| Zach Sill | |||
|---|---|---|---|
_by_Sandro_Halank%25E2%2580%2593023.jpg) Sill in 2023 | |||
| Born | (1988-05-24)May 24, 1988 (age 36) Truro, Nova Scotia, Canada | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||
| Weight | 202 lb (92 kg; 14 st 6 lb) | ||
| Position | Centre | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| ICEHL team Former teams | HC Pustertal Wölfe Pittsburgh Penguins Toronto Maple Leafs Washington Capitals HC Sparta Praha Kölner Haie | ||
| NHL draft | Undrafted | ||
| Playing career | 2009–present | ||
Zach Sill (born May 24, 1988) is aCanadian professionalice hockeycentreman who is currently playing forHC Pustertal Wölfe of theICE Hockey League (ICEHL). In North America, he most recently played for theHershey Bears in theAmerican Hockey League (AHL) while under contract to theWashington Capitals of theNational Hockey League (NHL).
Sill was drafted by theQuebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL)'sMoncton Wildcats in the 2005 junior draft, but opted to keep hisNCAA eligibility and not immediately play major junior hockey for Moncton. He had an impressive 2005–06 season with theTruro Bearcats of theMJAHL. He began the 2006–07 season with theUniversity 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 the2008–09 season before beginning his professional career in thePittsburgh Penguins organization.[1]
On May 16, 2011, thePittsburgh Penguins announced that they had signed Sill to a two-year contract.[2]
Sill made his NHL debut on November 16, 2013, skating 9:10 of ice time with the Penguins in a 4–1 loss to theNew Jersey Devils at thePrudential Center.[3]
In the following season,2014–15, Sill, after 47 career NHL games without recording a point, produced his first point, an assist, on aMarcel Goc goal on January 13, 2015, against theMinnesota Wild. On January 21, in Sill's 52nd career NHL game, he scored his first NHL goal againstCorey Crawford of theChicago Blackhawks.[4]
On February 25, 2015, Sill was traded to theToronto Maple Leafs, along with Pittsburgh's fourth-round draft pick in2015 and their second-round pick in2016, in exchange for forwardDaniel Winnik.[5] 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 theWashington Capitals.[6] He was subsequently resigned to a two-year, two way deal on June 30, 2016. In a game against theBoston Bruins on January 5, 2016, Sill boarded Bruins defencemanAdam McQuaid and was suspended two games.[7]
After completing his third season within the Washington Capitals organization playing with AHL affiliate, theHershey Bears, Sill left North America as a free agent after nine professional season, and on August 13, 2018, agreed to a one-year contract withSparta Praha of theCzech Extraliga (ELH).[8] 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.[9]
Continuing his career in Europe, Sill agreed to a one-year contract with German outfit,Kölner Haie of theDeutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL), on July 8, 2019.[10]
Remaining with the Sharks for four years, Sill left following the2022–23 season and continued his European career by moving to neighbouring league the ICEHL, in joining Italian based HC Pustertal Wölfe on April 25, 2023.[11]
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2004–05 | Truro Bearcats | MJAHL | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | Truro Bearcats | MJAHL | 48 | 12 | 8 | 20 | 68 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | U. of Maine | HE | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Truro Bearcats | MJAHL | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Moncton Wildcats | QMJHL | 66 | 18 | 8 | 26 | 95 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | Moncton Wildcats | QMJHL | 58 | 9 | 15 | 24 | 78 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 10 | ||
| 2009–10 | Wheeling Nailers | ECHL | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins | AHL | 54 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 48 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2010–11 | Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins | AHL | 80 | 11 | 19 | 30 | 85 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | ||
| 2011–12 | Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins | AHL | 68 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 40 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2012–13 | Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins | AHL | 57 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 108 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | ||
| 2013–14 | Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins | AHL | 18 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 34 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 18 | ||
| 2013–14 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 42 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 60 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 21 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 63 | 9 | 13 | 22 | 49 | 21 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 26 | ||
| 2016–17 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 67 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 30 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| 2017–18 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 76 | 7 | 15 | 22 | 60 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2018–19 | HC Sparta Praha | ELH | 48 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 64 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2019–20 | Kölner Haie | DEL | 52 | 11 | 15 | 26 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2020–21 | Kölner Haie | DEL | 36 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2021–22 | Kölner Haie | DEL | 44 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 2022–23 | Kölner Haie | DEL | 47 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 44 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| NHL totals | 93 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 98 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| Award | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| MJAHL | ||
| Playoff MVP | 2007 | |
| QMJHL | ||
| Hardest hitter | 2009 | |
| Best defensive forward | 2009 | |
| Hardest worker | 2009 | |