Zach Boychuk
Zachary Boychuk (* October 4, 1989 in Airdrie, Alberta ) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player on the position of the center, which is since March 2013 at the Carolina Hurricanes of the National Hockey League contract.
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Career
Boychuk began his career in the fall of Hockey at the 2004 Strathmore UFA Bisons in the Alberta Midget Hockey League, a Canadian junior league division club. After he with 27 points in 36 games a convincing performance there at the age of 15 years, with some, he joined the following season in the Western Hockey League to the Lethbridge Hurricanes. In his rookie season, Boychuk came up 51 points in 64 matches and was the second best scorer of the team, before he points his production increased by 40 to 91 points in the game in 2006/ 07 and the third-best scorer of the league was. However, it was not possible to lead the team into the playoffs it. This changed in the following season when he scored again, although significantly fewer points, but penetrated with the team until the final series of the WHL playoffs. There, the team the Spokane Chiefs defeated but clearly in four games and therefore missed the championship win and the associated catchment in the Memorial Cup finals. Boychuk was honored for his achievements with the choice shown in the WHL East Second All-Star Team.
In addition, the franchises of the National Hockey League were inevitably aware of him. After him the Carolina Hurricanes selected in the NHL Entry Draft in 2008 in the first round in 14th place out. Like his former teammate from Lethbridge, Luca Sbisa, he managed the start of the 2008/09 season the surprising dip in the NHL squad of the Carolina Hurricanes. After two games in the NHL, where he remained tor and no points, it is for the rest of the season but returned to the junior team. In the 2009/10 season Boychuk played for both the Carolina Hurricanes and in the AHL Albany River Rats for. The following season he joined the Charlotte Checkers in the AHL, where he scored 32 points in 28 games and was then recalled to the NHL squad of the Carolina Hurricanes.
End of January 2013, the Boychuk located on the Waiverliste was selected by the Pittsburgh Penguins. In March 2013, the offensive player was placed on the waiver again and selected in the connection of the Nashville Predators. That same month, he was once again placed on the wafer and selected this time Carolina Hurricanes.
Internationally
At the international level Boychuk played for the first time at the U18 World Junior Championships 2007 in Finland for his country. However, after a semi-final defeat against American selection and a further defeat in the match for third place against Sweden Canadians missed the hoped- medal win. He drove in the tournament six points in seven games with. Barely six years later, the trained Center for the Super Series was nominated in 2007 and was promoted to the Russian selection scorer with six points for the sixth- best scorer of Canadians, even though he played only seven of the eight parts of the country comparison.
For the year 2007/ 08 played Boychuk at the Junior World Championship 2008 for the first time among the under 20 -year-old. Although he could not place a point scorer in seven tournament games, but won with the team the gold medal. In the following year he was one of only four players from last year's team who have been nominated again for the World Youth Championship 2009. With seven points scorer, he had this time contributed significantly to the new title of Canadians.
Awards and achievements
- 2007 WHL East Second All-Star Team
- 2008 CHL Top Prospects Game
- 2008 WHL East Second All-Star Team
Internationally
- 2008 Gold medal at the U20 World Junior Championships
- 2009 Gold medal at the U20 World Junior Championships
Career Stats
Internationally
Represented Canada at:
- U18 World Junior Championships 2007
- Super Series 2007
- U20 Junior World Championship 2008
- U20 World Junior Championships 2009
( Key to Career statistics: Sp or GP = Games Played, T or G = goals scored, V or A = achieved assists; Pts or Pts = scored points scorer, SM or PIM = received penalty minutes, / - = Plus / Minus balance sheet; PP = scored majority gates; SH = scored shorthanded goals, GW = achieved victory gates; Play-downs/Relegation 1 )