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Pavel Zacha
Born (1997-04-06) 6 April 1997 (age 27)
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 two assists.[5] He scored his first NHL goal on 3 November 2016, in a 4–3 overtime loss to the Florida Panthers.[6]

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
2016–17 New Jersey Devils NHL 70 8 16 24 19 — — — — —
2017–18 New Jersey Devils NHL 69 8 17 25 30 5 0 0 0 6
NHL totals 140 16 35 51 49 5 0 0 0 6

International

Year Team Event Result   GP G A Pts PIM
2013 Czech Republic WJC18 7th 5 0 3 3 2
2013 Czech Republic IH18 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 4 1 2 3 4
2014 Czech Republic WJC18 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 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

  1. ^ "Devils select Pavel Zacha sixth overall". New Jersey Devils. 29 January 2016. Retrieved 29 January 2016. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |website= (help)
  2. ^ "Sting choose Zacha 1st overall in import draft". National Hockey League. 2 July 2014. Retrieved 2 July 2014. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  3. ^ "2013-14 Bili Tygri Liberec player statistics". Eliteprospects.com. 6 May 2014. Retrieved 6 May 2014. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  4. ^ "Devils sign forward Pavel Zacha". New Jersey Devils. 11 August 2015. Retrieved 11 August 2015. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  5. ^ Canavan, Tom (9 April 2016). "Devils beat Leafs 5-1 in season finale". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 5 October 2018.
  6. ^ Poupart, Alain (4 November 2016). "Vincent Trocheck gives Panthers win in overtime". NHL.com. Retrieved 5 October 2018.
Awards and achievements
Preceded by New Jersey Devils first round draft pick
2015 		Succeeded by


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