Zach Aston-Reese

Zachary Aston-Reese (born August 10, 1994) is an American professional ice hockey forward for the Pittsburgh Penguins of the National Hockey League (NHL).
Prior to turning professional, Aston-Reese played for Northeastern University. He was named a Hobey Baker hat trick finalist, Hockey East First-Team All-Star, and won Hockey East Player of the Year.
==Playing career==
===Early career===
While playing for the New Jersey Rockets of the Atlantic Junior Hockey League (AJHL) during the 2010–11 season, Aston-Reese also appeared in the United States Hockey League (USHL). He played two games for the Des Moines Buccaneers, as well as 25 games for the Lincoln Stars.
Aston-Reese joined the Stars full-time for the 2011–12 season. In 53 games, he recorded 5 goals and 10 assists.
After one more season with the Stars, Aston-Reese joined the Division 1 Northeastern Huskies. He played for the club for four seasons. During the 2015–16 season, the Huskies won the Hockey East Tournament championship.
The following season, Aston-Reese was named to the Hockey East First All-Star Team, NCAA Division 1 First All-American Team, and the Hockey East Player of the Year.
===Pittsburgh Penguins===
On March 14, 2017, Aston-Reese (as an undrafted player) signed a two-year, entry-level contract with the Pittsburgh Penguins. He joined the Penguins American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins for the remainder of the season, recording eight points in ten games.
Aston-Reese started the 2017–18 season in the minors, but made his NHL debut on February 3, 2018 against the New Jersey Devils. He recorded his first two NHL goals in a 6–3 win over the Ottawa Senators on February 13. On February 27, Aston-Reese suffered an upper-body injury during practice. He returned to the Penguins' lineup on March 27 after missing 13 games. Aston-Reese made his postseason debut on April 11, 2018 against the Philadelphia Flyers. On April 18, he recorded his first career playoff point, assisting on a goal by Riley Sheahan. During Game 3 of Round 2 against the Washington Capitals, Aston-Reese was checked by Tom Wilson, resulting in a broken jaw and a concussion. Wilson was suspended three playoff games for the hit.
Prior to the beginning of the 2018–19 season, Aston-Reese was reassigned to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton. However, he was called to the NHL on November 6, after he recorded six goals in 11 games. Aston-Reese managed to score six goals and eleven points in his next thirty games, but he broke his hand in a game against the Florida Panthers on January 8, 2019.
On July 22, 2019, the Penguins re-signed Aston-Reese to a two-year, $2 million contract extension.
==Personal life==
His father is William Sr. and his mother is Carolyn née Buckheit. He has two older siblings: a sister and a brother named William Jr.
Aston-Reese was a graphic design major in college and has occasionally worked in the Penguins' front office on the design of gameday programs.https://www.nhl.com/penguins/news/zach-aston-reese-icetime/c-305834660
==Career statistics==
 	 	 		Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season		Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs
Season 	Team 	League 		GP 	G 	A 	Pts 	PIM 		GP 	G 	A 	Pts 	PIM
2009–10 	New Jersey Rockets 	AtJHL 		36 	13 	20 	33 	31 		4 	3 	0 	3 	12
2010–11 	New Jersey Rockets 	AtJHL 		25 	9 	20 	29 	65 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2010–11 	Des Moines Buccaneers 	USHL 		2 	0 	0 	0 	2 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2010–11 	Lincoln Stars 	USHL 		25 	2 	3 	5 	4 		1 	0 	0 	0 	5
2011–12 	Lincoln Stars 	USHL 		35 	5 	10 	15 	69 		8 	1 	2 	3 	8
2012–13 	Lincoln Stars 	USHL 		60 	9 	21 	30 	113 		5 	2 	3 	5 	4
2013–14 	Northeastern University 	HE 		35 	8 	11 	19 	22 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2014–15 	Northeastern University 	HE 		31 	13 	10 	23 	60 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2015–16 	Northeastern University 	HE 		41 	14 	29 	43 	28 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2016–17 	Northeastern University 	HE 		38 	31 	32 	63 	72 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2016–17 	Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins	AHL 		10 	3 	5 	8 	7 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2017–18 	Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins	AHL 		41 	9 	20 	29 	49 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2017–18 	Pittsburgh Penguins 	NHL 		16 	4 	2 	6 	2 		9 	0 	1 	1 	4
2018–19 	Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins	AHL 		11 	6 	3 	9 	18 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2018–19 	Pittsburgh Penguins 	NHL 		43 	8 	9 	17 	26 		4 	0 	0 	0 	0
2019–20 	Pittsburgh Penguins 	NHL 		57 	6 	7 	13 	28 		4 	0 	1 	1 	2
NHL totals	NHL totals 	NHL totals		116 	18 	18 	36 	56 		17 	0 	2 	2 	6
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
==Awards and honors==
Award 	Year 	
USHL 	USHL 	USHL
USHL/NHL Top Prospects Game 	2012 	
College 	College	College
HE Second All-Star Team 	2016 	
HE All-Tournament Team 	2016 	
HE First All-Star Team 	2017 	
HE Player of the Year 	2017 	
New England MVP 	2017 	
AHCA East First-Team All-American	2016–17	
==References==
==External links==
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Category:American men's ice hockey forwards