Zach Palmquist
| Zach Palmquist | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
December 9, 1990 South St. Paul, Minnesota, U.S. | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||
| Weight | 175 lb (79 kg; 12 st 7 lb) | ||
| Position | Defense | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| AHL team Former teams |
Lehigh Valley Phantoms Iowa Wild | ||
| NHL draft | Undrafted | ||
| Playing career | 2015–present | ||
Zach Palmquist (born December 9, 1990) is an American professional ice hockey defenseman who currently plays for the Lehigh Valley Phantoms of the American Hockey League (AHL). He previously played with the Iowa Wild of the American Hockey League (AHL) within the Minnesota Wild organization of the National Hockey League (NHL).
Playing career
Previously, he played four years at the collegiate level for the Minnesota State Mavericks in the NCAA Men's Division I Western Collegiate Hockey Association (WCHA). Palmquist's outstanding play was rewarded with a selection to the All-WCHA First Team in both the 2013–14 and 2014–15 seasons.[1]
On March 30, 2015, Palmquist signed as an undrafted free agent to a one-year entry level contract with home state NHL team, the Minnesota Wild.[2]
Palmquist played four seasons within Minnesota's AHL affiliate, the Iowa Wild, before leaving as a free agent following the 2017–18 campaign. On August 31, 2018, he agreed to continue in the AHL by securing a one-year deal with the Lehigh Valley Phantoms, the primary affiliate to the Philadelphia Flyers.[3]
Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2007–08 | South St. Paul High | USHS | 5 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | South St. Paul High | USHS | 25 | 14 | 24 | 38 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | Waterloo Black Hawks | USHL | 12 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2009–10 | Waterloo Black Hawks | USHL | 53 | 9 | 27 | 36 | 60 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2010–11 | Waterloo Black Hawks | USHL | 59 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 67 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2011–12 | Minnesota State U - Mankato | WCHA | 38 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | Minnesota State U - Mankato | WCHA | 41 | 7 | 18 | 25 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | Minnesota State U - Mankato | WCHA | 41 | 4 | 19 | 23 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | Minnesota State U - Mankato | WCHA | 40 | 8 | 21 | 29 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | Iowa Wild | AHL | 8 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | Iowa Wild | AHL | 69 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2016–17 | Iowa Wild | AHL | 72 | 2 | 19 | 21 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2017–18 | Iowa Wild | AHL | 67 | 6 | 28 | 34 | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2018–19 | Lehigh Valley Phantoms | AHL | 66 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| AHL totals | 282 | 15 | 68 | 83 | 116 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
Awards and honors
| Award | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| College | ||
| All-WCHA First Team | 2013–14 | [4] |
| All-WCHA First Team | 2014–15 | [5] |
References
- ^ "Seven Minnesota State players named All-WCHA". Mankato Free Press. April 1, 2014. Retrieved April 1, 2014.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ "Wild agree to terms with Brody Hoffman and Zach Palmquist". Minnesota Wild. March 30, 2015. Retrieved March 30, 2015.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ "Lehigh Valley ink D Palmquist and two others to AHL deals". Lehigh Valley Phantoms. August 31, 2018. Retrieved August 31, 2018.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ "Kunyk, Daniels take top WCHA awards". collegehockeynews.com. April 17, 2014. Retrieved April 17, 2014.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ "All-WCHA Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved April 13, 2014.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
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- 1990 births
- Living people
- American ice hockey defensemen
- Iowa Wild players
- Lehigh Valley Phantoms players
- Minnesota State Mavericks men's ice hockey players
- Waterloo Black Hawks players
- People from South St. Paul, Minnesota
- Ice hockey people from Minnesota
- American men's ice hockey players
- American ice hockey defenseman stubs