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Canada Travis Zajac
#14 New York Islanders / NHL - 20/21
1-time World Championship Silver Medal 1
Date of Birth
May 13, 1985
Position
C
Age
38
Height
6'2" / 189 cm
Place of Birth
Winnipeg, MB, CAN
Weight
185 lbs / 84 kg
Nation
Canada
Shoots
R
Youth Team
-
Status
Retired
Drafted
2004 round 1 #20 overall by New Jersey Devils
Agency
PREMIUM

Father:Tom Zajac
Brothers: Darcy Zajac, Kelly Zajac, Nolan Zajac

© Photo: Dan Hickling

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Travis Zajac Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2001-02 St. James Canadians MJHL 63* 19* 36* 55* 18* -* | Playoffs 11 2 2 4 2 -
2002-03 Salmon Arm Silverbacks BCHL 59* 16* 36* 52* 27* -* | Playoffs 11 2 4 6 6 -
2003-04 Salmon Arm Silverbacks BCHL 59* 43* 69* 112* 110* -* | Playoffs 14 10 13 23 10 -
2004-05 Univ. of North Dakota NCAA 45* 20* 19* 39* 16* -* |
2005-06 Univ. of North Dakota NCAA 46* 18* 29* 47* 20* 17* |
Albany River Rats AHL 2* 0* 1* 1* 2* -3* |
2006-07 New Jersey Devils NHL 80* 17* 25* 42* 16* 1* | Playoffs 11 1 4 5 4 4
2007-08 New Jersey Devils NHL 82* 14* 20* 34* 31* -11* | Playoffs 5 0 1 1 4 0
2008-09 New Jersey Devils NHL 82* 20* 42* 62* 29* 33* | Playoffs 7 1 3 4 6 0
Canada WC 5* 0* 0* 0* 2* 5* |
2009-10 New Jersey Devils NHL 82* 25* 42* 67* 24* 22* | Playoffs 5 1 1 2 2 1
2010-11 New Jersey Devils NHL 82* 13* 31* 44* 24* -6* |
Canada “A” WC 7* 1* 2* 3* 2* 0* |
2011-12 New Jersey Devils NHL 15* 2* 4* 6* 4* -3* | Playoffs 24 7 7 14 4 -6
2012-13 New Jersey Devils NHL 48* 7* 13* 20* 22* -5* |
2013-14 New Jersey Devils “A” NHL 80* 18* 30* 48* 28* 3* |
2014-15 New Jersey Devils “A” NHL 74* 11* 14* 25* 29* -3* |
2015-16 New Jersey Devils “A” NHL 74* 14* 28* 42* 25* 3* |
2016-17 New Jersey Devils “A” NHL 80* 14* 31* 45* 33* -8* |
2017-18 New Jersey Devils “A” NHL 63* 12* 14* 26* 25* -8* | Playoffs 5 1 1 2 0 0
2018-19 New Jersey Devils NHL 80* 19* 27* 46* 20* -25* |
2019-20 New Jersey Devils “A” NHL 69* 9* 16* 25* 28* -12* |
2020-21 New Jersey Devils “A” NHL 33* 7* 11* 18* 6* 0* |
New York Islanders NHL 13* 1* 1* 2* 0* -1* | Playoffs 14 1 1 2 6 2

Travis Zajac Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
AHL 1 2* 0* 1* 1* 0.50* 2* -3* | 0 * * * * * *
BCHL 2 118* 59* 105* 164* 1.39* 137* -* | 2 25 12 * 17 * 29 * 1.16 * 16 * - *
MJHL 1 63* 19* 36* 55* 0.87* 18* -* | 1 11 2 * 2 * 4 * 0.36 * 2 * - *
NCAA 2 91* 38* 48* 86* 0.95* 36* 17* | 0 * * * * * *
NHL 15 1 037* 203* 349* 552* 0.53* 344* -20* | 7 71 12 * 18 * 30 * 0.42 * 26 * 1 *
WC 2 12* 1* 2* 3* 0.25* 4* 5* | 0 * * * * * *
* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Travis Zajac Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
09/20/2021
09/20/2021 Confirmed New York Islanders Retired
04/08/2021
04/08/2021 Confirmed New Jersey Devils New York Islanders
01/16/2013
01/16/2013 Extension New Jersey Devils New Jersey Devils
07/22/2009
07/22/2009 Extension New Jersey Devils New Jersey Devils
Player Biography and Trivia

Cult/Star player for New Jersey Devils

Cult/Star player for Salmon Arm Silverbacks

Career transactions
- 2013-01-16 • Signed to an eight-year contract extension by the New Jersey Devils
- 2009-07-22 • Re-signed to a four-year contract by the New Jersey Devils
- 2006-04-13 • Signed to a three-year, entry-level contract by the New Jersey Devils

Other memorable dates
- 2006-10-06 • Made NHL debut (at Carolina; 13:30 TOI)
- 2006-10-07 • Scored his first career NHL goal (at Dallas vs Marty Turco)

Other
Zajac was teammates with Alexander Steen for two or three years growing up in Winnipeg.