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Zack Torquato (C)

Erie Otters

Biography

2009-10: Zach received an amateur tryout with the NHL’s Minnesota Wild prior to the start of the regular season. 2008-09: Played one game for the Grand Rapids Griffins of the American Hockey League after the conclusion of the Otters’ season...Registered a season-high four-point (1-3-4) game 3/13/09 @ Guelph . . . scored his 100th career goal 3/1/09 vs. Plymouth . . . collected his 200th career OHL point 12/14/08 @ Windsor . . . played his 200th OHL game 10/4/08 vs. London . . . recorded his 100th career OHL assist 10/3/08 vs. Plymouth. 2007-08: Played in 11 games for the AHL Griffins after finishing second in scoring for the Otters with 67 points...Scored two shorthanded goals in a game (tying an Otters franchise record) for the second time this season 2/29/08 vs. Owen Sound . . . enjoyed a career-high five-point (1-4-5) game vs. Windsor 1/18/08 . . . saw a career-high 12-game point streak (8-10-18) end 12/29/07 @ Belleville . . . tied the Otters record for shorthanded goals in a game when he scored two 11/25/07 @ Mississauga . . . netted his 50th career goal 9/22/07 @ Plymouth. 2006-07: Selected 178th overall by the Detroit Red Wings in the 2007 NHL Entry Draft . . . named the Otters Most Valuable Player, Player-of-the-Year and leading scorer at the Otters Summer Awards Banquet . . . represented Canada at the 2007 Under-18 Junior World Championships . . . registered his 100th career point as part of a four-point game 3/4/07 @ Mississauga . . . saw a five-game point scoring streak (3-4-7) end 2/2/07 @ Plymouth . . . selected to participate in the 2007 OHL All-Star Classic being held January 30th and 31st in Saginaw, Michigan . . . selected to participate in the 2007 CHL Top Prospects game 1/17/07 @ Quebec City . . . rated 36th in North American by NHL Central Scouting the Mid Term Rankings for the 2007 NHL Entry Draft released 1/10/07 . . . played in his 100th career game 12/30/06 @ Belleville . . . collected three points (1-2-3) on 12/9/06 vs. Kingston . . . notched three points (2-1-3) on 12/6/06 vs. Owen Sound . . . recorded his first two assists as an Otter on 12/1/06 @ Guelph . . . scored his first goal as a member of the Otters on 11/23/06 vs. Belleville . . . acquired by the Otters along with a second and fourth round pick in the 2007 OHL Priority Selection in exchange for Ryan O’Marra on 11/22/06 . . . rated 13th in the OHL in the NHL Central Scouting Preliminary Rankings released on 11/15/06 . . . helped Team Canada to a gold medal at the 2006 Under-18 Junior World Cup held August 8-12th in the Czech Republi. 2005-06: Registered his first career three-point (2-1-3) game 2/19/06 . . . scored his first career goal and assist 9/23/05 . . . made his OHL debut 9/21/05 . . . originally selected third overall by Saginaw in the 2005 OHL Priority Selection.