Connor Zary
{{short description|Canadian ice hockey player (born 2001)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=October 2020}}
{{Infobox ice hockey player
| name = Connor Zary
| image = Zary 3 10-3.jpg
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| caption = Zary with the Calgary Wranglers in 2023
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2001|9|25}}
| birth_place = Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 0
| weight_lbs = 183
| position = Centre
| shoots = Left
| league = NHL
| team = Calgary Flames
| prospect_team =
| prospect_league = AHL
| ntl_team =
| draft = 24th overall
| draft_year = 2020
| draft_team = Calgary Flames
| career_start = 2021
| career_end =
}}
Connor Zary (born September 25, 2001) is a Canadian professional ice hockey centre for the Calgary Flames of the National Hockey League (NHL).{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Connor Zary - Elite Prospects|url=https://www.eliteprospects.com/player/351805/connor-zary|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190623055000/https://www.eliteprospects.com/player/351805/connor-zary |archive-date=June 23, 2019 |access-date=October 6, 2020|website=Elite Prospects}} Zary was selected 24th overall by the Flames in the 2020 NHL Entry Draft.
Playing career
=Junior=
Following three standout seasons with the Kamloops Blazers of the Western Hockey League, Zary was widely seen as a top prospect newly eligible for the 2020 NHL Entry Draft.{{Cite web|last=McKenzie|first=Bob|date=June 22, 2020|title=Lafreniere the surest thing in a most uncertain draft year|url=https://www.tsn.ca/bob-mckenzie-s-final-ranking-lafreniere-the-surest-thing-in-most-uncertain-draft-year-1.1488272|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200623032305/https://www.tsn.ca/bob-mckenzie-s-final-ranking-lafreniere-the-surest-thing-in-most-uncertain-draft-year-1.1488272 |archive-date=June 23, 2020 |access-date=October 6, 2020|website=TSN.ca}} The NHL Central Scouting Bureau rated Zary as the 15th-best North American skater eligible for selection in 2020.
At the draft, which was rescheduled to October 6, 2020, from its usual date in late June, Zary was selected by the Calgary Flames with the 24th overall pick.{{Cite web|last=Pike|first=Ryan|date=October 6, 2020|title=Flames select Connor Zary at 24th overall|url=https://flamesnation.ca/2020/10/06/flames-select-connor-zary-at-24th-overall/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210116205429/https://flamesnation.ca/2020/10/06/flames-select-connor-zary-at-24th-overall/ |archive-date=January 16, 2021 |access-date=October 6, 2020|website=FlamesNation.ca}} On December 31, Zary was signed by the Flames to a three-year, entry-level contract.{{cite web| url = https://www.nhl.com/flames/news/flames-sign-connor-zary/c-319926652 | title = Flames sign Connor Zary | publisher = Calgary Flames | date = December 31, 2020 | access-date = December 31, 2020}}
=Calgary Flames=
On November 1, 2023, Zary made his NHL debut with the Flames, scoring his first career NHL goal in a 4–3 loss to the Dallas Stars.{{cite web |url=https://www.nhl.com/flames/news/oh-so-close |title=Oh, So Close! |publisher=Calgary Flames |date=November 1, 2023 |access-date=November 2, 2023}}
Career statistics
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{{MedalCompetition|World Junior Championships}}
{{MedalSilver|2021 Canada|}}
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=Regular season and playoffs=
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! colspan="3" bgcolor="#ffffff"| ! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff"| ! colspan="5"|Regular season ! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff"| ! colspan="5"|Playoffs | ||||||||||
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! Season !! Team !! League ! GP !! G !! A !! Pts !! PIM | ||||||||||
| 2017–18 | Kamloops Blazers | WHL
| 68 | 11 | 18 | 29 | 26
| — | — | — | — | — |
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| 2018–19 | Kamloops Blazers | WHL
| 63 | 24 | 43 | 67 | 55
| 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 2019–20 | Kamloops Blazers | WHL
| 57 | 38 | 48 | 86 | 51
| — | — | — | — | — |
| bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 2020–21 | Stockton Heat | AHL
| 9 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 4
| — | — | — | — | — |
| 2020–21 | Kamloops Blazers | WHL
| 15 | 6 | 18 | 24 | 35
| — | — | — | — | — |
| bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 2021–22 | Stockton Heat | AHL
| 53 | 13 | 12 | 25 | 36
| 13 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 2022–23 | Calgary Wranglers | AHL
| 72 | 21 | 37 | 58 | 63
| 9 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
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| 2023–24 | Calgary Wranglers | AHL
| 6 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 2
| — | — | — | — | — |
| 2023–24 | Calgary Flames | NHL
| 63 | 14 | 20 | 34 | 22
| — | — | — | — | — |
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| 2024–25 | Calgary Flames | NHL
| 54 | 13 | 14 | 27 | 14
| — | — | — | — | — |
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! colspan="3"|NHL totals ! 117 !! 27 !! 34 !! 61 !! 36 ! — !! — !! — !! — !! — |
=International=
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! Year ! Team ! Event ! Result ! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff"| ! GP !! G !! A !! Pts !! PIM | ||||
| 2019
| Canada | U18 | 4th | 7 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 6 |
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| 2021 | Canada | WJC | {{silver2}} | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
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! colspan="4"|Junior totals ! 14 !! 4 !! 5 !! 9 !! 8 |
References
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External links
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