PLAYERS – SAWCHENKO

#36 — ZACH SAWCHENKO

CAREER STATS/EXTENDED SEASON SUMMARIES

Won a gold medal with Canada at the 2014 Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament and won bronze a the 2015 IIHF Under-18 World Championship… Also represented Canada Pacific at the 2014 World Under-17 Hockey Challenge, earning a silver medal… Selected to the USports West Second All-Star Team in 2018-19… Won the 2018 USports University Cup and was named to the tournament All-Star Team… Posted an .875 win percentage in 32 career regular-season games at the University of Alberta… Named to the WHL East First All-Star Team in back-to-back seasons (2015-17)… Played in the 2016 CHL Top Prospects Game.

Registered a 9-13-1 record, 3.63 goals-against average and .885 save percentage in 26 Western Hockey League (WHL) games with the Moose Jaw Warriors… Ranked sixth in wins among WHL rookies… Stopped 28 of 29 shots faced to record a win in his WHL debut vs. Vancouver (10/5)… Stopped 29 of 30 shots vs. Red Deer (1/10)… Made a season-high 39 saves vs. Swift Current (2/8)… Stopped 25 of 26 shots faced to record a win at Saskatoon (3/7).

Earned a 21-22-2 record, 3.32 goals-against average, .896 save percentage and four shutouts in 49 WHL games with Moose Jaw… Finished tied for fifth in shutouts among all WHL netminders, setting his WHL career high… Won six straight appearances from 9/27-10/18, stopping all 55 shots faced from 10/2-10/4 to post his first two career WHL shutouts… Posted a 28-save shutout vs. Lethbridge (1/17)… Earned his second six-game win streak of the season from 2/17-3/6, with a 33-save shutout vs. Medicine Hat (3/4)… Made a season-high 41 saves to record a win vs. Swift Current (3/17).

Made 51 WHL appearances with Moose Jaw, registering a 28-16-6 record, 3.02 goals-against average, .917 save percentage and two shutouts… Was named to the WHL East First All-Star Team after ranking sixth among all WHL goaltenders in wins and tied for seventh in save percentage (min. 10 GP)… Established his WHL career highs in games played and save percentage… Won three straight appearances from 10/15-10/21, stopping 91 of 96 shots faced over that span (.948)… Posted a 35-save shutout at Swift Current (12/27)… Stopped 46 of 47 shots faced and tallied his first WHL point (assist) in win at Brandon (1/16)… Posted six consecutive wins from 2/10-2/27, including a 37-save shutout at Prince Albert (2/15)… Earned his second assist of the season on the opening goal vs. Prince Albert (2/10)… Made a season-high 51 saves at Brandon (3/4)… Also posted a 5-5 record, 3.28 goals- against average, .911 save percentage and two shutouts in his first 10 WHL playoff games… Tied for theleague lead in shutouts and ranked tied for sixth in wins during the postseason… Stopped 32 of 34 shotsfaced to record a win in his WHL playoff debut at Prince Albert (3/25)… Posted back-to-back shutouts (62saves) in Games 4 and 5 (3/29-4/1) to eliminate the Raiders.

Posted a 30-14-7 record, 2.79 goals-against average, .917 save percentage and three shutouts in 51 WHL appearances with Moose Jaw… Was named to the WHL East First All-Star Team for the second consecutive campaign… Finished tied for fifth among all WHL netminders in shutouts, ninth in goals-against average (min. 10 GP) and 10th in minutes played (2,985)… Tied his WHL career highs in games played and save percentage and set new marks in wins and goals-against average… Made a season-high 56 saves in overtime loss at Medicine Hat (10/5)… Won four straight appearances from 10/8-10/19, with 34 saves on 38 shots at Edmonton (10/17)… Stopped 41 of 42 shots faced in win vs. Prince Albert (11/1)… Posted four straight wins from 12/9-12/16, including a 41-save shootout victory at Prince Albert (12/9)… Won three consecutive games from 1/20-1/27, with a 32-save shutout at Edmonton (1/22)… Posted a career-long, eight-game win streak from 2/14-3/4, including a 37-save shutout vs. Regina (2/18) and a 29-save shutout at Saskatoon (2/26)… Earned a 3-4 record, 2.46 goals-against average and .923 save percentage in seven WHL playoff games… Ranked tied for fourth in save percentage and fifth in goals-against average among netminders making at least two postseason appearances… Stopped 41 of 43 shots faced in Game 6 at Swift Current (4/1) to force a deciding Game 7.

Registered a 12-1-0 record, 2.12 goals-against average and .911 save percentage in 15 games with the University of Alberta (USports)… Won the Adam Kryczka Memorial Trophy, awarded to the goaltenders on the USports West team allowing the fewest goals… Led all USports netminders in win percentage (.923) and ranked third in goals-against average… Earned a win in each of his first seven appearances… Stopped 17 of 18 shots faced to record a win in his collegiate debut at Mount Royal (10/7)… Stopped 28 of 30 shots in win vs. Lethbridge (11/10)… Made a season-high 31 saves in his first loss at Saskatchewan (11/18)… Allowed just one goal on 22 shots in win vs. British Columbia (11/25)… Stopped 29 of 31 shots faced in win at Lethbridge (1/27)… Posted a 3-0 record, 1.64 goals-against average, .934 save percentage during the postseason as Alberta won Canada West and University Cup championships… Made two University Cup appearances, registering a 2-0 record, 1.95 goals-against average and .917 save percentage and earning selection to the tournament All-Star Team… Allowed two goals in the opening 8:52 of the championship game but held St. Francis Xavier scoreless for the final 51:08 to earn the victory.

Made 19 appearances with the University of Alberta, posting a 16-3-0 record, 1.46 goals-against average, .926 save percentage and five shutouts… Was named to USports West Second All-Star Team… Set a new single-season Canada West record for shutouts… Led all USports netminders in goals-against average and finished third in win percentage (.842), fourth in wins and tied for fourth in save percentage… Won five consecutive appearances from 10/27-11/24, including his first collegiate shutout (16 saves) vs. Regina (11/9) and a 21-save shutout at Calgary (11/24)… Made a season-high 34 saves in win at Lethbridge (11/16)… Finished the regular season on an eight-game win streak, with three shutouts over that span… Made 38 total saves in back-to-back shutouts at British Columbia (1/12) and Mount Royal (1/19)… Stopped all 14 shots faced for his fifth shutout of the season vs. Lethbridge (2/1)… Posted a 4-1 record, 1.61 goals-against average, .927 save percentage and two shutouts in five postseason games as Alberta won the Canada West championship and fell to New Brunswick in the University Cup final.

Split the season between the San Jose Barracuda (AHL) and Allen Americans (ECHL)… Earned a 6-4-2 record, 2.87 goals-against average, .911 save percentage and one shutout in 13 AHLgames… Ranked third among AHL rookies in save percentage and sixth in goals-against average (min. 10 GP)… Registered an 8-2-3 record, 2.35 goals-against average, .930 save percentage and two shutouts in 13 ECHL appearances… Began the season with the Orlando Solar Bears (ECHL) but did not appear in a game with the team… Reassigned to Allen (10/29)… Was named runner-up for the ECHL’s Goalie of the Week (11/13)… Posted a 47-save shutout in a shootout loss at Idaho (12/27)… Reassigned to San Jose (12/31)… Made 37 saves to record a win at Tucson (1/4) in his AHL debut… Stopped all 24 shots faced vs. Ontario (1/8) to earn his first AHL shutout in his second game… Made an AHL season-high 42 saves in win vs. San Diego (3/6).

Spent time with San Jose (AHL) and Allen (ECHL) for the second straight season… Posted a 1-3-0 record, 2.59 goals-against average and .914 save percentage in five AHL games… Earned a 5-2-0 record, 2.55 goals-against average and .926 save percentage in seven ECHL appearances… Joined the Barracuda for the start of the AHL season… Stopped 29 of 30 shots faced to record his only AHL win of the campaign at Ontario (4/11)… Recalled to the Sharks’ taxi squad (4/13) but did not appear in an NHL game… Reassigned to the Barracuda (5/6)… Made an AHL season-high 35 saves at Henderson (5/8).

Completed his third professional season… Played most of the season with the San Jose Barracuda, registering a 4-10-0 record, 4.03 goals-against average and .877 save percentage in 14 AHL games… Set a new AHL career high in games played… Also made his first seven career NHL appearances with the San Jose Sharks, posting a 1-2-1 record, 3.35 goals-against average and .901 save percentage… Began the season with the Barracuda… Made an AHL season-high 45 saves to record a win in his first game of the season at Colorado (10/23)… Stopped all 10 shots faced in relief win at Abbotsford (12/4)… Recalled to the Sharks (12/26)… Made his NHL debut at PIT (1/2), stopping 20 of 21 shots faced in relief… Reassigned to the Barracuda for one game, stopping 35 of 37 shots to record his final AHL win of the season vs. Bakersfield (1/23)… Recalled to the Sharks (1/25)… Reassigned to the Barracuda (2/2)… Recalled to the Sharks for the rest of the season (2/12)… Made 33 saves at ANA (3/6) in his first NHL start… Stopped 33 of 36 shots faced to record his first NHL win at LAK (3/10).

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