Matt Zaba

Matt Zaba
Date of birth	July 14, 1983
place of birth	Yorkton , Saskatchewan , Canada
size	185 cm
Weight	84 kg
position	goalkeeper
Catch hand	Left
Draft
NHL Entry Draft	2003 , 8th round, 231st position Los Angeles Kings
Career stations
2000-2001	Yorkton Mallers
2001-2002	Penticton Panthers
2002-2003	Vernon Vipers
2003-2007	Colorado College
2007-2008	Charlotte Checkers
2008-2010	Hartford Wolf Pack
2010–2012	HC Bolzano
2012-2015	Vienna Capitals

Matthew "Matt" Zaba (born July 14, 1983 in Yorkton , Saskatchewan ) is a former Canadian ice hockey goalkeeper who was active in Europe for HC Bozen and the Vienna Capitals in the multinational EBEL .

Career

Matt Zaba began his junior career with the Yorkton Mallers, Penticton Panthers and the Vernon Vipers. Between 2003 and 2007 he played successfully for Colorado College in the WCHA and was elected to the league's all-rookie team in 2004. He was previously selected during the 2003 NHL Entry Draft by the Los Angeles Kings , who later gave his rights to the New York Rangers .

After finishing college, Zaba played for the Charlotte Checkers and Idaho Steelheads in the ECHL before the Rangers brought him to their farm team, the Hartford Wolf Pack from the American Hockey League , in 2008 . He then played more than 70 AHL games at Wolf Pack and was named goalkeeper of the month in February 2009. In January 2010, Zaba even came to an NHL mission for the Rangers.

In the summer of 2010, after his contract with the Rangers had expired, Zaba switched to the first Italian league for HC Bozen and completed two very successful seasons with the South Tyroleans, which culminated in the 2012 championship . Due to this success and the achievements shown, other European clubs became aware of Zaba and Zaba decided on an offer from Vienna Capitals from the multinational EBEL . Due to knee problems and subsequent hip surgery, Zaba ended his career as an ice hockey goalkeeper in 2015. He then became a goalkeeping coach at the Colorado Rampage Hockey Club .

Achievements and Awards

• 2003 Most Valuable Player at BCHL
• 2003 Best goalkeeper of the BCHL
• 2004 WCHA all rookie team
• 2009 AHL Goalkeeper of the Month (February)
• 2011 Best counter goal in series A1
• 2011 Best catch quota in the A1 series
• 2012 Italian champion with HC Bozen
• 2012 Best counter goal in Serie A1
• 2013 Austrian runner-up with the Vienna Capitals
• 2013 EBEL best conceded goals
• 2015 Austrian runner-up with the Vienna Capitals

Career statistics

season	team	league	Sp	S.	N	U	OTN	SO	GT	SaT	Sv%	GTS	Min
2000/01	Yorkton Mallers	SMHL	26th	13	10	3		0	79			3.20	1,480
2001/02	Penticton Panthers	BCHL	33					0	128			3.69	1,980
2002/03	Vernon Vipers	BCHL	44	34	9	0		2	96			2.21	2.012
2003/04	Colorado College	WCHA	23	10	10	2		1	50			2.27	1,323
2004/05	Colorado College	WCHA	18th	10	5	2		2	43			2.46	1,050
2005/06	Colorado College	WCHA	36	20th	14th	2		4th	87			2.52	2,068
2006/07	Colorado College	WCHA	33	15th	13	4th		3	76			2.39	1,908
2007/08	Charlotte Checkers	ECHL	9	3	4th	1		0	30th	274	89.1	3.63
2007/08	Idaho steelheads	ECHL	19th	12	4th	1		3	39	536	92.7	2.19
2008/09	Hartford Wolf Pack	AHL	41	25th	10	0		2	88	1,016	9.20	2.33	2,262
2009/10	New York Rangers	NHL	1	0	0	-	0	0	2	16	87.5	3.53	34
2009/10	Hartford Wolf Pack	AHL	25th	6th	12	2		0	68	676	89.9	3.15	1,296
2009/10	Charlotte Checkers	ECHL	3	2	1	0		0	11	95	88.4	3.58	185
2010/11	HC Bolzano	Series A1	38	25th	12			4th	78	1129	93.1	2.09	2,241
2011/12	HC Bolzano	Series A1	40	26th	11	-	2	3	79	1064	92.6	2.02	2344
2012/13	Vienna Capitals	EBEL

( Legend for the goalkeeper statistics: GP or Sp = total games; W or S = wins; L or N = defeats; T or U or OT = draws or overtime or shootout defeats; min. = Minutes; SOG or SaT = shots on goal; GA or GT = goals conceded; SO = shutouts ; GAA or GTS = goals conceded ; Sv% or SVS% = catch quota ; EN = empty net goal ; ¹  play-downs / relegation ; italics : statistics not complete)

Web links

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• Matt Zaba at eliteprospects.com (English)
• Matt Zaba at eurohockey.com
• Matt Zaba at hockeydb.com (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ EBEL: Zaba new goalkeeper coach in Colorado. (No longer available online.) In: hockey-news.info. July 27, 2015, archived from the original on October 1, 2015 ; accessed on October 5, 2015 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.