TEAM GUIDE

№16
JASON
ZUCKER
(zook-er)
LEFT WING
Shoots: Left • Ht: 5-11 • Wt: 187
Born: 1/16/92
Newport Beach, CA, USA
2015-16 HIGHLIGHTS
• Set career highs in games played, assists, PIM, shots, hits, takeaways, blocked
shots and TOI/game.
• Ranked second on team in takeaways (40) and sixth in shots.
• Scored 16 seconds into third period vs. CAR (3/19) to become the first player to score
a goal in the first 20 seconds of a period three times in a season since 2006-07
(Dustin Brown).
• Tallied two points (1-1=2) including goal 18 seconds into game vs. CHI (10/30).
• Scored 10 seconds into game at WPG (10/25) to set franchise record for fastest goal
to start a game.
• First player to score goal in first 20 seconds of two games in the same month since
March 2001 (Joe Sakic).
• Tied career high with five hits vs. SJ (12/12).
• Skated career-high 22:09 at DAL (11/14).
• Tallied two goals including GWG (OT) at CAR (11/12).
• Tallied a career-high, seven-game point streak (3-5=8, 10/22-11/5).
• Notched career-best five takeaways and attempted 11 shots vs. WPG (11/10).
• Recorded a season-high six shots vs. COL (10/8).
CAREER
• Ranked second on team in shots and fifth in hits during 2015 Stanley Cup Playoffs.
• Scored 2:47 into Game 1 of Western Conference Quarterfinal at STL (4/16/15) and
tallied first Wild goal in Game 1 of Western Conference Semifinal at CHI (5/1/15).
• Set career highs in goals, points, PIM and GWG in 2014-15.
• Netted career highs with three points (2-1=3) and a plus-3 rating vs. SJ (1/6/15).
Also recorded eight shots in game.
• Notched two goals and career-high nine shots at FLA (11/24/14)
• Tallied goal eight seconds into third period vs. EDM (1/16/14) to set franchise record
for fastest goal to start a period.
• Had surgery to repair a tendon in his left quadriceps on March 25, 2013 and missed
final 23 games of season and playoffs due to injury.
• Scored overtime goal in Game 3 of Western Conference Quarterfinal vs. CHI (5/5/13).
• Recalled by Minnesota on Feb. 16, 2013, and skated in 20 NHL games. Scored first
career NHL goal in season debut vs. DET (2/17/13, Mrazek).
• Ranked T-1st in the AHL in GWG (8), overtime goals (3), fifth in PPG (12) and T-12th
in shots (205) in 2012-13.
• Named to the 2013 AHL All-Rookie Team. Led AHL rookies in shots, ranked fourth in
goals and fifth in scoring. Led Houston in goals and ranked second in points.
• Scored two points (1-1=2) in 2013 AHL All-Star Game.
• Ranked T-9th in the NCAA with nine PPG, T-13th in goals and T-15th in the nation
in scoring in 2011-12. Ranked second in the WCHA in goals and T-2nd in scoring.
• Named to the 2011 and 2012 WCHA Second All-Star Team, 2011 WCHA All-Rookie
Team and the 2012 NCAA West Second All-American Team.
• Signed entry-level contract with Minnesota on March 27, 2012 and made his
NHL debut vs. FLA (3/29/12). Posted two assists for first career NHL points vs. LA
(3/31/12).
• Ranked second in the WCHA in goals and third in points and was named the 2011
WCHA Freshman of the Year. Also named to the Inside College Hockey All-America
Rookie Team.
• Has played in five international tournaments for the United States.
• Notched seven points (3-4=7) in six games while captaining United States at 2012 World Junior Championship.
• Earned a bronze medal at the 2011 World Junior Championship.
• Won a gold medal at the 2010 and 2009 Under-18 World Championships as well as the 2010 World Junior Championship.
One of two United States players to win three gold medals in one calendar year.
• Played two seasons with the U.S. National Team Development Program (2008-10).
• First Nevada-raised player to be drafted in the NHL.
CAREER TRANSACTIONS
• Selected by Minnesota in the second round (59th overall) of the 2010 NHL Entry Draft.
• Signed through 2017-18. Becomes a restricted free agent 2018-19.
PERSONAL
• Charitable interests include Minnesota’s Red Dress Collection (women’s heart health), Minnesota Masonic Hospital
and Chad Greenway’s Lead the Way Foundation.
• Married his wife, Carly, this summer in Newport Beach, California.
• Considers golf and mountain biking some of his favorite hobbies.
• The Wild’s inaugural season (2000-01) was 16 years ago: He first drove a Nissan Murano.
ZUCKER'S CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
Goals, Game: 2 – five times
Assists, Game: 2 – vs. LA, 3/31/12
Points, Game: 3 – vs. SJ, 1/6/15
PIM, Game: 4 – at DAL, 11/14/15
+/-, Game: 3 – vs. SJ, 1/6/15
TOI, Game: 22:09 – at DAL, 11/14/15
Shots, Game: 9 – at FLA, 11/24/14
Goal Streak: 2g – seven times
Assist Streak: 2g – three times
Point Streak: 7g – 10/22-11/5/15
Career Hat Tricks: None
Career Shootout: 0-0
ZUCKER VS. NHL
TEAM GP G A PTS +/- PIM TEAM GP G A PTS +/- PIM TEAM GP G A PTS +/- PIM
ANA 8 1 1 2 -1 2 DET 5 1 0 1 -1 2 OTT 4 0 0 0 -1 0
ARI 9 3 1 4 -1 0 EDM 8 1 1 2 4 0 PHI 3 2 0 2 0 0
BOS 4 1 2 3 2 4 FLA 3 3 0 3 2 0 PIT 4 1 0 1 0 0
BUF 5 1 0 1 -2 2 LA 7 0 2 2 0 4 SJ 8 2 2 4 6 0
CAR 2 3 0 3 3 0 MIN – – – – – – STL 7 1 1 2 -1 0
CGY 8 2 0 2 -1 6 MTL 3 1 0 1 -2 0 TB 5 2 1 3 3 2
CHI 14 4 2 6 -4 4 NJ 3 0 0 0 -3 2 TOR 1 0 0 0 0 0
CBJ 4 0 1 1 -2 0 NSH 12 5 1 6 -1 0 VAN 7 3 0 3 3 6
COL 10 1 1 2 0 6 NYI 2 0 2 2 0 0 WAS 2 1 0 1 -1 0
DAL 11 1 0 1 -9 4 NYR 3 1 0 1 -1 0 WPG 7 1 1 2 -1 6
ZUCKER’S PROFESSIONAL CAREER
SEASON TEAM LEAGUE GP G A PTS +/- PIM PP SH GW S S% BS H TOI FO%
2011-12 MINNESOTA NHL 6 0 2 2 -2 2 0 0 0 10 0.0 2 5 11:02 –
2012-13 MINNESOTA NHL 20 4 1 5 4 8 0 0 0 34 11.8 5 11 11:16 0.0
Houston AHL 55 24 26 50 -6 43 12 1 8 205 11.7 – – – –
2013-14 MINNESOTA NHL 21 4 1 5 2 2 1 0 0 40 10.0 11 16 12:59 –
Iowa AHL 22 8 5 13 -8 55 4 0 1 80 10.0 – – – –
2014-15 MINNESOTA NHL 51 21 5 26 -9 18 1 1 3 124 16.9 13 67 15:04 28.6
2015-16 MINNESOTA NHL 71 13 10 23 -4 20 0 1 1 158 8.2 33 83 15:35 100.0
WILD/NHL TOTALS 169 42 19 61 -9 50 2 3 5 366 11.5 64 182 14:26 33.3
ZUCKER’S PROFESSIONAL PLAYOFF CAREER
YEAR TEAM LEAGUE GP G A PTS +/- PIM PP SH GW S S% BS H TOI FO%
2012-13 MINNESOTA NHL 5 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 1 11 9.1 2 4 13:29 0.0
Houston AHL 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0.0 – – – –
2013-14 MINNESOTA NHL DID NOT PLAY - INJURED
2014-15 MINNESOTA NHL 10 2 1 3 -1 2 0 0 0 21 9.5 5 20 14:11 –
2015-16 MINNESOTA NHL 6 0 2 2 -4 2 0 0 0 3 0.0 2 7 13:56 –
WILD/NHL TOTALS 21 3 4 7 -4 4 0 0 1 35 8.6 9 31 13:57 0.0
JASON ZUCKER
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