is the highest drafted Tier II Junior "A" player since the Canadian Junior A Hockey League's 1993 inception. Prior to being traded to Caledon, Zubrus played for the Pembroke Lumber Kings of the Central Junior A Hockey League. He made his NHL debut on October 5, 1996, scoring a goal against the Florida Panthers. In his rookie season he helped the Flyers reach the Stanley Cup final. Like Kasparaitis, Dainius trained with Aleksey Nikiforov. Darius Kasparaitis (born October 16, 1972 in ElektrÄ—nai, U.S.S.R.) is an ethnic Lithuanian professional ice hockey defenseman, also known by the nickname Kaspar. He has Russian citizenship and plays for the Russian national hockey team. ... The 1996 NHL Entry Draft was held at the Kiel Arena in St. ... The Philadelphia Flyers are a professional ice hockey team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. ... Caledon Canadians The Caledon Canadians are a defunct Tier II Junior A ice hockey team from Caledon, Ontario, Canada. ... Metro Junior A Emblem The Metro Junior A Hockey League was a junior level ice hockey league based out of Southern Ontario. ... The Canadian Junior A Hockey League (CJAHL), an association of Canadian Junior A hockey leagues and teams, formed in November 1993, emerging from the Canada West Association of Junior A Hockey. ... The Pembroke Lumber Kings are a Tier II Junior A ice hockey team from Pembroke, Ontario, Canada. ... The Central Junior A Hockey League is a Junior A ice hockey league operating in eastern Ontario, Canada. ... NHL can also be an abbreviation for National Historic Landmark or Non-Hodgkins lymphoma. ... is the 278th day of the year (279th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar). ... The Florida Panthers are a professional ice hockey team who play in the Ft. ... The Stanley Cup The Stanley Cup (French: ) is the championship trophy of the National Hockey League (NHL), the major professional ice hockey league in Canada and the United States. ... Aleksey Nikiforov (April 24, 1957 in ElektrÄ—nai, Lithuania) is a former professional hockey player for the Dynamo Riga team of the Russian Elite League. ...

The Flyers traded him to the Montreal Canadiens on March 10, 1999, with a pair of draft picks, for Mark Recchi. He registered his first career hat-trick on October 14, 2000, against the Chicago Blackhawks, and was traded by the Canadiens to the Washington Capitals along with Trevor Linden for Richard Zednik and Jan Bulis on March 13, 2001. The Montreal Canadiens (French: ) are a professional ice hockey team based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. ... March 10 is the 69th day of the year (70th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar). ... Mark Recchi (born February 1, 1968 in Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada) is an ice hockey player for the Pittsburgh Penguins in the National Hockey League. ... October 14 is the 287th day of the year (288th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Chicago Blackhawks are a professional ice hockey team based in Chicago, Illinois. ... Trevor Linden, OBC, (ancestrally van der Linden) (born April 11, 1970 in Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player. ... Richard Zednik (Born January 6, 1976 in Banska Bystrica, Slovakia) is a Slovak professional hockey player who plays right wing for the National Hockey Leagues Montreal Canadiens. ... Jan Bulis (help· info) (born March 18, 1978 in Pardubice, Czechoslovakia) is a Czech professional hockey winger. ... is the 72nd day of the year (73rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Because of the 2004-05 NHL lockout, Zubrus decided to play abroad with Washington Capitals teammate Alexander Semin. He played 42 regular season games for HC Lada Togliatti, tallying 19 points on 8 goals and 11 assists. He also appeared in 10 playoff games while in the Russian Super League, scoring 3 goals and 1 assist. The Washington Capitals are a professional ice hockey team based in Washington, D.C.. They are members of the Southeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League (NHL). ... Alexander Semin (born March 3, 1984) is a professional ice hockey player with Washington Capitals of the National Hockey League. ... Lada AvtoVaz Togliatti is a professional ice hockey team based in Togliatti, Russia. ... The Russian Superleague is the highest division of the main professional ice hockey league in Russia, and is commonly considered second-best in the world after the NHL. It is part of the Russian Pro Hockey League which is composed of two divisions, the Superleague and the Vysshaya Liga (Premier...

On February 27, 2007, Zubrus was traded to the Buffalo Sabres along with Timo Helbling for Jiri Novotny and a first round draft pick. The Buffalo Sabres are a professional ice hockey team based in Buffalo, New York. ... Timo Helbling (born July 21, 1981 in Basel, Switzerland) is a professional ice hockey defenceman who currently plays for the Springfield Falcons of the AHL, the minor league affiliate of the Tampa Bay Lightning of the NHL. Helbling was drafted in the 6th round, 162nd overall by the Nashville Predators... Jiří Novotný (born August 12, 1983 in Pelhřimov, Czechoslovakia) is a Czech ice hockey center. ...

Career statistics

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International career

Originally, Zubrus had suited up for the Russian national team during the World Cup of Hockey in 2004. But since then, he has played internationally for Lithuania, most notably in the 2005 World Championships. He had told the press that, "Lithuania needs me more than Russia." Because of the existence of the USSR, players born during its time as a nation were able to choose whether to play for Russia, or their own country after the breakup. He now plans to represent Lithuania in all of his future international hockey appearances. The Russian national mens ice hockey team is one of the top rated national ice hockey teams in the world, currently ranked 5th by the IIHF. It has been competing internationally since 1993 and follows a long tradition of Soviet Union team mostly composed of Russian players. ... The World Cup of Hockey is the successor to the Canada Cup ice hockey tournament. ... The Ice Hockey World Championship is an annual event organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation. ...

References

• Zubrus stats
• Washington Capitals Player Profile
• Career Statistics
• Ovechkin, Zubrus Bring Out the Best in Each Other at NHL.com Retrieved 2006-12-11.