Zach Sawchenko

Zachary Sawchenko (born December 30, 1997) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player who is a goaltender for the Carolina Hurricanes of the National Hockey League (NHL).

Playing career Sawchenko was signed as an undrafted free agent to a three-year, entry-level contract with the Sharks on April 12, 2021 and made his NHL debut on January 2, 2022, in an 8–5 loss to the Pittsburgh Penguins.

As a free agent, Sawchenko was signed to a one-year, two-way contract with the Carolina Hurricanes on July 14, 2022.

After a lone season within the Hurricanes organization, Sawchenko was signed as a free agent to a one-year, two-way contract with the Vancouver Canucks on July 1, 2023.

Following his season with Vancouver's organization, Sawchenko signed a one-year, two-way contract with the Columbus Blue Jackets for the season on July 7, 2024.

After two seasons within the Blue Jackets organization, Sawchenko was signed for the season to a one-year, two-way contract with the Carolina Hurricanes on July 4, 2026.

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular seasonPlayoffs Season Team League GP W L OT MIN GA SO GAA SV% GP W L MIN GA SO GAA SV% 2012–13 Notre Dame Argos SMAAAHL 27 — — — — — — 3.42 .896 3 — — — — — 5.41 .806 2013–14 Moose Jaw Warriors WHL 26 9 13 1 1257 76 0 3.63 .885 — — — — — — — — 2014–15 Moose Jaw Warriors WHL 49 21 22 2 2745 152 4 3.32 .896 — — — — — — — — 2015–16 Moose Jaw Warriors WHL 51 28 16 6 3019 153 2 3.04 .916 10 5 5 567 31 2 3.28 .911 2016–17 Moose Jaw Warriors WHL 51 30 14 1 2985 139 3 2.79 .917 7 3 4 414 17 0 2.46 .923 2017–18 University of Alberta USports 15 12 2 0 819 29 0 2.12 .911 1 0 0 60 1 0 1.00 .966 2018–19 University of Alberta USports 19 16 2 1 1151 28 5 1.46 .926 5 4 1 — — 2 1.61 .927 2019–20 Allen Americans ECHL 13 8 2 3 792 31 2 2.35 .930 — — — — — — — — 2019–20 San Jose Barracuda AHL 13 6 4 2 753 36 1 2.87 .911 — — — — — — — — 2020–21 Allen Americans ECHL 7 5 2 0 423 18 0 2.55 .926 — — — — — — — — 2020–21 San Jose Barracuda AHL 5 1 3 0 255 11 0 2.59 .914 — — — — — — — — 2021–22 San Jose Barracuda AHL 14 4 10 0 700 47 0 4.03 .877 — — — — — — — — 2021–22 San Jose Sharks NHL 7 1 2 1 269 15 0 3.35 .901 — — — — — — — — 2022–23 Chicago Wolves AHL 41 17 18 3 2306 119 1 3.10 .895 — — — — — — — — 2023–24 Abbotsford Canucks AHL 6 4 1 0 283 10 0 2.12 .924 6 2 4 364 18 0 2.96 .898 2024–25 Cleveland Monsters AHL 27 10 11 5 1521 76 1 3.00 .900 — — — — — — — — 2025–26 Cleveland Monsters AHL 29 14 10 3 1613 82 0 3.05 .880 8 5 3 536 18 1 2.01 .914NHL totals 7 1 2 1 269 15 0 3.35 .901 — — — — — — — —

International Year Team Event Result GP W L T MIN GA SO GAA SV% 2014 Canada Pacific U17 5 4 1 0 300 12 0 2.40 .929 2014 Canada IH18 4 — — — — — — 2.25 .910 2015 Canada U18 5 4 1 0 283 17 0 3.61 .898Junior totals 14 8 2 0 583 29 0 2.98 .914