Jonathan Zion
| Jonathan Zion | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Zion with the Chicago Express | |||
| Born |
May 21, 1981 Nepean, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | ||
| Weight | 205 lb (93 kg; 14 st 9 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for |
Cincinnati Mighty Ducks Portland Pirates Manchester Monarchs Syracuse Crunch Utah Grizzlies Iowa Stars HIFK Vienna Capitals EfB Ishockey Stavanger Oilers IK Oskarshamn Sheffield Steelers Nottingham Panthers GKS Tychy Tilburg Trappers Allen Americans | ||
| NHL draft |
110th overall, 1999 Toronto Maple Leafs | ||
| Playing career | 2002–2014 | ||
Jonathan Zion (born May 21, 1981) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman.
Playing career
[edit]Zion played junior hockey with the Ottawa 67's of the OHL from 1997-2002 and was a member of the 1999 Memorial Cup Champions. He was drafted in the fourth round, 110th overall, by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 1999 NHL Entry Draft.
Professionally, Zion played in the AHL teams Cincinnati Mighty Ducks, Portland Pirates, Manchester Monarchs, Syracuse Crunch, Utah Grizzlies and Iowa Stars and the ECHL teams Richmond Renegades, Reading Royals, Greenville Grrrowl and Idaho Steelheads. He also represented several European teams, including HIFK of the Finnish SM-liiga and the Sheffield Steelers and Nottingham Panthers of the British Elite Ice Hockey League.
Zion joined the Allen Americans midway through the 2013-14 season, helping them claim their second Ray Davis Cup championship before retiring.
Career statistics
[edit]| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1996-97 | Nepean Raiders | CJHL | 47 | 8 | 26 | 34 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1997–98 | Ottawa 67's | OHL | 53 | 4 | 19 | 23 | 20 | 14 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 2 | ||
| 1998–99 | Ottawa 67's | OHL | 60 | 8 | 33 | 41 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | ||
| 1999–00 | Ottawa 67's | OHL | 66 | 7 | 52 | 59 | 16 | 11 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 8 | ||
| 2000–01 | Ottawa 67's | OHL | 59 | 22 | 51 | 73 | 38 | 20 | 3 | 19 | 22 | 18 | ||
| 2001–02 | Ottawa 67's | OHL | 52 | 16 | 31 | 47 | 60 | 13 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 5 | ||
| 2002–03 | Richmond Renegades | ECHL | 58 | 14 | 38 | 52 | 46 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002–03 | Cincinnati Mighty Ducks | AHL | 12 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002–03 | Portland Pirates | AHL | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | Reading Royals | ECHL | 29 | 6 | 22 | 28 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | Manchester Monarchs | AHL | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | Greenville Grrrowl | ECHL | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | Syracuse Crunch | AHL | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | Utah Grizzlies | AHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | Idaho Steelheads | ECHL | 65 | 7 | 30 | 37 | 54 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 2005–06 | Idaho Steelheads | ECHL | 25 | 10 | 19 | 29 | 50 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | Iowa Stars | AHL | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | HIFK | Liiga | 17 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 28 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | ||
| 2006–07 | Vienna Capitals | EBEL | 28 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | EfB Ishockey | Denmark | 30 | 15 | 20 | 35 | 66 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | Stavanger Oilers | Norway | 40 | 12 | 20 | 32 | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | IK Oskarshamn | Allsvenskan | 15 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Sheffield Steelers | EIHL | 23 | 8 | 17 | 25 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2010–11 | Nottingham Panthers | EIHL | 32 | 9 | 22 | 31 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | Allen Americans | CHL | 22 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 18 | 13 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 10 | ||
| 2011–12 | Chicago Express | ECHL | 40 | 10 | 15 | 25 | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | GKS Tychy | Poland | 14 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 4 | ||
| 2013–14 | Tilburg Trappers | Netherlands | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | Allen Americans | CHL | 13 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 6 | 14 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 13 | ||
| AHL totals | 44 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| ECHL totals | 224 | 49 | 125 | 174 | 193 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||||
External links
[edit]- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
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- 1981 births
- Living people
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- Chicago Express players
- Cincinnati Mighty Ducks players
- Greenville Grrrowl players
- HIFK (ice hockey) players
- Idaho Steelheads (ECHL) players
- IK Oskarshamn players
- Iowa Stars players
- Manchester Monarchs (AHL) players
- Nepean Raiders players
- Nottingham Panthers players
- Ottawa 67's players
- Portland Pirates players
- Reading Royals players
- Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in the United States
- Richmond Renegades players
- Sheffield Steelers players
- Stavanger Oilers players
- Syracuse Crunch players
- Toronto Maple Leafs draft picks
- Utah Grizzlies (AHL) players
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- Canadian ice hockey defencemen
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