About

It's a hockey night, in Pittsburgh!

Alongside Sergei Miledin, I write for a hockey website, www.fromrussiawithglove.com, which focuses on the Russian takeover of the NHL. Also, if you have an interest in that other league, the KHL, be sure to check us out.

Born in St. Petersburg, Russia; Currently reside in Pittsburgh, PA. I am the Zenit St. Petersburg Community Leader. http://bleacherreport.com/zenit-st-petersburg

It's pronounced "Zee-koff". You can call me Zeke if you find that too complicated :)

"Play without fear. And I'll meet you at center ice." - Mario Lemieux

"I'll agree to fight Tyson, if they'll allow to use tackles" -Anatoliy Tymoschuk

"Ehhh, almost basketball, but I can't score 90, just four, sorry" -Andrei Arshavin

Short List

  • Favorite Athletes

    Evgeni Malkin, Sidney Crosby, Sergei Gonchar, Jordan Staal, Ilya Kovalchuk, Jaromir Jagr, Pavel Bure, Igor Larionov, Bob Errey, Paul Coffey, Mario Lemieux, Jason Bay, Josh Hamilton, DeJuan Blair, Nikolay Davydenko, Caroline Wozniacki, Vera Zvonareva, Juan Martin Del Potro, Anastasia Pivovarova, Andy Roddick, Yevgeny Kafelnikov, Martina Navratilova, Evgeny Korolev, Natalya Ryzhonkova, Goran Ivanisevic, William Renshaw, Henri Cochet, Roman Pavlyuchenko, Andrei Arshavin, Anatoliy Tymoschuk, Konstantin Zyryanov, Pavel Pogrebnyak, Vyascheslav Malafeev, Vladimir Bystrov, Mikhail Biryukov, Sergey Dmitryev, Aleksandr Kerzhakov, Igor Denisov, Alessandro Rosina, Danny, Nicolas Lombaerts, Pavel Ignatovich, Alexander Panov, Elena Danilova, Freddy Sanchez, Pedro Alvarez, Natalya Alimova, Elena Sozina, Anna Sidorova, Liudmila Privivkova

  • Favorite Sports Teams

    Pittsburgh Penguins, Pittsburgh Steelers, Pittsburgh Pirates, Pitt Panthers, Zenit St. Petersburg, SKA, Dynamo St. Petersburg, Sever Murmansk, Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Baby Penguins, Altoona Curve, Leningradka VC, FC Pskov 747, Spartak Arkhangel, Arsenal, Sevilla, Schalke 04

  • Favorite Coaches

    Dan Bylsma, Luciano Spalletti, Dick Advocaat, Miodrag Bozovic, Tony Dungy, Dave Wannstedt, Jamie Dixon, John Russell, Barry Smith, Evgeny Sivkov, Badger Bob Johnson

  • All Time Sports Moment

    UEFA CUP CHAMPIONS 2008 ZENIT ST. PETERSBURG

  • Most Unbreakable Sports Record

    Arshavin

  • Ruth or Mays?

    Clemente

  • Gretzky or Orr?

    Mario Lemieux or Igor Larionov

  • Pele or Maradona?

    Lev Yashin

  • Federer or Sampras?

    Rocket Rod Laver

  • ACC, Big 12, Big East, Big Ten, Pac-12 or SEC?

    Big Ten or Big East

Bulletin Board

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  • Brian Weekes posted 99 days ago

    Brian Weekes

    Hi Sergey.
    Great article that you wrote on a proposed promotion/relegation for major league baseball. I think it would be a great idea and would add to the sport. Can you imagine what it would be like to the citizens of a small town that had a few good players hit form and over a season led them to the higher level! I know as a supporter of a side in England that has been in lower tiers most of my life just how important that is.
    As for what you said about relegation, well I know how important my clubs end of season matches were. Compare the feeling of surviving by the skin of your teeth (which feels much like winning the league after months of being resigned to getting relegated) to the hum drum of 'oh well, we can just stop trying and get ready for next season'. There is a big difference. i would encourage anyone to watch the two 'best bits: survival sunday' youtube clips if they want to see just how exciting it can be. P/R is a concept that would find a home in MLB.
    Cheers

  • JA Allen posted 526 days ago

    JA Allen

    Know you are gone from here but thought of you watching Caroline play her match against Sharapova this afternoon. You were always such a "Wozzy" fan! Wanted to congratulate you because you spotted her early on and championed the young Dane!!

  • Joe Czchhhtitibudum posted 614 days ago

    Joe Czchhhtitibudum

    Hey man. So as you know Nani's injured which means that Portugal's left flank will likely be Danny's. He's shown some good stuff in the friendly's and I think he could be one of the surprise players of the tournament; so .... Tune in for this WC cheering for Portugal ;).

  • Vampy04 posted 636 days ago

    Vampy04

    Hey,

    Something for the "so-called" under-dogs:

    http://bleacherreport.com/articles/394544-2010-fifa-world-cup-team-serbia-an-introduction

    My first World Cup Article.

    Looking forward to your response.

    Cheers.

  • Stefan Vasilev posted 680 days ago

    Stefan Vasilev

    Something that may interest you.

    http://bleacherreport.com/articles/374231-premier-league-high-tempo-style-arguments-for-and-against/edit?show=events

    Feel free to comment. :)

  • Vampy04 posted 683 days ago

    Vampy04

    Hey mate, my first article as a Featured Columnist:

    http://bleacherreport.com/articles/372583-kevin-kuranyi-inglorious-basterd

    Looking forward to your comment.

    This is the one I was talking about, thanks for the help dude. I used Flicker instead of PhotoBucket!

    Appreciate the help ;)

  • Vampy04 posted 689 days ago

    Vampy04

    Champions League: Is it tactical brilliance or sweet revenge this time... find it out here and leave comments if you may like:

    http://bleacherreport.com/articles/369704-champions-league-the-tale-of-tactical-brilliance-and-sweet-revenge

  • Vampy04 posted 698 days ago

    Vampy04

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o_QePidL750

  • Vampy04 posted 698 days ago

    Vampy04

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o_QePidL750

  • Vampy04 posted 701 days ago

    Vampy04

    Damn man! I never saw Danko Lazovic ending up at Zenit! A great business. A hidden gem. Great admirer of him.

    But, I think he took a back-step joining for them at this stage and age. Although, it's great to switch from a mediocre dutch league team to play under Spalletti but I was guessing already that he would wait for World Cup and then join some high profile team in some tough league. I was expecting more of some Bundesliga team, to be honest.

    But, good that he joined a team where he would gain some well-needed recognition.

    Cheers, mate.

    P.S.: Good to see you covering RPL ;)

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