Zach Hamill

{{Infobox ice hockey player

| alt =

| name =

| image = Zach Hamill - Providence Bruins.jpg

| image_size = 230px

| caption = Hamill with the Providence Bruins in 2011

| position = Centre

| shoots = Right

| height_ft = 5

| height_in = 11

| weight_lb = 181

| ntl_team =

| played_for = Boston Bruins
Barys Astana
HPK
HC Fribourg-Gottéron
HC Ambrì-Piotta
Iserlohn Roosters
IF Björklöven
Lørenskog IK
HC Dukla Jihlava
EC Bad Nauheim
Ducs d'Angers

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1988|9|23}}

| birth_place = Port Coquitlam, British Columbia, Canada

| draft = 8th overall

| draft_year = 2007

| draft_team = Boston Bruins

| career_start = 2008

| career_end = 2021

}}

Zachary Robert Hamill (born September 23, 1988) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey centre. Hamill was drafted in the first round, eighth overall by the National Hockey League (NHL)'s Boston Bruins in the 2007 NHL Entry Draft. Prior to turning professional, Hamill spent his entire Western Hockey League (WHL) career with the Everett Silvertips.

Playing career

=Junior=

Hamill was drafted in the first round, third overall, by the Everett Silvertips in the 2003 WHL Bantam Draft.{{cite news|last=Tsumura |first=Howard |title=Reese is the right piece|publisher=The Province|date=May 2, 2003 }} Shortly after on October 8, 2003, he made his Western Hockey League (WHL) debut against the Seattle Thunderbirds. Although playing in only four regular season games in the early part of the 2003–04 season, Hamill finished with two assists before being reassigned to the Port Coquitlam Buckaroos of the Pacific International Junior Hockey League (PIJHL). He returned to the Silvertips for their 2004 WHL playoff run, playing in 20 games. The 2004–05 season was Hamill's first full WHL season, playing in 57 games. He finished his rookie season with a respectable 33 points. This season also saw Hamill represent Canada Pacific at the 2005 World U-17 Hockey Challenge in Lethbridge, Alberta.{{cite web|title=Team Pacific roster|url=http://www.hockeycanada.ca/9/6/7/1/index1.shtml|publisher=Hockey Canada|access-date=May 9, 2007}} During the off-season, Hamill represented Canada at the 2005 U-18 Junior World Cup in Břeclav, Czech Republic, and Piešťany, Slovakia.{{cite news|last=Sheppard |first=James |title=Playing for Maple Leaf 'spectacular' honour|work=Vancouver Sun |location=Canada |date=August 5, 2005 }}

In his sophomore season, Hamill continued to better his play. In December, he represented Team WHL in the 2005 ADT Canada–Russia Challenge.{{cite news|last=Harder |first=Greg |title=Teammates for a game|publisher=Leader Post|date=October 27, 2005 }} Hamill finished the year with 59 points in 53 games, an average of over a point per game. Hamill's play was rewarded when on June 22, 2006, he was invited to Canada's National Junior Team Development Camp.{{cite press release|title=Forty-Four of Canada's Top Junior Aged Players Invited to Attend National Junior Team Development Camp from July 22–28 in Calgary, AB |url=http://www.hockeycanada.ca/2/1/9/8/6/index1.shtml|publisher=Hockey Canada|date=June 22, 2006|access-date=May 9, 2007}}{{cite web|title=Development Camp roster |url=http://www.hockeycanada.ca/2/1/9/8/1/index1.shtml|publisher=Hockey Canada|access-date=May 9, 2007}}

Hamill's 2006–07 season was arguably his best. In November, Hamill once again represented Team WHL in the 2006 ADT Canada-Russia Challenge and in January, he played in the 2007 CHL Top Prospects Game.{{cite press release|title=CHL announces Team WHL Roster for the ADT Canada Russia Challenge|url=http://www.chl.ca/CHLNews0607/1026a.html|publisher=Canadian Hockey League|date=October 26, 2006|access-date=March 26, 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070804223001/http://www.chl.ca/CHLNews0607/1026a.html|archive-date=August 4, 2007|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}}{{cite press release|title=CHL announces participating players for the 2007 Home Hardware CHL/NHL Top Prospects Game|url=http://www.chl.ca/CHLNews0607/0104.html|publisher=Canadian Hockey League|date=January 4, 2007|access-date=March 26, 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070209010426/http://www.chl.ca/CHLNews0607/0104.html|archive-date=February 9, 2007|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}} Hamill was named the WHL's player of the week for the week of January 22–28, scoring 13 points in 4 games.{{cite news|title=Olympic-style boxing scheduled|publisher=Leader Post|date=January 30, 2007|url=http://www.canada.com/reginaleaderpost/news/sports/story.html?id=349389a1-7bd0-4ccf-9a75-83dd99dff16e|access-date=May 9, 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121025083130/http://www.canada.com/reginaleaderpost/news/sports/story.html?id=349389a1-7bd0-4ccf-9a75-83dd99dff16e|archive-date=October 25, 2012|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}} Hamill was also named the player of the month for January after collecting 24 points in 12 games.{{cite news|last=Wolfe |first=Cory |title=Blades-Raiders alumni do battle|publisher=Star-Phoenix|date=February 8, 2007 }} With 93 points at the end of the season, Hamill won the Bob Clarke Trophy as the WHL's leading scorer and was named to the WHL West First All-Star Team.{{cite press release|title=Everett Silvertips' Zach Hamill Captures Bob Clarke Trophy as WHL's Top Scorer|url=http://whl.ca/news/index.php?id=6532&showToc=1&|publisher=Western Hockey League|date=March 19, 2007|access-date=March 26, 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927011645/http://whl.ca/news/index.php?id=6532&showToc=1&|archive-date=September 27, 2007|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}}{{cite press release|title=WHL Announces 2006–07 Conference All Star Teams|url=http://whl.ca/news/?id=6582&showToc=1&game_id=|publisher=Western Hockey League|date=March 22, 2007|access-date=March 26, 2007|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927011726/http://whl.ca/news/?id=6582&showToc=1&game_id=|archive-date=September 27, 2007|df=mdy-all}} With his 61 assists and 93 points, Hamill claimed both the Silvertips' single season assists and points records.{{cite press release |title=This Week in Silvertips Hockey: 2006–2007 Regular Season Recap |publisher=Everett Silvertips |date=March 22, 2007 |url=http://www.everettsilvertips.com/news/story.cfm?ID=806 |access-date=March 26, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070425185657/http://www.everettsilvertips.com/news/story.cfm?ID=806 |archive-date=April 25, 2007 |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all }} Hamill also finished the season with seven Silvertips franchise career records.

=Professional=

On August 8, 2007, shortly over a month after being drafted by the Boston Bruins, Hamill signed his first professional contract with the organization.{{cite news|title=Bruins sign top pick Hamill|publisher=TSN|date=August 8, 2007 |url=https://www.tsn.ca/nhl/teams/news_story/?ID=215717&hubname=nhl-bruins|access-date=September 22, 2007}} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}} After attending the Bruins' training camp in 2007 and playing in one pre-season game, Hamill was returned to the Silvertips for the 2007–08 WHL season.{{cite news|title=Bruins send Hamill back to Everett|publisher=TSN|date=September 21, 2007|url=https://www.tsn.ca/nhl/news_story/?ID=218880&hubname=nhl|access-date=September 22, 2007|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20070613200214/http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/news_story/?ID=218880&hubname=nhl|archive-date=June 13, 2007|df=mdy-all}}

At the completion of the Silvertips season, Hamill joined the Providence Bruins, the Boston Bruins' American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate.{{cite news|last=Patterson|first=Nick|title=Hamill headed to Providence|publisher=HeraldNet|date=March 31, 2008 |url=http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20080331/BLOG12/359428719/1004/SPORTS|access-date=March 31, 2008}} During a recall stint with the Bruins in the 2009–10 season, Hamill was credited with his first NHL point on April 11, 2010, with an assist against the Washington Capitals.

During the 2010–11 season, Hamill played in three games for the Boston Bruins, earning an assist against the Montreal Canadiens on February 9, 2011.{{Cite web | url=http://panthers.nhl.com/club/player.htm?id=8474045&season=20102011&view=gamelog | title=Zach Hamill Stats and News}} He was recalled to Boston during the 2011 Stanley Cup playoffs,[http://www.csnne.com/bruins/bartkowski-khudobin-join-bs-practice Bartkowski, Khudobin join B's practice] where the Bruins won the Stanley Cup. Although he did not qualify to have his name engraved on the Stanley Cup, he received a Stanley Cup ring.[http://www.weei.com/sports/boston/this-just-in/21145216/recchi-bruins-receive-cup-rings Recchi, Bruins receive Cup rings]

On February 6, 2012, the Boston Bruins placed Hamill on waivers; after he cleared waivers on February 7, he was sent down to the Providence Bruins. On May 26, 2012, he was traded to the Washington Capitals in exchange for forward Chris Bourque.{{cite web| url = http://capitals.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=632874 | title = Capitals acquire Zach Hamill from Boston for Chris Bourque | publisher = Washington Capitals | date = 2012-05-26 | access-date = 2012-05-26}} With the 2012–13 NHL lockout in effect, Hamill was directly assigned to the Capitals' AHL affiliate, the Hershey Bears. In the 2012–13 season, he tallied 22 points in 40 games with the Bears before he was traded to the Florida Panthers in exchange for forward Casey Wellman on January 31, 2013.{{cite web| url = http://capitals.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=653446 | title = Capitals Acquire Casey Wellman from Florida | publisher = Washington Capitals | date = 2013-01-31 | access-date = 2013-01-31}} He remained in the AHL with the San Antonio Rampage and contributed with 18 points in 26 games. On April 11, 2013, he was reassigned on loan by the Panthers to the Milwaukee Admirals.{{cite web| url = http://www.milwaukeeadmirals.com/home/news/2013/4/0411Hamill.html | title = Admirals get Hamill on loan from Florida | publisher = Milwaukee Admirals | date = 2013-04-11 | access-date = 2013-04-11}}

In July 2013, Hamill signed a two-way contract with the Vancouver Canucks. He failed to make the team out of training camp and was assigned to the team's AHL affiliate, the Utica Comets. Hamill had difficulty being productive in Utica, contributing 9 points in 21 games. In December 2013, Hamill was put on unconditional waivers by the Canucks after they and Hamill mutually agreed to terminate his contract.{{Cite news|url = http://blogs.theprovince.com/2013/12/18/report-canucks-put-hamill-on-unconditional-waivers/|title = Report: Canucks put Hamill on unconditional waivers|date = December 18, 2013|work = The Province|access-date = August 29, 2014}} On December 24, 2013, Hamill signed a one-year contract with Barys Astana of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL).{{cite web|publisher=Yard Barker|title=Barys Astana Sign Former Boston First Rounder Zach Hamill|url=http://thehockeyhouse.net/vancouver-canucks/barys-astana-sign-former-boston-first-rounder-zach-hamill/|date=November 5, 2013|access-date=December 25, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131225230542/http://thehockeyhouse.net/vancouver-canucks/barys-astana-sign-former-boston-first-rounder-zach-hamill/|archive-date=December 25, 2013|url-status=dead}} In 13 games, Hamill recorded one goal and two assists. He was not re-signed at the end of the season.

On August 29, 2014, Finnish Liiga club HPK announced they had signed Hamill to a one-year contract.

On September 4, 2015, Hamill signed an initial two-week contract with HC Fribourg-Gottéron of the Swiss National League A. In the 2015–16 season, Hamill immediately impressed in Fribourg, earning another two-week extension, collecting five goals in his nine-game stint. On October 9, 2015, he was released by Fribourg as he was signed as a temporary injury cover for one-month to play with rivals HC Ambrì-Piotta. He was subsequently signed for the remainder of the season in Ambrì on November 3.{{cite web | url = http://www.hcap.ch/it/article/3791/il-canadese-zach-hamill-sostituisce-momentaneamente-adam-hall | title = Canadian Zach Hamill replaced Adam Hall temporarily | publisher = HC Ambrì-Piotta | date = 2015-10-09 | access-date = 2015-10-09 | language = it | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160119165351/http://www.hcap.ch/it/article/3791/il-canadese-zach-hamill-sostituisce-momentaneamente-adam-hall | archive-date = January 19, 2016 | url-status = dead | df = mdy-all }} He featured in eight games with Ambrì before he was mutually released from his contract to play out the remainder of the season in Germany with the Iserlohn Roosters of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL).

As a free agent over the following summer and mid-way into the 2016–17 season, Hamill belatedly signed a one-year contract in the Swedish Allsvenskan, agreeing to terms with IF Björklöven on November 21, 2016.{{cite web| url = http://www.bjorkloven.com/artikel/nq1maivs6-2e4ad/ | title = Zach Hamill ready for Bjorkloven | publisher = IF Björklöven | date = 2016-11-21 | access-date = 2016-11-21 | language = sv}}

Personal life

Hamill was born on September 23, 1988, in Port Coquitlam, British Columbia, to Scott and Lonnie Hamill. He has two siblings, Carson and Paisley. His brother, Carson, played junior hockey for the Langley Hornets of the British Columbia Hockey League (BCHL) and currently plays at Lindenwood University in St. Charles, Missouri. He attended Riverside Secondary School in Port Coquitlam.{{cite web|title=Zach Hamill – 9 |url=http://www.everettsilvertips.com/roster/player.cfm?PlayerID=61 |publisher=Everett Silvertips |access-date=May 9, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070507041259/http://www.everettsilvertips.com/roster/player.cfm?PlayerID=61 |archive-date=May 7, 2007 |url-status=dead |df=mdy }}

Records

Everett Silvertips' franchise record for points in a season (93)
Everett Silvertips' franchise record for assists in a season (61)
Everett Silvertips' had held franchise record for career games played (250); Shane Harper is the current record holder
Everett Silvertips' franchise record for career points (262)
Everett Silvertips' had held franchise record for career goals (87); Shane Harper is the current record holder
Everett Silvertips' franchise record for career assists (175)
Everett Silvertips' franchise record for career playoff games played (62)
Everett Silvertips' franchise record for career playoff points (37)
Everett Silvertips' franchise record for career playoff assists (27)

Career statistics

=Regular season and playoffs=

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bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan="3" bgcolor="#ffffff" \| ! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" \| ! colspan="5" \| Regular season ! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" \| ! colspan="5" \| Playoffs
bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! Season ! Team ! League ! GP ! G ! A ! Pts ! PIM ! GP ! G ! A ! Pts ! PIM
2003–04 \| Port Coquitlam Buckaroos \| PJHL \| 39	30	31	61	50 \| —	—	—	—	—
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 2003–04 \| Everett Silvertips \| WHL \| 4	0	2	2	0 \| 20	3	2	5	2
2004–05 \| Everett Silvertips \| WHL \| 57	8	25	33	29 \| 11	2	3	5	8
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 2005–06 \| Everett Silvertips \| WHL \| 53	21	38	59	28 \| 15	3	11	14	4
2006–07 \| Everett Silvertips \| WHL \| 69	32	61	93	90 \| 12	2	8	10	16
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 2007–08 \| Everett Silvertips \| WHL \| 67	26	49	75	88 \| 4	0	3	3	2
2007–08 \| Providence Bruins \| AHL \| 7	0	5	5	6 \| 9	1	3	4	0
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 2008–09 \| Providence Bruins \| AHL \| 65	13	13	26	40 \| 16	1	5	6	4
2009–10 \| Providence Bruins \| AHL \| 75	14	30	44	24 \| —	—	—	—	—
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 2009–10 \| Boston Bruins \| NHL \| 1	0	1	1	0 \| —	—	—	—	—
2010–11 \| Providence Bruins \| AHL \| 68	9	34	43	66 \| —	—	—	—	—
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 2010–11 \| Boston Bruins \| NHL \| 3	0	1	1	0 \| —	—	—	—	—
2011–12 \| Providence Bruins \| AHL \| 41	8	13	21	24 \| —	—	—	—	—
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 2011–12 \| Boston Bruins \| NHL \| 16	0	2	2	4 \| —	—	—	—	—
2012–13 \| Hershey Bears \| AHL \| 40	11	11	22	34 \| —	—	—	—	—
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 2012–13 \| San Antonio Rampage \| AHL \| 26	5	13	18	20 \| —	—	—	—	—
2012–13 \| Milwaukee Admirals \| AHL \| 6	3	1	4	0 \| 4	1	1	2	2
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 2013–14 \| Utica Comets \| AHL \| 22	3	6	9	6 \| —	—	—	—	—
2013–14 \| Barys Astana \| KHL \| 13	1	2	3	10 \| 1	0	0	0	0
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 2014–15 \| HPK \| Liiga \| 58	16	19	35	67 \| —	—	—	—	—
2015–16 \| HC Fribourg–Gottéron \| NLA \| 9	5	2	7	6 \| —	—	—	—	—
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 2015–16 \| HC Ambrì–Piotta \| NLA \| 8	1	3	4	6 \| —	—	—	—	—
2015–16 \| Iserlohn Roosters \| DEL \| 24	4	7	11	14 \| —	—	—	—	—
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 2016–17 \| IF Björklöven \| Allsv \| 29	7	11	18	16 \| —	—	—	—	—
2017–18 \| Lørenskog IK \| GET \| 27	11	8	19	22 \| —	—	—	—	—
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 2017–18 \| HC Dukla Jihlava \| ELH \| 21	4	5	9	10 \| —	—	—	—	—
2018–19 \| EC Bad Nauheim \| DEL2 \| 34	10	29	39	63 \| 4	1	1	2	4
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 2019–20 \| EC Bad Nauheim \| DEL2 \| 32	13	18	31	38 \| 2	2	0	2	8
2020–21 \| Ducs d'Angers \| FRA \| 22	5	8	13	30 \| —	—	—	—	—
bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan="3" \| AHL totals ! 349 !! 66 !! 126 !! 192 !! 220 ! 29 !! 3 !! 9 !! 12 !! 6
bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan="3" \| NHL totals ! 20 !! 0 !! 4 !! 4 !! 4 ! — !! — !! — !! — !! —

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=International=

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! Year

! Team

! Event

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! GP

! G

! A

! Pts

! PIM

2005

| Canada Pacific

| U17

| 6

| 2

| 3

| 5

| 10

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| 2005

| Canada

| U18

| 5

| 3

| 8

| 4

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! colspan="3" | Junior totals

! 11

! 7

! 6

! 13

! 14

Awards and honors

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! Award

! Year

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| colspan="3" | WHL

West First All-Star Team

| 2007

Bob Clarke Trophy

| 2007

CHL First All-Star Team

| 2007

Transactions

June 22, 2007 – Drafted in the first round, eighth overall by the Boston Bruins in the 2007 NHL Entry Draft;
May 26, 2012 – Traded to the Washington Capitals for Chris Bourque;
January 31, 2013 – Traded to the Florida Panthers for Casey Wellman;
July 25, 2013 – Signed as a free agent by the Vancouver Canucks;
December 24, 2013 – Signed as a free agent by the Barys Astana (KHL);
August 29, 2014 – Signed as a free agent by HPK (Liiga).