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ZACH MISKOVIC
Defense • Height: 6’1” • Weight: 190 • Shoots: Right
Born: May 8, 1985 (River Forest, Ill.)
Acquired: Signed as a free agent, March 25, 2009
A first-year pro who led all NCAA defensemen in goals last year with 16 in 38
games ... Has played in 334 straight regular-season games dating back to his days
in the USHL.
2008-09
Completed his college career as a senior at St. Lawrence (SLU) in ECAC Hockey
… Set a school record by playing in all 154 games of his college career … Named
to the NCAA East First All-America Team by the American Hockey Coaches
Association … Was a first-team All-ECAC Hockey selection and named team MVP
… Led all NCAA Division I defensemen with 16 goals in 38 games … Tied for the
team lead in goals … Added nine assists and finished fourth on the team with 25
points … Had five PPGs and a team-high four GWGs … Played a key role in the best
team defense for the Saints since the 1950s.
CAREER STATISTICS Regular Season Playoffs
Year Team League GP G A Pts PIM +/- PP SH GW S GP G A Pts PIM
2002-03 Cedar Rapids USHL 60 2 6 8 91 - - - - - 7 0 0 0 12
2003-04 Cedar Rapids USHL 60 6 15 21 139 - - - - - 4 1 1 2 2
2004-05 Cedar Rapids USHL 60 4 16 20 149 - - - - - 8 1 0 1 14
2005-06 St. Lawrence ECAC 40 1 15 16 30 - - - - - - - - - -
2006-07 St. Lawrence ECAC 39 2 10 12 48 - - - - - - - - - -
2007-08 St. Lawrence ECAC 37 8 12 20 36 - - - - - - - - - -
2008-09 St. Lawrence ECAC 38 16 9 25 32 - - - - - - - - - -
NCAA East First All-America Team (2009) • First-Team All-ECAC Hockey (2009) • Third-Team All-ECAC Hockey (2008)
Career
2007-08: Played in all 37 games for SLU … Earned third-team All-ECAC Hockey
honors and won the Pete McGeough Award as the most outstanding team
defenseman … Tied for third on the team with eight goals … Tied for fifth with 12
assists … Tied for fourth with 20 points … Had three PPGs … Third on the team
with 36 PIM. 2006-07: Played in all 39 games for SLU … Had 10 points (2g-10a) …
Scored both of his goals on the opening weekend of the season against Niagara
… Third on the team with 48 PIM. 2005-06: Played in all 40 games for SLU … Tied
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for fourth on the team with 15 assists … Had 16 points … Had only 30 PIM, which
ended up being his career low for a season … First collegiate point was an assist
and came in the first game of the season at Wisconsin. 2004-05: Played in all
60 games for Cedar Rapids (USHL) and helped the team win the Clark Cup and
Anderson Cup … Had 20 points (4g-16a) … Led the team with 149 PIM, 56 more
than his next closest teammate … Had one goal and 14 PIM in eight playoff games.
2003-04: Skated in all 60 games for Cedar Rapids … Tallied 21 points (6g-15a) …
Led team with 139 PIM, 74 more than his next closest teammate … Had one goal
and one assist in four playoff games. 2002-03: Played in all 60 games for Cedar
Rapids … Registered eight points (2g-6a) … Second on the team with 91 PIM …
Had 12 PIM in seven playoff games.
NHL Transactions
Signed as a free agent by Washington, March 25, 2009.
Personal
Lists Bobby Orr as his hockey hero … Grew up a Blackhawks fan … Favorite
hockey memory is winning the USHL’s Anderson and Clark Cups with Cedar
Rapids … Favorite sports other than hockey are lacrosse and tennis … If he
weren’t playing hockey, he would be continuing his education and pursuing a
career in architecture.