Zack Mitchell

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Zack Mitchell
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Mitchell with the Augsburger Panther during the 2023-24 season
Born (1993-01-07) 7 January 1993 (age 31)
Orangeville, Ontario, Canada
Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb)
Position Centre
Shoots Right
team
Former teams
Free agent
Iowa Wild
Minnesota Wild
Ontario Reign
Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk
Dinamo Riga
Dinamo Minsk
SC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers
HC Ambrì-Piotta
Augsburger Panther
NHL draft Undrafted
Playing career 2014present

Zachery "Zack" Mitchell (born 7 January 1993) is a Canadian professional ice hockey forward who is currently a free agent. He has previously played in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Minnesota Wild.

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Playing career

Mitchell played major junior hockey in his native Ontario with the Guelph Storm of the Ontario Hockey League. Undrafted, Mitchell scored 83 points in 67 games in the 2013–14 season with the Storm. He completed his junior career with the Storm as the franchise leader in games played with 322 before he was signed by the Minnesota Wild to a three-year entry-level contract on 4 March 2014. [1]

After attending his first training camp with the Wild, Mitchell was assigned to begin the 2014–15 season and his professional career with their affiliate, the Iowa Wild of the AHL, on 27 September 2014. [2] In his rookie season with Iowa, Mitchell was the only player to appear in every regular season game, contributing with 17 goals and 35 points in 76 contests.[ citation needed ]

In the final year of his rookie contract, Mitchell received his first recall to the Wild in the 2016–17 season, on 9 November 2016. [3] He made his debut the following night, in a victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins on 10 November 2016. [4] He went on to appear in 11 games for Minnesota over the course of the season. [5] [6]

In the 2017–18 season, on 26 October 2017, Mitchell recorded his first NHL goal in an eventual 6-4 win against the New York Islanders, along with fellow rookie Luke Kunin. [7] [8] Mitchell was reassigned to Iowa later but Kunin stayed up. Mitchell was recalled from Iowa on 21 November 2017, while Joel Eriksson Ek and Luke Kunin were sent down. [9] On 1 January 2018, Mitchell was placed on waivers by the Wild, [10] and was then assigned to their AHL affiliate, the Iowa Wild, on 2 January. [11] Mitchell finished the season playing in a career best 23 games with Minnesota, contributing with 3 goals and 5 points.

As a free agent from the Wild in the off-season, Mitchell joined his second NHL club in agreeing to a one-year, two-way contract with the Los Angeles Kings on 14 July 2018. [12] In the 2018–19 season, Mitchell played exclusively with the Kings' AHL affiliate, the Ontario Reign, posting 15 goals and 31 points in 61 games.[ citation needed ]

Leaving the Kings organization at the conclusion of his contract, Mitchell opted to sign his first contract abroad in agreeing to a one-year deal with HC Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk of the KHL on 1 July 2019. [13] In his first season abroad in the 2019–20 season, Mitchell made a successful transition away from the North American style, registering 17 goals and 26 points in 54 regular season games with Nizhnekamsk.

At the conclusion of his contract, Mitchell left Nizhnekamsk as a free agent but continued in the KHL after securing a one-year contract with Latvian-based club Dinamo Riga, on 4 August 2020. [14] Registering 6 goals and 9 points in 24 games, Mitchell was traded mid-season from Dinamo Riga to HC Dinamo Minsk on 28 December 2020. [15]

After one season in the Swiss National League (NL) with SC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers, Mitchell returned to the KHL in agreeing to a one-year deal with HC Vityaz on 14 June 2022. [16] Mitchell was released from his contract with Vityaz before making an appearance with the club and returned to the Swiss NL, playing just one game in the 2022–23 season with HC Ambrì-Piotta before he was sidelined due to a shoulder injury.

On 21 June 2023, Mitchell opted to sign a one-year contract with Augsburger Panther of the DEL. [17] He put up 5 goals and 18 assists for 23 points in 48 games.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
2008–09 Toronto Marlboros GTMMHL7742489074
2009–10 Guelph Storm OHL 5937102552020
2010–11 Guelph StormOHL61910192461672
2011–12 Guelph StormOHL673738753262242
2012–13 Guelph StormOHL682234563451124
2013–14 Guelph StormOHL67315283402012183012
2014–15 Iowa Wild AHL 7617183512
2015–16 Iowa WildAHL7022204226
2016–17 Iowa WildAHL6211112210
2016–17 Minnesota Wild NHL 110000
2017–18 Iowa WildAHL4216173310
2017–18 Minnesota WildNHL233254
2018–19 Ontario Reign AHL6115163133
2019–20 Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk KHL 54179261440000
2020–21 Dinamo Riga KHL246396
2020–21 Dinamo Minsk KHL21512171050004
2021–22 SC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers NL 51111223861230
2022–23 HC Ambrì-Piotta NL10000
2023–24 Augsburger Panther DEL 485182310
NHL totals343254
KHL totals992824523090004

International

YearTeamEventResultGPGAPtsPIM
2010 Canada Ontario U17 Silver medal icon.svg61012
Junior totals61012

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