Jason Zucker

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Jason Zucker
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Zucker at the 2013 AHL All-Star Game
Born (1992-01-16) January 16, 1992 (age 33)
Newport Beach, California, U.S.
Height 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight 187 lb (85 kg; 13 st 5 lb)
Position Left Wing
Shoots Left
NHL team
Former teams		 Pittsburgh Penguins
Minnesota Wild
NHL Draft 59th overall, 2010
Minnesota Wild
Playing career 2012–present

Jason Alan Zucker[1] (born January 16, 1992) is an American professional ice hockey winger currently playing for the Pittsburgh Penguins of the National Hockey League (NHL).[2][3]

Zucker played in the 2010 World Juniors for Team USA, winning a gold medal. He was also a member of Team USA's bronze medal-winning team at the 2011 World Juniors. Playing for the University of Denver in 2010–11, he was the Western Collegiate Hockey Association Rookie of the Year. He was drafted in the second round (59th overall) of the 2010 NHL Entry Draft by the Minnesota Wild.

Early life

Zucker was born in Newport Beach, California, and is Jewish.[4][5] His mother, Natalie Zucker, is a former competitive figure skater, and his father, Scott Zucker, is a general contractor who built ice rinks and roller rinks when Jason was young.[6] He has two older brothers, Evan and Adam, and a younger sister, Kimmie, and brother, Cameron.[7][8]

When he was two months old, Zucker and his family moved to Las Vegas, Nevada.[9] As a youth, he played in the 2004 and 2005 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournaments with a minor ice hockey team from Los Angeles.[10] He moved to Plymouth, Michigan, when he was 15 so he could play with the Compuware AAA Minor Midget Team, and finally to Ann Arbor, Michigan, for two years.[11]

He attended Pioneer High School in Ann Arbor, Michigan.[12]

He has three tattoos: on his back, "USA" (a nod to his playing for the national team); on his chest, "Game Time" (in memory of his best friend, Nick Scheafer, who died in 2010 at the age of 19 in a car accident); and on his left arm, written in Hebrew, "In pursuit of perfection" (in honor of his Jewish heritage). In 2016, he got a young cancer patient's name, who he met at Hockey Fights Cancer Awareness Night, tattooed onto his wrist, along with the words "shoot more" in memory of the boy who died on July 2, 2016.[13]

Playing career

Early career

Zucker played in the 2009 World Juniors and 2010 World Juniors for Team USA, and won a gold medal in 2010.[14] He was also a member of Team USA's bronze medal-winning team at the 2011 World Juniors.[15]

Playing for the University of Denver in 2010–11, he was the Western Collegiate Hockey Association (WCHA) Rookie of the Year, and was also named to the WCHA All-Rookie Team and 2nd All-Star Team.[16] In his two seasons playing for Denver, he had 45 goals and 91 points in 78 games. He turned pro following the 2011-12 season.[citation needed]

Professional career

Minnesota Wild

Zucker was drafted in the second round (59th overall) of the 2010 NHL Draft by the Minnesota Wild of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was the first Nevada-raised draft pick (and, subsequently, player) in NHL history.[17] Zucker signed his entry-level contract with the Wild on March 27, 2012. He made his NHL debut in a victory against the Florida Panthers on March 29, 2012. He scored his first NHL goal against Petr Mrazek on February 17, 2013, in a Wild win over the Detroit Red Wings.[18]

The lockout-shortened 2012–13 NHL season saw Zucker split time between the Minnesota Wild and the Houston Aeros. He appeared in 20 regular season games with Minnesota, and played mostly on the team's second line alongside Matt Cullen and Devin Setoguchi.[citation needed]

On May 5, 2013, Zucker scored at 2:15 of the extra period to give the Wild a 3–2 victory over the Chicago Blackhawks, to pull within 2–1 in the Western Conference quarterfinal series.[citation needed]

On March 26, 2014, Zucker underwent successful surgery on his left quadriceps to repair a tendon. He missed the remainder of the 2013–14 season, but was ready for the start of the 2014–15 campaign.[19]

In 2014–15 he scored 21 goals in 51 games, and was tenth in the NHL with a 16.9% shooting percentage. On October 25, 2015, he set a Wild team record by scoring 10 seconds into a 5-4 win against the Winnipeg Jets (Zucker later tied his own record in a game against the Colorado Avalanche in April 2017).[20] The only other NHL players who have scored within the first 10 seconds of two different games are Montreal's Bobby Rousseau (once in 1962–63, and once in 1965–66) and Yvan Cournoyer (both in 1973–74).[citation needed]

In 2015–16 he played in a career-high 71 games, and had 13 goals and 10 assists. In June 2016, the Wild re-signed him to a two-year, $4 million contract.[21]

During the 2016–17 season, Zucker set new career highs once again by playing in 79 games while recording 22 goals and 25 assists for 47 points. He finished tied for sixth in team scoring.[citation needed]

Zucker recorded his first NHL hat-trick on November 9, 2017 against the Montreal Canadiens.[22] On May 2, 2018, Zucker was named a finalist for the King Clancy Memorial Trophy, along with P. K. Subban, and the Sedin brothers.[23]

On July 25, 2018, Zucker signed a five-year, $27.5 million contract extension with the Wild. Zucker scored his 100th NHL goal on October 13, 2018, in a home overtime loss against the Carolina Hurricanes.[24] He is the 7th Minnesota Wild player to record 100 goals with the team.[25] Zucker received the 2018-19 King Clancy Memorial Trophy as "the player who best exemplifies leadership qualities on and off the ice and has made a noteworthy humanitarian contribution in his community."[26]

In his career with the Wild, in 456 NHL games he had 132 goals (4th on the Wild's all-time list), 111 assists, and 243 points (9th).[26]

Pittsburgh Penguins

On February 10, 2020, Zucker was traded by the Wild to the Pittsburgh Penguins in exchange for Alex Galchenyuk, Calen Addison, and Pittsburgh’s first-round pick in the 2020 NHL Entry Draft.[27] Zucker is under contract with the Penguins for three years, through the 2022-23 season, for an average annual value of $5.5 million.[28][26]

Personal life

Zucker married Minneapolis-based sports and entertainment journalist and television personality Carly Aplin in the summer of 2016.[29][30][31] She is a television host for the Minnesota Timberwolves Entertainment Network (T.E.N.) and a reporter for CBS Sports and Fox Sports North, who in February 2018 premiered a sports talk radio show named "Overtime with Carly Zucker" on KFAN 100.3 FM.[31][32] Jason and Carly have a son and a daughter.[21] The family lives in Edina, Minnesota.[21]

Zucker is Jewish, though not religious. He did not have a bar mitzvah celebration because he never wanted to miss hockey; however, he does celebrate Hanukkah.[33]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2008–09 U.S. NTDP U17 USDP 12 8 6 14 — — — — —
2008–09 U.S. NTDP U18 USDP 12 2 6 8 8 — — — — —
2008–09 U.S. NTDP U18 NAHL 36 11 4 15 55 — — — — —
2009–10 U.S. NTDP Juniors USHL 22 11 7 18 23 — — — — —
2009–10 U.S. NTDP U18 USDP 38 18 17 35 24 — — — — —
2010–11 University of Denver WCHA 40 23 22 45 59 — — — — —
2011–12 University of Denver WCHA 38 22 24 46 38 — — — — —
2011–12 Minnesota Wild NHL 6 0 2 2 2 — — — — —
2012–13 Houston Aeros AHL 55 24 26 50 43 1 0 0 0 4
2012–13 Minnesota Wild NHL 20 4 1 5 8 5 1 1 2 0
2013–14 Iowa Wild AHL 22 8 5 13 55 — — — — —
2013–14 Minnesota Wild NHL 21 4 1 5 2 — — — — —
2014–15 Minnesota Wild NHL 51 21 5 26 18 10 2 1 3 2
2015–16 Minnesota Wild NHL 71 13 10 23 20 6 0 2 2 2
2016–17 Minnesota Wild NHL 79 22 25 47 30 5 1 0 1 2
2017–18 Minnesota Wild NHL 82 33 31 64 44 5 0 0 0 0
2018–19 Minnesota Wild NHL 81 21 21 42 28 — — — — —
2019–20 Minnesota Wild NHL 45 14 15 29 19 — — — — —
2019–20 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 15 6 6 12 2 4 2 0 2 0
NHL totals 471 138 117 255 173 35 6 4 10 6
Medal record
Representing  United States
Ice hockey
IIHF World U18 Championship
Gold medal – first place 2009 United States
Gold medal – first place 2010 Belarus
World Junior Hockey Championships
Gold medal – first place 2010 Canada
Bronze medal – third place 2011 USA

International

Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
2009 United States U17 3rd 6 4 3 7 4
2009 United States WJC18 1st 7 1 5 6 0
2010 United States WJC 1st 7 2 0 2 2
2010 United States WJC18 1st 7 4 3 7 2
2011 United States WJC 3rd 4 1 0 1 0
2012 United States WJC 7th 6 3 4 7 2
Junior totals 37 15 15 30 10

Awards and honors

Award Year
College
All-WCHA Rookie Team 2010–11
All-WCHA Second Team 2010–11
All-WCHA Second Team 2011–12
AHCA West Second-Team All-American 2011–12
WCHA All-Tournament Team 2012 [34]
AHL
All-Star Game 2013
All-Rookie Team 2013
NHL
Best Plus-minus (+34) 2017
King Clancy Memorial Trophy 2019 [35]

See also

References

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External links

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Awards and achievements
Preceded by WCHA Rookie of the Year
2010–11		 Succeeded by
Joey LaLeggia
Preceded by King Clancy Memorial Trophy winner
2019		 Succeeded by
Matt Dumba
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