Career
Originally drafted by the Buffalo Sabres in the 1996 National Hockey League Entry Draft, Tezikov was dealt at the trade deadline of the 1998-1999 National Hockey League season to the Washington Capitals in exchange for Joé Juneau. He spent a few years in the minors before being traded to the Anaheim Mighty Ducks, and then was claimed on waivers by the Vancouver Canucks. Tezikov retired in 2002, but resumed playing in Russia in 2003.