ZACK KASSIAN
North American Skater - Peterborough, OHL
Final Rank:10Midterm Rank:24
Position:Right WingShoots:Right
Height:6' 3"Weight:226
Born:January 24, 1991
Born in:Windsor, ON, CAN
Drafted: 2009: BUF (1st Round / 13th Overall) 
• In his second year with the Petes, Kassian finished second in scoring with 63 points (36-33-69) in 61 games, including 13 power-play goals. Known for his physical play, he also finished in the top 20 in the Ontario Hockey League with 136 penalty minutes.

• Highlights of 2008-09 season included two points (1-1-2) in the OHL All-Star Classic, representing the OHL in the Canada/Russia Challenge, and being selected to the 2009 CHL Top Prospects game.

• Kassian represented Team Canada, winning a gold-medal at the 2008 Ivan Hlinka Memorial and finishing fourth at the 2009 Under-18 World Championships.

• He first began playing hockey with the Kingsville Kings when he was eight and he credits his brother for having the biggest influence on his career – “he’s always there for me and tells me what I need to hear”.

• If he could invite any three people to dinner he would choose Todd Bertuzzi, Tiger Woods and Cam Neely “because they all have something about themselves which makes them unique”.

• His most embarrassing hockey moment was playing with two sticks at the same time on the penalty kill and his childhood hockey hero was Bobby Orr.

NEWS ARTICLES

PETERBOROUGH’S KASSIAN DRAWS STRENGTH FROM FAMILY

KASSIAN ANSWERS HIS COUNTRY’S CALL

FAVORITES

NHL Team: Toronto Maple Leafs
NHL Player: Todd Bertuzzi
Shootout move: Shot (glove side high)
Video game: NHL ‘09
Movie: Step Brothers
TV Show: Man Hunter
Cartoon: Bugs Bunny
Website: dropyourgloves.com
Book: Hockey tough
Pump up song: “Thunderstruck” by ACDC
Restaurant: Applebee’s
Activity away from the rink: Xbox 360
Breakfast food: Steak and eggs
Superhero: Superman

STATISTICS

SEASONTEAMLEAGUEGPGAPPIM
2023-2024SPARTACZECHIA82134
2022-2023ARIZONANHL5120250
2021-2022EDMONTONNHL586131963
2020-2021EDMONTONNHL2723515
2019-2020EDMONTONNHL5915193469
2018-2019EDMONTONNHL79151126102
2017-2018EDMONTONNHL747121992
2016-2017EDMONTONNHL7971724101
2015-2016EDMONTONNHL36358114
2015-2016BAKERSFIELDAHL721316
2014-2015VANCOUVERNHL421061681
2013-2014VANCOUVERNHL73141529124
2012-2013VANCOUVERNHL39741151
2011-2012BUFFALONHL2734720
2011-2012VANCOUVERNHL1712331
2008-2009PETERBOROUGHOHL61243963136
2007-2008PETERBOROUGHOHL589122174