Zach Hyman | |||
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Hyman taking the puck from Zdeno Chára on March 26, 2016.
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Born |
Toronto, Ontario |
June 9, 1992 ||
Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | ||
Weight | 210 lb (95 kg; 15 st 0 lb) | ||
Position | Left Wing | ||
Shoots | Right | ||
NHL team | Toronto Maple Leafs | ||
NHL Draft | 123rd overall, 2010 Florida Panthers |
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Playing career | 2015–present |
Zach Hyman (right), with brother Spencer, helped lead Team Canada to a Gold Medal at the 2013 Maccabiah Games. |
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Medal record | ||
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Representing Canada | ||
Men's ice hockey | ||
World Junior A Challenge | ||
2010 Penticton | ||
Maccabiah Games | ||
2013 Israel |
Zachary Martin "Zach" Hyman (born June 9, 1992) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player with the Toronto Maple Leafs of the National Hockey League (NHL). Hyman is also an award winning, best selling published author of children's literature under contract with Penguin Random House.
Following an outstanding 2010–11 season, Hockey Canada named him the 2011 CJHL Player of the Year. During the 2014–15 season, Hyman won a plethora of awards, including being named the University of Michigan's Athlete of the Year, a First Team All-American and one of the finalists for the Hobey Baker Award.
Hyman was selected by the Florida Panthers in the 5th round of the 2010 NHL Entry Draft, however, the two parties were unable to agree on a contract, and Hyman's rights were traded to the Maple Leafs on June 19, 2015.
Hyman played for the Hamilton Red Wings from 2008 to 2011. During his rookie season, Hyman recorded 13 goals and 24 assists in 49 regular season games, and two goals in five playoff games. He was named the Red Wings' Rookie of the Year. During his sophomore season, Hyman was voted team captain. He recorded 35 goals and 40 assists in 49 regular season games, and seven goals and nine assists in 11 playoff games.
During his final season of Junior A hockey, Hyman was the leading scorer for the Red Wings, recording 42 goals and 60 assists in 43 regular season games, and three goals and five assists in seven playoff games. Hyman ranked second in the Canadian Junior Hockey League in scoring, recording 102 points in 43 games, and led all players with 2.37 points per game.