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USA Canada Zach Parise
#9 Colorado Avalanche / NHL - 23/24
1-time U18 WJC Gold Medal 1
1-time U20 WJC Gold Medal 1
1-time Olympic Silver Medal 1
1-time NCAA (West) First All-American Team 1
1-time NHL Second All-Star Team 1
1-time Olympic All-Star Team 1
1-time U20 WJC All-Star Team 1
1-time U20 WJC Best Forward 1
1-time U20 WJC Most Valuable Player 1
Date of Birth
Jul 28, 1984
Position
LW/RW
Age
40
Height
5'11" / 180 cm
Place of Birth
Minneapolis, MN, USA
Weight
194 lbs / 88 kg
Nation
USA / Canada
Shoots
L
Youth Team
Jefferson YHA
Status
Retired
Drafted
2003 round 1 #17 overall by New Jersey Devils
Agency
PREMIUM

Brother: Jordan Parise
Father: Jean-Paul Parisé

Known as a speedy winger who excels in front of the net. Parise was drafted 17th overall in 2003 after scoring 61 points in 39 games as a freshman with the University of North Dakota. He won gold with the USA twice at the World Juniors before making his NHL debut in 2005. Zach has scored 30+ goals in 6 seasons and reached the 60-point mark 7 times.

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Zach Parise Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2000-01 Shattuck St. Mary's 18U Prep USHS-Prep 58* 69* 93* 162* -* -* |
2001-02 Shattuck St. Mary's 18U Prep USHS-Prep 67* 77* 101* 178* 58* -* |
U.S. National U18 Team NTDP 12* 7* 7* 14* 6* -* |
USA U18 WJC-18 8* 7* 3* 10* 6* 8* |
2002-03 Univ. of North Dakota NCAA 39* 26* 35* 61* 34* -* |
USA U20 WJC-20 7* 4* 4* 8* 4* 2* |
2003-04 Univ. of North Dakota NCAA 37* 23* 32* 55* 24* -* |
USA U20 WJC-20 6* 5* 6* 11* 4* 7* |
2004-05 Albany River Rats AHL 73* 18* 40* 58* 56* -11* |
USA WC 3* 0* 2* 2* 0* -1* |
2005-06 New Jersey Devils NHL 81* 14* 18* 32* 28* -1* | Playoffs 9 1 2 3 2 0
2006-07 New Jersey Devils NHL 82* 31* 31* 62* 30* -3* | Playoffs 11 7 3 10 8 4
USA WC 1* 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* |
2007-08 New Jersey Devils NHL 81* 32* 33* 65* 25* 13* | Playoffs 5 1 4 5 2 -5
USA “A” WC 7* 5* 3* 8* 2* 1* |
2008-09 New Jersey Devils NHL 82* 45* 49* 94* 24* 30* | Playoffs 7 3 3 6 2 2
2009-10 New Jersey Devils “A” NHL 81* 38* 44* 82* 32* 24* | Playoffs 5 1 3 4 0 0
USA “A” OG 6* 4* 4* 8* 0* 4* |
2010-11 New Jersey Devils “A” NHL 13* 3* 3* 6* 6* -1* |
2011-12 New Jersey Devils “C” NHL 82* 31* 38* 69* 32* -5* | Playoffs 24 8 7 15 4 -8
2012-13 Minnesota Wild “A” NHL 48* 18* 20* 38* 16* 2* | Playoffs 5 1 0 1 2 -7
2013-14 Minnesota Wild “A” NHL 67* 29* 27* 56* 30* 10* | Playoffs 13 4 10 14 6 -3
USA “C” OG 6* 1* 0* 1* 0* -1* |
2014-15 Minnesota Wild “A” NHL 74* 33* 29* 62* 41* 21* | Playoffs 10 4 6 10 4 0
2015-16 Minnesota Wild “A” NHL 70* 25* 28* 53* 36* -3* |
2016-17 Minnesota Wild “A” NHL 69* 19* 23* 42* 30* -3* | Playoffs 5 2 1 3 8 -4
USA WCup 3* 0* 1* 1* 4* -2* |
2017-18 Minnesota Wild “A” NHL 42* 15* 9* 24* 14* 0* | Playoffs 3 3 0 3 2 0
Iowa Wild AHL 1* 0* 1* 1* 0* 0* |
2018-19 Minnesota Wild “A” NHL 74* 28* 33* 61* 26* -2* |
2019-20 Minnesota Wild “A” NHL 69* 25* 21* 46* 8* -11* | Playoffs 4 0 3 3 2 2
2020-21 Minnesota Wild “A” NHL 45* 7* 11* 18* 6* 7* | Playoffs 4 2 1 3 0 -3
2021-22 New York Islanders NHL 82* 15* 20* 35* 28* -2* |
2022-23 New York Islanders NHL 82* 21* 13* 34* 24* 7* | Playoffs 6 0 0 0 2 -2
2023-24 Colorado Avalanche NHL 30* 5* 5* 10* 8* -7* | Playoffs 11 2 1 3 0 -1

Zach Parise Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
AHL 2 74* 18* 41* 59* 0.80* 56* -11* | 0 * * * * * *
NCAA 2 76* 49* 67* 116* 1.53* 58* -* | 0 * * * * * *
NHL 19 1 254* 434* 455* 889* 0.71* 444* 76* | 15 122 39 * 44 * 83 * 0.68 * 44 * -25 *
NTDP 1 12* 7* 7* 14* 1.17* 6* -* | 0 * * * * * *
OG 2 12* 5* 4* 9* 0.75* 0* 3* | 0 * * * * * *
USHS-Prep 2 125* 146* 194* 340* 2.72* 58* -* | 0 * * * * * *
WC 3 11* 5* 5* 10* 0.91* 2* 0* | 0 * * * * * *
WCup 1 3* 0* 1* 1* 0.33* 4* -2* | 0 * * * * * *
WJC-18 1 8* 7* 3* 10* 1.25* 6* 8* | 0 * * * * * *
WJC-20 2 13* 9* 10* 19* 1.46* 8* 9* | 0 * * * * * *
* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Zach Parise Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
01/27/2024
01/27/2024 Confirmed No team Colorado Avalanche
03/21/2022
03/21/2022 Extension New York Islanders New York Islanders
09/10/2021
09/10/2021 Confirmed Minnesota Wild New York Islanders
07/04/2012
07/04/2012 Confirmed New Jersey Devils Minnesota Wild
07/30/2011
07/30/2011 Extension New Jersey Devils New Jersey Devils
Player Biography and Trivia

Cult/Star player for Albany River Rats

Cult/Star player for Minnesota Wild

Cult/Star player for New Jersey Devils

Cult/Star player for Univ. of North Dakota

Cult/Star player for USA

Career transactions
- 2012-07-04 • Signed to a 13-year contract by the Minnesota Wild
- 2011-07-29 • Re-signed to a one-year contract by the New Jersey Devils
- 2007-08-01 • Re-signed to a four-year contract by the New Jersey Devils
- 2004-03-29 • Signed to a three-year entry-level contract by the New Jersey Devils

Other memorable dates
- 2005-10-05 • Made NHL debut (vs Pittsburgh; 15:48 TOI)
- 2005-10-05 • Scored first career NHL goal (vs Pittsburgh vs Marc-Andre Fleury)

Trivia
Played early youth hockey with Tom Gilbert for the Jefferson Hockey Squirts, of Bloomington, MN.