Mark Zengerle | |||
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Born |
Rochester, New York, United States |
May 12, 1989 ||
Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | ||
Weight | 181 lb (82 kg; 12 st 13 lb) | ||
Position | Center | ||
Shoots | Right | ||
SHL team Former teams |
Linköpings HC Grand Rapids Griffins Lehigh Valley Phantoms |
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NHL Draft | Undrafted | ||
Playing career | 2014–present |
Mark Zengerle (born May 12, 1989) is an American professional ice hockey center for Linköpings HC of the Swedish Hockey League (SHL).
Zengerle played for the Salmon Arm Silverbacks of the BCHL from 2008 to 2010. During the 2008–09 season, Zengerle recorded 31 goals and 62 assists in 54 games. His 93 points ranked second in the league. Following his outstanding season, he was named the BCHL's Interior Conference MVP. During the 2009–10 season, Zengerle averaged 2.0 points-per-game, and recorded 33 goals and 87 assists in 60 games. His 120 points won him the Brett Hull Trophy as the league's leading scorer. His 87 assists led the league for the second-consecutive season.
Undrafted, Zengerle played college ice hockey for the Wisconsin Badgers in the NCAA Men's Division I Big Ten Conference. During his freshman season, Zengerle recorded five goals and 31 assists in 41 games. He ranked third in the WCHA in scoring among freshmen, and led all freshmen in assists. Zengerle was named the WCHA Rookie of the Week for the week ending November 9.
During his sophomore season, Zengerle led the team in scoring, recording 13 goals and 37 assists. He was tied for first in the nation with 37 assists, tied for fourth in the nation with 50 points, and tied for sixth in the nation with a 1.35 points-per-game scoring average. He was one of only three players in the nation averaging at least one assist per game. He had the second-longest scoring streak in program history, recording at least one point in 20-consecutive games from October 8 to January 13. He became just the fourth player in program history with at least 30 assists in his first two seasons, following Chris Chelios, Mark Johnson and Theran Welsh. Zengerle was named the WCHA Offensive Player of the Week for the week ending March 6. Following an outstanding season, Zengerle was named to the All-WCHA Third Team.