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USA Zach Aston-Reese
#27 Columbus Blue Jackets / NHL - 25/26
1-time NCAA (East) First All-American Team 1
1-time NCAA (Hockey East) Champion 1
1-time NCAA (Overall) Most Points 1
Date of Birth
Aug 10, 1994
Position
C/W
Age
31
Height
6'1" / 185 cm
Place of Birth
Staten Island, NY, USA
Weight
203 lbs / 92 kg
Nation
USA
Shoots
L
Youth Team
-
Contract
25/26
Cap Hit
$775,000 Powered by
NHL Rights
Columbus Blue Jackets Columbus Blue Jackets / Signed
Agency
PREMIUM

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Zach Aston-Reese Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2007-08 New Jersey Colonials 14U AAA AYHL 14U 26* 13* 16* 29* 20* -* |
2008-09 New Jersey Colonials 14U AAA AYHL 14U 28* 16* 18* 34* 50* -* |
2009-10 New Jersey Rockets MetJHL 37* 14* 20* 34* 31* -* | Playoffs 4 3 0 3 12 -
2010-11 New Jersey Rockets AtJHL 25* 9* 20* 29* 65* -* |
Des Moines Buccaneers USHL 2* 0* 0* 0* 2* 1* |
Lincoln Stars USHL 25* 2* 3* 5* 4* 1* | Playoffs 1 0 0 0 5 0
2011-12 Lincoln Stars USHL 53* 5* 10* 15* 69* -4* | Playoffs 8 1 2 3 8 0
2012-13 Lincoln Stars USHL 60* 9* 21* 30* 113* 14* | Playoffs 5 3 2 5 4 3
2013-14 Northeastern Univ. NCAA 35* 8* 11* 19* 22* 8* |
2014-15 Northeastern Univ. NCAA 31* 13* 10* 23* 60* 8* |
2015-16 Northeastern Univ. “A” NCAA 41* 14* 29* 43* 28* 19* |
2016-17 Northeastern Univ. “A” NCAA 38* 31* 32* 63* 72* 13* |
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins AHL 10* 3* 5* 8* 7* 2* |
2017-18 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 16* 4* 2* 6* 2* 2* | Playoffs 9 0 1 1 4 -1
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins AHL 41* 9* 20* 29* 49* 21* |
2018-19 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 43* 8* 9* 17* 26* 12* | Playoffs 4 0 0 0 0 -2
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins AHL 11* 6* 3* 9* 18* 3* |
2019-20 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 57* 6* 7* 13* 28* 6* | Playoffs 4 0 1 1 2 -3
2020-21 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 45* 9* 6* 15* 15* 10* | Playoffs 6 1 1 2 2 0
2021-22 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 52* 2* 9* 11* 22* 8* |
Anaheim Ducks NHL 17* 3* 1* 4* 6* 1* |
2022-23 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 77* 10* 4* 14* 25* -6* | Playoffs 6 1 0 1 0 -2
2023-24 Detroit Red Wings NHL 3* 0* 0* 0* 2* 0* |
Grand Rapids Griffins AHL 61* 14* 16* 30* 53* 4* | Playoffs 9 1 1 2 2 -1
2024-25 Columbus Blue Jackets NHL 79* 6* 11* 17* 27* -15* |
2025-26 Columbus Blue Jackets NHL 18* 0* 3* 3* 8* -1* |
Projected NHL 63* 0* 11* 11* 28* -4* |
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Zach Aston-Reese Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2021-22 43 Oak Foundation JPL-Pro 5* 7* 10* 17* -* -* | Playoffs 1 1 0 1 - -
2022-23 43 Oak Foundation JPL-Pro 1* 0* 0* 0* -* -* |

Zach Aston-Reese Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
AHL 4 123* 32* 44* 76* 0.62* 127* 30* | 1 9 1 * 1 * 2 * 0.22 * 2 * -1 *
AtJHL 1 25* 9* 20* 29* 1.16* 65* -* | 0 * * * * * *
AYHL 14U 2 54* 29* 34* 63* 1.17* 70* -* | 0 * * * * * *
JPL-Pro 2 6* 7* 10* 17* 2.83* -* -* | 1 1 1 * 0 * 1 * 1.00 * - * - *
MetJHL 1 37* 14* 20* 34* 0.92* 31* -* | 1 4 3 * 0 * 3 * 0.75 * 12 * - *
NCAA 4 145* 66* 82* 148* 1.02* 182* 48* | 0 * * * * * *
NHL 9 407* 48* 52* 100* 0.25* 161* 17* | 5 29 2 * 3 * 5 * 0.17 * 8 * -8 *
USHL 3 140* 16* 34* 50* 0.36* 188* 12* | 3 14 4 * 4 * 8 * 0.57 * 17 * 3 *

Zach Aston-Reese Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
01/13/2025
01/13/2025 Extension Columbus Blue Jackets Columbus Blue Jackets
10/07/2024
10/07/2024 Confirmed Vegas Golden Knights Columbus Blue Jackets
07/02/2024
07/02/2024 Confirmed Detroit Red Wings Vegas Golden Knights
10/08/2023
10/08/2023 Confirmed Toronto Maple Leafs Detroit Red Wings
10/09/2022
10/09/2022 Confirmed Anaheim Ducks Toronto Maple Leafs
03/21/2022
03/21/2022 Confirmed Pittsburgh Penguins Anaheim Ducks
08/05/2021
08/05/2021 Extension Pittsburgh Penguins Pittsburgh Penguins
07/22/2019
07/22/2019 Extension Pittsburgh Penguins Pittsburgh Penguins
03/14/2017
03/14/2017 Confirmed Northeastern Univ. Pittsburgh Penguins
Player Biography and Trivia

Drafted 2010, 14 #274 overall by Soo Greyhounds in the OHL Priority Selection

Cult/Star player for Northeastern Univ.