Zachary Parise (full name) - famous hockey player, player of the United teamStates of America and the NHL "Minnesota Wild". Zak is the son of a famous hockey player Zh.P. Parise, who played for 15 years in the National Hockey League clubs and even participated in the famous series of matches of the USSR - Canada in the "maple leaves". Today the NHL veteran is the permanent fan of his youngest son.
Hockey player was born in Minneapolis, stateMinnesota, July 28, 1984. Zach Parise - whose biography began in a sports family, since childhood dreamed of a career as a hockey player. It's no wonder that the future NHL star, along with his older brother from the youthful years, was carried away by hockey.
The boys were inspired by the results of their idol- the father and wished to become professionals too. But their playing career has developed in different ways. Running forward, it is worth noting that Jordan has lost many years in the lower leagues in the position of the goalkeeper and will not come out on the ice of the NHL. Apparently, all the talent of his father was inherited by the younger brother.
Zakari's career was much more successful.Already in his childhood he showed technical high-speed hockey. When I moved to middle school in Faribault, I began to play for the local team and became a real star. Of the four seasons that Zach Parise spent in the team, the last two were most memorable: in total the hockey player managed to throw 146 goals and give 194 assists.
Young talent drew the attention of manyuniversities, they literally fought for Zach, but Parise accepted the proposals only of the University of S. Dakota. Having successfully played two seasons, he achieved serious progress and first major achievements. First Zak Parise was in the student team of all the stars, and then under number 17 was drafted by the NHL team "ND Devils". Plus, in 2004, he, along with the junior team went to the World Cup, and received the prize of the most valuable player.
However, the debut of Zachary in the NHL was postponed for one seasonbecause of the lockout. The expectation did not break the spirit of the young talent, and in his first season he scored 32 points (14 goals and 18 assists). The next season became even more successful. In addition to the fact that Zak in the opening match of the championship struck the opponent's gate already at 26 seconds, he also scored a total of 62 points by the results of the season. In the season 07/08 Parise again improves his final score - 65 points.
His results impressed the coaches of the US team, andAt the 2008 World Cup Zak Parise went as an alternative captain. A year later, the same thing happened in the club. In 2009, Zack was invited to his first match of all NHL stars, and even managed to excel in the game.
At the end of the season 08/09 Zack along with PaulDatsyukom and Martin St. Louis, were recognized as the most honest and worthy players, examples of wrestling. As a result of that championship, the hockey player, on account of which there were 45 goals, became the best 3rd scorer and the fifth in the list by the "goal + pass" system.
The hockey player has some funny nicknames,among them - "Zak the Attacker". Friends and teammates Zach often mentioned his cheerfulness and a wonderful sense of humor. In the team he is loved for his cheerful and unconcerned character. In 2010 at the Olympics, Zak scored a very important washer in the final match for 35 seconds before the end of the game, but his team, unfortunately, lost anyway.
"University of S. Dakota" - 49 goals and 67 assists. "Albany RR" - 18 thrown washers and 40 assists. "ND Devils" - 194 goals and 216 scoring passes. Minnesota Wild - 105 thrown washers and 105 assists. Youth national team - 16 goals and 13 assists. The US National Team - 10 thrown washers and 10 passes.
Zakari is currentlyclub NHL "Minnesota Wild" and is one of the leaders of the team. Now he is 32 years old, but it seems that this athlete has not yet said his last word in hockey.