![]() ![]() As a senior, he captained the Bears and was named 2011 Ivy League Player of the Year after posting 31 points (16g-15a) in 30 games. ![]() Never drafted, Zolnierczyk turned professional after a four-year career at Brown University, where he posted 69 points (29g-31a) in 114 games from 2007-11. The 5-foot-11, 181-pound native of Toronto posted back-to-back 18-goal seasons in the American Hockey League in 2013-15, and helped Wilkes-Barre/Scranton reach the 2014 Eastern Conference Final, posting 10 points (3g-7a) in 17 games. Zolnierczyk, 28 (9/1/87), has appeared in 60 NHL contests with Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, the New York Islanders and Anaheim since the 2011-12 season, notching nine points (5g-4a) and 257 AHL games with Adirondack, Norfolk, Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, Bridgeport and San Diego since 2010-11, amassing 134 points (64g-70a). (July 1, 2016) - Nashville Predators President of Hockey Operations/General Manager David Poile announced today that the club has signed forward Harry Zolnierczyk to a one-year contract worth $575,000 at the NHL level and $150,000 at the AHL level in 2016-17. He was an integral part of Nashville?s late-season run which enabled the club to clinch its fourth consecutive playoff berth, posting a 17-6-3 mark over his final 26 decisions, which included a franchise-record 233:38 shutout streak from March 22-30 (which also ranks fifth-best in the League?s modern era).Nashville, Tenn. I got the call from my agent last night, so that made yesterday one the better birthdays I've had and definitely one that'll remember for quite some time." A Newmarket, Ont., native, Ellis was origianally signed as a free agent by the club last July. "For this to fall on my birthday is pretty special. Ellis, who turned 28 yesterday (June 19), led the National Hockey League in save percentage (.924) in addition to tying for third in the NHL and establishing a franchise record in shutouts (6) in his first full season with Nashville in 2007-08. However, with Dekanich ? who just completed a successful four-year NCAA career at Colgate ? and last year?s second round pick Jeremy Smith both in the pipeline, the future prospects for Milwaukee look very promising beyond this season. Rookie pro Mark Dekanich appears slated for Milwaukee with the organization likely in the market for an AHL veteran to help mentor Dekanich this season. As a team we were pretty close to being right there last season and I'm confident we'll be improved next season." The two transactions signify the team is likely to enter training camp with a goaltending tandem of Ellis and elite prospect Pekka Rinne at the NHL level. We enjoyed it last year and feel the team is moving in the right direction, too. "It's where my wife and I really wanted to be all along. "I'm really excited to be able to come back with Nashville," Ellis said. The trade gives the Predators nine selections in this year?s Entry Draft, including multiple picks in first, second, and fourth rounds and single picks in the third, fifth, and sixth rounds. Historical facts and data about the Adirondack Phantoms hockey team of the AHL, including players, standings, logos, and game program images. Louis Blues in exchange for a fourth round pick in this year?s draft. ![]() Jay Levin | Nashville Predators Source: Predators significantly clarified their goaltending situation today, announcing they have reached an agreement in principle with Dan Ellis on a multi-year deal and then trading Chris Mason to the St. ![]()
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