About Zach Sill
Born 1988. Zach Sill is a Canadian ice hockey player.
Zach Sill (born May 24, 1988) is a Canadian professional ice hockey centreman who is currently playing for HC Pustertal WΓΆlfe of the ICE Hockey League (ICEHL). In North America, he most recently played for the Hershey Bears in the American Hockey League (AHL) while under contract to the Washington Capitals of the National Hockey League (NHL).
Playing career
Collegiate/junior Sill was drafted by the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL)'s Moncton Wildcats in the 2005 junior draft, but opted to keep his NCAA eligibility and not immediately play major junior hockey for Moncton. He had an impressive 2005β06 season with the Truro Bearcats of the MJAHL. He began the 2006β07 season with the University of Maine, but parted ways early in 2007 after playing in just six games with the Black Bears. Sill then went back to the Bearcats for six games before going on to win playoff MVP and lead the Bearcats to the Fred Page Cup championship.
The following season, Sill started began his major junior career with the Moncton Wildcats, scoring 27 goals and 23 assists over two seasons. He was named Best Defensive Forward, among other honours, in the 2008β09 season before beginning his professional career in the Pittsburgh Penguins organization.
Professional On May 16, 2011, the Pittsburgh Penguins announced that they had signed Sill to a two-year contract.
Sill made his NHL debut on November 16, 2013, skating 9:10 of ice time with the Penguins in a 4β1 loss to the New Jersey Devils at the Prudential Center.
In the following season, 2014β15, Sill, after 47 career NHL games without recording a point, produced his first point, an assist, on a Marcel Goc goal on January 13, 2015, against the Minnesota Wild. On January 21, in Sill's 52nd career NHL game, he scored his first NHL goal against Corey Crawford of the Chicago Blackhawks.
On February 25, 2015, Sill was traded to the Toronto Maple Leafs, along with Pittsburgh's fourth-round draft pick in 2015 and their second-round pick in 2016, in exchange for forward Daniel Winnik. Sill finished the regular season with Toronto, playing in 21 games and registering one assist.
Sill was not resigned by the Leafs and on July 15, 2015, signed a one-year, two-way contract with the Washington Capitals. He was subsequently resigned to a two-year, two way deal on June 30, 2016. In a game against the Boston Bruins on January 5, 2016, Sill boarded Bruins defenceman Adam McQuaid and was suspended two games.
After completing his third season within the Washington Capitals organization playing with AHL affiliate, the Hershey Bears, Sill left North America as a free agent after nine professional season, and on August 13, 2018, agreed to a one-year contract with Sparta Praha of the Czech Extraliga (ELH). In his lone season with Sparta Praha, Sill contributed with 11 points in 48 games in a bottom six forward role. On June 27, 2019, Sill left Prague as a free agent.
Continuing his career in Europe, Sill agreed to a one-year contract with German outfit, KΓΆlner Haie of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL), on July 8, 2019.
Remaining with the Sharks for four years, Sill left following the 2022β23 season and continued his European career by moving to neighbouring league the ICEHL, in joining Italian based HC Pustertal WΓΆlfe on April 25, 2023.
Career statistics With the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins during the 2012 Calder Cup playoffs. Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 2004β05 Truro Bearcats MJAHL 1 1 0 0 0 β β β β β 2005β06 Truro Bearcats MJAHL 48 12 8 20 68 β β β β β 2006β07 U. of Maine HE 6 1 1 2 2 β β β β β 2006β07 Truro Bearcats MJAHL 6 1 0 1 18 β β β β β 2007β08 Moncton Wildcats QMJHL 66 18 8 26 95 β β β β β 2008β09 Moncton Wildcats QMJHL 58 9 15 24 78 10 4 1 5 10 2009β10 Wheeling Nailers ECHL 6 1 2 3 15 β β β β β 2009β10 Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins AHL 54 5 6 11 48 4 0 0 0 2 2010β11 Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins AHL 80 11 19 30 85 12 1 2 3 6 2011β12 Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins AHL 68 10 7 17 40 12 3 1 4 0 2012β13 Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins AHL 57 4 5 9 108 15 2 2 4 6 2013β14 Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins AHL 18 3 3 6 34 17 1 2 3 18 2013β14 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 20 0 0 0 12 β β β β β 2014β15 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 42 1 2 3 60 β β β β β 2014β15 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 21 0 1 1 24 β β β β β 2015β16 Washington Capitals NHL 10 1 0 1 2 β β β β β 2015β16 Hershey Bears AHL 63 9 13 22 49 21 6 4 10 26 2016β17 Hershey Bears AHL 67 7 9 16 30 12 0 0 0 12 2017β18 Hershey Bears AHL 76 7 15 22 60 β β β β β 2018β19 HC Sparta Praha ELH 48 2 9 11 64 4 0 0 0 2 2019β20 KΓΆlner Haie DEL 52 11 15 26 36 β β β β β 2020β21 KΓΆlner Haie DEL 36 2 9 11 28 β β β β β 2021β22 KΓΆlner Haie DEL 44 3 7 10 18 5 0 1 1 2 2022β23 KΓΆlner Haie DEL 47 3 9 12 44 6 0 1 1 0 NHL totals 93 2 3 5 98 β β β β β
Awards and honors Award YearMJAHL Playoff MVP 2007QMJHL Hardest hitter 2009 Best defensive forward 2009 Hardest worker 2009
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Canadian ice hockey player
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Zach Sill was born on 24 May 1988 in Truro.
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