Erin Zach

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Erin Zach
Born Elmira, Ontario, Canada
Height 5 ft 3 in (160 cm)
Position Forward
Shoots Right
PWHL
NCAA
NWHL team
Cambridge Fury
RIT Tigers (2011-15)
Buffalo Beauts (2015-16)
Playing career 2009present

Erin Zach is a women’s ice hockey player. Having played at the NCAA level with the RIT Tigers women's ice hockey program, she was a member of the Buffalo Beauts during the 2015-16 NWHL season, the first in league history.

RIT Tigers womens ice hockey

The RIT Tigers women's ice hockey team is one of two hockey teams representing Rochester Institute of Technology in suburban Rochester, New York. The team moved to NCAA Division I women's ice hockey as a member of College Hockey America, after many years at Division III as part of the ECAC West conference. The Bruce B. Bates Women's Hockey Coach is former Niagara University player Scott McDonald.

Buffalo Beauts professional womens hockey team in Buffalo, New York

The Buffalo Beauts are a professional women's ice hockey team based in the city of Buffalo, New York. The team was established in 2015 as one of the four founding franchises of the National Women's Hockey League (NWHL). They play at Harborcenter which is across the street from and connected to KeyBank Center, the home of the NHL's Buffalo Sabres. The Beauts are owned by Terry and Kim Pegula, who purchased the club in 2017.

Playing career

NCAA

In Zach’s final season with RIT, she was part of the prgoram’s first-ever College Hockey America postseason championship team. [1] During said season, she logged a career-high 25 points, highlighted by three game-winning goals, including an overtime winner against the Connecticut Huskies at the Nutmeg Classic during November 2013. In addition, Zach tied for the team lead in power play goals with six. Zach would graduate from RIT having registered 74 points (on the strength of 44 assists) in 121 games.

Pro hockey

Zach and Devon Skeats were both signed by the Beauts after the NWHL held a free agent training camp in Toronto. [2] She made her Beauts debut on November 15, 2015 against the New York Riveters. Prior to the beginning of the season, Zach had been one of several Canadian-born rostered players that were ineligible to play due to delays with international visas.

Appearing in the inaugural Isobel Cup finals with the Beauts, Zach would score a goal in Game 2 against the Boston Pride. Scoring against goaltender Brittany Ott, said goal was also the first postseason goal in her NWHL career. Earning the assists were Megan Bozek and All-Star Game captain Emily Pfalzer. [3]

She was also selected by the Toronto Furies in the 2016 CWHL Draft.

Career stats

  
Season TeamLeagueGPWLTMINGAGAA
2010-11 [4] RIT TigersECAC West (Div. III)25126186
2011-12 RIT TigersECAC West (Div. III)272681412
2012-13 RIT Tigers CHA33413176
2013-14 RIT TigersCHA36817258
2015-16 Buffalo Beauts NWHL141454

Awards and honors

References

  1. "Women's hockey makes history in just its second Division I season". RIT Tigers Athletics. 2014-04-15. Retrieved 2016-08-22.
  2. "Skeats and Zach Sign After Toronto Free Agent Camp". NWHL. n.d. Retrieved 2016-08-22.
  3. "Boston Pride win inaugural NWHL Isobel Cup with sweep of Buffalo Beauts". The Hockey News. 2016-03-12. Retrieved 2016-08-22.
  4. "Erin Zach Career Statistics". USCHO. n.d. Retrieved 2016-08-22.