Dylan Zink
Appearance
Dylan Zink | |||
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Born |
Madison, Wisconsin, USA | October 8, 1992||
Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | ||
Weight | 183 lb (83 kg; 13 st 1 lb) | ||
Position |
Defenseman | ||
Shot | Left | ||
Played for | |||
Playing career | 2013–2020 | ||
Coaching career | |||
Current position | |||
Title | Assistant coach | ||
Team | UMass Lowell | ||
Conference | Hockey East | ||
Biographical details | |||
Alma mater | UMass Lowell | ||
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |||
2023–present | UMass Lowell (asst) | ||
Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |||
2020–2023 | UMass Lowell (Dir. of Hockey Ops) | ||
Dylan Zink is an
Playing career
Zink's college career began in 2013 when he debuted for the ice hockey team at the
NCAA Tournament as a junior, Zink had his best offensive season in 2017 and was named an All-American. He led the team to a first place finish as well as its third Hockey East
championship.
Zink signed with the
Norwegian league but his production suffered when he moved over to the second Swedish league, HockeyAllsvenskan
. After just 20 games, Zink returned to the ECHL and finished out the season before retiring as a player.
In 2020, Zink returned to his alma mater as the Director of Hockey Operations, a position he continues to hold as of 2021.[4]
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
Regular season
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Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
2010–11 | Monona Grove High School | WI-HS | 24 | 13 | 48 | 61 | 66 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2011–12 | Alexandria Blizzard | NAHL | 50 | 6 | 16 | 22 | 20 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | ||
2012–13 | Alexandria Blizzard | NAHL | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2012–13 | Jamestown Ironmen | NAHL | 52 | 15 | 17 | 32 | 47 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||
2013–14 | Massachusetts Lowell | Hockey East | 26 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2014–15 | Massachusetts Lowell | Hockey East | 37 | 10 | 16 | 26 | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2015–16 | Massachusetts Lowell | Hockey East | 39 | 11 | 13 | 24 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2016–17 | Massachusetts Lowell | Hockey East | 41 | 10 | 26 | 36 | 53 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2016–17 | Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins | AHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2017–18 | Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins | AHL | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2017–18 | Wheeling Nailers | ECHL | 46 | 4 | 18 | 22 | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2018–19 | Sparta Warriors
|
GET-ligaen
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48 | 5 | 31 | 36 | 48 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 8 | ||
2019–20 | Karlskrona HK | HockeyAllsvenskan | 20 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2019–20 | South Carolina Stingrays | ECHL | 18 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2019–20 | Toledo Walleye | ECHL | 19 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
NAHL totals | 106 | 22 | 35 | 57 | 79 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | ||||
NCAA totals | 143 | 31 | 56 | 87 | 129 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
ECHL totals | 83 | 8 | 25 | 33 | 60 | — | — | — | — | — |
Awards and honors
Award | Year | |
---|---|---|
All-Hockey East Second Team | 2016–17 | [5] |
AHCA East Second Team All-American | 2016–17 | [1] |
References
- ^ a b "Men's Ice Hockey Award Winners" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved June 11, 2013.
- ^ "UMass Lowell men's hockey History and Records". UMass Lowell River Hawks. Retrieved November 15, 2019.
- ^ "PENGUINS SIGN DEFENSEMAN DYLAN ZINK". Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins. April 8, 2017. Retrieved December 15, 2021.
- ^ "Dylan Zink". UMass Lowell River Hawks. Retrieved December 15, 2021.
- ^ "ECAC All-Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved July 6, 2013.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or The Internet Hockey Database