Zack Phillips
Zack Phillips (born October 28, 1992) is a Canadian professional ice hockey centre. He is currently playing for Polska Hokej Liga side JKH GKS Jastrzębie, having most recently played for the HK Dukla Michalovce in the Slovak Extraliga.
| Zack Phillips | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Phillips practicing with the Minnesota Wild in 2011 | |||
| Born |
October 28, 1992 Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | ||
| Weight | 181 lb (82 kg; 12 st 13 lb) | ||
| Position | Centre | ||
| Shoots | Right | ||
| Polska Hokej Liga team Former teams |
JKH GKS Jastrzębie Houston Aeros Iowa Wild Providence Bruins Chicago Wolves Tingsryds AIF Nottingham Panthers Fehérvár AV19 HK Dukla Michalovce | ||
| NHL Draft |
28th overall, 2011 Minnesota Wild | ||
| Playing career | 2012–present | ||
Playing career
Phillips played his junior hockey for the Saint John Sea Dogs of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. He was selected 28th overall in the 2011 NHL Entry Draft by the Minnesota Wild.
On December 19, 2011, the Minnesota Wild signed Phillips to a three-year entry level contract.[1]
In the 2014–15 season, on March 2, 2015, the Wild traded Phillips, while with AHL affiliate the Iowa Wild, to the Boston Bruins in exchange for Jared Knight. He was assigned to Boston's AHL affiliate the Providence Bruins.[2]
In the following 2015–16 season, Phillips was unable to keep his initial scoring pace with the Providence Bruins and was assigned to ECHL affiliate, the Atlanta Gladiators.[3] After 5 games with the Gladiators, Phillips was traded by the Bruins to the St. Louis Blues in exchange for future considerations on March 4, 2016.[4]
At the conclusion of his NHL contract, Phillips chose to continue his professional career in Sweden, agreeing to a one-year deal Tingsryds AIF of the Allsvenskan on June 1, 2016.[5]
After a spell in Sweden, Phillips moved to the UK to sign for EIHL side, the Nottingham Panthers on July 3, 2017.[6] He then continued his journeyman career with Hungarian club, Fehérvár AV19, competing in the Austrian Hockey League (EBEL) for the 2018–19 season.
Having played three seasons abroad in Europe, Phillips returned to North America prior to the 2019–20 season, agreeing to a contract with the Toledo Walleye of the ECHL on August 7, 2019.[7] Phillips made 12 appearances with the Walleye, registering just 3 points, before he was released on November 25, 2019. He joined the Worcester Railers, making 2 appearances before he was traded to join his third ECHL club for the season with the Norfolk Admirals on December 2, 2019.[8] He registered a further 5 points in 17 games with the Admirals before leaving the ECHL to sign with Slovak club, HK Dukla Michalovce, for the remainder of the season.
In September 2020, Phillips signed with Polska Hokej Liga side JKH GKS Jastrzębie.[9]
Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2008–09 | Lawrence Academy | USHS | 30 | 19 | 29 | 48 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Saint John Sea Dogs | QMJHL | 65 | 16 | 28 | 44 | 31 | 21 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | ||
| 2010–11 | Saint John Sea Dogs | QMJHL | 67 | 38 | 57 | 95 | 16 | 17 | 9 | 15 | 24 | 8 | ||
| 2011–12 | Saint John Sea Dogs | QMJHL | 60 | 30 | 50 | 80 | 32 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 2 | ||
| 2012–13 | Houston Aeros | AHL | 71 | 8 | 19 | 27 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 2013–14 | Iowa Wild | AHL | 76 | 12 | 21 | 33 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | Iowa Wild | AHL | 49 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | Providence Bruins | AHL | 16 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 2015–16 | Providence Bruins | AHL | 39 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | Atlanta Gladiators | ECHL | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | Chicago Wolves | AHL | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | Kalamazoo Wings | ECHL | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2016–17 | Tingsryds AIF | Allsv | 50 | 11 | 17 | 28 | 24 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2017–18 | Nottingham Panthers | EIHL | 56 | 15 | 31 | 46 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2018–19 | Fehérvár AV19 | EBEL | 52 | 10 | 20 | 30 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2019–20 | Toledo Walleye | ECHL | 12 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2019–20 | Worcester Railers | ECHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2019–20 | Norfolk Admirals | ECHL | 17 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2019–20 | HK Dukla Michalovce | Slovak | 12 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| AHL totals | 260 | 35 | 65 | 100 | 54 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||||
References
- Glen Andresen (December 19, 2011). "Wild signs Phillips to Contract". Minnesota Wild. Retrieved December 23, 2017.
- "Bruins acquire Phillips from Wild for Knight". National Hockey League. March 2, 2015. Retrieved December 23, 2017.
- "Gladiators assigned Zack Phillips from Providence". Atlanta Gladiators. February 18, 2016. Archived from the original on February 25, 2016. Retrieved February 18, 2016.
- Steven McNeil (March 4, 2016). "St. Louis Blues acquire Zack Phillips from Boston Bruins". bleedinblue.com. Retrieved December 23, 2017.
- "Här är Taifs första center" [TAIF signs first center] (in Swedish). Tingsryds AIF. June 1, 2016. Retrieved December 23, 2017.
- "Panthers sign forward Zack Phillips". Elite Ice Hockey League. July 3, 2017. Retrieved December 23, 2017.
- Toledo Walleye (August 7, 2019). "Zack Phillips joins the ranks". Twitter. Retrieved August 7, 2019.
- "Admirals acquire former 1st-round pick Phillips from Worcester". Norfolk Admirals. December 2, 2019. Retrieved December 2, 2019.
- https://jkh.pl//aktualnosc/1479
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
| Awards and achievements | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Jonas Brodin |
Minnesota Wild first round draft pick 2011 |
Succeeded by Mathew Dumba |