Zack Fitzgerald
Zack Fitzgerald | |||
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Born |
Two Harbors, Minnesota, U.S. | January 25, 1985||
Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | ||
Weight | 214 lb (97 kg; 15 st 4 lb) | ||
Position | Defense | ||
Shot | Left | ||
Played for | Sheffield Steelers | ||
NHL draft |
88th overall, 2003 St. Louis Blues | ||
Playing career | 2005–2019 |
Zackary John Fitzgerald (born June 16, 1985) is an American former professional ice hockey player. He was most recently the head coach and director of hockey operations for the Glasgow Clan of the Elite Ice Hockey League (EIHL).
He played
Playing career
Juniors
Fitzgerald played for the
Professional
Fitzgerald made his professional debut for the Peoria Rivermen in the American Hockey League (AHL) in 2005–06, however he split the season between Peoria and the Alaska Aces in the ECHL. He continued to play in both leagues the following season[3] before he was traded to the Vancouver Canucks for Francois-Pierre Guenette in August 2007.[4]
Thanks to a blue-line opening created by injuries and call-ups, Fitzgerald received more playing time with Vancouver's AHL affiliate the Manitoba Moose. The additional ice time allowed Fitzgerald to refine his game causing his then coach Scott Arniel to say "He's had an opportunity to play and play regularly and his game has been very good. He's been very responsible in our end of the rink, he's done a great job of making that first pass and you can see he has confidence because he's playing a lot. I think what he's trying to do is show people that he's more than just a fighter."[2] Fitzgerald was also called up to the NHL during the 2007–08 season; he played one game for Vancouver against the Dallas Stars on February 5, 2008.
Following the
Fitzgerald signed with the Adirondack Phantoms on July 3, 2012.[8]
On July 14, 2014, Fitzergald signed abroad on a one-year deal for a player/coach role with the Braehead Clan of the EIHL in Scotland.[9]
After one season he moved to the Sheffield Steelers, where he was named an assistant captain. He remained with the Steelers for three seasons before returning to the Clan (now known as the Glasgow Clan) for the 2018–19 season, where he captained the team.
On May 30, 2019, Fitzgerald was named head coach and director of hockey operations for the Glasgow Clan, retiring him as a player in the process – although he did appear sporadically as injury cover throughout the season.
Career statistics
Regular season
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Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
2000–01 | East High School | HSMN | 26 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2001–02 | Seattle Thunderbirds | WHL | 61 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 214 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 19 | ||
2002–03 | Seattle Thunderbirds | WHL | 64 | 8 | 14 | 22 | 232 | 15 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 33 | ||
2003–04 | Seattle Thunderbirds | WHL | 58 | 4 | 15 | 19 | 163 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2004–05 | Seattle Thunderbirds | WHL | 65 | 7 | 18 | 25 | 244 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 24 | ||
2005–06 | Alaska Aces | ECHL | 12 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 108 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2005–06 | Peoria Rivermen | AHL | 13 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 47 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2006–07 | Peoria Rivermen | AHL | 29 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 86 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2006–07 | Alaska Aces | ECHL | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 48 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 82 | ||
2007–08 | Manitoba Moose | AHL | 48 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 158 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | ||
2007–08 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2008–09 | Manitoba Moose | AHL | 56 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 209 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 14 | ||
2009–10 | Albany River Rats | AHL | 77 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 311 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
2010–11 | Charlotte Checkers
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AHL | 76 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 229 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 32 | ||
2011–12 | Hamilton Bulldogs | AHL | 74 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 268 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2012–13 | Adirondack Phantoms | AHL | 36 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 202 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2013–14 | Adirondack Phantoms | AHL | 38 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 231 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2014–15 | Braehead Clan
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EIHL | 44 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 304 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | ||
2015–16 | Sheffield Steelers | EIHL | 48 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 197 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2016–17 | Sheffield Steelers | EIHL | 47 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 197 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
2017–18 | Sheffield Steelers | EIHL | 37 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 181 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | ||
2018–19 | Glasgow Clan | EIHL | 56 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 178 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
2019–20 | Glasgow Clan | EIHL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
AHL totals | 447 | 11 | 38 | 49 | 1741 | 31 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 60 | ||||
NHL totals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
EIHL totals | 236 | 11 | 53 | 64 | 1057 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 24 |
See also
References
- ^ a b c d "Zack Fitzgerald's AHL Player Profile". theAHL.com. Retrieved March 26, 2010.
- ^ a b "More than just a fighter". Derek Jory - Canucks.com. Retrieved March 26, 2010.
- ^ "Zack Fitzgerald's LOH Profile". Legends of Hockey.com. Retrieved March 26, 2010.
- ^ a b "Zack Fitzgerald's SB Nation Profile". SB Nation .com. Retrieved March 26, 2010.
- ^ "2009-10 AHL League Leaders". Hockey DB.com. Retrieved June 28, 2010.
- ^ a b "Bulldogs Sign Defenseman Zack Fitzgerald to One-Year Contract". American Hockey League. September 9, 2011. Retrieved September 9, 2011.
- ^ "2010-11 AHL League Leaders". Internet Hockey Database. Retrieved September 9, 2011.
- ^ "Phantoms and Flyers Sign Five". Adirondack Phantoms. July 3, 2012. Archived from the original on July 5, 2013. Retrieved July 3, 2012.
- Braehead Clan. July 14, 2014. Retrieved July 14, 2014.
- ^ "Fitzgerald becomes Glasgow Clan coach". BBC Sport.
- ^ "NEWS: Clan part company with Fitzgerald | Glasgow Clan Ice Hockey Club". April 8, 2020.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database