Zach Budish

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