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USA Zach Metsa
#73 Buffalo Sabres / NHL - 25/26
1-time NCAA (Championship) Winner 1
1-time NCAA (East) First All-American Team 1
1-time NCAA (East) Second All-American Team 1
Date of Birth
Oct 19, 1998
Position
D
Age
27
Height
5'9" / 175 cm
Place of Birth
Delafield, WI, USA
Weight
181 lbs / 82 kg
Nation
USA
Shoots
R
Youth Team
-
Contract
25/26
Cap Hit
$775,000 Powered by
NHL Rights
Buffalo Sabres Buffalo Sabres / Signed
Agency
PREMIUM

Father: Tom Metsa
Brother: Matthew Metsa

© Photo: Dan Hickling

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Zach Metsa Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2012-13 Milwaukee Jr. Admirals 14U AAA T1EHL 14U 29* 7* 19* 26* 6* -* |
2013-14 Milwaukee Jr. Admirals 16U AAA T1EHL 16U 35* 4* 24* 28* 10* -* |
2014-15 Milwaukee Jr. Admirals 16U AAA T1EHL 16U 30* 4* 27* 31* 16* -* | Playoffs 4 1 1 2 2 -
Milwaukee Jr. Admirals 16U AAA 16U AAA 54* 9* 39* 48* 22* 24* |
Waterloo Black Hawks USHL 2* 0* 0* 0* 0* -1* |
2015-16 Milwaukee Jr. Admirals 18U AAA T1EHL 18U 30* 7* 17* 24* 6* -* | Playoffs 4 0 0 0 4 -
Sioux Falls Stampede USHL 2* 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* |
2016-17 Merritt Centennials BCHL 57* 3* 24* 27* 15* 0* | Playoffs 11 0 5 5 2 0
2017-18 Youngstown Phantoms USHL 37* 1* 12* 13* 12* -18* |
Central Illinois Flying Aces USHL 23* 3* 8* 11* 12* -10* |
2018-19 Quinnipiac Univ. NCAA 32* 2* 2* 4* 4* 2* |
2019-20 Quinnipiac Univ. NCAA 34* 5* 12* 17* 2* 9* |
2020-21 Quinnipiac Univ. NCAA 29* 5* 21* 26* 8* 7* |
2021-22 Quinnipiac Univ. “A” NCAA 42* 10* 27* 37* 8* 38* |
2022-23 Quinnipiac Univ. “C” NCAA 40* 9* 28* 37* 12* 34* |
Rochester Americans AHL 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* | Playoffs 13 1 2 3 0 1
2023-24 Rochester Americans AHL 54* 7* 17* 24* 16* 15* | Playoffs 5 0 1 1 0 -2
2024-25 Rochester Americans “A” AHL 69* 7* 39* 46* 16* 15* | Playoffs 8 0 3 3 20 2
2025-26 Buffalo Sabres NHL 7* 0* 0* 0* 2* 5* |
Rochester Americans “A” AHL 14* 2* 11* 13* 2* 5* |
Projected NHL 53* 0* 0* 0* 15* 38* |
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Zach Metsa Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
16U AAA 1 54* 9* 39* 48* 0.89* 22* 24* | 0 * * * * * *
AHL 4 137* 16* 67* 83* 0.61* 34* 35* | 3 26 1 * 6 * 7 * 0.27 * 20 * 1 *
BCHL 1 57* 3* 24* 27* 0.47* 15* 0* | 1 11 0 * 5 * 5 * 0.45 * 2 * 0 *
NCAA 5 177* 31* 90* 121* 0.68* 34* 90* | 0 * * * * * *
NHL 1 7* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 2* 5* | 0 * * * * * *
T1EHL 14U 1 29* 7* 19* 26* 0.90* 6* -* | 0 * * * * * *
T1EHL 16U 2 65* 8* 51* 59* 0.91* 26* -* | 1 4 1 * 1 * 2 * 0.50 * 2 * - *
T1EHL 18U 1 30* 7* 17* 24* 0.80* 6* -* | 1 4 0 * 0 * 0 * 0.00 * 4 * - *
USHL 3 64* 4* 20* 24* 0.38* 24* -29* | 0 * * * * * *

Zach Metsa Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
12/08/2025
12/08/2025 Up/Down Rochester Americans Buffalo Sabres
12/01/2025
12/01/2025 Up/Down Buffalo Sabres Rochester Americans
11/17/2025
11/17/2025 Up/Down Rochester Americans Buffalo Sabres
10/27/2025
10/27/2025 Up/Down Buffalo Sabres Rochester Americans
10/16/2025
10/16/2025 Up/Down Rochester Americans Buffalo Sabres
09/27/2025
09/27/2025 Up/Down Buffalo Sabres Rochester Americans
07/02/2025
07/02/2025 Confirmed Rochester Americans Buffalo Sabres
04/13/2023
04/13/2023 Confirmed Quinnipiac Univ. Rochester Americans
07/28/2017
07/28/2017 Confirmed Merritt Centennials Youngstown Phantoms
06/13/2016
06/13/2016 Confirmed Milwaukee Jr. Admirals 18U AAA Merritt Centennials
02/28/2015
02/28/2015 Confirmed Milwaukee Jr. Admirals 16U AAA Quinnipiac Univ.
Player Biography and Trivia

Drafted 2017, 4 #57 overall by Youngstown Phantoms in the USHL Entry Draft

Drafted 2016, 9 #200 overall by Brookings Blizzard in the NAHL Entry Draft

Drafted 2016, 21 #328 overall by Des Moines Buccaneers in the USHL Entry Draft

Drafted 2015, 2 #41 overall by Topeka Roadrunners in the NAHL Entry Draft

Drafted 2015, 6 #95 overall by Cedar Rapids RoughRiders in the USHL Entry Draft

Drafted 2014, 12 #198 overall by Omaha Lancers in the USHL Entry Draft