Daniel Zaar

Daniel Zaar (born April 24, 1994) is a Swedish professional ice hockey winger currently playing with Rögle BK in the Swedish Hockey League (SHL). Zaar was drafted in the sixth round, 152nd overall, in 2012 by the Columbus Blue Jackets.

Daniel Zaar
Zaar after winning the 2016 Calder Cup Finals with the Monsters
Born (1994-04-24) April 24, 1994
Helsingborg, Sweden
Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight 179 lb (81 kg; 12 st 11 lb)
Position Right Wing
Shoots Right
SHL team
Former teams		 Rögle BK
Luleå HF
Malmö Redhawks
NHL Draft 152nd overall, 2012
Columbus Blue Jackets
Playing career 2012–present

Playing career

Zaar scored his first Elitserien goal with Rögle BK on October 11, 2012, against Bernhard Starkbaum of Modo Hockey.[1] On May 30, 2014, Zaar signed a three-year entry-level deal with the Blue Jackets.[2] The following 2014–15 season, he remained in Sweden on loan from the Blue Jackets, transferring to Luleå HF.

In his first season in North America in 2015–16, Zaar was assigned to the American Hockey League and played a pivotal role in helping the Lake Erie Monsters win their first Calder Cup championship in franchise history.[3] He was amongst the scoring lines with the Monsters, contributing with 21 goals in 71 games in the regular season before notching 7 goals and 12 points in 17 games en route to the Championship.

In the 2016–17 season, Zaar remained with the rebranded Cleveland Monsters. Limited to 55 games, Zaar was unable to build upon his rookie North American season in collecting 8 goals and 30 points.

As an impending restricted free agent, Zaar opted to continue his career in his native homeland in securing a two-year contract to return to the SHL with the Malmö Redhawks on May 7, 2017.[4] In the 2017–18 season, Zaar in a top 6 scoring role contributed with 9 goals and 26 points in 50 games for the Redhawks. He registered only 2 assists in 10 post-season games.

On April 26, 2018, Zaar secured a release from the final year of his contract with the Redhawks in order to return to original club, Rögle BK, on a one-year contract.[5]

Career statistics
Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2010–11 Rögle BK J20 2633614 30000
2011–12 Rögle BK J20 4414243828 75388
2012–13 Rögle BK J20 17118196 10002
2012–13 Rögle BK SHL 252130 —————
2012–13 BIK Karlskoga Allsv 150774 62130
2013–14 Rögle BK Allsv 5216203628 166162216
2014–15 Luleå HF SHL 559182718 92246
2015–16 Lake Erie Monsters AHL 7121224322 1775124
2016–17 Cleveland Monsters AHL 558223024 —————
2017–18 Malmö Redhawks SHL 50917266 100222
2018–19 Rögle BK SHL 5013223516 211212
2019–20 Rögle BK SHL 4816213714 —————
SHL totals 228 49 79 128 54 21 3 5 8 20

Awards and honors
Awards Year
AHL
Calder Cup (Lake Erie Monsters) 2016 [6]

References
  1. "Elitserien - 2012-13, Rögle BK - Modo Hockey". hockeyligaen.se. 2012-10-11. Archived from the original on 2013-01-31. Retrieved 2012-10-11.
  2. "Zaar Signs Entry Deal". Columbus Dispatch. 2014-05-30. Retrieved 2014-05-30.
  3. "Monsters bring Calder Cup back to Cleveland". American Hockey League. 11 June 2016.
  4. "Daniel Zaar signs for the Redhawks" (in Swedish). Malmö Redhawks. 2017-05-07. Retrieved 2017-05-07.
  5. "Daniel Zaar signs for Rögle" (in Swedish). Rögle BK. 2018-04-26. Retrieved 2018-04-26.
  6. Brown, Tony (June 12, 2016). "Bjorkstrand's OT goal clinches Monsters' first-ever Calder Cup championship". Columbus Blue Jackets. Retrieved June 12, 2016.
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