Dylan Zink

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Dylan Zink
Born (1992-10-08) October 8, 1992 (age 30)
Madison, Wisconsin, USA
Height 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight 183 lb (83 kg; 13 st 1 lb)
Position Defenseman
Shot Left
Played for Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins
Wheeling Nailers
Sparta Warriors
Karlskrona HK
South Carolina Stingrays
Toledo Walleye
Playing career 2013–2020
Coaching career
Current position
TitleAssistant coach
Team UMass Lowell
Conference Hockey East
Biographical details
Alma mater UMass Lowell
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2023–present UMass Lowell (asst)
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
2020–2023 UMass Lowell (Dir. of Hockey Ops)

Dylan Zink is an American ice hockey executive and former defenseman. He was an All-American for Massachusetts Lowell. [1]

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Playing career

Zink's college career began in 2013 when he debuted for the ice hockey team at the University of Massachusetts Lowell. His first season was rather unimpressive, scoring just a single point in 26 games, but he did help the team capture the Hockey East Tournament. [2] Zink found his game as a sophomore and led the team's defense in scoring, retaining that honor for the remainder of his time with the River Hawks. After helping the team return to the NCAA Tournament as a junior, Zink had his best offensive season in 2017 and was named an All-American. He led the team to a first place finish as well as its third Hockey East championship.

Zink signed with the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins after Lowell was eliminated and he finished out the year in the AHL. [3] In his first full season as a professional, Zink started in Wilkes-Barre but was demoted to the ECHL after just 7 appearances. He found much greater success with the Wheeling Nailers, averaging nearly a point every other game, but decided to head to Europe after the season. He played well in a top Norwegian league but his production suffered when he moved over to the second Swedish league, HockeyAllsvenskan. After just 20 games, Zink returned to the ECHL and finished out the season before retiring as a player.

In 2020, Zink returned to his alma mater as the Director of Hockey Operations, a position he continues to hold as of 2021. [4]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
2010–11 Monona Grove High School WI-HS2413486166—————
2011–12 Alexandria Blizzard NAHL 50616222041232
2012–13 Alexandria Blizzard NAHL 412312—————
2012–13 Jamestown Ironmen NAHL 521517324730222
2013–14 Massachusetts Lowell Hockey East 2601112—————
2014–15 Massachusetts Lowell Hockey East 3710162642—————
2015–16 Massachusetts Lowell Hockey East 3911132422—————
2016–17 Massachusetts Lowell Hockey East 4110263653—————
2016–17 Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins AHL 10000—————
2017–18 Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins AHL 70112—————
2017–18 Wheeling Nailers ECHL 464182225—————
2018–19 Sparta Warriors GET-ligaen 48531364861788
2019–20 Karlskrona HK HockeyAllsvenskan 2002212—————
2019–20 South Carolina Stingrays ECHL 183366—————
2019–20 Toledo Walleye ECHL 1914529—————
NAHL totals1062235577971454
NCAA totals143315687129—————
ECHL totals838253360—————

Awards and honors

AwardYear
All-Hockey East Second Team 2016–17 [5]
AHCA East Second Team All-American 2016–17 [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Men's Ice Hockey Award Winners" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved June 11, 2013.
  2. ↑ "UMass Lowell men's hockey History and Records". UMass Lowell River Hawks. Retrieved November 15, 2019.
  3. ↑ "PENGUINS SIGN DEFENSEMAN DYLAN ZINK". Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins. April 8, 2017. Retrieved December 15, 2021.
  4. ↑ "Dylan Zink". UMass Lowell River Hawks. Retrieved December 15, 2021.
  5. ↑ "ECAC All-Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved July 6, 2013.
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