Danis Zaripov

Danis Zinnurovich Zaripov (, ; 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.

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.

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.

Personal He has a son Arthur and a daughter Veronika with his wife.

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

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 Gagarin Cup (Metallurg Magnitogorsk) 2014, 2016