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USA Cooper Zech
#7 Nottingham Panthers / EIHL - 25/26
1-time BCHL Champion 1
1-time BCHL Most Assists 1
1-time BCHL Top Defenseman 1
1-time EIHL Champion 1
Date of Birth
Dec 18, 1998
Position
D
Age
27
Height
5'9" / 175 cm
Place of Birth
South Lyon, MI, USA
Weight
161 lbs / 73 kg
Nation
USA
Shoots
L
Youth Team
-
Contract
25/26
Agency
PREMIUM

Brother: Zach Zech

© Photo: Scott Martin

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Cooper Zech Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2012-13 Victory Honda 14U AAA T1EHL 14U 29* 3* 8* 11* 33* -* |
2014-15 Victory Honda 18U AAA T1EHL 18U 31* 2* 13* 15* 10* -* | Playoffs 4 0 1 1 2 -
Compuware 18U AAA HPHL 18U 5* 0* 0* 0* 2* -* |
2015-16 Odessa Jackalopes NAHL 51* 8* 17* 25* 135* 0* | Playoffs 3 0 0 0 2 0
2016-17 Odessa Jackalopes NAHL 41* 3* 29* 32* 42* 9* |
Muskegon Lumberjacks USHL 25* 0* 4* 4* 16* -6* |
2017-18 Wenatchee Wild BCHL 58* 11* 58* 69* 22* 0* | Playoffs 20 4 19 23 6 0
2018-19 Ferris State Univ. NCAA 36* 8* 20* 28* 12* 3* |
Providence Bruins AHL 12* 0* 4* 4* 6* 0* | Playoffs 4 2 0 2 0 0
2019-20 Providence Bruins AHL 45* 2* 12* 14* 10* 1* |
2020-21 HK Nitra Slovakia 15* 2* 8* 10* 6* -2* |
Providence Bruins AHL 21* 1* 6* 7* 12* 6* |
2021-22 Lehigh Valley Phantoms AHL 53* 1* 10* 11* 12* 3* |
2022-23 Rockford IceHogs AHL 13* 1* 1* 2* 4* -1* |
Indy Fuel ECHL 8* 5* 5* 10* 2* 1* |
Jacksonville Icemen ECHL 1* 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* |
2023-24 HC Kosice Slovakia 32* 3* 15* 18* 10* 13* | Playoffs 3 0 0 0 0 0
2024-25 Nottingham Panthers EIHL 32* 7* 18* 25* 6* 11* | Playoffs 4 0 7 7 4 1
2025-26 Nottingham Panthers EIHL 23* 1* 9* 10* 6* 13* |
Projected EIHL 54* 2* 21* 23* 14* 31* |

Cooper Zech Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2015-16 Team Forest USA-S17 5* 0* 0* 0* 4* -* |
2017-18 Wenatchee Wild Doyle Cup 5* 2* 3* 5* 2* -* |
Wenatchee Wild RBC Cup 5* 1* 3* 4* 6* -* |
2023-24 HC Kosice Champions HL 6* 0* 2* 2* 0* -5* |
2024-25 Nottingham Panthers EIHL Cup 5* 1* 3* 4* 0* 6* |
2025-26 Nottingham Panthers EIHL Cup 11* 1* 4* 5* 8* -3* |

Cooper Zech Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
AHL 5 144* 5* 33* 38* 0.26* 44* 9* | 1 4 2 * 0 * 2 * 0.50 * 0 * 0 *
BCHL 1 58* 11* 58* 69* 1.19* 22* 0* | 1 20 4 * 19 * 23 * 1.15 * 6 * 0 *
Champions HL 1 6* 0* 2* 2* 0.33* 0* -5* | 0 * * * * * *
Doyle Cup 1 5* 2* 3* 5* 1.00* 2* -* | 0 * * * * * *
ECHL 1 9* 5* 5* 10* 1.11* 2* 1* | 0 * * * * * *
EIHL 2 55* 8* 27* 35* 0.64* 12* 24* | 1 4 0 * 7 * 7 * 1.75 * 4 * 1 *
EIHL Cup 2 16* 2* 7* 9* 0.56* 8* 3* | 0 * * * * * *
HPHL 18U 1 5* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 2* -* | 0 * * * * * *
NAHL 2 92* 11* 46* 57* 0.62* 177* 9* | 1 3 0 * 0 * 0 * 0.00 * 2 * 0 *
NCAA 1 36* 8* 20* 28* 0.78* 12* 3* | 0 * * * * * *
RBC Cup 1 5* 1* 3* 4* 0.80* 6* -* | 0 * * * * * *
Slovakia 2 47* 5* 23* 28* 0.60* 16* 11* | 1 3 0 * 0 * 0 * 0.00 * 0 * 0 *
T1EHL 14U 1 29* 3* 8* 11* 0.38* 33* -* | 0 * * * * * *
T1EHL 18U 1 31* 2* 13* 15* 0.48* 10* -* | 1 4 0 * 1 * 1 * 0.25 * 2 * - *
USA-S17 1 5* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 4* -* | 0 * * * * * *
USHL 1 25* 0* 4* 4* 0.16* 16* -6* | 0 * * * * * *

Cooper Zech Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
04/30/2025
04/30/2025 Extension Nottingham Panthers Nottingham Panthers
06/27/2024
06/27/2024 Confirmed HC Kosice Nottingham Panthers
06/09/2023
06/09/2023 Confirmed Jacksonville Icemen HC Kosice
03/01/2023
03/01/2023 Confirmed Chicago Blackhawks New York Rangers
10/26/2022
10/26/2022 Confirmed Philadelphia Flyers Chicago Blackhawks
07/28/2021
07/28/2021 Confirmed Providence Bruins Philadelphia Flyers
11/23/2020
11/23/2020 Loan Providence Bruins HK Nitra
03/12/2019
03/12/2019 Confirmed Ferris State Univ. Providence Bruins
08/10/2017
08/10/2017 Confirmed Muskegon Lumberjacks Wenatchee Wild
11/02/2016
11/02/2016 Confirmed Odessa Jackalopes Ferris State Univ.
Player Biography and Trivia

Drafted 2016, 10 #160 overall by Bloomington Thunder in the USHL Entry Draft

Drafted 2015, 3 #58 overall by Odessa Jackalopes in the NAHL Entry Draft