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Zach Redmond (D)

Rochester Americans

Biography

ACQUIRED
Acquired by the Buffalo Sabres from the Montreal Canadiens in exchange for Nicolas Deslauriers on October 4, 2017. Signed a two-year American Hockey League contract with the Rochester Americans on June 13, 2018.

LAST SEASON
2018-19: Named the Eddie Shore Award winner as the AHL’s outstanding defenseman for the 2018-19 season ... Just the third Amerks defenseman in team history to win the award following Steve Kraftcheck (1958-59) and Al Arbour (1964-65) ... Led all AHL defensemen with a franchise-record 21 goals and 200 shots while ranking third with a career-high 50 points in 58 games during his second season with the Rochester Americans (AHL) … Played in all three of Rochester’s postseason games against Toronto, recording a team-high 14 shots … Tied for the league lead with teammate Victor Olofsson with nine game-winning goals and finished 13th in the AHL with 10 power-play tallies … Honored as the team’s Most Valuable Player and Most Popular Player … Named to the 2018-19 AHL First All-Star Team, becoming the first defenseman to earn AHL year-end honors in back-to-back seasons since Terry Hollinger (1995-96 and 1996-97) … Reached the 50-point mark for the first time in his pro career with an assist and was plus-three at Syracuse on 4/06 … Returned to the lineup against Syracuse on 4/05 … Missed six games (3/22-3/30) due to injury … Notched his fourth multi-point outing in six games with a two-assist effort at Syracuse on 3/02, matching his career-high point total from the 2017-18 season (47) … Closed out the month of February on a four-game point streak (3+6) … Appeared in his 300th AHL game against Belleville on 2/23 … Netted the game-winner just 38 seconds into overtime to cap a three-point night (1+2) and wild comeback win at Utica on 2/22 … Scored in his return to the lineup against Cleveland on 2/20 and had eight shots, becoming the first defenseman in team history to reach the 20-goal mark … Also became just the fourth AHL defenseman in 10 years to score 20 goals in a season (Johnny Boychuk, 2008-09) … Missed 11 games (1/25-2/17) due to injury … Set the new single-season franchise record for goals by a defenseman in just his 41st game with his team-leading 19th goal of the season – and AHL-best eighth game-winner – and had two assists against Binghamton on 1/23 … Scored twice to tie the single-season franchise record for goals by a defenseman (18) and added two assists for a career-high four-point night with seven shots in a 5-4 win at Wilkes-Barre/Scranton on 1/18 … Had a five-game point streak (2+3) from 12/28 to 1/05 … Established a new career-high with his 16th goal of the season – and seventh on the power-play – in a 2-1 loss at Laval on 1/05 (his 36th game of the season) … Named to the North Division All-Star roster for the 2019 Lexus AHL All-Star Classic … Appeared in his 100th game as an Amerk against Bridgeport on 1/02 … Tied a career-high with his team-leading 15th goal of the season in just his 32nd game of the year against Toronto on 12/28 … Netted his sixth game-winning goal of the season and 12th overall with 3:50 remaining in regulation to secure the Amerks a 4-3 come-from-behind win at Hartford on 11/18 … Reached the 10-goal mark in just his 14th game of the season with the overtime game-winner against Syracuse on 11/09 … Was also his fifth game-winning goal of the season, a new career-high … Became the fastest Amerks defenseman to score 10 goals in the fewest amount of games to begin the season since Don McSween reached the mark in 21 games during the 1989-90 campaign (Nov. 22, 1989 – 5-3 loss to the Sherbrooke Canadiens) ... Registered his 200th pro point on his second goal of the night and was named the game’s first star in a 4-1 win at Hershey on 11/03 … Appeared in his 400th pro game against Hershey on 11/02 … Amassed 14 points (6+8) over a career-long nine-game point streak from 10/06 to 10/27 … Netted his fifth straight goal on the power-play against Utica on 10/26 ... Scored twice on the power-play in a span of 10:01 in a 6-1 win at Utica on 10/17 … Totaled three points (1+2) over back-to-back games at Bridgeport (10/13-10/14) … Notched three points (1+2) and was named the game’s first star in a 6-3 win over Syracuse on 10/10 … Named one of five assistant captains on 10/05

CAREER
2017-18: Skated in three games for the Buffalo Sabres (NHL), recording seven shots … Recipient of the Amerks scoring champion award after leading the team with a career-best 32 assists and 47 points in 66 games … Named to the 2017-18 AHL Second All-Star Team … Was one of just three AHL blueliners to lead his respective team in scoring and became the first Amerks defenseman in seven years to lead the team in points since Mike Kostka in 2010-11 … Finished third for goals by a blueliner with 15, including a team-best eight power-play tallies and ranked fifth in assists … Had the third-most shots among any other defensemen with 180 … Led all Rochester skaters with two goals in three games during the Calder Cup Playoffs … Made his Amerks postseason debut in Game 1 of the North Division Semifinals at Syracuse on 4/20 … Collected five points (2+3) over a four-game point streak to close out the month of March … Scored his 14th goal of the season and had a career-best 10 shots against Utica on 3/28 … Recorded his 100th AHL assist against Springfield on 3/24 … Reached the 40-point mark for the first time in his pro career with an assist at Providence on 3/16 … Named the game’s first star after finishing with three points (1+2) and a +3 rating in a 5-4 shootout win over Syracuse on 3/11 … Scored his 10th goal of the season and added an assist in the 12-3 win over Wilkes-Barre/Scranton on 2/16 … Set a new career-high with his ninth goal of the season at Lehigh Valley on 2/10 … Totaled eight points (2+6) over a career-long six-game point streak from 12/20 to 12/30 to close out the month of December …Tallied his second straight multi-point effort with two assists, including one on the overtime game-winner, in a 3-2 win at Laval on 12/22 … Notched two points (1+1) and was named the game’s third star against Belleville on 12/20 … Had a four-game point streak (3+3) from 12/08 to 12/13 … Scored twice on the power-play and added an assist in a 4-1 win at Bridgeport on 12/10, marking his first three-point effort since 4/13/14 … Netted the game-tying goal at Hartford on 12/09 to force overtime and help Rochester pick up a point for the eighth straight game … Collected his first multi-point effort of the season with a goal and an assist at Binghamton on 11/25 … Appeared in his 200th AHL game against Binghamton on 11/24 … Missed four games (11/11-11/18) due to injury … Registered five shots over 17:24 of ice time in his Sabres debut at Columbus on 10/25 … Earned his first recall from Sabres (NHL) on 10/21 … Scored his first goal of the season – and first as an Amerk – on the power-play against Charlotte on 10/20 … Recorded his first point as an Amerk with an assist in his season debut against Syracuse on 10/06

2016-17: Recorded five assists over 16 NHL games with the Montreal Canadiens … Finished the season with the St. John’s IceCaps (AHL), notching 18 points (4+14) in 26 games … Ended a three-game point streak with an assist and a season-high six shots against Syracuse on 2/19 … Posted a season-long three-game point streak (1+3) from 2/15 to 2/19 … Had a two assists at Wilkes-Barre/Scranton on 2/03 … Showed four assists over a four-game stretch from 12/8 to 12/16 … Added a pair of helpers and was +4 against Colorado on 12/10 … Made Canadiens debut against New Jersey on 12/08, picking up an assist … Collected 10 points (2+8) over his last 13 games, including four multi-point efforts … Made his IceCaps debut vs. Providence on 11/25

2015-16: Split the season with the Colorado Avalanche (NHL) and San Antonio Rampage (AHL) … Totaled six points (2+4) in 37 games with the Avalanche … Scored in season-finale on 4/09 vs. Anaheim … Netted his first goal of the season for Colorado at Chicago on 12/15 … Began the campaign with the Rampage and had seven points (3+4) in 11 appearances … Showed a four-game point-streak (3+2) from 10/16 to 10/30 … Scored his first goal with the Rampage at Grand Rapids on 10/16 … Made Rampage debut at Texas on 10/10

2014-15: Set NHL career-highs in all offensive categories, including goals (5), assists (15), points (20) and games played (59) with the Avalanche … Finished with the third-most points among Colorado defensemen while he led all blueliners with 20 assists … Closed out the regular season with an assist vs. Chicago on 4/11 … Recorded a two-assist game on 2/16 vs. Arizona … Scored an NHL career-high two goals, including the game-winner, on 11/22 against Carolina … Totaled three points on one goal and two assists over a four-game stretch from 11/06 to 11/13 … Notched an assist in his season debut against Vancouver on 10/24

2013-14: Completed his third full season with the Winnipeg Jets (NHL) organization, playing in 10 games with the Jets while adding a goal and two assists … Appeared in 40 games with the St. John’s IceCaps (AHL) and produced 25 points and 19 assists, both of which were third-best among IceCaps defensemen …  Helped the IceCaps to their first Calder Cup Finals appearance ... Had a pair of three-assist games (4/14) and (12/10) while adding a three-point outing on 3/23 … Opened the season with the IceCaps on 11/01, tallying a pair of goals

2012-13: Skated in eight games with the Jets and 38 games with St. John’s … Scored his first-career NHL goal shorthanded and skated a season-high 24:04 on 2/07 vs. Toronto … Chipped in his first-career multi-point outing (0+2) on 2/05 vs. Florida … Made NHL debut on 1/31 at Florida, logging 20:56 of ice time … Was selected to the AHL All-Star game but missed due to recall with Winnipeg … Totaled eight goals and 11 assists in an injury-shortened season with the IceCaps … Recorded a season-high two assists on 12/08 … Tallied two two-point (1+1) efforts on 11/24 and 10/27                                                                                                                           

2011-12: Played in 72 games with the IceCaps while recording a career-high 31 points on eight goals and 23 assists to rank in scoring among team defensemen  ... Appeared in his first AHL All-star game 1/30 …Tallied his first two-goal game on 12/09 vs. Worcester followed by a his first multi-assist game (0+2) on 12/28 at Hamilton … Scored first professional goal against Connecticut on 11/12 ... Recorded his pro point with an assist at Manchester on 10/08

2010-11: Made his professional debut with the Chicago Wolves (AHL) on 4/08 … Appeared in three total games with the Wolves after completing a four-year collegiate career at Ferris State (CCHA) … Ranked 12th among Bulldogs all-time leading defensemen in career assists (55), 13th in points (70) and 16th in goals (15) … Despite playing in just 26 games, established then a personal-best seven goals … An All-CCHA First-Team honoree … A Hobey Baker Memorial Award candidate … Served as Bulldogs' captain and was named an ACHA West Second-Team All-American

2009-10: Completed his junior season with Ferris State and ranked fourth in team scoring and tops among Bulldog defensemen with 27 points (6+21) in 40 games … Earned All-CCHA Second-Team recognition … Attained Second-Team laurels by MichiganCollegeHockey.com

2008-09: Finished second in team scoring with 24 points and a team-high 21 assists in all 38 games with Ferris State … Produced a four-game point streak from 1/10 through 1/30, showing six points (2+4) during that stretch … Earned team's Most Valuable Player Award … Recognized as a Second-Team honoree by MichiganCollegeHockey.com

2007-08: Led all Bulldogs defensemen in scoring with six goals and 13 assists in 37 games … Named honorable mention to the CCHA All-Rookie team and Ferris State Rookie of the Year

2006-07: In his second season with the Sioux Falls Stampede (USHL), appeared in 60 games … Finished second among defensemen with eight goals and third among all skaters with 31 assists … Paced all blueliners with 39 points while the Stampede win the Clark Cup as USHL champions ... Presented with the Curt Hammer Award for on and off the ice participation

2005-06: Tallied 11 points (4+7) in 48 games in his first season with Sioux Falls

INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION: At the conclusion of his first season with the Avalanche, Redmond was selected to represent the United States for the first time at the international stage in the 2015 World Championships in Prague ... Made his debut for Team USA in a 4–2 round-robin win against Russia on May 4, 2015 ... Finished the Tournament with one assist in five games to help claim a Bronze medal against hosts Czech Republic on May 17.