Zachary Senyshyn

{{Infobox ice hockey player

| name = Zachary Senyshyn

| image = 2023-10-27 Eisbären Berlin gegen Schwenninger Wild Wings (Deutsche Eishockey-Liga 2023-24) by Sandro Halank–006.jpg

| image_size =

| caption = Zachary Senyshyn playing for the Schwenninger Wild Wings in 2023

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1997|3|30}}

| birth_place = Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 2

| weight_lb = 195

| position = Right Wing

| shoots = Right

| league = DEL

| team = Schwenninger Wild Wings

| former_teams = Boston Bruins
Ottawa Senators

| draft = 15th overall

| draft_year = 2015

| draft_team = Boston Bruins

| career_start = 2017

| career_end =

}}

Zachary Senyshyn (born March 30, 1997) is a Canadian professional ice hockey forward for the Schwenninger Wild Wings of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL). Senyshyn was selected by the Boston Bruins in the first round (15th overall) of the 2015 NHL Entry Draft.{{cite web| url = http://www.bostonherald.com/sports/bruins_nhl/bruins_insider/2015/06/bruins_select_jakub_zboril_jake_debrusk_zach_senyshyn_in | title = Bruins select Zboril, DeBrusk and Senyshyn in first round | publisher = Boston Herald | date = 2015-06-26 | access-date = 2015-06-26}} He was born in Ottawa, Ontario.

Playing career

Following the 2014–15 OHL season in which he scored 45 points in 65 games with the Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds, Senyshyn was ranked number 38 by the NHL Central Scouting Bureau on their list of North American Skaters eligible for the 2015 NHL Entry Draft.{{cite web |url=http://www.saultstar.com/2015/06/25/senyshyn-feels-best-is-yet-to-come |title=Senyshyn feels best is yet to come |work=Sault Star |date=2015-06-25 |access-date=2015-06-25}} Expected to be drafted in the middle of the second round, the Boston Bruins unexpectedly picked Senyshyn 15th overall with the pick acquired in exchange for Dougie Hamilton.{{cite web |url=http://www.ottawasun.com/2015/06/26/boston-bruins-select-nepean-native-zach-senyshyn-no-15 |title=Boston Bruins select Nepean native Zach Senyshyn No.15 |work=Ottawa Sun |date=2015-06-26 |access-date=2015-06-26}}

During the 2015–16 season, Senyshyn was signed to a three-year entry-level contract with the Boston Bruins on November 12, 2015.{{cite web |url=http://bruins.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=787581 |title=Bruins sign three to entry-level deals |publisher=Boston Bruins |date=2015-11-12 |access-date=2015-11-12}} He was assigned to the Bruins American Hockey League (AHL) team, the Providence Bruins, in April 2017 to help them in their playoff run.{{cite web |title=Bruins' Zachary Senyshyn: Joins AHL Providence |url=https://www.cbssports.com/fantasy/hockey/news/bruins-zachary-senyshyn-joins-ahl-providence/ |website=CBS Sports |access-date=March 17, 2018 |date=April 27, 2017}} Senyshyn then started the 2017–18 season with the Providence Bruins after being cut from Bruins training camp.{{cite web |last1=Haggerty |first1=Joe |title=Bruins prospects Zboril, Senyshyn and McIntyre among camp cuts |url=http://www.nbcsports.com/boston/boston-bruins/bruins-prospects-zboril-senyshyn-and-mcintyre-among-camp-cuts |website=NBC Sports |access-date=March 17, 2018 |date=September 24, 2017}} Senyshyn was recalled on April 3, 2019, and played his first NHL game the following evening against the Minnesota Wild. He also scored his first NHL goal in that game, an empty net goal in a 3–0 Bruin win. He was sent back down to Providence on April 7.{{Cite web |url=https://www.cbssports.com/fantasy/hockey/news/bruins-zachary-senyshyn-bumped-down-a-rank/|title=Bruins' Zachary Senyshyn: Bumped down a rank |date=7 April 2019 |website=CBS Sports}}

On March 21, 2022, Senyshyn was traded by the Bruins, along with a 2022 fifth-round selection to the Ottawa Senators in exchange for Josh Brown and a conditional 2022 seventh-round draft pick.{{cite web |url=https://www.nhl.com/bruins/news/bruins-acquire-josh-brown-from-senators/c-332085814 |title=Bruins acquire Josh Brown from Senators |publisher=Boston Bruins |date=March 21, 2022 |access-date=March 21, 2022}} He was recalled by Ottawa from their AHL affiliate, the Belleville Senators, on April 17, 2022.{{cite web |url=https://www.cbssports.com/fantasy/hockey/news/senators-zachary-senyshyn-called-up-by-senators/ |title=Senators' Zachary Senyshyn: Called up by Senators |work=CBS Sports |date=April 17, 2022 |access-date=March 3, 2023}} He appeared in his first game for the Senators on April 20, 2022 versus the Seattle Kraken.{{cite web |url=https://ottawasun.com/sports/hockey/nhl/ottawa-senators/warrenspiece-life-comes-full-circle-for-senyshyn-as-he-makes-senators-debut |title=Life comes full circle for Senyshyn as he makes Senators debut |last=Warren |first=Ken |work=Ottawa Sun |date=April 18, 2022 |access-date=March 3, 2023}} He was re-assigned to Belleville on April 20.{{cite tweet |url=https://twitter.com/media_sens/status/1516799926629400577 |title=Roster update: The #Sens have re-assigned forward Zach Senyshyn to @BellevilleSens. |user=Media_Sens |author=Sens Communications |number=1516799926629400577 |date=April 20, 2022 |access-date=March 3, 2023}}

A free agent at the end of the season, Senyshyn signed a professional tryout with the New Jersey Devils on September 14, 2022.{{cite web |url=https://www.nhl.com/devils/news/zach-senyshyn-signs-pto-with-devils--release/c-335549362 |title=Zach Senyshyn Signs PTO with Devils |publisher=New Jersey Devils |date=September 14, 2022 |access-date=March 3, 2023}} Unable to crack the Devils lineup, Senyshyn signed a one-year contract to play with the AHL's Utica Comets in October 2022.{{cite web |url=https://theahl.com/comets-sign-senyshyn-to-ahl-deal |title=Comets sign Senyshyn to AHL deal |publisher=American Hockey League |date=October 3, 2022 |access-date=October 13, 2022}} In the 2022–23 season, Senyshyn appeared in 37 games with the Comets registering 6 goals and 9 points, before he was traded to the Chicago Wolves in exchange for future considerations on February 18, 2023.{{cite web |url=https://theahl.com/wolves-acquire-senyshyn-from-comets |title=Wolves acquire Senyshyn from Comets |publisher=American Hockey League |date=February 18, 2023 |access-date=February 18, 2023}}

As a free agent in the following off-season, Senyshyn was signed to his first European contract, agreeing to a one-year deal with German club, Schwenninger Wild Wings of the DEL, on July 16, 2023.{{cite web | url = https://www.schwenninger-wildwings.de/aktuell/zachary-senyshyn-stuermt-fuer-die-wild-wings/ | title = Zach Senyshyn strikes for the Wild Wings | publisher = Schwenninger Wild Wings | date = July 16, 2023 | accessdate = July 16, 2023 | language = German}}

Career statistics

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! colspan="3" bgcolor="#ffffff" |

! rowspan="100" bgcolor="#ffffff" |

! colspan="5" | Regular season

! rowspan="100" bgcolor="#ffffff" |

! colspan="5" | Playoffs

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! Season

! Team

! League

! GP

! G

! A

! Pts

! PIM

! GP

! G

! A

! Pts

! PIM

2013–14

| Smiths Falls Bears

| CCHL

| 57

| 22

| 10

| 32

| 8

| 16

| 4

| 6

| 10

| 0

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| 2013–14

| Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds

| OHL

| 4

| 1

| 2

| 0

| —

2014–15

| Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds

| OHL

| 66

| 26

| 19

| 45

| 17

| 14

| 4

| 3

| 7

| 2

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

|2015–16

|Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds

|OHL

|66

|45

|20

|65

|20

|12

2016–17

| Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds

| OHL

| 59

| 42

| 23

| 65

| 31

| 11

| 4

| 1

| 5

| 8

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2016–17

| Providence Bruins

| AHL

| —

| 4

| 0

| 2

2017–18

| Providence Bruins

| AHL

| 66

| 12

| 14

| 26

| 14

| 4

| 0

| 1

| 0

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2018–19

| Providence Bruins

| AHL

| 66

| 14

| 10

| 24

| 20

| 4

| 0

| 2

2018–19

| Boston Bruins

| NHL

| 2

| 1

| 0

| 1

| 0

| —

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2019–20

| Providence Bruins

| AHL

| 42

| 7

| 9

| 16

| 13

| —

2019–20

| Boston Bruins

| NHL

| 4

| 0

| 2

| 0

| —

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2020–21

| Boston Bruins

| NHL

| 8

| 0

| 2

| —

2020–21

| Providence Bruins

| AHL

| 18

| 7

| 6

| 13

| 4

| —

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2021–22

| Providence Bruins

| AHL

| 51

| 19

| 12

| 31

| 14

| —

2021–22

| Belleville Senators

| AHL

| 16

| 0

| 3

| 6

| —

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2021–22

| Ottawa Senators

| NHL

| 2

| 0

| 2

| —

2022–23

| Utica Comets

| AHL

| 37

| 6

| 3

| 9

| 20

| —

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2022–23

| Chicago Wolves

| AHL

| 25

| 4

| 5

| 9

| 6

| —

2023–24

| Schwenninger Wild Wings

| DEL

| 51

| 13

| 18

| 31

| 10

| 7

| 1

| 2

| 0

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2024–25

| Schwenninger Wild Wings

| DEL

| 52

| 27

| 10

| 37

| 2

| 3

| 1

| 0

| 1

| 0

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! colspan="3" | NHL totals

! 16

! 1

! 2

! 3

! 4

! —

Awards and honours

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! Award

! Year

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| colspan="3" | OHL

Second All-Rookie Team

| 2014–15

| {{cite web| url = http://www.sootoday.com/content/sports/details.asp?c=89461 | title = Greyhounds trio earn All-Rookie honours | publisher = SooToday.com | date = 2015-04-08 | access-date = 2015-04-08}}