Zach Sill
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| Born | May 24, 1988 Truro, NS, CAN |
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| Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||
| Weight | 200 lb (91 kg; 14 st 4 lb) | ||
| Position | Centre | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| NHL team Former teams |
Washington Capitals Pittsburgh Penguins Toronto Maple Leafs |
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| NHL Draft | Undrafted | ||
| Playing career | 2009–present | ||
Zach Sill (born May 24, 1988) is a Canadian professional ice hockey centreman currently playing for the Washington Capitals of the National Hockey League (NHL).
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Playing career
Collegiate/junior
Sill was drafted by the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL)'s Moncton Wildcats in the 2005 junior draft, but opted to keep his NCAA eligibility and not immediately play major junior hockey for Moncton. He had an impressive 2005–06 season with the Truro Bearcats of the MJAHL. He began the 2006–07 season with the University of Maine, but parted ways early in 2007 after playing in just six games with the Black Bears. Sill then went back to the Bearcats for six games before going on to win playoff MVP and lead the Bearcats to the Fred Page Cup championship.
The following season, Sill started began his major junior career with the Moncton Wildcats, scoring 27 goals and 23 assists over two seasons. He was named Best Defensive Forward, among other honours, in the 2008–09 season before beginning his professional career in the Pittsburgh Penguins organization.[1]
Professional
On May 16, 2011, the Pittsburgh Penguins announced that they had signed Sill to a two-year contract.[2]
Sill made his NHL debut on November 16, 2013, skating 9:10 of ice time with the Penguins in a 4–1 loss to the New Jersey Devils at the Prudential Center.[3]
In the following season, 2014–15, Sill, after 47 career NHL games without recording a point, produced his first point, an assist, on a Marcel Goc goal on January 13, 2015, against the Minnesota Wild. On January 21, in Sill's 52nd career NHL game, he scored his first NHL goal against Corey Crawford of the Chicago Blackhawks.[4]
On February 25, 2015, Sill was traded to the Toronto Maple Leafs, along with Pittsburgh's fourth-round draft pick in 2015 and their second-round pick in 2016, in exchange for forward Daniel Winnik.[5] Sill finished the regular season with Toronto, playing in 21 games and registering one assist.
Sill was not resigned by the Leafs and on July 15, 2015, signed a one-year, two-way contract with the Washington Capitals.[6]
Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2004–05 | Truro Bearcats | MJAHL | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | Truro Bearcats | MJAHL | 48 | 12 | 8 | 20 | 68 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | U. of Maine | HE | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Truro Bearcats | MJAHL | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Moncton Wildcats | QMJHL | 66 | 18 | 8 | 26 | 95 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | Moncton Wildcats | QMJHL | 58 | 9 | 15 | 24 | 78 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 10 | ||
| 2009–10 | Wheeling Nailers | ECHL | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins | AHL | 54 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 48 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2010–11 | Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins | AHL | 80 | 11 | 19 | 30 | 85 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | ||
| 2011–12 | Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins | AHL | 68 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 40 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2012–13 | Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins | AHL | 57 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 108 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | ||
| 2013–14 | Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins | AHL | 18 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 34 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 18 | ||
| 2013–14 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 42 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 60 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 21 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 83 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 96 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
Awards
| Award | Year(s) |
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| Playoff MVP | 2007 |
| Award | Year(s) |
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| Hardest Hitter | 2009 |
| Best Defensive Forward | 2009 |
| Hardest Worker | 2009 |
References
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External links
- Zach Sill's career statistics at EliteProspects.com
- Zack Sill's career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database
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