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Steven Zalewski
American ice hockey player
Steven Zalewski (born August 20, 1986) is an American former professional ice hockey center. He most recently played with the Straubing Tigers of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL). Zalewski was drafted 153rd overall in the 2004 NHL Entry Draft by the San Jose Sharks.
| Steven Zalewski | |||
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Zalewski playing for the New Jersey Devils during the 2011–12 season | |||
| Born |
(1986-08-20) August 20, 1986 (age 37) New Hartford, New York, U.S. | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | ||
| Weight | 190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb) | ||
| Position | Center | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for |
San Jose Sharks New Jersey Devils Lukko Ilves Straubing Tigers | ||
| NHL draft |
153rd overall, 2004 San Jose Sharks | ||
| Playing career | 2008–2018 | ||
Zalewski played high school hockey for the NYS Section III Division 2, New Hartford Spartans and was named NYS Player of the year in 2002. Zalewski played college hockey for four years at Clarkson University, scoring 108 points in 151 games. Following a brief stint with the Worcester Sharks of the American Hockey League at the end of the 2007–08 season, Zalewski played 75 games for the team in 2008–09. He collected 13 goals and 26 assists in his first season of professional play. After scoring a goal in three games at the beginning of the 2009–10 AHL season, Zalewski made his NHL debut with the San Jose Sharks on October 12, 2009 against the Phoenix Coyotes.[1]
Zalewski was traded along with Jay Leach to the New Jersey Devils for Patrick Davis and Mike Swift.[2] During the 2011–12 season, Zalewski was recalled from AHL affiliate, the Albany Devils, and appeared in 7 games for New Jersey.
On July 18, 2013, Zalewski signed as a free agent to a one-year contract with Finnish club, Lukko of the Liiga, and the next year stayed in Liiga, signing a one-year contract for Ilves.[3]
After two seasons in Finland, Zalewski continued his career abroad, moving to Germany in signing an initial one-year deal with the Straubing Tigers of the DEL on June 17, 2015, that was extended for another year in 2016.[4]
He featured in international hockey for the first time in 2015, playing three games for the US National team in the Deutschland Cup in Germany. He was a late addition to the squad, replacing Auston Matthews after he was ruled out with a back injury.[5]
Two of Zalewski's brothers have played professionally, Rich played in the Southern Hockey League,[6] and Mike who plays professional hockey for Kölner Haie in the DEL.[7] His sister, Annika Zalewski, plays professionally with the PWHPA, having previously played for the Buffalo Beauts.[8][9]
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2002–03 | New Hampton School | HS Prep | ||||||||||||
| 2003–04 | Northwood School | HS Prep | 40 | 32 | 34 | 66 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | Clarkson University | ECAC | 39 | 12 | 7 | 19 | 60 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | Clarkson University | ECAC | 35 | 9 | 13 | 22 | 50 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Clarkson University | ECAC | 39 | 16 | 18 | 34 | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Clarkson University | ECAC | 38 | 21 | 12 | 33 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Worcester Sharks | AHL | 7 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | Worcester Sharks | AHL | 75 | 13 | 26 | 39 | 26 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||
| 2009–10 | Worcester Sharks | AHL | 78 | 22 | 40 | 62 | 20 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 4 | ||
| 2009–10 | San Jose Sharks | NHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | Worcester Sharks | AHL | 50 | 4 | 17 | 21 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | Albany Devils | AHL | 31 | 11 | 12 | 23 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | Albany Devils | AHL | 69 | 19 | 22 | 41 | 48 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | Albany Devils | AHL | 73 | 11 | 30 | 41 | 52 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | Lukko | Liiga | 31 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 37 | 15 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2 | ||
| 2014–15 | Ilves | Liiga | 46 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 36 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 2015–16 | Straubing Tigers | DEL | 52 | 17 | 23 | 40 | 26 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 2016–17 | Straubing Tigers | DEL | 50 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2017–18 | Straubing Tigers | DEL | 37 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| AHL totals | 383 | 82 | 151 | 233 | 185 | 23 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 10 | ||||
| NHL totals | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| DEL totals | 139 | 24 | 48 | 72 | 52 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||||
- "Zalewski To Play First Game". San Jose Sharks. 2009-10-12. Retrieved 2009-10-13.
- "Sharks, Devils deal minor-leaguersd". Boston Globe. 2011-02-09. Retrieved 2011-02-10.
- "Steven Zalewski locked in - team complete". Lukko. 2013-07-18. Archived from the original on 2013-07-19. Retrieved 2013-07-18.
- "Steven Zalewski new center for Straubing" (in German). Straubing Tigers. 2015-06-17. Archived from the original on 2015-09-24. Retrieved 2015-06-17.
- "USA Roster Evaluation: Deutschland Cup - Planet of Hockey". Planet of Hockey. 2015-10-26. Retrieved 2017-03-05.
- Moshier, Ron. "Ex-Spartans not surprised by Frozen Four return". Uticaod. Retrieved 2017-03-06.
- "Brothers Mike and Steve Zalewski bridge hockey generation gap as teammates with Utica Comets". syracuse.com. Retrieved 2017-03-06.
- Delaney, Anne. "Hockey journey reunites Zalewski siblings". Uticaod. Retrieved 2017-03-06.
- "Hockey's Future - Steven Zalewski". Hockey's Future. Retrieved 2017-03-05.
- "Player Bio - Steven Zalewski". The Hockey News. Retrieved 2009-10-13.
- "Elite Prospects - Award - SM-liiga Bronze Medal". www.eliteprospects.com. Retrieved 2017-03-05.
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database