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)
Zach Plucinski - Hockey - Notre Dame Fighting Irish

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.