Zachary Sawchenko (born December 30, 1997) is a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender currently playing for the Cleveland Monsters of the American Hockey League, while under contract to the Columbus Blue Jackets of the National Hockey League (NHL).

Playing career

Sawchenko was signed as an undrafted free agent to a three-year, entry-level contract with the Sharks on April 12, 2021[1] and made his NHL debut on January 2, 2022, in an 8–5 loss to the Pittsburgh Penguins.[2]

As a free agent, Sawchenko was signed to a one-year, two-way contract with the Carolina Hurricanes on July 14, 2022.[3]

After a lone season within the Hurricanes organization, Sawchenko was signed as a free agent to a one-year, two-way contract with the Vancouver Canucks on July 1, 2023.[4]

Following his season with Vancouver's organization, Sawchenko signed a one-year, two-way contract with the Columbus Blue Jackets for the 2024–25 season on July 7, 2024.[5]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP W L OT MIN GA SO GAA SV% GP W L MIN GA SO GAA SV%
2012–13 Notre Dame Argos SMAAAHL 27 3.42 .896 3 5.41 .806
2013–14 Moose Jaw Warriors WHL 26 9 13 1 1257 76 0 3.63 .885
2014–15 Moose Jaw Warriors WHL 49 21 22 2 2745 152 4 3.32 .896
2015–16 Moose Jaw Warriors WHL 51 28 16 6 3019 153 2 3.04 .916 10 5 5 567 31 2 3.28 .911
2016–17 Moose Jaw Warriors WHL 51 30 14 1 2985 139 3 2.79 .917 7 3 4 414 17 0 2.46 .923
2017–18 University of Alberta USports 15 12 2 0 819 29 0 2.12 .911 1 0 0 60 1 0 1.00 .966
2018–19 University of Alberta USports 19 16 2 1 1151 28 5 1.46 .926 5 4 1 2 1.61 .927
2019–20 Allen Americans ECHL 13 8 2 3 792 31 2 2.35 .930
2019–20 San Jose Barracuda AHL 13 6 4 2 753 36 1 2.87 .911
2020–21 Allen Americans ECHL 7 5 2 0 423 18 0 2.55 .926
2020–21 San Jose Barracuda AHL 5 1 3 0 255 11 0 2.59 .914
2021–22 San Jose Barracuda AHL 14 4 10 0 700 47 0 4.03 .877
2021–22 San Jose Sharks NHL 7 1 2 1 269 15 0 3.35 .901
2022–23 Chicago Wolves AHL 41 17 18 3 2306 119 1 3.10 .895
2023–24 Abbotsford Canucks AHL 6 4 1 0 283 10 0 2.12 .924 6 2 4 364 18 0 2.96 .898
NHL totals 7 1 2 1 269 15 0 3.35 .901

International

Year Team Event Result GP W L T MIN GA SO GAA SV%
2014 Canada Pacific U17 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 5 4 1 0 300 12 0 2.40 .929
2014 Canada IH18 1st place, gold medalist(s) 4 2.25 .910
2015 Canada U18 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 5 4 1 0 283 17 0 3.61 .898
Junior totals 14 8 2 0 583 29 0 2.98 .914

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