| Zack Phillips | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Phillips with theMinnesota Wild in 2011 | |||
| Born | (1992-10-28)October 28, 1992 (age 32) Fredericton,New Brunswick, Canada | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | ||
| Weight | 181 lb (82 kg; 12 st 13 lb) | ||
| Position | Centre | ||
| Shoots | Right | ||
| EIHL team Former teams | Manchester Storm Houston Aeros Iowa Wild Providence Bruins Chicago Wolves Tingsryds AIF Nottingham Panthers Fehérvár AV19 HK Dukla Michalovce JKH GKS Jastrzębie TH Unia Oświęcim Starbulls Rosenheim Fife Flyers Füchse Duisburg | ||
| NHL draft | 28th overall,2011 Minnesota Wild | ||
| Playing career | 2012–present | ||
Zack Phillips (born October 28, 1992) is aCanadian professionalice hockeycentre. He is currently playing for the BritishElite Ice Hockey League (EIHL) side,Manchester Storm.
Phillips was most recently with GermanOberliga sideStarbulls Rosenheim, and prior to that iced in Poland forJKH GKS Jastrzębie andTH Unia Oświęcim.
Phillips played his junior hockey for theSaint John Sea Dogs of theQuebec Major Junior Hockey League. He was selected 28th overall in the2011 NHL Entry Draft by theMinnesota Wild.
On December 19, 2011, the Minnesota Wild signed Phillips to a three-year entry-level contract.[1]
In the2014–15 season, on March 2, 2015, the Wild traded Phillips, while with AHL affiliate theIowa Wild, to theBoston Bruins in exchange for Jared Knight. He was assigned to Boston's AHL affiliate theProvidence Bruins.[2]
In the following2015–16 season, Phillips was unable to keep his initial scoring pace with the Providence Bruins and was assigned to ECHL affiliate, the Atlanta Gladiators.[3] After 5 games with the Gladiators, Phillips was traded by the Bruins to theSt. Louis Blues in exchange for future considerations on March 4, 2016.[4]
At the conclusion of his NHL contract, Phillips chose to continue his professional career in Sweden, agreeing to a one-year deal Tingsryds AIF of the Allsvenskan on June 1, 2016.[5]
After a spell in Sweden, Phillips moved to the UK to sign forEIHL side, theNottingham Panthers on July 3, 2017.[6] He then continued his journeyman career with Hungarian club,Fehérvár AV19, competing in theAustrian Hockey League (EBEL) for the2018–19 season.
Having played three seasons abroad in Europe, Phillips returned to North America prior to the2019–20 season, agreeing to a contract with theToledo Walleye of the ECHL on August 7, 2019.[7] Phillips made 12 appearances with the Walleye, registering just 3 points, before he was released on November 25, 2019. He joined theWorcester Railers, making 2 appearances before he was traded to join his third ECHL club for the season with the Norfolk Admirals on December 2, 2019.[8] He registered a further 5 points in 17 games with the Admirals before leaving the ECHL to sign with Slovak club,HK Dukla Michalovce, for the remainder of the season.
In September 2020, Phillips signed withPolska Hokej Liga sideJKH GKS Jastrzębie.[9] In 2021, Phillips remained in Poland to sign forTH Unia Oświęcim, before leaving mid-season to join German clubStarbulls Rosenheim.
In July 2022, Phillips agreed terms to return to the EIHL for the 2022–23 season - signing a one-year deal with theFife Flyers.[10]
In the summer of 2023, Phillips returned to Germany to sign forFüchse Duisburg. But in December 2023, he headed back to the EIHL for a third time to sign forManchester Storm.[11]
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2008–09 | Lawrence Academy | HS-Prep | 30 | 19 | 29 | 48 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Saint John Sea Dogs | QMJHL | 65 | 16 | 28 | 44 | 31 | 21 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | ||
| 2010–11 | Saint John Sea Dogs | QMJHL | 67 | 38 | 57 | 95 | 16 | 17 | 9 | 15 | 24 | 8 | ||
| 2011–12 | Saint John Sea Dogs | QMJHL | 60 | 30 | 50 | 80 | 32 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 2 | ||
| 2012–13 | Houston Aeros | AHL | 71 | 8 | 19 | 27 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 2013–14 | Iowa Wild | AHL | 76 | 12 | 21 | 33 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | Iowa Wild | AHL | 49 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | Providence Bruins | AHL | 16 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 2015–16 | Providence Bruins | AHL | 39 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | Atlanta Gladiators | ECHL | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | Chicago Wolves | AHL | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | Kalamazoo Wings | ECHL | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2016–17 | Tingsryds AIF | Allsv | 50 | 11 | 17 | 28 | 24 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2017–18 | Nottingham Panthers | EIHL | 56 | 15 | 31 | 46 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2018–19 | Fehérvár AV19 | EBEL | 52 | 10 | 20 | 30 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2019–20 | Toledo Walleye | ECHL | 12 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2019–20 | Worcester Railers | ECHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2019–20 | Norfolk Admirals | ECHL | 17 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2019–20 | HK Dukla Michalovce | Slovak | 12 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2020–21 | JKH GKS Jastrzębie | Polska Hokej Liga | 35 | 17 | 25 | 42 | 12 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 2 | ||
| 2021–22 | TH Unia Oświęcim | Polska Hokej Liga | 9 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2021–22 | Starbulls Rosenheim | Oberliga | 34 | 22 | 17 | 39 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 8 | ||
| 2022–23 | Fife Flyers | EIHL | 53 | 19 | 26 | 45 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2023–24 | Füchse Duisburg | Oberliga | 24 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2023–24 | Manchester Storm | EIHL | 36 | 10 | 11 | 21 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| AHL totals | 260 | 35 | 65 | 100 | 54 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||||
| Awards and achievements | ||
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| Preceded by | Minnesota Wild first round draft pick 2011 | Succeeded by |