#16
Position: Forward
Height: 5-11
Weight: 180
Birthdate: 1/16/92
Hometown: Las Vegas, Nev.
2010-11 Team: Univ. of Denver (WCHA)
USA HOCKEY:
2010:
• Participated in the USA Hockey National Junior Evaluation Camp, scoring once in six games against teams from Finland, Sweden and the U.S.
• Member of the U.S. Men’s National Under-18 Team that captured the gold medal at the 2010 International Ice Hockey Federation World Men’s U18 Championship in Minsk and Bobruisk, Belarus
o Finished second on the team with four goals and fourth on the squad with seven points
o Along with teammate, Jack Campbell, became the first American man to earn three gold medals at IIHF World Championship events
• Finished second on the U.S. National Under-18 Team with six points (2-4) in five games at the 2010 Under-18 Six Nations Cup in Minsk and Bobruisk, Belarus
• Youngest member of the U.S Men’s National Junior Team that won the gold medal at the 2010 IIHF World Junior Championship in Regina and Saskatoon, Sask.
2009:
• Logged a goal and an assist at the 2009 Under-18 Four Nations Cup in Pori, Finland with the U.S. National Under-18 Team
• Member of the U.S. Men’s National Under-18 Team that captured the gold medal at the 2009 IIHF World Men’s U18 Championship in Fargo, N.D., and Moorhead, Minn.
• Had a goal and an assist in three games with the U.S. National Under-17 Team at the 2009 Vlad Dzurilla Under-18 Tournament in Piestany, Slovakia
• Notched four goals and three assists in six games with the U.S. National Under-17 Team at the 2009 World Under-17 Hockey Challenge in Port Alberni, B.C.
o Named Team USA’s Player of the Game three times
2008:
• Led the U.S. National Under-17 Team with three goals and added an assist in three games at the 2008 Under-17 Four Nations Cup in Monthey, Switzerland
COLLEGE HOCKEY:
2010-11:
• Led all freshmen and ranked second at the University of Denver of the Western Collegiate Hockey Association with 12 goals and 18 points in 18 games through Dec. 6
USA HOCKEY - NTDP:
2009-10:
• Member of the U.S. National Under-18 Team, part of USA Hockey’s National Team Development Program, that competed in the United States Hockey League and against Division I and Division III college opponents and international teams
• Tied for the team lead with 29 goals and ranked fifth on the squad with 53 points
• First-ever Nevada native to play for USA Hockey’s NTDP
2008-09:
• Split time between the U.S. National Under-18 and Under-17 Teams, part of USA Hockey’s NTDP, that competed in the North American Hockey League and against NCAA Division I and Division III teams and international opponents
ADDITIONAL NOTES:
• Son of Scott and Natalie Zucker
• Selected in the second round (59th overall) of the 2010 NHL Entry Draft by the Minnesota Wild
o Became first-ever Nevada native drafted into the NHL
• Continues to enjoy playing inline hockey
• Played Midget hockey for Detroit Compuware in 2007-08
PLAYER FEATURES:
• DU’s Zucker a real American prodigy
• Zucker earns back-to-back Rookie Honors
• Minnesota Wild Feature: Family Man-er-Kid
• Wild second-round pick Jason Zucker
• Las Vegas’ Zucker among Americans taking center stage at NHL draft
Date | Opponent | G | A | PTS | PIM |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
12/19 | RPI (ex) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
12/23 | Norway (ex) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
12/26 | Finland | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
12/28 | Slovakia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1/3 | Canada (Semis) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1/5 | Sweden (Bronze) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
WJC TOTALS | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Year | Event | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2011 | World Junior Championship | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
2010 | World U18 Championship | 7 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 2 |
2010 | World Junior Championship | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
2009 | World U18 Championship | 7 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0 |
TEAM USA TOTALS | 25 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 4 |
Season | Team | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2010-11 | Univ. of Denver (WCHA) | 20 | 14 | 7 | 21 | 26 |
2009-10 | U.S. National U18 Team* | 60 | 29 | 24 | 53 | 47 |
2008-09 | U.S. National U18 Team* | 16 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 8 |
U.S. National U17 Team* | 48 | 19 | 11 | 30 | 53 | |
NTDP TOTALS | 124 | 50 | 41 | 91 | 108 |
*part of USA Hockey's National Team Development Program