| Zack MacEwen | |
|---|---|
| Born | July 8, 1996, Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada |
| Height Weight |
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg; 14 st 9 lb) |
| Position | Centre/Winger |
| Shoots | Right |
| NHL team | Vancouver Canucks |
| NHL Draft | Undrafted |
| Playing career | 2017–present |
Zack MacEwen (born July 8, 1996) is a Canadian professional ice hockey forward currently playing for the Vancouver Canucks of the National Hockey League (NHL).
Playing career[]
MacEwen played minor midget hockey with the Pownal Red Devils before joining the Charlottetown Islanders in 2012–13. As a free agent after two seasons with the Amherst Ramblers, MacEwen signed with the Moncton Wildcats of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL). In his first full season with the team, MacEwen recorded 40 points in 66 regular season games. He attended the Anaheim Ducks training camp prior to the 2016–17 season but was returned to the QMJHL.[1] On August 11, 2016, MacEwen was traded to the Gatineau Olympiques in exchange for their 2017 fifth round draft pick.[2]
On March 3, 2017, he signed a three-year entry level contract with the Vancouver Canucks of the National Hockey League (NHL).[3] He later signed an amateur tryout contract with the Canucks American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Utica Comets, on April 10, 2017.[4] He scored his first career AHL goal on October 29, 2017, against the Charlotte Checkers[5] and ended his first professional season with 33 points in 66 games. He was awarded the Ian Anderson Award as the Comets Most Improved rookie.[6]
After attending the Canucks training camp, MacEwen was assigned to the Comets to begin the 2018–19 season in the AHL.[7] He was recalled from the AHL on February 10, 2019, after a four-point game the previous night against the Rochester Americans.[8] He subsequently made his NHL debut on February 11, 2019, against the San Jose Sharks.[9] He recorded his first NHL point in his debut with an assist on Derrick Pouliot's goal however the Canucks lost 7–2.[10] MacEwen played four games for Vancouver before eventually being reassigned to Utica.
MacEwen was again sent to Utica to start for the 2019–20 season. He was recalled to the Canucks several times during the 2019–20 season.[11] On December 3, during 5–2 win over the Ottawa Senators, MacEwen scored his first NHL goal.[12] His most recent recall to the Canucks was on January 30, 2020.[13] On February 18, 2020, Vancouver Canucks General Manager Jim Benning stated during an interview that he considered MacEwen "ready to be an everyday player in the NHL".[14][15] In March 2020, MacEwen scored three goals in Vancouver's final three games, including a two-goal game on March 6 versus the Colorado Avalanche,[16] before the NHL season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
On October 6, 2020, MacEwen re-signed with Vancouver on a two-year contract.[17]
Personal life[]
MacEwen is of Scottish descent from his great grandmother on his father's side. While being raised in Stratford, Prince Edward Island by parents Craig and Juliana, his family ran a berry farm.[18] On May 6, 2020, it was announced that his father Craig had died.[19]
Career statistics[]
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2014–15 | Moncton Wildcats | QMJHL | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | ||
| 2015–16 | Moncton Wildcats | QMJHL | 66 | 10 | 30 | 40 | 56 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 14 | ||
| 2016–17 | Gatineau Olympiques | QMJHL | 66 | 31 | 43 | 74 | 90 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 2 | ||
| 2017–18 | Utica Comets | AHL | 66 | 10 | 23 | 33 | 56 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 2018–19 | Utica Comets | AHL | 69 | 22 | 30 | 52 | 75 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2018–19 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2019–20 | Utica Comets | AHL | 20 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2019–20 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 17 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 20 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | ||
| 2020–21 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 34 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 55 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 69 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | ||||
Awards and honours[]
| Award | Year | Ref |
|---|---|---|
| MJAHL | ||
| Henry Treadwell Memorial Award | 2015 | [20] |
| Community Service Award | 2015 | |
| Utica Comets | ||
| Ian Anderson Award | 2018 | [6] |
References[]
- ↑ "MacEwen has gone from minor midget, junior A to signing NHL contract", The Guardian, March 10, 2017.
- ↑ Wildcats Trade MacEwen to Gatineau (August 11, 2016).
- ↑ Canucks Sign Forward Zack MacEwen to Three Year ELC (March 3, 2017).
- ↑ COMETS SIGN FORWARD ZACK MACEWEN TO ATO (April 10, 2017).
- ↑ COMETS OVERPOWER CHECKERS (October 29, 2017).
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Utica Comets name MacEwen most improved rookie", The Guardian, April 15, 2018.
- ↑ "Camp Cuts: Kole Lind, Jonah Gadjovich, and six others get their walking papers", Vancouver Courier, September 21, 2018.
- ↑ Canucks Recall Forward Zack Macewen (February 10, 2019).
- ↑ Sharks at Canucks preview (February 11, 2019).
- ↑ Five Takeaways: Canucks vs Sharks (February 12, 2019).
- ↑ Canucks recall MacEwen & Graovac (November 13, 2019).
- ↑ Roussel scores in season debut for Canucks in win against Senators (December 3, 2019).
- ↑ Canucks Recall Justin Bailey and Zack MacEwen from Utica (January 30, 2020).
- ↑ Ed Willes: GM will calculate roster configurations as Canucks confront cap crunch (February 21, 2020).
- ↑ Canucks' MacEwen making good on Benning's belief in his potential (March 7, 2020).
- ↑ Zack MacEwen leads Canucks past Avalanche with a pair of goals (March 7, 2020).
- ↑ Canucks re-sign forward Zack MacEwen to two-year deal (October 6, 2020).
- ↑ A DAY IN THE LIFE: ZACK MACEWEN (August 29, 2018).
- ↑ @Canucks (May 5, 2020). Today the Canucks organization mourns the loss of Zack MacEwen’s father, Craig MacEwen. Our heartfelt condolences go out to Zack and the MacEwen family..
- ↑ Amherst Rambler Awards Banquet (March 8, 2015).
External links[]
- Career statistics and player information from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
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