| Zach Budish | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
(1991-05-09) May 9, 1991 (age 33) Edina, Minnesota, U.S. | ||
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) | ||
| Weight | 220 lb (100 kg; 15 st 10 lb) | ||
| Position | Right Wing/Center | ||
| Shoots | Right | ||
| Liiga team Former teams |
TPS Milwaukee Admirals Jukurit | ||
| NHL draft |
41st overall, 2009 Nashville Predators | ||
| Playing career | 2013–present | ||
Zach Budish (born May 9, 1991) is an American professional ice hockey forward, currently playing with the Västerviks IK of the HockeyAllsvenskan (Allsv).
Playing career
Budish was drafted 41st overall by the Nashville Predators in the 2009 NHL Entry Draft. Following his draft selection he spent five years with the University of Minnesota before joining the Predators on an entry-level contract on April 3, 2013. He would spend the next three seasons with the Predators' affiliated teams, the Milwaukee Admirals of the American Hockey League and the Cincinnati Cyclones of the ECHL.
On August 31, 2016, Budish signed for Finnish Liiga team Mikkelin Jukurit. On February 12, 2018, he signed for TPS of Liiga.
Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2006–07 | Edina High | USHS | 31 | 22 | 25 | 47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Edina High | USHS | 30 | 26 | 37 | 63 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | Team Southwest | USHS | 15 | 14 | 13 | 27 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | U. of Minnesota | WCHA | 39 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 45 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | U. of Minnesota | WCHA | 7 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | U. of Minnesota | WCHA | 43 | 12 | 23 | 35 | 43 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | U. of Minnesota | WCHA | 40 | 14 | 22 | 36 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | Milwaukee Admirals | AHL | 9 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2013–14 | Milwaukee Admirals | AHL | 41 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | Cincinnati Cyclones | ECHL | 16 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 24 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 12 | ||
| 2014–15 | Milwaukee Admirals | AHL | 43 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | Cincinnati Cyclones | ECHL | 30 | 8 | 15 | 23 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | Cincinnati Cyclones | ECHL | 69 | 24 | 34 | 58 | 26 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | ||
| 2015–16 | Milwaukee Admirals | ECHL | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2016–17 | Jukurit | Liiga | 60 | 15 | 23 | 38 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2017–18 | Jukurit | Liiga | 49 | 15 | 17 | 32 | 57 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2017–18 | TPS | Liiga | 8 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | ||
| 2018–19 | TPS | Liiga | 59 | 20 | 18 | 38 | 95 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||
| Liiga totals | 176 | 55 | 60 | 115 | 182 | 16 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 12 | ||||
Awards and honors
| Award | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| College | ||
| WCHA All-Academic Team | 2011, 2012, 2013 | |
References
- Nashville Predators Draft History at hockeydb.com
- Nashville Predators Sign 2009 Second Round Pick Zach Budish
- Mikkelin Jukurit strengthened by American attacker (in Finnish)
- ZACH BUDISH LOPPUKAUDEKSI TURKUUN (in Finnish)
- "Elite Prospects - Hockey Awards".
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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- 1991 births
- Living people
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- American men's ice hockey right wingers
- Cincinnati Cyclones (ECHL) players
- Mikkelin Jukurit players
- Milwaukee Admirals players
- Minnesota Golden Gophers men's ice hockey players
- Nashville Predators draft picks
- HC TPS players
- Edina High School alumni
- 21st-century American sportsmen
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