Pavel Zacha
| Pavel Zacha | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Born |
6 April 1997 Brno, Czech Republic | ||
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) | ||
| Weight | 210 lb (95 kg; 15 st 0 lb) | ||
| Position | Centre | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| NHL team Former teams |
New Jersey Devils HC Bílí Tygři Liberec | ||
| NHL Draft |
6th overall, 2015 New Jersey Devils | ||
| Playing career | 2013–present | ||
Pavel Zacha (born 6 April 1997) is a Czech professional ice hockey player. He is currently playing with the New Jersey Devils of the National Hockey League (NHL). Zacha was selected sixth overall by the Devils in the 2015 NHL Entry Draft.[1]
Playing career
Junior
Zacha was selected first overall by the Sarnia Sting of the Ontario Hockey League at the 2014 Canadian Hockey League Import Draft.[2]
Professional
Zacha made his Czech Extraliga debut playing with HC Bílí Tygři Liberec during the 2013–14 Czech Extraliga season.[3]
On 11 August 2015, Zacha was signed to a three-year entry-level contract with the New Jersey Devils.[4] On 9 April 2016, not long after the Sarnia Sting were eliminated from the OHL playoffs, Zacha played his first NHL career game against the Toronto Maple Leafs, recording 2 assists. He scored his first NHL goal on November 3, 2016, against the Florida Panthers.
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2012–13 | HC Benátky nad Jizerou | Czech.1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2013–14 | HC Bílí Tygři Liberec | Czech | 38 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | HC Benátky nad Jizerou | Czech.1 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | Sarnia Sting | OHL | 37 | 16 | 18 | 34 | 56 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | ||
| 2015–16 | Sarnia Sting | OHL | 51 | 28 | 36 | 64 | 97 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 16 | ||
| 2015–16 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | Albany Devils | AHL | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | ||
| NHL totals | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
International
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Czech Republic | WJC18 | 7th | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | |
| 2013 | Czech Republic | IH18 |  |
4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |
| 2014 | Czech Republic | WJC18 |  |
7 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | |
| 2014 | Czech Republic | WJC | 6th | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2015 | Czech Republic | WJC18 | 6th | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 10 | |
| 2015 | Czech Republic | WJC | 6th | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2016 | Czech Republic | WJC | 5th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Junior totals | 34 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 20 | ||||
References
- ↑ "Devils select Pavel Zacha sixth overall". New Jersey Devils. 2016-01-29. Retrieved 2016-01-29.
- ↑ "Sting choose Zacha 1st overall in import draft". National Hockey League. 2 July 2014. Retrieved 2 July 2014.
- ↑ "2013-14 Bili Tygri Liberec player statistics". Eliteprospects.com. 6 May 2014. Retrieved 6 May 2014.
- ↑ "Devils sign forward Pavel Zacha". New Jersey Devils. 2015-08-11. Retrieved 2015-08-11.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
| Awards and achievements | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by John Quenneville |
New Jersey Devils first round draft pick 2015 |
Succeeded by Michael McLeod |