Travis Zajac

#14 New York Islanders / NHL - 20/21

Date of Birth: May 13, 1985
Age: 41
Place of Birth: Winnipeg, MB, CAN
Nation: Canada
Youth Team: -
Position: C/RW
Height: 189 cm / 6'2"
Weight: 84 kg / 185 lbs
Shoots: R
Status: Retired

Travis Zajac Facts

Drafted: 2004 round 1 #20 overall by New Jersey Devils
Agency: Premium

Father : Tom Zajac
Brothers : Darcy Zajac | Kelly Zajac | Nolan Zajac
Son : Zenon Zajac

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Travis Zajac Statistics

S	Team	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-	Post	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
2001-2002	St. James Canadians	MJHL	63	19	36	55	18	-	Playoffs	11	2	2	4	2	-
2002-2003	Salmon Arm Silverbacks	BCHL	59	16	36	52	27	-	Playoffs	11	2	4	6	6	-
2003-2004	Salmon Arm Silverbacks	BCHL	59	43	69	112	110	-	Playoffs	14	10	13	23	10	-
2004-2005	Univ. of North Dakota	NCAA	45	20	19	39	16	-
2005-2006	Univ. of North Dakota	NCAA	46	18	29	47	20	17
2005-2006	Albany River Rats	AHL	2	0	1	1	2	-3
2006-2007	New Jersey Devils	NHL	80	17	25	42	16	1	Playoffs	11	1	4	5	4	4
2007-2008	New Jersey Devils	NHL	82	14	20	34	31	-11	Playoffs	5	0	1	1	4	0
2008-2009	New Jersey Devils	NHL	82	20	42	62	29	33	Playoffs	7	1	3	4	6	0
2008-2009	Canada	WC	5	0	0	0	2	5
2009-2010	New Jersey Devils	NHL	82	25	42	67	24	22	Playoffs	5	1	1	2	2	1
2010-2011	New Jersey Devils	NHL	82	13	31	44	24	-6
2010-2011	Canada "A"	WC	7	1	2	3	2	0
2011-2012	New Jersey Devils	NHL	15	2	4	6	4	-3	Playoffs	24	7	7	14	4	-6
2012-2013	New Jersey Devils	NHL	48	7	13	20	22	-5
2013-2014	New Jersey Devils "A"	NHL	80	18	30	48	28	3
2014-2015	New Jersey Devils "A"	NHL	74	11	14	25	29	-3
2015-2016	New Jersey Devils "A"	NHL	74	14	28	42	25	3
2016-2017	New Jersey Devils "A"	NHL	80	14	31	45	33	-8
2017-2018	New Jersey Devils "A"	NHL	63	12	14	26	25	-8	Playoffs	5	1	1	2	0	0
2018-2019	New Jersey Devils	NHL	80	19	27	46	20	-25
2019-2020	New Jersey Devils "A"	NHL	69	9	16	25	28	-12
2020-2021	New Jersey Devils "A"	NHL	33	7	11	18	6	0
2020-2021	New York Islanders	NHL	13	1	1	2	0	-1	Playoffs	14	1	1	2	6	2

Travis Zajac Tournament Statistics

S	Team	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-	Post	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
1993-1994	Winnipeg Jr. Jets	Brick Invitational	-	-	-	-	-	-
1994-1995	Winnipeg Jr. Jets	Brick Invitational	-	-	-	-	-	-

Travis Zajac Career Totals by League

League	Seasons	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-	Seasons	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	-
Brick Invitational	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0
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	1037	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 Totals by Team

Team	Seasons	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-	Seasons	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-
Albany River Rats	1	2	0	1	1	0.50	2	-3	0
Canada	2	12	1	2	3	0.25	4	5	0
New Jersey Devils	15	1024	202	348	550	0.54	344	-19	6	57	11	17	28	0.49	20	-1
New York Islanders	1	13	1	1	2	0.15	0	-1	1	14	1	1	2	0.14	6	2
Salmon Arm Silverbacks	2	118	59	105	164	1.39	137	-	2	25	12	17	29	1.16	16	-
St. James Canadians	1	63	19	36	55	0.87	18	-	1	11	2	2	4	0.36	2	-
Univ. of North Dakota	2	91	38	48	86	0.95	36	17*	0
Winnipeg Jr. Jets (Brick Invit)	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0

* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Travis Zajac Career Highlights

Season	Awards
2001-2002	MJHL Second All-Rookie Team
2003-2004	BCHL (Interior) First All-Star Team BCHL (Interior) Most Valuable Player
2004-2005	NCAA (Championship) All-Tournament Team NCAA (WCHA) All-Rookie Team
2005-2006	NCAA (WCHA) Champion
2008-2009	World Championship Silver Medal

Transactions

Date	Status	From	To
09/20/2021	Confirmed	New York Islanders	Retired
04/08/2021	Confirmed	New Jersey Devils	New York Islanders
01/16/2013	Extension	New Jersey Devils	New Jersey Devils
07/22/2009	Extension	New Jersey Devils	New Jersey Devils

Travis Zajac 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.