| Team | IF Björklöven |
|---|---|
| League | Current |
| Former teams | Iowa Wild Lehigh Valley Phantoms |
| Position | Defense |
| Birth date | December 9, 1990 (age 35) |
| Birth place | South St. Paul, Minnesota, U.S. |
| Height | 6 ft |
| Height in | 0 |
| Weight lb | 175 |
| Shoots | Left |
| Draft | Undrafted |
| Career start | 2015 |
Zach Palmquist (born December 9, 1990) is an American professional ice hockey defenseman who is currently a free agent. He previously played for the Lehigh Valley Phantoms of the American Hockey League (AHL).
Playing career
Previously, he played four years at the collegiate level for the Minnesota State Mavericks in the NCAA Men's Division I Western Collegiate Hockey Association (WCHA). Palmquist's outstanding play was rewarded with a selection to the All-WCHA First Team in both the 2013–14 and 2014–15 seasons.[1]
On March 30, 2015, Palmquist signed as an undrafted free agent to a one-year entry-level contract with home state NHL team, the Minnesota Wild.[2]
Palmquist played four seasons within Minnesota's AHL affiliate, the Iowa Wild, before leaving as a free agent following the 2017–18 campaign. On August 31, 2018, he agreed to continue in the AHL by securing a one-year deal with the Lehigh Valley Phantoms, the primary affiliate to the Philadelphia Flyers.[3]
Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2007–08 | South St. Paul High | USHS | 5 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | South St. Paul High | USHS | 25 | 14 | 24 | 38 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | Waterloo Black Hawks | USHL | 12 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2009–10 | Waterloo Black Hawks | USHL | 53 | 9 | 27 | 36 | 60 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2010–11 | Waterloo Black Hawks | USHL | 59 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 67 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2011–12 | Minnesota State U - Mankato | WCHA | 38 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | Minnesota State U - Mankato | WCHA | 41 | 7 | 18 | 25 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | Minnesota State U - Mankato | WCHA | 41 | 4 | 19 | 23 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | Minnesota State U - Mankato | WCHA | 40 | 8 | 21 | 29 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | Iowa Wild | AHL | 8 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | Iowa Wild | AHL | 69 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2016–17 | Iowa Wild | AHL | 72 | 2 | 19 | 21 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2017–18 | Iowa Wild | AHL | 67 | 6 | 28 | 34 | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2018–19 | Lehigh Valley Phantoms | AHL | 66 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| AHL totals | 282 | 15 | 68 | 83 | 116 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
Awards and honors
| Award | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| College | ||
| All-WCHA First Team | 2013–14 | [4] |
| All-WCHA First Team | 2014–15 | [5] |
References
- ^ "Seven Minnesota State players named All-WCHA". Mankato Free Press. 2014-04-01. Retrieved 2014-04-01.
- ^ "Wild agree to terms with Brody Hoffman and Zach Palmquist". Minnesota Wild. 2015-03-30. Retrieved 2015-03-30.
- ^ "Lehigh Valley ink D Palmquist and two others to AHL deals". Lehigh Valley Phantoms. 2018-08-31. Archived from the original on September 2, 2018. Retrieved 2018-08-31.
- ^ "Kunyk, Daniels take top WCHA awards". collegehockeynews.com. 2014-04-17. Retrieved 2014-04-17.
- ^ "All-WCHA Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved 2014-04-13.