Erin Zach
| Erin Zach | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born | Elmira, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Height | 5 ft 3 in (160 cm) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Shoots | Right | ||
| PWHL NCAA NWHL team |
Cambridge Fury RIT Tigers (2011-15) Buffalo Beauts (2015-16) | ||
| Playing career | 2009–present | ||
Erin Zach is a women’s ice hockey player. Having played at the NCAA level with the RIT Tigers women's ice hockey program, she was a member of the Buffalo Beauts during the 2015-16 NWHL season, the first in league history.
Playing career
NCAA
In Zach’s final season with RIT, she was part of the prgoram’s first-ever College Hockey America postseason championship team.[1] During said season, she logged a career-high 25 points, highlighted by three game-winning goals, including an overtime winner against the Connecticut Huskies at the Nutmeg Classic during November 2013. In addition, Zach tied for the team lead in power play goals with six. Zach would graduate from RIT having registered 74 points (on the strength of 44 assists) in 121 games.
Pro hockey
Zach and Devon Skeats were both signed by the Beauts after the NWHL held a free agent training camp in Toronto.[2] She made her Beauts debut on November 15, 2015 against the New York Riveters. Prior to the beginning of the season, Zach had been one of several Canadian-born rostered players that were ineligible to play due to delays with international visas.
Appearing in the inaugural Isobel Cup finals with the Beauts, Zach would score a goal in Game 2 against the Boston Pride. Scoring against goaltender Brittany Ott, said goal was also the first postseason goal in her NWHL career. Earning the assists were Megan Bozek and All-Star Game captain Emily Pfalzer.[3]
She was also selected by the Toronto Furies in the 2016 CWHL Draft.
Career stats
| Season | Team | League | GP | W | L | T | MIN | GA | GAA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010-11 [4] | RIT Tigers | ECAC West (Div. III) | 25 | 12 | 6 | 18 | 6 | ||
| 2011-12 | RIT Tigers | ECAC West (Div. III) | 27 | 26 | 8 | 14 | 12 | ||
| 2012-13 | RIT Tigers | CHA | 33 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 6 | ||
| 2013-14 | RIT Tigers | CHA | 36 | 8 | 17 | 25 | 8 | ||
| 2015-16 | Buffalo Beauts | NWHL | 14 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | ||
Awards and honors
- 2010 Central Western Ontario Secondary School Association MVP
References
- ↑ "Women's hockey makes history in just its second Division I season". RIT Tigers Athletics. 2014-04-15. Retrieved 2016-08-22.
- ↑ "Skeats and Zach Sign After Toronto Free Agent Camp". NWHL. n.d. Retrieved 2016-08-22.
- ↑ "Boston Pride win inaugural NWHL Isobel Cup with sweep of Buffalo Beauts". The Hockey News. 2016-03-12. Retrieved 2016-08-22.
- ↑ "Erin Zach Career Statistics". USCHO. n.d. Retrieved 2016-08-22.