Greg Zanon
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| Born | June 5, 1980 Burnaby, BC, CAN |
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
| Weight | 211 lb (96 kg; 15 st 1 lb) |
| Position | Defence |
| Shoots | Left |
| NHL team Former teams |
Minnesota Wild Nashville Predators |
| NHL Draft | 156th overall, 2000 Ottawa Senators |
| Playing career | 2005–present |
Greg Zanon (born June 5, 1980) is a professional ice hockey player for the National Hockey League's Minnesota Wild.
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[edit] Playing career
Greg Zanon was drafted in the 5th round, 156th overall, in the 2000 NHL Entry Draft by the Ottawa Senators. He played four seasons, from 1999 to 2003, for the University of Nebraska at Omaha in the CCHA and was named to the CCHA First All-Star Team in 2001.[1]
Unsigned from the Senators Zanon played three seasons for the Milwaukee Admirals of the American Hockey League. It wasn't until the 2005–06 season that he finally broke into the NHL when he played four games for the Nashville Predators. Zanon has risen in the NHL as a top player in the "blocked shots" statistic. He had 189 blocked shot in the 2007–08 NHL season, ranking high among all players in the league.[2]
On July 1, 2009, Zanon signed a three-year deal with the Minnesota Wild.[3]
[edit] Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1999–00 | U. of Nebraska-Omaha | NCAA | 42 | 3 | 26 | 29 | 56 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000–01 | U. of Nebraska-Omaha | NCAA | 39 | 12 | 16 | 28 | 64 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | U. of Nebraska-Omaha | NCAA | 41 | 9 | 16 | 25 | 54 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002–03 | U. of Nebraska-Omaha | NCAA | 32 | 6 | 19 | 25 | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | Milwaukee Admirals | AHL | 62 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 59 | 22 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 31 | ||
| 2004–05 | Milwaukee Admirals | AHL | 80 | 2 | 17 | 19 | 59 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | ||
| 2005–06 | Milwaukee Admirals | AHL | 71 | 8 | 27 | 35 | 55 | 21 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 24 | ||
| 2005–06 | Nashville Predators | NHL | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Milwaukee Admirals | AHL | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Nashville Predators | NHL | 66 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 32 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 2007–08 | Nashville Predators | NHL | 78 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 24 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||
| 2008–09 | Nashville Predators | NHL | 82 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Minnesota Wild | NHL | 81 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | Minnesota Wild | NHL | 82 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 48 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 393 | 9 | 39 | 48 | 184 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 6 | ||||
[edit] Awards and honours
| Award | Year | |
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| College | ||
| CCHA First All-Star Team | 2001 | |
| CCHA Best Defenseman | 2001 | |
| West Second All-American Team | 2001, 2002 | |
| CCHA Second All-American Team | 2002 | |
[edit] References
- ^ "All CCHA Teams". NCAA. 2009-03-20. http://www.augenblick.org/chha/ccha_all.html. Retrieved 2009-11-10.
- ^ Greg Zanon Stats
- ^ "Wild agree terms with Greg Zanon". Minnesota Wild. 2009-07-01. http://wild.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=486065. Retrieved 2010-04-11.
