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USA Zach Budish

#84 HC Pustertal / ICEHL - 21/22
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Player Facts
Date of Birth
May 09, 1991
Position
RW/C
Age
32
Height
6'3" / 191 cm
Place of Birth
Edina, MN, USA
Weight
220 lbs / 100 kg
Nation
USA
Shoots
R
Youth Team
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Contract
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Drafted
2009 round 2 #41 overall by Nashville Predators
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Brothers: Jeff Budish, Andy Budish & Josh Budish

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S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2006-07 Edina High USHS-MN 31 22 25 47 - - |
2007-08 Edina High “C” USHS-MN 30 26 37 63 - - |
2008-09 Edina High USHS-MN 0 0 0 0 0 - |
Team TDS Transportation UMHSEHL 15 14 13 27 12 - |
2009-10 Univ. of Minnesota NCAA 39 7 10 17 45 -1 |
2010-11 Univ. of Minnesota NCAA 7 2 4 6 2 1 |
2011-12 Univ. of Minnesota NCAA 43 12 23 35 43 20 |
2012-13 Univ. of Minnesota “C” NCAA 40 14 22 36 14 17 |
Milwaukee Admirals AHL 9 1 3 4 0 6 | Playoffs 3 0 0 0 2 0
2013-14 Milwaukee Admirals AHL 41 3 6 9 22 4 |
Cincinnati Cyclones ECHL 16 3 6 9 6 -4 | Playoffs 24 6 5 11 12 7
2014-15 Milwaukee Admirals AHL 43 6 8 14 18 1 |
Cincinnati Cyclones ECHL 30 8 15 23 20 11 |
2015-16 Cincinnati Cyclones “A” ECHL 69 24 34 58 26 16 | Playoffs 7 1 2 3 6 1
Milwaukee Admirals AHL 4 0 2 2 2 2 |
2016-17 Jukurit Liiga 60 15 23 38 30 5 |
2017-18 Jukurit “A” Liiga 49 15 17 32 57 -7 |
TPS Liiga 8 5 2 7 0 -1 | Playoffs 11 2 3 5 10 0
2018-19 TPS Liiga 59 20 18 38 95 -4 | Playoffs 5 0 2 2 2 -2
2019-20 TPS Liiga 44 8 14 22 49 -11 |
2020-21 Västerviks IK HockeyAllsvenskan 17 6 5 11 26 3 | Qualification 10 3 4 7 8 7
2021-22 HC Pustertal ICEHL 49 8 15 23 14 0 | Playoffs 4 0 0 0 2 -4
Tournament Statistics
S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2008-09 USA U18 Ivan Hlinka Memorial - - - - - - |
2018-19 TPS Champions HL 6 3 2 5 8 -1 |
2019-20 TPS Spengler Cup 4 0 0 0 2 0 |
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Date Team Opp Score G A TP PIM +/- SOG PPG SHG TOI
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2021-04-13T19:00:00+0200 Västerviks IK vs Timrå IK
2021-04-11T18:00:00+0200 Västerviks IK @ Timrå IK
2021-04-09T19:00:00+0200 Västerviks IK vs Timrå IK
2021-04-07T19:00:00+0200 Västerviks IK vs Timrå IK
2021-04-05T18:00:00+0200 Västerviks IK @ Timrå IK
2021-04-03T18:00:00+0200 Västerviks IK @ Timrå IK
2021-03-29T19:00:00+0200 Västerviks IK vs Södertälje SK
2021-03-27T17:00:00+0000 Västerviks IK vs Södertälje SK
2021-03-25T17:00:00+0000 Västerviks IK @ Södertälje SK
2021-03-23T18:00:00+0000 Västerviks IK @ Södertälje SK
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Player Career Totals
League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
AHL 4 97 10 19 29 0.30 42 13 | 1 3 0 0 0 0.00 2 0
Champions HL 1 6 3 2 5 0.83 8 -1 | 0
ECHL 3 115 35 55 90 0.78 52 23 | 2 31 7 7 14 0.45 18 8
Ivan Hlinka Memorial (Hlinka Gretzky Cup) 1 - - - - - - - | 0
HockeyAllsvenskan 1 17 6 5 11 0.65 26 3 | 1 10 3 4 7 0.70 8 7
ICEHL 1 49 8 15 23 0.47 14 0 | 1 4 0 0 0 0.00 2 -4
Liiga 4 220 63 74 137 0.62 231 -18 | 2 16 2 5 7 0.44 12 -2
NCAA 4 129 35 59 94 0.73 104 37 | 0
Spengler Cup 1 4 0 0 0 0.00 2 0 | 0
UMHSEHL 1 15 14 13 27 1.80 12 - | 0
USHS-MN 3 61 48 62 110 1.80 0 - | 0
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Strength
15
Shooting Accuracy
15
Teamwork
14
Speed
14
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Player Period Teams
Joe Piskula (D) 2012-2020 5 Milwaukee Admirals, TPS
Tom Serratore (F) 2010-2015 4 Cincinnati Cyclones, Univ. of Minnesota
Seth Helgeson (D) 2009-2013 4 Univ. of Minnesota
Anthony Bitetto (D) 2012-2016 4 Milwaukee Admirals
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DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
07/14/2021
07/14/2021 Confirmed Västerviks IK HC Pustertal
01/26/2021
01/26/2021 Confirmed No team Västerviks IK
04/15/2019
04/15/2019 Extension TPS TPS
02/12/2018
02/12/2018 Confirmed Jukurit TPS
03/22/2017
03/22/2017 Extension Jukurit Jukurit
10/11/2016
10/11/2016 Extension Jukurit Jukurit
08/31/2016
08/31/2016 Confirmed Cincinnati Cyclones Jukurit
12/05/2015
12/05/2015 Loan Cincinnati Cyclones Milwaukee Admirals
09/15/2015
09/15/2015 Confirmed Nashville Predators Cincinnati Cyclones
04/03/2013
04/03/2013 Confirmed Univ. of Minnesota Nashville Predators
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Drafted 2007, 4 #44 overall by Green Bay Gamblers in the USHL Futures Draft

Drafted 2006, 11 #223 overall by Everett Silvertips in the WHL Bantam Draft

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