Mika Zibanejad
Mika Zibanejad (Persian: میکا زیبانژاد; born 18 April 1993) is a Swedish professional ice hockey centre and disk jockey. He is the alternate captain of the New York Rangers of the National Hockey League (NHL).
| Mika Zibanejad | |
|---|---|
 Zibanejad with the Ottawa Senators in 2013 | |
| Born | 18 April 1993 Huddinge, Sweden |
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Weight | 215 lb (98 kg; 15 st 5 lb) |
| Position | Center |
| Shoots | Right |
| NHL team Former teams |
New York Rangers Djurgårdens IF Ottawa Senators |
| National team |  Sweden
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| NHL Draft | 6th overall, 2011 Ottawa Senators |
| Playing career | 2010–present |
Personal life
Zibanejad was raised in Huddinge, Sweden.[1] Zibanejad's father, Mehrdad, is from Iran. His mother, Ritva, is from Finland.[2] Mika's maternal half-brother, Monir Kalgoum, is also an ice hockey player who played professionally for teams in several lower-tier European leagues.[2][3][4]
Zibanejad can speak English, Persian, Finnish and Swedish.[5] Zibanejad is also a DJ and music producer. He has released 4 songs: "Forever" in 2017, "Can't Go Back Home" in 2018, “Moves” featuring Hot Shade & Mike Perry in 2019, and "Nobody" featuring Hot Shade in 2019.[source?]
Mika Zibanejad Media
Zibanejad with Djurgårdens IF in 2012.
Zibanejad being selected sixth overall in the 2011 NHL Entry Draft
Zibanejad with the New York Rangers in 2021
References
- ↑ "Mika Zibanejad". nhl.com. NHL. Retrieved 24 June 2011.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Holm, Stefan (26 February 2011). "(K)ungen av Globen" (in sv). Aftonbladet. http://www.aftonbladet.se/sportbladet/hockey/sverige/elitserien/djurgarden/article8628210.ab. Retrieved 5 March 2011.
- ↑ "Monir Kalgoum". eliteprospects.com. Retrieved 8 March 2011.
- ↑ "Rangers' Mika Zibanejad releases first song, and it's surprisingly good". foxsports.com. Retrieved 27 June 2017.
- ↑ "An Iranian playing hockey in the NHL? Hey, no way! |". iran-times.com. Retrieved 2018-04-03.