Steven Zalewski

Steven Zalewski
Born (1986-08-20) August 20, 1986
Utica, NY, USA
Height 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight 190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb)
Position Center
Shoots Left
DEL team
Former teams		 Straubing Tigers
San Jose Sharks
New Jersey Devils
Lukko
Ilves
NHL Draft 153rd overall, 2004
San Jose Sharks
Playing career 2008–present

Steven "Steve" Zalewski (born August 20, 1986) is an American professional ice hockey center. He is currently playing with the Straubing Tigers of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL). Zalewski was drafted 153rd overall in the 2004 NHL Entry Draft by the San Jose Sharks.

Playing career

Zalewski played high school hockey for the NYS Section III Division 2, New Hartford Spartans and was named NYS Player of the year in 2002. Zalewski played college hockey for four years at Clarkson University, scoring 108 points in 151 games. Following a brief stint with the Worcester Sharks of the American Hockey League at the end of the 2007–08 season, Zalewski played 75 games for the team in 2008–09. He collected 13 goals and 26 assists in his first season of professional play. After scoring a goal in three games at the beginning of the 2009–10 AHL season, Zalewski made his NHL debut with the San Jose Sharks on October 12, 2009 against the Phoenix Coyotes.[1]

Zalewski was traded along with Jay Leach to the New Jersey Devils for Patrick Davis and Mike Swift.[2] During the 2011–12 season, Zalewski was recalled from AHL affiliate, the Albany Devils, and appeared in 7 games for New Jersey.

On July 18, 2013, Zalewski signed as a free agent to a one-year contract with Finnish club, Lukko Rauma of the Liiga.[3]

After two seasons in Finland, Zalewski continued his career abroad, moving to Germany in signing an initial one-year deal with the Straubing Tigers of the DEL on June 17, 2015.[4]

Career statistics

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2004–05 Clarkson University ECAC 39 12 7 19 60 — — — — —
2005–06 Clarkson University ECAC 35 9 13 22 50 — — — — —
2006–07 Clarkson University ECAC 39 16 18 34 44 — — — — —
2007–08 Clarkson University ECAC 38 21 12 33 34 — — — — —
2007–08 Worcester Sharks AHL 7 2 4 6 0 — — — — —
2008–09 Worcester Sharks AHL 75 13 26 39 26 12 0 1 1 6
2009–10 Worcester Sharks AHL 78 22 40 62 20 11 1 5 6 4
2009–10 San Jose Sharks NHL 3 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
2010–11 Worcester Sharks AHL 50 4 17 21 14 — — — — —
2010–11 Albany Devils AHL 31 11 12 23 14 — — — — —
2011–12 Albany Devils AHL 69 19 22 41 48 — — — — —
2011–12 New Jersey Devils NHL 7 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
2012–13 Albany Devils AHL 73 11 30 41 52 — — — — —
2013–14 Lukko Liiga 31 6 5 11 37 15 1 5 6 2
2014–15 Ilves Liiga 46 5 11 16 36 2 1 0 1 2
2015–16 Straubing Tigers DEL 52 17 23 40 26 7 1 1 2 2
NHL totals 10 0 0 0 0 — — — — —

Awards and honors

Award Year
College
ECAC First All-Star Team 2008 [5]

References

  1. ↑ "Zalewski To Play First Game". San Jose Sharks. 2009-10-12. Retrieved 2009-10-13.
  2. ↑ "Sharks, Devils deal minor-leaguersd". Boston Globe. 2011-02-09. Retrieved 2011-02-10.
  3. ↑ "Steven Zalewski locked in - team complete". Lukko Rauma. 2013-07-18. Retrieved 2013-07-18.
  4. ↑ "Steven Zalewski new center for Straubing" (in German). Straubing Tigers. 2015-06-17. Retrieved 2015-06-17.
  5. ↑ "Player Bio - Steven Zalewski". The Hockey News. Retrieved 2009-10-13.
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