Sergei Mozyakin, a highly skilled winger, was drafted in the ninth round of the
2002 NHL entry draft, 263rd overall by the
Columbus Blue Jackets, but chose not to play for the team or in the
NHL. In the 2005–06
Russian Superleague (RSL) regular season, Mozyakin had a tight scoring race with
Aleksey Morozov and
Evgeni Malkin for the top scorer of the league. Mozyakin finished the season leading the league with 52 points. In the 2007–08 RSL regular season, which would be its final in existence before being absorbed into the KHL, Mozyakin had another tight scoring race with Morozov and finished the season only one point ahead of Morozov, leading the league in goals (37) and points (64). He went on to win the scoring title six times in the KHL (2008–09, 2009–10, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2015–16, and 2016–17), giving him eight
elite league scoring titles. On February 17, 2013, Mozyakin signed a six-year contract extension to remain with Magnitogorsk. In the
2013–14 KHL season, he won the
Gagarin Cup with
Metallurg Magnitogorsk as team captain and leading scorer. Mozyakin has also been a regular member of the Russian national team, taking part in all twelve
EHT games in the 2007–08 season. He scored four goals and three assists for seven points in the tournament. Mozyakin also took part in the 2008 and 2009 World Championship-winning Russian gold medal teams. He also competed as a member of the
Olympic Athletes from Russia team at the
2018 Winter Olympics. On July 5, 2021, Mozyakin announced his retirement. ==Personal life==