Career
He previously played in 4 games in the National Hockey League (National Hockey League) with the Atlanta Thrashers during the 2010-2011 season. Zubarev was drafted 187th overall in the 2005 National Hockey League Entry Draft by the Atlanta Thrashers. Unsigned from the Thrashers, Zubarev played in the defunct Russian Super League with Ak Bars Kazan and Salavat Yulaev Ufa.
He joined Atlant Moscow Oblast for the inaugural season of the KHL. On August 24, 2010 he signed a two-year, $625,000 contract with the Atlanta Thrashers.