Mika Zibanejad
| Mika Zibanejad | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Zibanejad with the Ottawa Senators in 2013 | |||
| Born |
18 April 1993 Huddinge, Sweden | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | ||
| 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 | ||
| NHL draft |
6th overall, 2011 Ottawa Senators | ||
| Playing career | 2010–present | ||
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).
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.
References
- ↑ "Mika Zibanejad". nhl.com. NHL. Retrieved 24 June 2011.
- 1 2 Holm, Stefan (26 February 2011). "(K)ungen av Globen". Aftonbladet (in Swedish). 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.