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Sergey Zikov joined January 2009

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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".

I was a 4-year starter on my high school varsity tennis team, and I also played RW for our club hockey team. I've had 5 career hat tricks and I scored 7 points in a game (4G, 3A) on 1/20/07. I use the same stick as Pavel Datsyuk for those wondering.

"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

Email me at szikov6@yahoo.com
Follow me on Twitter if you honestly care enough at http://twitter.com/szeke6

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Favorite Athletes

Evgeni Malkin, Sidney Crosby, Sergei Gonchar, Jordan Staal, Ilya Kovalchuk, Jaromir Jagr, Anton Korolev, Alexei Tereschenko, Pavel Bure, Alexander Mogilny, 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, Victor Onopko, Mikhail Biryukov, Sergey Dmitryev, Aleksandr Kerzhakov, Igor Denisov, Anatoly Davydov, Alexander Panov, Elena Danilova, Freddy Sanchez, Pedro Alvarez, Natalya Alimova, Elena Sozina
Favorite Sports Teams

Pittsburgh Penguins, Pittsburgh Steelers, Pittsburgh Pirates, Pitt Panthers, Zenit St. Petersburg, SKA, Zenit-2, Smena FC, Dynamo St. Petersburg, Sever Murmansk, Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Baby Penguins, Altoona Curve, Leningradka VC, Severstal Cherepovets, FC Pskov 747, Spartak Arkhangel, USPB Vasilievsky
Favorite Coaches

Dan Bylsma, Mike Tomlin, Tony Dungy, Dave Wannstedt, Jamie Dixon, John Russell, Barry Smith, Dick Advocaat, Anatoliy Davydov, Evgeny Sivkov, Anatoly Byshovets, Badger Bob Johnson
All Time Sports Moment

UEFA CUP CHAMPIONS 2008 ZENIT ST. PETERSBURG
Most Memorable Game Attended
Most Unbreakable Sports Record

Arshavin
Ruth or Mays?

Clemente
Unitas or Montana?
Jordan or Russell?
Gretzky or Orr?

Mario Lemieux or Igor Larionov
Pele or Maradona?

Lev Yashin
Federer or Sampras?

Rocket Rod Laver
Tiger or Nicklaus?
Petty or Earnhardt?
Schumacher or Senna?
Pac 10, Big 12, Big 10, SEC, ACC, or Big East?

Big Ten or Big East

Latest Articles »

Rubin Kazan Win Second Straight Russian Title, Zenit Cling to Third

11/21/2009

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Is Dan Bylsma Looking for Reasons to Keep Pittsburgh Penguins Out of the Lineup?

11/16/2009

440 reads 4 comments 0 likes

Oguchi Onyewu Should Seriously Consider a Loan To Rubin Kazan

11/13/2009

155 reads 8 comments 0 likes

Pittsburgh Penguins' Recent Cold Streak a Necessary Part of Growth

11/12/2009

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Sergey Zikov commented on The Top 10 NHL Arenas to Visit Before you Die

I'd get rid of St. Louis, there's way too many arenas just like it. The Verizon Center is nothing special either. I'm not sure how the...

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Sergey Zikov commented on The Top 10 NHL Arenas to Visit Before you Die

I would absolutely add the Igloo to this list. It's a one of a kind arena that you'll see nowhere else in the league. While it's...

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Andrew Jordan commented on Rubin Kazan Win Second Straight Russian Title, Zenit Cling to Third

Hopefully Zenit could get that spot in the Champions League!

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Sergey Zikov commented on Alexander Ovechkin and Evgeni Malkin Will Be at Olympics in 2014

Here's the facts. Say this was happening now and Canadians might not be able to play in Vancouver. You think there wouldn't be an uprising in...

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New Article: Rubin Kazan Win Second Straight Russian Title, Zenit Cling To Third

published by Sergey Zikov

Exactly 25 years ago to the date, Zenit St. Petersburg claimed the club's first ever Soviet First Division crown. But on the anniversary of that historical date, Zenit once again was able to witness a trophy presentation...

Barney said...

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Hey,

Following up yesterday's great debate is the one I've been waiting to write for a long time, and the one I think may be the best debate yet and a must-read for any football fan! Should video technology be introduced into football? Would doing so take away from the 'magic' that makes the game so great? And would it help or hinder the referees? Have your say in the Great Debate!

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/294886-the-great-debate-should-video-technology-be-introduced-in-football

Cheers,
Barney

10 hours ago

Salaar Shamsi said...

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Hey,

After what is being called 'the greatest injustice in sport', the question is, what on earth is FIFA doing?

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/294209-the-bottom-corner-fifa-just-a-bunch-of-muppets

Have a look
Thanks
SS.

1 day ago

Andrew Jordan said...

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Sergey, after the Henry handball yesterday, I have decided that replay must be implemented in the beautiful game somehow. Please tell me your reaction.

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/293561-why-football-needs-replay-now-and-how-it-could-be-used

2 days ago

Ken Armer said...

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Hey Sergey,

With you being a native Russian, and an intelligent hockey fan i'd love to have your input on my latest article.

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/293256-russians-worth-the-risk-draft-time-could-prove-answer

3 days ago

JW Nix said...

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I think you may dig this from KD. It deserves AOTD :

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/289279-i-think-i-love-hockey

7 days ago

Andrew Jordan said...

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Sergey, once again I would like to thank you for your contribution to the roundtable.

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/287569-uefa-world-cup-qualifying-playoff-roundtable

11 days ago

Andrew Jordan said...

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Who do you have winning the "Battle of England?"

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/285952-man-united-and-chelsea-meet-at-stamford-bridge-in-battle-of-epls-best

14 days ago

Farooq Ahmed said...

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Will Arsenal's Defence Define Their Season?

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/285323-will-arsenals-defence-define-their-season

15 days ago

Deepak Israni said...

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I saw that amazing nearly impossible goal from Dzagoev, beauty, during the half time show. Didn't see the pass for Berezutsky. Will download the highlights later.

As for Rubin Vs Barca, do you think they can beat them again? The conditions certainly will help Rubin, -7C! How do you live like that? The temperature drops to a minimum of 9C here in my city, and that too in the night!

17 days ago

Bharanithar said...

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Sup mate ?

How've you been?

Any udpates on Russian league ?

Why exactly was Ramos sacked by CSKA ?

21 days ago

Barney said...

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Hey,

Following up yesterday's great debate is the one I've been waiting to write for a long time, and the one I think may be the best debate yet and a must-read for any football fan! Should video technology be introduced into football? Would doing so take away from the 'magic' that makes the game so great? And would it help or hinder the referees? Have your say in the Great Debate!

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/294886-the-great-debate-should-video-technology-be-introduced-in-football

Cheers,
Barney

10 hours ago

Salaar Shamsi said...

Delete

Hey,

After what is being called 'the greatest injustice in sport', the question is, what on earth is FIFA doing?

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/294209-the-bottom-corner-fifa-just-a-bunch-of-muppets

Have a look
Thanks
SS.

1 day ago

Andrew Jordan said...

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Sergey, after the Henry handball yesterday, I have decided that replay must be implemented in the beautiful game somehow. Please tell me your reaction.

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/293561-why-football-needs-replay-now-and-how-it-could-be-used

2 days ago

Ken Armer said...

Delete

Hey Sergey,

With you being a native Russian, and an intelligent hockey fan i'd love to have your input on my latest article.

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/293256-russians-worth-the-risk-draft-time-could-prove-answer

3 days ago

JW Nix said...

Delete

I think you may dig this from KD. It deserves AOTD :

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/289279-i-think-i-love-hockey

7 days ago

Andrew Jordan said...

Delete

Sergey, once again I would like to thank you for your contribution to the roundtable.

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/287569-uefa-world-cup-qualifying-playoff-roundtable

11 days ago

Andrew Jordan said...

Delete

Who do you have winning the "Battle of England?"

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/285952-man-united-and-chelsea-meet-at-stamford-bridge-in-battle-of-epls-best

14 days ago

Farooq Ahmed said...

Delete

Will Arsenal's Defence Define Their Season?

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/285323-will-arsenals-defence-define-their-season

15 days ago

Deepak Israni said...

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I saw that amazing nearly impossible goal from Dzagoev, beauty, during the half time show. Didn't see the pass for Berezutsky. Will download the highlights later.

As for Rubin Vs Barca, do you think they can beat them again? The conditions certainly will help Rubin, -7C! How do you live like that? The temperature drops to a minimum of 9C here in my city, and that too in the night!

17 days ago

Bharanithar said...

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Sup mate ?

How've you been?

Any udpates on Russian league ?

Why exactly was Ramos sacked by CSKA ?

21 days ago

Patrick Cwiklinski said...

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Is Craig Anderson really all that he's cracked up to be? Find out in my latest article and please feel free to leave feedback!

Thanks,
Patrick

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/280125-is-this-guy-for-real-craig-andersons-miraculous-month-of-october

24 days ago

Bharanithar said...

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And about your question regarding Danny.

Yes, Barcelona are planning to get him as well as Robinho or Luis Suarez. But nothing is sure for now. Henry is most likely to be sold off ! Robinho or Luis Suarez will be the new

The thing is the current Barcelona roster has only 19 players and the rest are from the youth team and lack experience. This season will be extremely taxing the Barca players because they still have got the World Club Championship to be played. Already there were signs of fatigue after a tiring last season, so the basic thing is to increase the squad strength!

Real Madrid has 25 players in it's roster btw !

Anyhow, it's just a loan deal and I think he will be back in Zenit once it's over!

29 days ago

Bharanithar said...

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Rubin totally deserved to win the game.

They at least had the courage to attack against Barcelona unlike Inter Milan and Dynamo Kiev who were pathetic. They had the balls to do it , they got 2 goals.

Winning Barcelona at Nou Camp is an amazing feat ! Probably the greatest victory ever for Kazan !

Rubin and Barcelona should hopefully go through from this group!

29 days ago

Laura Falcon said...

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Yeah, well we'll see how the US can do when the pressure is on. So far, they've choked twice this year.

I heard about that. What puzzled me was that Boudreau talked about it like it was the coolest thing in the world and he called it a "Capitals original." It may not still be there, but the Caps have a montage for winning the Southeast last season. Last I checked, that wasn't much of an accomplishment when you look at the quality of teams in the division. Honestly, I think the Atlantic has consistently been a solid and maybe most competitive division in the NHL.

Haha that's a great story about Caps in the Burgh. Not sure why they bother going there. Maybe they want to know what a real arena feels like?

http://ohnocaps.ytmnd.com/

Whoever made that deserves an award.

33 days ago

Shikha said...

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Part 2 of a 'Rafael Nadal' series.

Perhaps u'd be interested:

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/274004-rafael-nadal-the-story-inside-out-pt-2-a-page-turned

Hope u can give it a read when time permits.

33 days ago

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