Zack Kassian place of birth Windsor
Early life
Kassian was born in Windsor, Ontario, to parents Mike and Shirley Kassian. Despite his last name, Kassian is not of Armenian descent. He has two older sisters and an older brother, Mike Jr. When he was eight, his father died of a heart attack. Kassian has recalled his father's role as having been filled by Mike Jr., who was nineteen at the time, while he grew up. He grew up attending Queen of Peace elementary school in Leamington, Ontario and first began playing organized hockey at the age of eight with the Kingsville Kings. Growing up, he was a Toronto Maple Leafs fan, though he has listed his favourite players as Boston Bruins defenceman Bobby Orr and Todd Bertuzzi, a fellow power forward who was starring with the Vancouver Canucks during Kassian's youth.
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