Zack Phillips (born October 28, 1992) is a Canadian professional ice hockey centre. He is currently playing for the British Elite Ice Hockey League (EIHL) side, Manchester Storm.
Phillips was most recently with German Oberliga side Starbulls Rosenheim, and prior to that iced in Poland for JKH GKS Jastrzębie and TH Unia Oświęcim.
Playing career Phillips played his junior hockey for the Saint John Sea Dogs of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. He was selected 28th overall in the 2011 NHL entry draft by the Minnesota Wild.
On December 19, 2011, the Minnesota Wild signed Phillips to a three-year entry-level contract.
In the 2014–15 season, on March 2, 2015, the Wild traded Phillips, while with AHL affiliate the Iowa Wild, to the Boston Bruins in exchange for Jared Knight. He was assigned to Boston's AHL affiliate the Providence Bruins.
In the following 2015–16 season, Phillips was unable to keep his initial scoring pace with the Providence Bruins and was assigned to ECHL affiliate, the Atlanta Gladiators. After 5 games with the Gladiators, Phillips was traded by the Bruins to the St. Louis Blues in exchange for future considerations on March 4, 2016.
At the conclusion of his NHL contract, Phillips chose to continue his professional career in Sweden, agreeing to a one-year deal Tingsryds AIF of the Allsvenskan on June 1, 2016.
After a spell in Sweden, Phillips moved to the UK to sign for EIHL side, the Nottingham Panthers on July 3, 2017. He then continued his journeyman career with Hungarian club, Fehérvár AV19, competing in the Austrian Hockey League (EBEL) for the 2018–19 season.
Having played three seasons abroad in Europe, Phillips returned to North America prior to the 2019–20 season, agreeing to a contract with the Toledo Walleye of the ECHL on August 7, 2019. Phillips made 12 appearances with the Walleye, registering just 3 points, before he was released on November 25, 2019. He joined the Worcester Railers, making 2 appearances before he was traded to join his third ECHL club for the season with the Norfolk Admirals on December 2, 2019. He registered a further 5 points in 17 games with the Admirals before leaving the ECHL to sign with Slovak club, HK Dukla Michalovce, for the remainder of the season.
In September 2020, Phillips signed with Polska Hokej Liga side JKH GKS Jastrzębie. In 2021, Phillips remained in Poland to sign for TH Unia Oświęcim, before leaving mid-season to join German club Starbulls Rosenheim.
In July 2022, Phillips agreed terms to return to the EIHL for the 2022–23 season - signing a one-year deal with the Fife Flyers.
In the summer of 2023, Phillips returned to Germany to sign for Füchse Duisburg. But in December 2023, he headed back to the EIHL for a third time to sign for Manchester Storm.
Career statistics Regular seasonPlayoffsSeasonTeamLeagueGPGAPtsPIMGPGAPtsPIM2008–09Lawrence AcademyHS-Prep3019294818————— 2009–10Saint John Sea DogsQMJHL65162844312124642010–11Saint John Sea DogsQMJHL6738579516179152482011–12Saint John Sea DogsQMJHL603050803242101222012–13Houston AerosAHL718192710501122013–14Iowa WildAHL7612213316—————2014–15Iowa WildAHL49781514—————2014–15Providence BruinsAHL1638110200042015–16Providence BruinsAHL3959148—————2015–16Atlanta GladiatorsECHL51120—————2015–16Chicago WolvesAHL90006—————2015–16Kalamazoo WingsECHL21122521302016–17Tingsryds AIFAllsv5011172824412302017–18Nottingham PanthersEIHL5615314612420202018–19Fehérvár AV19EBEL5210203012500002019–20Toledo WalleyeECHL122136—————2019–20Worcester RailersECHL20000—————2019–20Norfolk AdmiralsECHL175166—————2019–20HK Dukla MichalovceSlovak124592—————2020–21JKH GKS JastrzębiePolska Hokej Liga351725421214861422021–22TH Unia OświęcimPolska Hokej Liga94264—————2021–22Starbulls RosenheimOberliga342217392763982022–23Fife FlyersEIHL5319264510—————2023–24Füchse DuisburgOberliga2468146—————2023–24Manchester StormEIHL36101121220000AHL totals26035651005470116
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