Zach Dean (ice hockey)

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Zach Dean
Born (2003-01-04) January 4, 2003 (age 21)
Grande Prairie, Alberta, Canada
Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight 176 lb (80 kg; 12 st 8 lb)
Position Centre
Shoots Left
NHL team (P)
Cur. team		 St. Louis Blues
Springfield Thunderbirds (AHL)
NHL Draft 30th overall, 2021
Vegas Golden Knights
Playing career 2023–present

Zachary Dean (born January 4, 2003) is a Canadian professional ice hockey centre for the Springfield Thunderbirds of the American Hockey League (AHL) as a prospect to the St. Louis Blues of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was drafted in the first round, 30th overall, by the Vegas Golden Knights in the 2021 NHL Entry Draft.

Playing career[edit]

Dean played minor ice hockey in Mount Pearl, Newfoundland and Labrador.[citation needed] On August 19, 2019, signed with the Gatineau Olympiques of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL).[1] During the 2019–20 season he was named to the QMJHL All-Rookie Team. Dean was selected by the Vegas Golden Knights with the 30th overall pick in the 2021 NHL Entry Draft, and signed a three-year, entry-level contract on December 2, 2021.[2] While playing with the Olympiques in the 2022–23 season, Dean was traded by the Golden Knights to the St. Louis Blues in exchange for Ivan Barbashev on February 26, 2023.[3]

During the 2022–23 season of the QMJHL, Dean was a finalist for the Guy Carbonneau Trophy as defensive forward of the year.[4]

International play[edit]

Medal record
Representing  Canada
Ice hockey
World Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2023 Canada

Dean appeared for the Canada Black team at the 2019 World U-17 Hockey Challenge, recording five points in seven games.

On December 12, 2022, Dean was named to Team Canada to compete at the 2023 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships. During the tournament he recorded one goal and two assists in seven games and won a gold medal.[5]

Career statistics[edit]

Regular season and playoffs[edit]

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2019–20 Gatineau Olympiques QMJHL 57 18 28 46 22 — — — — —
2020–21 Gatineau Olympiques QMJHL 23 10 10 20 20 4 1 1 2 2
2021–22 Gatineau Olympiques QMJHL 47 21 31 52 50 7 2 5 7 6
2022–23 Gatineau Olympiques QMJHL 50 33 37 70 53 13 10 16 26 10
2023–24 Springfield Thunderbirds AHL 49 9 5 14 24 — — — — —
2023–24 St. Louis Blues NHL 9 0 0 0 6 — — — — —
NHL totals 9 0 0 0 6 — — — — —

International[edit]

Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
2019 Canada Black U17 8th 5 3 4 7 0
2023 Canada WJC 1st place, gold medalist(s) 7 1 2 3 33
Junior totals 12 4 6 10 33

Awards and honours[edit]

Award Year
QMJHL
All-Rookie Team 2020

References[edit]

  1. ^ @OlympiquesGAT (August 19, 2019). "En rappel, à la suite du match de dimanche, les Olympiques ont confirmé que @zachdean1414 s'est taillé un poste avec l'équipe en vue de la prochaine saison!" (Tweet) (in Canadian French). Retrieved February 27, 2023 – via Twitter.
  2. ^ "Vegas Golden Knights Sign Forward Zach Dean To Entry-Level Contract". National Hockey League. December 2, 2021. Retrieved August 22, 2022.
  3. ^ "Blues acquire Dean from Vegas for Barbashev". St. Louis Blues. February 26, 2023. Retrieved February 26, 2023.
  4. ^ "A Remparts forward wins the Guy-Carbonneau Trophy". QMJHL. April 21, 2023. Retrieved April 21, 2023.
  5. ^ Kimelman, Adam (December 12, 2022). "2023 World Junior Championship rosters". NHL.com. Retrieved December 12, 2022.

External links[edit]

Awards and achievements
Preceded by Vegas Golden Knights first round draft pick
2021 		Succeeded by
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