Rubuta ci gaba ga wannan sakin layi - Asali da Buffalo Sabres ya tsara a cikin NHL Entry Draft na 1996
, An yi ma'amala da Tezikov a ranar ƙarshe na musayar lokacin NHL na 1998-99 zuwa Washington Capitals a musayar Joé Juneau. Ya shafe 'yan shekaru a cikin ƙananan yara kafin a yi ciniki da Mighty Ducks na Anaheim, sa'an nan kuma Vancouver Canucks ya yi da'awar a kan waivers.