Zach Parise

Zach Parise
Parise in 2013 during his first season with the Minnesota Wild
Born	(1984-07-28) July 28, 1984 (age 32) Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.
Height	5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight	197 lb (89 kg; 14 st 1 lb)
Position	Left Wing
Shoots	Left
NHL team Former teams	Minnesota Wild New Jersey Devils
National team	United States
NHL Draft	17th overall, 2003 New Jersey Devils
Playing career	2005–present

Medal record
Men's ice hockey
Representing the  United States
World U18 Championships
	2002 Slovakia
World Junior Championships
	2004 Finland
Olympic Games
	2010 Vancouver

Zachary Justin Parisé (born July 28, 1984) is an American professional ice hockey left winger who is currently serving as an alternate captain for the Minnesota Wild in the National Hockey League (NHL). He has also played for the New Jersey Devils, where he served as team captain and led the team to the 2012 Stanley Cup Final. Parise's father, J. P. Parisé, was a professional ice hockey player who played for Team Canada at the 1972 Summit Series, and his brother Jordan Parise is a retired professional hockey goaltender. He was an alternate captain for the United States at the 2010 Vancouver Olympics and the captain at the 2014 Sochi Olympics. Parise is of French-Canadian heritage.

Parise played midget AAA hockey for Shattuck-St. Mary's in Faribault, Minnesota, before spending two seasons at the University of North Dakota, where he was twice nominated for the Hobey Baker Award, given to the top college ice hockey player in America. He was drafted by the Devils 17th overall in the 2003 NHL Entry Draft and turned professional after his sophomore season, spending one year playing for the Albany River Rats of the American Hockey League (AHL). Parise joined the Devils for the 2005–06 season. Parise's best NHL season was in 2008–09, when he was the League's third-leading goal scorer (45) behind Jeff Carter with 46 and NHL leader Alexander Ovechkin with 56, while ranking fifth among all NHL players in points with 94.