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Canada Austin Zemlak
#55 Edmonton Oil Kings / WHL - 25/26
Date of Birth
Feb 26, 2005
Position
D
Age
20
Height
6'1" / 185 cm
Place of Birth
Fort McMurray, AB, CAN
Weight
185 lbs / 84 kg
Nation
Canada
Shoots
L
Youth Team
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Contract
-
Agency
PREMIUM

Zemlak is mostly a physical, punishing blueliner with flashes of skill. He overwhelms opponents, beats them down, runs over them, and follows every poke check with a shoulder. His aggressiveness makes him a potent play-killer at times. -EliteProspects 2023 NHL Draft Guide

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Austin Zemlak Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2016-17 PAC Timberwolves U15 AA NAHL U15 3* 0* 0* 0* 0* -* |
2017-18 PAC Timberwolves U15 AA NAHL U15 4* 2* 1* 3* 0* -* |
2018-19 OHA Edmonton U15 Prep CSSHL U15 23* 1* 11* 12* 10* -* | Playoffs 4 0 0 0 4 -
2019-20 OHA Edmonton U15 Prep “C” CSSHL U15 27* 8* 28* 36* 22* -* | Playoffs 1 1 5 6 2 -
2020-21 OHA Edmonton U18 Prep CSSHL U18 2* 1* 1* 2* 0* -* |
Victoria Royals WHL 3* 0* 0* 0* 2* -1* |
2021-22 Victoria Royals WHL 38* 1* 2* 3* 19* -13* |
2022-23 Victoria Royals WHL 56* 3* 5* 8* 62* -18* |
2023-24 Victoria Royals WHL 50* 6* 16* 22* 30* 9* | Playoffs 1 0 0 0 0 -1
2024-25 Tri-City Americans “A” WHL 56* 5* 20* 25* 28* 2* | Playoffs 4 0 0 0 4 -3
2025-26 Arizona State Univ. NCAA 5* 0* 0* 0* 8* -1* |
Edmonton Oil Kings WHL 2* 0* 0* 0* 0* -1* |
Projected WHL 36* 0* 0* 0* 0* -18* |

Austin Zemlak Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2014-15 Team Brick Alberta Brick Invitational 6* 0* 1* 1* 0* -* | Playoffs 1 0 0 0 0 -
2016-17 West Coast Selects U12 WSI U12 9* 1* 1* 2* 2* -* |
2019-20 OHA Edmonton U15 Prep John Reid Memorial 5* 2* 3* 5* 4* -* |

Austin Zemlak Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
Brick Invitational 1 6* 0* 1* 1* 0.17* 0* -* | 1 1 0 * 0 * 0 * 0.00 * 0 * - *
CSSHL U15 2 50* 9* 39* 48* 0.96* 32* -* | 2 5 1 * 5 * 6 * 1.20 * 6 * - *
CSSHL U18 1 2* 1* 1* 2* 1.00* 0* -* | 0 * * * * * *
John Reid Memorial 1 5* 2* 3* 5* 1.00* 4* -* | 0 * * * * * *
NAHL U15 2 7* 2* 1* 3* 0.43* 0* -* | 0 * * * * * *
NCAA 1 5* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 8* -1* | 0 * * * * * *
WHL 6 205* 15* 43* 58* 0.28* 141* -22* | 2 5 0 * 0 * 0 * 0.00 * 4 * -4 *
WSI U12 1 9* 1* 1* 2* 0.22* 2* -* | 0 * * * * * *
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
12/27/2025
12/27/2025 Confirmed Tri-City Americans Edmonton Oil Kings
01/24/2025
01/24/2025 Confirmed Tri-City Americans Arizona State Univ.
08/21/2024
08/21/2024 Confirmed Victoria Royals Tri-City Americans
05/01/2020
05/01/2020 Confirmed OHA Edmonton U15 Prep Victoria Royals
Player Biography and Trivia

Drafted 2020, 1 #9 overall by Victoria Royals in the WHL Prospects Draft