MOSCOW, Jan 29 National Hockey League (NHL) Dallas Stars «raised the nominal banner of the Russian Sergey Zubov under the arches of the home ice arena and withdrew his game number 56 from circulation. The ceremony took place on the night of January 28-29 Moscow time before the regular season match with the Washington Capitals. Zubov played for Dallas from 1996 to 2009. In the 1998/99 season, the Russian helped the Stars win their first and currently only Stanley Cup. He also holds several defense records in the club's history.» Hockey is a team game. So without the many people who surrounded me, coached and supported me, I would not be here. I will always be proud to be associated with the Dallas Stars «, Zubov said during the ceremony.
To the rafters. #Forever56 pic.twitter.com/Fuv5Z5wmyX
— Dallas Stars (@DallasStars) January 29, 2022 Sergey Zubov is currently the head coach of the Russian youth team.