Dylan Zink

Dylan Zink
Born (1992-10-08) October 8, 1992 (age 32)
Madison, Wisconsin, USA
Height 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight 183 lb (83 kg; 13 st 1 lb)
Position Defenseman
Shot Left
Played for Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins
Wheeling Nailers
Sparta Warriors
Karlskrona HK
South Carolina Stingrays
Toledo Walleye
Playing career 2013–2020
Coaching career
Current position
TitleAssistant coach
TeamUMass Lowell
ConferenceHockey East
Biographical details
Alma materUMass Lowell
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2023–presentUMass Lowell (asst)
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
2020–2023UMass Lowell (Dir. of Hockey Ops)

Dylan Zink is an American ice hockey executive and former defenseman. He was an All-American for Massachusetts Lowell.[1]

Playing career

Zink's college career began in 2013 when he debuted for the ice hockey team at the University of Massachusetts Lowell. His first season was rather unimpressive, scoring just a single point in 26 games, but he did help the team capture the Hockey East Tournament.[2] Zink found his game as a sophomore and led the team's defense in scoring, retaining that honor for the remainder of his time with the River Hawks. After helping the team return to the NCAA Tournament as a junior, Zink had his best offensive season in 2017 and was named an All-American. He led the team to a first place finish as well as its third Hockey East championship.

Zink signed with the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins after Lowell was eliminated and he finished out the year in the AHL.[3] In his first full season as a professional, Zink started in Wilkes-Barre but was demoted to the ECHL after just 7 appearances. He found much greater success with the Wheeling Nailers, averaging nearly a point every other game, but decided to head to Europe after the season. He played well in a top Norwegian league but his production suffered when he moved over to the second Swedish league, HockeyAllsvenskan. After just 20 games, Zink returned to the ECHL and finished out the season before retiring as a player.

In 2020, Zink returned to his alma mater as the Director of Hockey Operations, a position he continues to hold as of 2021.[4]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2010–11 Monona Grove High School WI-HS 24 13 48 61 66 — — — — —
2011–12 Alexandria Blizzard NAHL 50 6 16 22 20 4 1 2 3 2
2012–13 Alexandria Blizzard NAHL 4 1 2 3 12 — — — — —
2012–13 Jamestown Ironmen NAHL 52 15 17 32 47 3 0 2 2 2
2013–14 Massachusetts Lowell Hockey East 26 0 1 1 12 — — — — —
2014–15 Massachusetts Lowell Hockey East 37 10 16 26 42 — — — — —
2015–16 Massachusetts Lowell Hockey East 39 11 13 24 22 — — — — —
2016–17 Massachusetts Lowell Hockey East 41 10 26 36 53 — — — — —
2016–17 Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins AHL 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
2017–18 Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins AHL 7 0 1 1 2 — — — — —
2017–18 Wheeling Nailers ECHL 46 4 18 22 25 — — — — —
2018–19 Sparta Warriors GET-ligaen 48 5 31 36 48 6 1 7 8 8
2019–20 Karlskrona HK HockeyAllsvenskan 20 0 2 2 12 — — — — —
2019–20 South Carolina Stingrays ECHL 18 3 3 6 6 — — — — —
2019–20 Toledo Walleye ECHL 19 1 4 5 29 — — — — —
NAHL totals 106 22 35 57 79 7 1 4 5 4
NCAA totals 143 31 56 87 129 — — — — —
ECHL totals 83 8 25 33 60 — — — — —

Awards and honors

Award Year
All-Hockey East Second Team 2016–17 [5]
AHCA East Second Team All-American 2016–17 [1]

References

  1. ^ a b "Men's Ice Hockey Award Winners" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved June 11, 2013.
  2. ^ "UMass Lowell men's hockey History and Records". UMass Lowell River Hawks. Retrieved November 15, 2019.
  3. ^ "PENGUINS SIGN DEFENSEMAN DYLAN ZINK". Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins. April 8, 2017. Retrieved December 15, 2021.
  4. ^ "Dylan Zink". UMass Lowell River Hawks. Retrieved December 15, 2021.
  5. ^ "ECAC All-Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved July 6, 2013.