Zenith Komarniski

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Zenith Komarniski
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Komarniski with the Omaha Ak-Sar-Ben Knights in 2006
Born (1978-08-13) August 13, 1978 (age 47)
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight 200 lb (91 kg; 14 st 4 lb)
Position Defence
Shot Left
Played for Vancouver Canucks
Columbus Blue Jackets
NHL draft 75th overall, 1996
Vancouver Canucks
Playing career 19982006

Zenith Komarniski (born August 13, 1978) is a Canadian former ice hockey player who played in the National Hockey League for the Vancouver Canucks and the Columbus Blue Jackets.

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Playing career

He played junior hockey for the Tri-City Americans of the Western Hockey League from 1994-1995 until early in the 1997–1998 season, when he was traded to the Spokane Chiefs. While at Tri-City, he was drafted in the 1996 NHL Entry Draft, 75th overall, by the Vancouver Canucks.

He began his professional playing career in the American Hockey League during the 1998-1999 season with the Syracuse Crunch, at that time the AHL affiliate of the Vancouver Canucks. He played most of the 1999-2000 season for Syracuse, but also appeared in 18 games for the Canucks. In his eighth game for the Canucks, he scored his first and only NHL goal on a shot from centre-ice against Patrick Roy of the Colorado Avalanche. [1] [2] He would not play another NHL game until the 2002–2003 season, spending the better part of three years on both the Kansas City Blades, the Canucks' IHL affiliate before the league disbanded, and the Manitoba Moose of the AHL. Midway through the 2003–2004 season, he was traded from Vancouver to the Columbus Blue Jackets. He split the season between Manitoba and Syracuse, the AHL affiliate of the Blue Jackets. He also played two games with Columbus later in the year. During the 2004–2005 lockout season, he played at Syracuse, but signed in the off-season for the Calgary Flames, and played the 2005–2006 season in Omaha, the Flames' AHL affiliate.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
1992–93 Fort Saskatchewan Rangers Bantam AAA AMBHL 29491332
1993–94Fort Saskatchewan Rangers Bantam AAAAMBHL3212314380
1994–95 Tri-City Americans WHL 66619241101712347
1995–96 Tri-City AmericansWHL425212685
1996–97 Tri-City AmericansWHL58124456112
1997–98 Tri-City AmericansWHL304418
1997–98 Spokane Chiefs WHL43720279018461049
1998–99 Syracuse Crunch AHL 589192889
1999–00 Vancouver Canucks NHL 181128
1999–00 Syracuse CrunchAHL424121613042026
2000–01 Kansas City Blades IHL 7072229191
2001–02 Manitoba Moose AHL7752025153702213
2002–03 Vancouver CanucksNHL10002
2002–03 Manitoba MooseAHL5315823941322430
2003–04 Manitoba MooseAHL1000035
2003–04 Columbus Blue Jackets NHL20000
2003–04Syracuse CrunchAHL54222248470114
2004–05 Syracuse CrunchAHL623111499
2005–06 Omaha Ak-Sar-Ben Knights AHL686152199
2006–07 Lamont Bruins NCHL 105172230827932
2007–08 Stony Plain Eagles CHL 81894
AHL totals424441071517833145953
NHL totals2111210

International

YearTeamEventGPGAPtsPIM
1998 Canada WJC 700026
Junior totals700026

Awards

References

  1. "Zenith Komarniski 1999-00 Game Log" . Retrieved 2021-01-11.
  2. "Zenith Komarniski 1st NHL Goal – Youtube". YouTube . 15 November 2019. Archived from the original on 2021-12-13. Retrieved 2021-01-11.