TEAM GUIDE

№27
ZAC
DALPE
(dahl-pee)
CENTER
Shoots: Right • Ht: 6-1 • Wt: 199
Born: 11/1/89
Paris, ON, CAN
2015-16 HIGHLIGHTS
• Made Stanley Cup Playoff debut in Game 1 of Western Conference Quarterfinal at DAL
(4/14).
• Tallied goal and won 5-of-8 faceoffs in 10:51 of TOI vs. CGY (4/9).
• Skated 9:39 and registered two shots, three hits and won 6-of-9 faceoffs in Wild debut
vs. SJ (4/5).
• Returned to action on March 30 and appeared in three games with Iowa before being
recalled on April 4 and played in final two regular season games with Minnesota.
• Returned to action on Feb. 18 with Iowa and played in four games before suffering a knee
injury on Feb. 24.
• Played in season-opener with Iowa and did not play again until Feb. 18 after undergoing
surgery to repair a torn labrum in his left hip on Nov. 5.
CAREER
• Tallied a career-best, three-game point streak (1-2=3, 3/28-4/1/15).
• Led Rochester (AHL) in goals and ranked third in shots in 2014-15.
• Spent majority of the season with Vancouver and recorded NHL career-highs in games
played, goals, assists, points, shots and hits in 2013-14.
• Led the Checkers (AHL) with a career-best plus-16 rating while finishing second in shots,
third in goals and fourth in points in 2012-13. Ranked third in the AHL in shorthanded
goals.
• Led Charlotte in shorthanded goals, ranked third in goals and shots, fourth in power-play
goals and fifth in points in 2011-12.
• Skated career-high 19:13 vs. NYI (1/3/12).
• Has tallied a career-high two points three times in his career.
• Tallied first career NHL goal (GWG) vs. NJ (1/1/11, Hedberg).
• Finished third in scoring amongst AHL rookies and named to the 2011 AHL All-Rookie
Team.
• Ranked second amongst AHL rookies in postseason scoring and T-3rd in goals as Charlotte
advanced to the 2011 Eastern Conference Final.
• Recorded an assist in NHL debut against Minnesota in the first game of the 2010 NHL
Premiere in Helsinki, Finland (10/7/10).
• Named to the 2010 All-CCHA First Team and 2010 NCAA West Second All-American Team.
• Ranked first in the CCHA in goals and second in scoring during his sophomore season at
Ohio State in 2009-10.
• Ranked third among CCHA rookies in goals and T-5th in scoring in 2008-09. Goal total
ranked T-7th among NCAA rookies.
• Named to the 2009 CCHA All-Rookie Team and was one of three finalists for the CCHA
Rookie of the Year
• Ranked second on Penticton (BCHL) in goals and third in assists and points in 2007-08.
• Named Penticton’s Rookie of the Year and helped the Vees to the BCHL championship in
2007-08.
CAREER TRANSACTIONS
• Signed by Minnesota as a free agent, July 1, 2015; Signed by Buffalo as a free agent,
July 13, 2014; Acquired by Vancouver with Jeremy Welsh from Carolina in exchange for
Kellan Tochkin and a 2014 fourth-round selection (Josh Wesley); Selected by Carolina in
the second round (45th overall) of the 2008 NHL Entry Draft.
• Signed through 2016-17. Becomes an unrestricted free agent 2017-18.
PERSONAL
• Charitable interests include Help A Child Smile and the Arnold Anderson Fund.
• Music is one of his favorite hobbies. He has played the guitar for nine years.
• Growing up, Joe Sakic was one of his favorite athletes.
• The Wild’s inaugural season (2000-01) was 16 years ago: He first drove a Jeep Cherokee.
Goals, Game: 1 – 11 times
Assists, Game: 2 – vs. BUF, 1/24/13
Points, Game: 2 – three times
PIM, Game: 2 – seven times
DALPE'S CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
+/-, Game: 2 – two times
Shots, Game: 4 – six times
TOI, Game: 19:13 – vs. NYI, 1/3/12
Goal Streak: 2g – 1/1-1/3/11
Assist Streak: 2g – 3/28-3/30/15
Point Streak: 3g – 3/28-4/1/15
Career Hat Tricks: None
Career Shootout: 0-2
DALPE VS. NHL
TEAM GP G A PTS +/- PIM TEAM GP G A PTS +/- PIM TEAM GP G A PTS +/- PIM
ANA 3 0 0 0 -2 0 DET 2 0 0 0 0 0 OTT 3 0 0 0 -2 0
ARI 8 1 2 3 -1 0 EDM 4 0 0 0 0 2 PHI 3 0 1 1 0 0
BOS 6 0 0 0 -3 0 FLA 5 1 0 1 -1 2 PIT 5 0 0 0 -4 2
BUF 5 0 2 2 0 0 LA 4 0 0 0 1 0 SJ 6 0 0 0 -1 0
CAR 3 0 1 1 -1 0 MIN 4 0 1 1 0 0 STL 2 1 0 1 0 0
CGY 6 1 0 1 -1 2 MTL 3 0 0 0 -1 0 TB 5 1 0 1 -1 0
CHI 3 0 0 0 -3 0 NJ 5 1 0 1 0 0 TOR 4 2 1 3 0 4
CBJ 1 0 0 0 0 0 NSH 4 0 0 0 -1 0 VAN 1 0 0 0 0 0
COL 2 0 1 1 -1 0 NYI 4 0 1 1 -1 0 WAS 7 0 0 0 -3 2
DAL 3 1 0 1 -1 0 NYR 3 1 0 1 -2 0 WPG 5 1 0 1 1 0
DALPE’S PROFESSIONAL CAREER
SEASON TEAM LEAGUE GP G A PTS +/- PIM PP SH GW S S% BS H TOI FO%
2009-10 Albany AHL 9 6 2 8 0 0 0 0 1 24 25.0 – – – –
2010-11 CAROLINA NHL 15 3 1 4 0 0 0 0 1 16 18.8 5 10 7:56 26.9
Charlotte AHL 61 23 34 57 7 21 7 2 2 170 13.5 – – – –
2011-12 CAROLINA NHL 16 1 2 3 -3 4 0 0 0 20 5.0 4 16 9:35 45.5
Charlotte AHL 56 18 14 32 -1 17 6 2 2 183 9.8 – – – –
2012-13 CAROLINA NHL 10 1 2 3 -7 0 0 0 0 18 5.6 4 14 12:18 33.3
Charlotte AHL 54 21 21 42 16 12 6 3 3 176 11.9 – – – –
2013-14 VANCOUVER NHL 55 4 3 7 -7 6 1 0 0 52 7.7 9 36 7:08 45.9
Utica AHL 6 0 3 3 -6 2 0 0 0 14 0.0 – – – –
2014-15 BUFFALO NHL 21 1 2 3 -11 4 0 0 0 29 3.4 8 15 9:17 60.6
Rochester AHL 44 16 12 28 -7 0 3 1 1 135 11.9 – – – –
2015-16 MINNESOTA NHL 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 33.3 0 3 10:15 64.7
Iowa AHL 8 3 1 4 1 24 0 0 1 26 11.5 – – – –
WILD TOTALS 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 33.3 0 3 10:15 64.7
NHL TOTALS 119 11 10 21 -28 14 1 0 1 138 8.0 30 94 8:26 46.7
DALPE’S PROFESSIONAL PLAYOFF CAREER
SEASON TEAM LEAGUE GP G A PTS +/- PIM PP SH GW S S% BS H TOI FO%
2009-10 Albany AHL 8 3 3 6 5 0 3 0 0 13 23.1 – – – –
2010-11 Charlotte AHL 16 6 7 13 2 6 1 0 1 43 14.0 – – – –
2012-13 Charlotte AHL 5 0 0 0 -5 4 0 0 0 20 0.0 – – – –
2015-16 MINNESOTA NHL 3 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 – 3 2 8:09 40.0
WILD/NHL TOTALS 3 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 – 3 2 8:09 40.0
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