Zac Dalpe
Encyclopedia
Zac Dalpe is a Canadian
ice hockey
centre
who currently plays for the Charlotte Checkers
of the American Hockey League
. Dalpe played in his first NHL game on October 7, 2010, after impressing the Hurricanes during training camp and surviving several rounds of cuts. Dalpe recorded an assist in the game for his first NHL point. He scored his first NHL goal on January 1, 2011 against Johan Hedberg
of the New Jersey Devils
.
Listed in his OHL draft year at just 5'5" tall and 115 lbs., Dalpe was undrafted in the 2005 OHL Priority Selection and returned to play AAA Major Midget in 2005-06 and led his team to a solid season.
After that season, Dalpe was finally drafted by an OHL team in 2nd round (26th overall) of the 2008 OHL Priority Draft by the Plymouth Whalers. Dalpe, however, chose not to sign with Plymouth and decided to accept an NCAA scholarship at Ohio State for the 2008-09 campaign.
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
ice hockey
Ice hockey
Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
centre
Centre (ice hockey)
The centre in ice hockey is a forward position of a player whose primary zone of play is the middle of the ice, away from the side boards. Centres have more flexibility in their positioning and are expected to cover more ice surface than any other player...
who currently plays for the Charlotte Checkers
Charlotte Checkers (2010–)
The Charlotte Checkers are a minor-league professional ice hockey team based in Charlotte, North Carolina, USA. They are members of the Midwest Division of the Western Conference of the American Hockey League , and are the AHL affiliate of the Carolina Hurricanes of the National Hockey League...
of the American Hockey League
American Hockey League
The American Hockey League is a 30-team professional ice hockey league based in the United States and Canada that serves as the primary developmental circuit for the National Hockey League...
. Dalpe played in his first NHL game on October 7, 2010, after impressing the Hurricanes during training camp and surviving several rounds of cuts. Dalpe recorded an assist in the game for his first NHL point. He scored his first NHL goal on January 1, 2011 against Johan Hedberg
Johan Hedberg
Johan "Moose" Hedberg is a Swedish professional ice hockey goaltender currently playing with the New Jersey Devils of the National Hockey League .-Playing career:...
of the New Jersey Devils
New Jersey Devils
The New Jersey Devils are a professional ice hockey team based in Newark, New Jersey, United States. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League...
.
Minor Hockey
Dalpe grew up playing minor hockey in his hometown of Paris, Ontario for the Paris Wolfpack of the OMHA's Southern Counties League. Later in his career, he elevated to the Brantford 99'ers AAA club playing in the Pavillion League in western Ontario. In 2004-05, Dalpe played AAA Minor Midget for the 99'ers, however, was undrafted in the 2005 OHL Priority Selection.Listed in his OHL draft year at just 5'5" tall and 115 lbs., Dalpe was undrafted in the 2005 OHL Priority Selection and returned to play AAA Major Midget in 2005-06 and led his team to a solid season.
Junior Hockey
After playing Major Midget, Dalpe signed with the OHA's Stratford Cullitons Jr.B. club of the Midwestern Ontario League for 2006-07. The following year, Dalpe headed to western Canada and signed with the BCJHL's Penticton Vees Jr.A. club in 2007-08.After that season, Dalpe was finally drafted by an OHL team in 2nd round (26th overall) of the 2008 OHL Priority Draft by the Plymouth Whalers. Dalpe, however, chose not to sign with Plymouth and decided to accept an NCAA scholarship at Ohio State for the 2008-09 campaign.
NCAA Hockey
Dalpe played just two seasons with the Ohio State Buckeyes (CCHA) before decided to sign an entry level contract with the Carolina Hurricanes.Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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| Season Season (sports) In an organized sports league, a season is the portion of one year in which regulated games of the sport are in session. For example, in Major League Baseball, one season lasts approximately from April 1 through October 1; in Association football, it is generally from August until May In an... |
Team | League | GP | G Goal (ice hockey) In ice hockey, a goal is scored when the puck completely crosses the goal line between the two goal posts and below the goal crossbar. A goal awards one point to the team attacking the goal scored upon, regardless of which team the player who actually deflected the puck into the goal belongs to... |
A Assist (ice hockey) In ice hockey, an assist is attributed to up to two players of the scoring team who shot, passed or deflected the puck towards the scoring teammate, or touched it in any other way which enabled the goal, meaning that they were "assisting" in the goal. There can be a maximum of two assists per goal... |
Pts Point (ice hockey) Point in ice hockey has three official meanings:* A point is awarded to a player for each goal scored or assist earned. The total number of goals plus assists equals total points. In some European leagues, a goal counts as two points, and an assist counts as one... |
PIM Penalty (ice hockey) A penalty in ice hockey is a punishment for inappropriate behavior. Most penalties are enforced by detaining the offending player within a penalty box for a set number of minutes, during which, the player can not participate in play. The offending team usually may not replace the player on the ice,... |
GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2004-05 | Brantford '99ers Min. Midget AAA | MHAO | 67 | 24 | 18 | 42 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | Brantford '99ers Midget AAA | MHAO | 39 | 33 | 40 | 73 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006-07 | Stratford Cullitons Jr.B. | GOJHL | 48 | 26 | 40 | 66 | 62 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Penticton Vees Penticton Vees The Penticton Vees are a Junior "A" ice hockey team from Penticton, British Columbia, Canada. They are a part of the British Columbia Hockey League... |
BCHL British Columbia Hockey League The British Columbia Hockey League is a Junior "A" ice hockey league from British Columbia under Hockey Canada, a subsection of the Canadian Junior Hockey League. Founded in Vernon in 1961, the BCHL now includes 16 teams. These teams play in two conferences, known as the Coastal and the Interior... |
46 | 27 | 36 | 63 | 114 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | Ohio State University Buckeyes Ohio State Buckeyes men's ice hockey The Ohio State Buckeyes men's ice hockey team is a National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I college ice hockey program that represents Ohio State University. The Buckeyes are a member of the Central Collegiate Hockey Association... |
CCHA Central Collegiate Hockey Association The Central Collegiate Hockey Association is a NCAA Men's Division I Ice Hockey college athletic conference that operates mostly in Michigan and Ohio, although it also has members in Alaska and Indiana. It participates in the NCAA's Division I as a hockey-only conference. It holds its championship... |
37 | 13 | 12 | 25 | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Ohio State University Buckeyes | CCHA | 39 | 21 | 24 | 45 | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 2009–10 AHL season The 2009–10 AHL season was the 74th season of the American Hockey League. Twenty-nine teams played 80 regular-season games each from October 2 to April 11... |
Albany River Rats Albany River Rats The Albany River Rats were an ice hockey team in the American Hockey League. They played in Albany, New York at the Times Union Center.- Founding to 2010 :... |
AHL American Hockey League The American Hockey League is a 30-team professional ice hockey league based in the United States and Canada that serves as the primary developmental circuit for the National Hockey League... |
9 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 | ||
| 2010–11 2010–11 NHL season The 2010–11 NHL season was the 94th season of operation of the National Hockey League . It was the fourth consecutive season that opened in Europe with NHL Premiere . A record three events were scheduled, all in previous NHL Premiere cities: Helsinki, Finland; Stockholm, Sweden; and Prague, Czech... |
Carolina Hurricanes Carolina Hurricanes The Carolina Hurricanes are a professional ice hockey team based in Raleigh, North Carolina, USA. They are members of the Southeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League , and play their home games at the 18,680-seat RBC Center... |
NHL National Hockey League The National Hockey League is an unincorporated not-for-profit association which operates a major professional ice hockey league of 30 franchised member clubs, of which 7 are currently located in Canada and 23 in the United States... |
15 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 2010–11 AHL season The 2010–11 AHL season is the 75th season of the American Hockey League. An all-time high of thirty teams will play 80 games each during the regular season schedule, which started on October 8, 2010 and ended on April 10, 2011... |
Charlotte Checkers Charlotte Checkers (2010–) The Charlotte Checkers are a minor-league professional ice hockey team based in Charlotte, North Carolina, USA. They are members of the Midwest Division of the Western Conference of the American Hockey League , and are the AHL affiliate of the Carolina Hurricanes of the National Hockey League... |
AHL | 61 | 23 | 34 | 57 | 21 | 16 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 6 | ||
| NHL totals | 15 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||