| Born: | July 28, 1984 | Draft: | 2003, Devils, 17th Overall |
| Hometown: | Minneapolis, Minnesota | Position: | LW |
| Known For: | NHL Family | Shoots: | Left |
| National Team: | United States | Current Team: | Colorado Avalanche |
Zachary Justin Parise (born July 28, 1984) is an American professional ice hockey left winger who is currently playing for the Colorado Avalanche in the National Hockey League (NHL). He has also played for the New York Islanders, Minnesota Wild and New Jersey Devils, where he served as team captain and led the team to the 2012 Stanley Cup Final.
Parise’s father, Jean-Paul, was a professional ice hockey player who played for Team Canada at the 1972 Summit Series, and for the Minnesota North Stars for several years, 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.
Zach Parise Statistics
Deeper Dive
- Minnesota Wild Top 10 Players of All-Time: No. 4 Zach Parise
- Minnesota Wild’s Zach Parise Slowly Climbing the Stat Sheet
- Minnesota’s Zach Parise Opens Up About Wild, Devils
- Minnesota Wild: A Look at Zach Parise & Ryan Suter Era
- Why Zach Parise is an Elite Player in the NHL…Again
Achievements
- IIHF U18 WJC Gold Medal — 2002
- IIHF U20 WJC Gold Medal — 2004
- World Junior Best Forward — 2004
- World Junior Tournament All-Star — 2004
- World Championships Top 3 Player — 2008
- Olympic Silver Medal — 2010
- Olympics All-Star Team — 2010
- NHL All-Star Game — 2009
- NHL Second Team All-Star — 2009