Zakhar Arzamastsev - zishchitnik national team of Russia

Zakhar Arzamastsev is a young defender who performs in the KHL for the Ufa club. Despite his age, this defender has already gained experience in serious games for the club and the youth team. Zakhar in his young years proved that he is able to play at a high level. All specialists perfectly understand that this defender still has to grow as a player. Provided that he will not stop working at full strength.

Carier start

Zakhar Arzamastsev was born on November 6, 1992 in Novokuznetsk. Hockey began to be engaged from an early age. This talented defender, while still a teenager, stood out among his peers. Since 2009, Zakhara began to connect to the local youth team "Kuznetsk Bears". In the same year, Zakhar Arzamastsev held his first match for the main team in the KHL. Fans from Novokuznetsk with love met a young pupil, who recently played in a hockey school for children.

Performances in the KHL

"Metallurg Novokuznetsk" is not a team that fights for prizes. That is why she often gives her young pupils play. Arzamastsev began his journey in the KHL with a defeat in the game with the club "Vityaz" with a score of 1: 3. After losing, he was again sent to the youth team, which, of course, stood out as a player. There he lost until December. Only in early December, this defender was again invited to speak for the club "Metallurg". His first goal in the largest hockey league of the planet Zakhar Arzamastsev scored in the fourth game to the club HC "MVD". In total, during the first season, this defender played 22 matches and scored 2 scoring points. After Arzamastsev became a player in Yaroslavl "Locomotive". But for this club, he played only four games.

Continuation of his career in the KHL

Zakhar, returning to the "Metallurg", immediately became a player of the basic structure. Even then, this young defender showed a confident game. He was often released into the most responsible games. In the season 2013/2014 Arzamastsev spent 31 games and scored six assists. Then this defender tried himself in the Moscow club "CSKA". But after 4 games he went to play in a club from the city of Cherepovetsk. In this club he received a lot of playing time. In the season 2014/2015 Arzamastsev conducted 57 games on the field and scored 12 assists. Such statistics mean that this defender has finally managed to turn from a promising newcomer to a true professional. This growth began to notice the leading teams from the KHL. At the end of the season Zahar decided to go to the Ufa Salavat Yulaev. The level of this defender's game fully corresponded to the level of the game of the Ufa team.

International career

Zakhar Arzamastsev was involved in games for the national team rather early. His debut took place in 2010 at the junior world championships. Our team at this tournament was in the list of favorites. But she won only fourth place. In the same year, this hockey player acted as part of the youth team at the tournament Subway Super Series.

Zakhar Arzamastsev is a talented hockey player, so he was originally a part of the youth team, which was supposed to go to the World Cup in 2011. But the coaching staff at the last moment struck out this defender from the team. Instead, he went from the second youth team to the Four Nations Tournament, which was held in Finland. There, our team won bronze medals. The following year, Arzamastsev Zakhar Vadimovich nevertheless joined the national team, which performed at the World Youth Championship. The tournament for this defender was a success. He showed a strong game. The Russian national team then won silver medals.

Interest from the NHL

After a successful performance in the international arena, this talented defender was included in the list of interests of breeders from the NHL. In 2011, many hockey experts assumed that Zakhar Arzamastsev would be selected in the draft of the most powerful league of the planet. But despite this, he was not drafted. It is possible that over time this defender will still play overseas.

The personal life of an athlete

At the moment, Zahar is not married. He still does not seriously think about his wife and children. He believes that at this stage of life, it will be best for him to focus on hockey, and then become a father. So this talented hockey player is free, and all the girls have a chance to become his wife. In life, Arzamastsev's character is calm. The cameras never saw him in an irritated state. But his teammates maintain that in the locker room he can be tough. Without this, it is impossible in professional sports, especially in hockey.

Perhaps soon Zakhar Arzamastsev will become the main player of the national team and will defend the honor of his country at the most prestigious tournaments. At the moment he is a player of the club "Salavat Yulaev". While this team is going through hard times. But fans of the club and fans of hockey are confident that the Ufa club will again fight for the highest places.