Jonathan Zion

Jonathan Zion (born May 21, 1981) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman.

Playing career Zion played junior hockey with the Ottawa 67's of the OHL from 1997-2002 and was a member of the 1999 Memorial Cup Champions. He was drafted in the fourth round, 110th overall, by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 1999 NHL Entry Draft.

Professionally, Zion played in the AHL teams Cincinnati Mighty Ducks, Portland Pirates, Manchester Monarchs, Syracuse Crunch, Utah Grizzlies and Iowa Stars and the ECHL teams Richmond Renegades, Reading Royals, Greenville Grrrowl and Idaho Steelheads. He also represented several European teams, including HIFK of the Finnish SM-liiga and the Sheffield Steelers and Nottingham Panthers of the British Elite Ice Hockey League.

Zion joined the Allen Americans midway through the 2013-14 season, helping them claim their second Ray Davis Cup championship before retiring.

Career statistics Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1996-97 Nepean Raiders CJHL 47 8 26 34 14 — — — — — 1997–98 Ottawa 67's OHL 53 4 19 23 20 14 3 13 16 2 1998–99 Ottawa 67's OHL 60 8 33 41 10 9 2 3 5 8 1999–00 Ottawa 67's OHL 66 7 52 59 16 11 3 10 13 8 2000–01 Ottawa 67's OHL 59 22 51 73 38 20 3 19 22 18 2001–02 Ottawa 67's OHL 52 16 31 47 60 13 0 7 7 5 2002–03 Richmond Renegades ECHL 58 14 38 52 46 — — — — — 2002–03 Cincinnati Mighty Ducks AHL 12 2 1 3 20 — — — — — 2002–03 Portland Pirates AHL 6 0 0 0 4 — — — — — 2003–04 Reading Royals ECHL 29 6 22 28 12 — — — — — 2003–04 Manchester Monarchs AHL 8 0 2 2 6 — — — — — 2003–04 Greenville Grrrowl ECHL 7 2 1 3 2 — — — — — 2003–04 Syracuse Crunch AHL 11 0 0 0 4 — — — — — 2004–05 Utah Grizzlies AHL 2 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 2004–05 Idaho Steelheads ECHL 65 7 30 37 54 4 0 1 1 4 2005–06 Idaho Steelheads ECHL 25 10 19 29 50 — — — — — 2005–06 Iowa Stars AHL 5 0 0 0 6 — — — — — 2005–06 HIFK Liiga 17 1 2 3 28 12 3 3 6 10 2006–07 Vienna Capitals EBEL 28 2 10 12 32 — — — — — 2007–08 EfB Ishockey Denmark 30 15 20 35 66 — — — — — 2008–09 Stavanger Oilers Norway 40 12 20 32 44 — — — — — 2009–10 IK Oskarshamn Allsvenskan 15 3 2 5 18 — — — — — 2009–10 Sheffield Steelers EIHL 23 8 17 25 6 2 1 2 3 0 2010–11 Nottingham Panthers EIHL 32 9 22 31 22 — — — — — 2010–11 Allen Americans CHL 22 6 14 20 18 13 3 8 11 10 2011–12 Chicago Express ECHL 40 10 15 25 29 — — — — — 2012–13 GKS Tychy Poland 14 1 1 2 12 12 7 8 15 4 2013–14 Tilburg Trappers Netherlands 2 0 2 2 2 — — — — — 2013–14 Allen Americans CHL 13 4 9 13 6 14 1 10 11 13 AHL totals 44 2 3 5 40 — — — — — ECHL totals 224 49 125 174 193 4 0 1 1 4