Zakhar Arzamastsev is a young defender who plays 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 experts are well aware that this defender must still grow as a player. Provided that he does 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 be connected 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 lovingly met a young pupil who had recently played in a hockey school for children.
Performances in the KHL
Metallurg Novokuznetsk is not a team that is fighting for prizes. That is why she often gives play to her young pupils. Arzamastsev began his journey in the KHL with a defeat in a game with the Vityaz club with a score of 1: 3. After losing, he was again sent to the youth team, in which, of course, stood out as a player. There he lost until December. Only in early December was this defender again invited to play for the Metallurg club. Zakhar Arzamastsev scored his first goal in the largest hockey league on the planet in the fourth game to the club of HC MVD. In total, for the first season, this defender played 22 matches and scored 2 productive points. After Arzamastsev became a player of the Yaroslavl “Locomotive”. But for this club he played only four games.
Continuing a career in the KHL
Zakhar, returning to the “Metallurg”, immediately became a player in the main team. Even then, this young defender showed a confident game. He was often released in the most responsible games. In the 2013/2014 season, Arzamastsev spent 31 games and scored six points. Then this defender tried his hand at the Moscow club CSKA. But after 4 games, he went to play in a club from the city of Cherepovets. In this club, he received a lot of playing time. In the 2014/2015 season, Arzamastsev spent 57 games on the field and scored 12 points. Such statistics mean that this defender finally managed to turn from a promising newcomer into a true professional. This growth began to notice the leading teams from the KHL. At the end of the season, Zakhar decided to move to the Ufa “Salavat Yulaev”. The game level of this defender is fully consistent with the game level of the Ufa team.
International career
Zakhar Arzamastsev began to be involved in games for the national team quite early. His debut took place in 2010 at the Junior World Cup. Our team at this tournament was on the list of favorites. But she won only fourth place. In the same year, this hockey player played in the youth team at the Subway Super Series tournament.
Zakhar Arzamastsev is a talented hockey player, so he was originally part of the youth team, which was supposed to go to the world championship in 2011. But the coaching staff at the last moment struck out this defender from the squad. Instead, he went with 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 still came out as part of the national team, which performed at the youth world championship. The tournament for this defender was a success. He showed a strong game. The Russian team then won silver medals.
Interest from the NHL
After a successful performance on the international scene, this talented defender was on the list of interests of NHL breeders. In 2011, many hockey experts assumed that Zakhar Arzamastsev would be selected in the draft of the planet’s strongest league. But despite this, he was not drafted. It is possible that over time, this defender will still play overseas.
Athlete's personal life
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 his life, it would be best for him to focus on hockey, and only after becoming 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 have never seen him in an annoyed state. But his teammates argue 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 in 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". So far this team is going through hard times. But the club's fans and hockey fans are sure that the Ufa club will again fight for the highest places.