Zach Tarkir
| Zach Tarkir | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
June 28, 1984 Fresno, CA, USA | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | ||
| Weight | 189 lb (86 kg; 13 st 7 lb) | ||
| Position | Defense | ||
| Shoots | Right | ||
| team Former teams |
Free Agent Lowell Devils Portland Pirates Lake Erie Monsters Springfield Falcons Norfolk Admirals Odense Bulldogs Troja-Ljungby | ||
| NHL Draft |
167th overall, 2003 New Jersey Devils | ||
| Playing career | 2007–present | ||
Zach Tarkir (born June 28, 1984) is an American professional ice hockey defender, currently an unrestricted free agent who most recently played for IF Troja/Ljungby of the Swedish HockeyAllsvenskan.
Playing career
After being drafted by the New Jersey Devils 167th overall in the 2003 NHL Entry Draft, Tarkir went on the play four seasons with Northern Michigan University, posting 49 points and 194 penalty minutes in 151 games. He made his professional debut with the Lowell Devils of the AHL, playing 2 games during the remainder of the 2006–07 season. He then played 11 more games in the AHL the following season, before being sent down to the Trenton Devils of the ECHL for the rest of the 2007–08 season.
He played the 2008–09 season split between two teams, the South Carolina Stingrays of the ECHL, and the Portland Pirates of the AHL. The next season was split among four teams, the Stingrays, the Lake Erie Monsters, the Springfield Falcons, and the Norfolk Admirals.
On June 8, 2010, Tarkir left and signed a one-year contract in Europe for the 2010–11 season, with German team the Hannover Indians of the 2nd. Bundesliga.[1]
After returning to the South Carolina Stingrays for the 2011–12 season, scoring 34 points in 70 games, Tarkir again left for Europe signing a one-year contract with the Odense Bulldogs of the AL-Bank Ligaen on June 27, 2012.[2] Tarkir captained the Bulldogs to a Semi-final loss in the Ligaen for the 2012–13 season, providing 21 points in 40 games from the blueline.
On April 9, 2013, Tarkir opted to leave Denmark and signed a new one-year contract with Troja-Ljungby of the Swedish second tier, HockeyAllsvenskan.[3]
Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2001–02 | Billings Bulls | AWHL | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | Great Falls Americans | AWHL | 16 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | Northern Michigan University | CCHA | 36 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | Northern Michigan University | CCHA | 35 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 51 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | Northern Michigan University | CCHA | 39 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 57 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Northern Michigan University | CCHA | 41 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 46 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Lowell Devils | AHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Lowell Devils | AHL | 11 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Trenton Devils | ECHL | 49 | 1 | 14 | 15 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | South Carolina Stingrays | ECHL | 24 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 29 | 23 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 24 | ||
| 2008–09 | Portland Pirates | AHL | 32 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | South Carolina Stingrays | ECHL | 30 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Lake Erie Monsters | AHL | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Springfield Falcons | AHL | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Norfolk Admirals | AHL | 26 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | Hannover Indians | 2.GBun | 44 | 5 | 17 | 22 | 121 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | ||
| 2011–12 | South Carolina Stingrays | ECHL | 70 | 10 | 24 | 34 | 47 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ||
| 2012–13 | Odense Bulldogs | DEN | 40 | 5 | 16 | 21 | 46 | 14 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 47 | ||
| 2013–14 | Troja-Ljungby | Allsv | 47 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| AHL totals | 83 | 3 | 16 | 19 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
References
- ↑ "An American to the Indians" (in German). Hannover Indians. 2010-06-08. Retrieved 2011-03-08.
- ↑ "Tarkir signs for Bulldogs". Odense IK. 2012-06-27. Retrieved 2012-06-27.
- ↑ "Three new players confirmed!" (in Swedish). IF Troja/Ljungby. 2013-04-09. Retrieved 2013-04-09.