- Born: May 13, 1985 in Winnipeg, Manitoba
- Hometown:
- Father: Tom Zajac
- Brother: Darcy, Kelly, & Nolan Zajac
- Position: Center
Selected by New Jersey Devils 1st round (#20) in 2004 NHL Entry Draft
Career statistics[]
Regular Season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
2001-02 | St. James Canadians | MJHL | ||||||||||||
2002-03 | Salmon Arm Silverbacks | BCHL | 59 | 16 | 36 | 52 | 27 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | ||
2003-04 | Salmon Arm Silverbacks | BCHL | 59 | 43 | 69 | 112 | 110 | 14 | 10 | 13 | 23 | 10 | ||
2004-05 | North Dakota Fighting Sioux | WCHA | 28 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | ||
NCAA | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 4 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 2 | ||||
2005-06 | North Dakota Fighting Sioux | WCHA | 28 | 11 | 15 | 26 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 0 | ||
NCAA | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | ||||
Albany River Rats | AHL | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |||
2006-07 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 80 | 17 | 25 | 42 | 16 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | ||
2007-08 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 82 | 14 | 20 | 34 | 31 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
2008-09 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 82 | 20 | 42 | 62 | 29 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | ||
Team Canada | WC | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |||
2009-10 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 82 | 25 | 42 | 67 | 24 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||
2010-11 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 82 | 13 | 31 | 44 | 24 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
Team Canada | WC | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |||
2011-12 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 15 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 24 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 4 | ||
2012-13 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 48 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 22 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
2013-14 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 80 | 18 | 30 | 48 | 28 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
2014-15 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 74 | 11 | 14 | 25 | 29 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
2015-16 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 74 | 14 | 28 | 42 | 25 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
2016-17 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 80 | 14 | 31 | 45 | 33 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
2017-18 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 63 | 12 | 14 | 26 | 25 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
2018-19 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | ||||||||||||
NHL Totals | 842 | 167 | 294 | 461 | 290 | 57 | 11 | 17 | 28 | 20 |
Awards & Achievements[]
- MJHL Second Rookie All-Star Team (2002)
- Played in BCHL All-Star Game (2004)
- BCHL Interior Division First All-Star Team (2004)
- BCHL Interior Division Most Valuable Player (2004)
- WCHA All-Rookie Team (2005)
- NCAA Championship All-Tournament Team (2005)
- Western Collegiate Hockey Association Championship (2006)
- Played in World Championship (2009), winning Silver Medal
- Played in World Championship for Team Canada (2011)
External links[]
Kansas City Scouts/Colorado Rockies/New Jersey Devils first-round draft picks |
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Scouts: Paiement • Dean Rockies: Gardner • Beck • Gillis • Ramage • Gagne • Cirella Devils: Trottier • Daneyko • MacLean • Muller • Wolanin • Brady • Shanahan • C. Foster • Guerin • Miller • Brodeur • Niedermayer • Rolston • Smith • Pederson • Sharifijanov • Sykora • Ward • Damphousse • Van Ryn • Gomez • Ahonen • Hale • A. Foster • Parise • Zajac • Bergfors • Corrente • Tedenby • Josefson |