2023-24 Hockey
Roster
#26 Zach Plucinski 2022-23 Hockey Roster
Defenseman
Height
6-1
Weight
200 lbs.
Class
Senior
Hometown
Eagle River, Alaska
Last Team
Omaha Lancers (USHL)
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HONORS & AWARDS
- 2023 Academic All-Big Ten
- 2022 Academic All-Big Ten
AS A JUNIOR (2022-23)
- Skated in 31 contests for the Irish
- Tallied one goal and four assists for five points on the season
- Scored the team’s first goal of the game in a 5-5 tie at Air Force (Oct. 8)
- Notched an assist on Justin Janicke’s second period goal against Western Michigan (Oct. 21)
- Recorded a career-long point streak of two games with a pair of assists against Michigan State (Oct. 29) and at Minnesota (Nov. 4)
- Also recorded an assist at Michigan State (Feb. 4)
AS A SOPHOMORE (2021-22)
- Notched first point of the season in the form of an assist at Minnesota (Oct. 30).
- Tallied an assist en route to a 5-1 win over Wisconsin (Nov. 12).
- Recorded his first goal of the season in 5-0 win over Niagara (Jan. 2).
- Scored enroute to a 3-2 victory over Wisconsin in game 2 of the Big Ten Tournament quarterfinals (Mar. 5).
AS A FRESHMAN (2020-21)
- Played in 20 games while scoring a goal.
- Notched his first career goal in Notre Dame’s 5-2 win over Penn State (March 5).
- Forced to miss eight games with an injury during the second semester (Feb. 5-27).
IN THE USHL
- Plucinski skated with the Omaha Lancers during the 2019-20 season after splitting time between Omaha and the Sioux City Musketeers in 2018-19.
- With Omaha in 2019-20, he notched 26 points on eight goals and 18 assists in 48 games.
- His eight goals ranked tied for third among all USHL defensemen, while his 26 points ranked tied for 10th.
- He had two game-winning goals on the season and a power-play tally.
- In 52 games with Sioux Falls and Omaha in 2018-19, he had a goal and five assists in his rookie season in the USHL.
PREP AND PERSONAL
- Before heading to the USHL, Plucinski skated for the Notre Dame Hounds of the Saskatchewan Midget Hockey League.
- In 2018, Plucinski helped Notre Dame win the Telus Cup and be crowned Canada’s midget hockey National Champion.
- Won an Alaska state championship for the Chugiak Mustangs in 2017.