Zenith Komarniski

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Zenith Komarniski
Zenith Komarniski.jpg
Komarniski with the Omaha Ak-Sar-Ben Knights during the 2005-06 season
Born (1978-08-13) August 13, 1978 (age 43)
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight 200 lb (91 kg; 14 st 4 lb)
Position Defence
Shot Left
Played for Vancouver Canucks
Columbus Blue Jackets
NHL Draft 75th overall, 1996
Vancouver Canucks
Playing career 1998–2006

Zenith Komarniski (born August 13, 1978) is a Canadian former ice hockey player who played in the National Hockey League for the Vancouver Canucks and the Columbus Blue Jackets.

Playing career[]

He played junior hockey for the Tri-City Americans of the Western Hockey League from 1994-1995 until early in the 1997–1998 season, when he was traded to the Spokane Chiefs. While at Tri-City, he was drafted in the 1996 NHL Entry Draft, 75th overall, by the Vancouver Canucks.

He began his professional playing career in the American Hockey League during the 1998-1999 season with the Syracuse Crunch, at that time the AHL affiliate of the Vancouver Canucks. He played most of the 1999-2000 season for Syracuse, but also appeared in 18 games for the Canucks. In his eighth game for the Canucks, he scored his first and only NHL goal on a shot from centre-ice against Patrick Roy of the Colorado Avalanche.[1][2] He would not play another NHL game until the 2002–2003 season, spending the better part of three years on both the Kansas City Blades, the Canucks' IHL affiliate before the league disbanded, and the Manitoba Moose of the AHL. Midway through the 2003–2004 season, he was traded from Vancouver to the Columbus Blue Jackets. He split the season between Manitoba and Syracuse, the AHL affiliate of the Blue Jackets. He also played two games with Columbus later in the year. During the 2004–2005 lockout season, he played at Syracuse, but signed in the off-season for the Calgary Flames, and played the 2005–2006 season in Omaha, the Flames' AHL affiliate.

Career statistics[]

Regular season and playoffs[]

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1992–93 AMBHL 29 4 9 13 32 — — — — —
1993–94 Fort Saskatchewan Rangers Bantam AAA AMBHL 32 12 31 43 80 — — — — —
1994–95 Tri-City Americans WHL 66 6 19 24 110 17 1 2 3 47
1995–96 Tri-City Americans WHL 42 5 21 26 85 — — — — —
1996–97 Tri-City Americans WHL 58 12 44 56 112 — — — — —
1997–98 Tri-City Americans WHL 3 0 4 4 18 — — — — —
1997–98 Spokane Chiefs WHL 43 7 20 27 90 18 4 6 10 49
1998–99 Syracuse Crunch AHL 58 9 19 28 89 — — — — —
1999–00 Vancouver Canucks NHL 18 1 1 2 8 — — — — —
1999–00 Syracuse Crunch AHL 42 4 12 16 130 4 2 0 2 6
2000–01 Kansas City Blades IHL 70 7 22 29 191 — — — — —
2001–02 Manitoba Moose AHL 77 5 20 25 153 7 0 2 2 13
2002–03 Vancouver Canucks NHL 1 0 0 0 2 — — — — —
2002–03 Manitoba Moose AHL 53 15 8 23 94 13 2 2 4 30
2003–04 Manitoba Moose AHL 10 0 0 0 35 — — — — —
2003–04 Columbus Blue Jackets NHL 2 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
2003–04 Syracuse Crunch AHL 54 2 22 24 84 7 0 1 1 4
2004–05 Syracuse Crunch AHL 62 3 11 14 99 — — — — —
2005–06 Omaha Ak-Sar-Ben Knights AHL 68 6 15 21 99 — — — — —
2006–07 10 5 17 22 30 8 2 7 9 32
2007–08 Stony Plain Eagles CHL 8 1 8 9 4 — — — — —
AHL totals 424 44 107 151 783 31 4 5 9 53
NHL totals 21 1 1 2 10 — — — — —

International[]

Year Team Event GP G A Pts PIM
1998 Canada WJC 7 0 0 0 26
Junior totals 7 0 0 0 26

Awards[]

  • Named to the WHL West First All-Star Team in 1997.

References[]

  1. ^ "Zenith Komarniski 1999-00 Game Log". Retrieved 2021-01-11.
  2. ^ "Zenith Komarniski 1st NHL Goal – Youtube". Archived from the original on 2021-12-13. Retrieved 2021-01-11.

External links[]

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