Zach Budish

Class:
Redshirt Sophomore
Position:
Forward
Hometown:
Edina, Minn.
High School:
Edina

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2012-13 ? R-Junior Season:Team captain ? appeared in all 40 games this season, matching career marks in points with 36 and setting new career highs with 14 goals this season ? also had 22 assists in 2012-13 ? had four assists on the opening weekend against Michigan State (10/12-13) ? scored the game-winning goal vs. Minnesota State, it was his first goal of the season (11/2) ? scored his second goal of he season and assisted on Minnesota's other goal against Wisconsin (11/16) ? scored a power-play goal and assisted on the game-winning goal against the Catamounts of Vermont (11/23) ? scored the Gophers' first goal off a nice pass from Sam Warning against Nebraska Omaha (11/30) ? iced a 4-2 road victory with an empty-net goal and added an assist against Colorado College (12/7) ? recorded a career-high three assists to help the Gophers clinch the Mariucci Classic against Boston College (12/30) ? tallied another multi-point night with a goal and an assist against Notre Dame (1/8) ? netted an even-strength goal against Alaska Anchorage (1/12) ? collected two assists in the Gophers' tie with rival North Dakota (1/19) ? notched a two-point night with a goal and an assist at Minnesota State (1/26) ? assisted on a Nate Schmidt power-play goal at St. Cloud State (2/9) ? recorded a late third-period goal at the Hockey City Classic in Chicago (2/17) ? notched a pair of secondary assists, including on Kyle Rau's game-winning goal against Minnesota Duluth (2/22) ? tied his career high in points (4) with two goals and two assists to lead the team to a 5-1 victory over Denver (3/2) ? muscled home a rebound to score a goal and registered a +3 rating in a 5-1 victory at Bemidji State (3/9) ? tallied a pair of secondary assists in game two of the WCHA playoff series against Bemidji State (3/16) ? netted a third-period goal to tie Yale in a NCAA tournament game (3/29) ? All-WCHA Academic Team honoree. Singed with the Nashville Predators April 3,2013.

2011-12 ? R-Sophomore Season: Returned to the Gopher lineup after suffering a knee injury in October 2010 ? set career highs in goals (12), assists (23) and points (35) while playing in 43 games ? fourth on the team with a +20 rating ? team was 16-6-1 when he had a point ? had a five-game point streak (1g-6a) from Nov. 19-Dec. 3 ? made his season debut against Sacred Heart (10/7) and had two assists in his first game in nearly a year ? scored his first goal of the season against Sacred Heart (10/8) ? notched 15 penalty minutes at Minnesota Duluth (10/14) ? had three points (1g-2a) against Vermont (10/21) ? dished out two assists at Alaska Anchorage (10/28) ? registered one goal at Alaska Anchorage (10/29) ? had two assists against North Dakota (11/5) ? recorded two points (1g-1a) at Michigan State (11/26), scoring his first goal in seven games ? handed out two assists against Minnesota State (12/3) ? scored one goal against Niagara (12/30) ? had one goal against Notre Dame (1/7) ? recorded two points (1g-1a) at Denver (2/10) ? registered one goal at Denver (2/11) ? registered his second two-goal game of his career and first of the season against Bemidji State (2/17) ? had one goal and one assist against Alaska Anchorage (3/10) in Game 2 of the first round of the WCHA playoffs ? handed out two assists against Boston University (3/24) in the NCAA West Regional semifinals and against North Dakaota (3/25) in the NCAA West Regional championship game.

2010-11 ? Sophomore Season: Limited to only seven games because of an injury ? had six points (2g-4a) ? team was 5-2-0 in games he played and 3-0-0 in games he recorded a point ? injured right knee in a moped accident on Nov. 1 and missed the remainder of the season ? underwent successful knee surgery on Monday, Nov. 22 ? recorded two assists and scored an empty-net goal in win versus Massachusetts (10/8) ? took five shots against St. Cloud State (10/22) ? assisted on Minnesota's first goal of the game versus St. Cloud State (10/24) ? scored 53 seconds into the game, had one assist and was +3 at Colorado College (10/30) in his last game before injuring his knee ? named to the WCHA All-Academic team.

2009-10 ? Freshman Season: Competed in all 39 games as a freshman, playing much of the second half of the season as right wing on the team's top forward line ? was named the WCHA Rookie of the Week twice in January after a three-point weekend against North Dakota (1/15-16) and a five-point series at Alaska Anchorage (1/29-30) ? team was 9-1-1 when he scored a point ? scored his first career goal in a 5-1 win over Alaska Anchorage (10/30) ? had two goals and an assist to spark a 5-2 win at Wisconsin (11/7) ? collected the game-winning goal on an unassisted tally against North Dakota (1/16) ? scored the game-winner and added three assists in a win at Alaska Anchorage (1/29) ? tallied the team's lone goal in a 3-1 loss at Alaska Anchorage the following night (1/30) ? assisted goals in each game of sweep against Colorado College (2/19-20) ? won 57.2 percent of his faceoffs ? ranked second on team with 45 penalty minutes ? earned his first letter.

International: Participated in 2010 U.S. National Junior Evaluation Camp in Lake Placid, N.Y. ? participated in the 2009 U.S. under-18 evaluation camp in Lake Placid, N.Y., notching two goals in seven games ? played for the U.S squad in both the under-17 and under-18 Five Nations tournaments in the Czech Republic ? competed for Team USA at the 2008 Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament, leading the team with three goals and two assists in five games

High School: Returns to the ice after missing all of 2008-09 hockey season with a knee injury suffered during the first round of the 2008 football playoffs on a kickoff coverage ? captained his Edina High School hockey team to a 28-3 record and a Class AA state runner-up finish as a junior ? named to the Class AA all-state tournament team in 2008 ? totaled 26 goals and 37 assists for 63 points in 2007-08 and earned Associated Press first-team all-state honors ? high school coach was Curt Giles ? played 15 games with Team Southwest in the Minnesota High School Elite League in the fall of 2008, recording 27 points with 14 goals and 13 assists ? all-conference middle linebacker in football ? also played baseball ? selected by the Nashville Predators in the second round of the 2009 NHL Entry Draft.

Personal: Major is Business Marketing and Education ? accepted into Carlson School of Management ?has three older brothers who all played hockey at Edina ? oldest brother, Andy, was a member of the 1997 state champions, while Josh and Jeff both played at Edina with Jeff going on to play hockey at St. Olaf College from 2004 to 2008 ? son of Kim and Paula Budish ? born May 9, 1991.