Zack Phillips (born October 28, 1992) is a Canadian professional ice hockey centre. He is currently playing for the British Elite Ice Hockey League (EIHL) side, Manchester Storm.
| Zack Phillips | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Phillips with the Minnesota Wild in 2011 | |||
| Born |
October 28, 1992 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 | ||
Phillips was most recently with German Oberliga side Starbulls Rosenheim, and prior to that iced in Poland for JKH GKS Jastrzębie and TH Unia Oświęcim.
Playing career
editPhillips played his junior hockey for the Saint John Sea Dogs of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. He was selected 28th overall in the 2011 NHL Entry Draft by the Minnesota Wild.
On December 19, 2011, the Minnesota Wild signed Phillips to a three-year entry-level contract.[1]
In the 2014–15 season, on March 2, 2015, the Wild traded Phillips, while with AHL affiliate the Iowa Wild, to the Boston Bruins in exchange for Jared Knight. He was assigned to Boston's AHL affiliate the Providence Bruins.[2]
In the following 2015–16 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 the St. 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 for EIHL side, the Nottingham Panthers on July 3, 2017.[6] He then continued his journeyman career with Hungarian club, Fehérvár AV19, competing in the Austrian Hockey League (EBEL) for the 2018–19 season.
Having played three seasons abroad in Europe, Phillips returned to North America prior to the 2019–20 season, agreeing to a contract with the Toledo 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 the Worcester 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 with Polska Hokej Liga side JKH GKS Jastrzębie.[9] In 2021, Phillips remained in Poland to sign for TH Unia Oświęcim, before leaving mid-season to join German club Starbulls Rosenheim.
In July 2022, Phillips agreed terms to return to the EIHL for the 2022–23 season - signing a one-year deal with the Fife Flyers.[10]
In the summer of 2023, Phillips returned to Germany to sign for Füchse Duisburg. But in December 2023, he headed back to the EIHL for a third time to sign for Manchester Storm.[11]
Career statistics
edit| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||||
References
edit- ^ Glen Andresen (December 19, 2011). "Wild signs Phillips to Contract". Minnesota Wild. Retrieved December 23, 2017.
- ^ "Bruins acquire Phillips from Wild for Knight". National Hockey League. March 2, 2015. Retrieved December 23, 2017.
- ^ "Gladiators assigned Zack Phillips from Providence". Atlanta Gladiators. February 18, 2016. Archived from the original on February 25, 2016. Retrieved February 18, 2016.
- ^ Steven McNeil (March 4, 2016). "St. Louis Blues acquire Zack Phillips from Boston Bruins". bleedinblue.com. Retrieved December 23, 2017.
- ^ "Här är Taifs första center" [TAIF signs first center] (in Swedish). Tingsryds AIF. June 1, 2016. Retrieved December 23, 2017.
- ^ "Panthers sign forward Zack Phillips". Elite Ice Hockey League. July 3, 2017. Retrieved December 23, 2017.
- ^ Toledo Walleye (August 7, 2019). "Zack Phillips joins the ranks". Twitter. Retrieved August 7, 2019.
- ^ "Admirals acquire former 1st-round pick Phillips from Worcester". Norfolk Admirals. December 2, 2019. Retrieved December 2, 2019.
- ^ "Zack, welcome to Jastrzębie!". Jkh.pl.
- ^ "Zack Phillips returns to Elite League and joins Fife. Fife Flyers have signed 29-year-old Zack Phillips as he returns to the Elite Ice Hockey League for season 2022/23". Twitter.com. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
- ^ "Storm bring in firepower by adding Phillips to roster". ManchesterStorm.com. Retrieved January 5, 2024.
External links
edit- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database