Zack MacEwen

Zack MacEwen (born July 8, 1996) is a Canadian professional ice hockey forward currently playing for the Vancouver Canucks of the National Hockey League (NHL).
==Playing career==
MacEwen played minor midget hockey with the Pownal Red Devils before joining the Charlottetown Islanders in 2012–13. As a free agent after two seasons with the Amherst Ramblers, MacEwen signed with the Moncton Wildcats of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL). In his first full season with the team, MacEwen recorded 40 points in 66 regular season games. He attended the Anaheim Ducks training camp prior to the 2016–17 season but was returned to the QMJHL. On August 11, 2016, MacEwen was traded to the Gatineau Olympiques in exchange for their 2017 fifth round draft pick.
On March 3, 2017, he signed a three-year entry level contract with the Vancouver Canucks of the National Hockey League (NHL). He later signed an amateur tryout contract with the Canucks American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Utica Comets, on April 10, 2017. He scored his first career AHL goal on October 29, 2017, against the Charlotte Checkers and ended his first professional season with 33 points in 66 games. He was awarded the Ian Anderson Award as the Comets Most Improved rookie.
After attending the Canucks training camp, MacEwen was assigned to the Comets to begin the 2018–19 season in the AHL. He was recalled from the AHL on February 10, 2019, after a four-point game the previous night against the Rochester Americans. He subsequently made his NHL debut on February 11, 2019, against the San Jose Sharks. He recorded his first NHL point in his debut with an assist on Derrick Pouliot's goal however the Canucks lost 7–2. MacEwen played four games for Vancouver before eventually being reassigned to Utica.
MacEwen was again sent to Utica to start for the 2019–20 season. He was recalled to the Canucks several times during the 2019–20 season. On December 3, during 5–2 win over the Ottawa Senators, MacEwen scored his first NHL goal. His most recent recall to the Canucks was on January 30, 2020. On February 18, 2020, Vancouver Canucks General Manager Jim Benning stated during an interview that he considered MacEwen "ready to be an everyday player in the NHL". In March 2020, MacEwen scored three goals in Vancouver's final three games, including a two-goal game on March 6 versus the Colorado Avalanche, before the NHL season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
On October 6, 2020, MacEwen re-signed with Vancouver on a two-year contract.
==Personal life==
MacEwen is of Scottish descent from his great grandmother on his father's side. While being raised in Stratford, Prince Edward Island by parents Craig and Juliana, his family ran a berry farm. On May 6, 2020, it was announced that his father Craig had died.
==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
2014–15 	Moncton Wildcats 	QMJHL 		9 	1 	1 	2 	6 		9 	2 	2 	4 	10
2015–16 	Moncton Wildcats 	QMJHL 		66 	10 	30 	40 	56 		17 	4 	4 	8 	14
2016–17 	Gatineau Olympiques	QMJHL 		66 	31 	43 	74 	90 		7 	6 	3 	9 	2
2017–18 	Utica Comets 	AHL 		66 	10 	23 	33 	56 		5 	1 	0 	1 	4
2018–19 	Utica Comets 	AHL 		69 	22 	30 	52 	75 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2018–19 	Vancouver Canucks 	NHL 		4 	0 	1 	1 	5 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2019–20 	Utica Comets 	AHL 		20 	5 	6 	11 	25 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2019–20 	Vancouver Canucks 	NHL 		17 	5 	1 	6 	20 		6 	0 	0 	0 	9
2020–21 	Vancouver Canucks 	NHL 		34 	1 	1 	2 	44 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
NHL totals	NHL totals 	NHL totals		55 	6 	3 	9 	69 		6 	0 	0 	0 	9
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
==Awards and honours==
Award 	Year 	Ref
MJAHL 	MJAHL 	MJAHL
Henry Treadwell Memorial Award	2015 	
Community Service Award 	2015 	
Utica Comets 	Utica Comets	Utica Comets
Ian Anderson Award 	2018 	
==References==
==External links==
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Category:1996 births
Category:Living people
Category:Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in the United States
Category:Canadian ice hockey forwards
Category:Gatineau Olympiques players
Category:Ice hockey people from Prince Edward Island
Category:Moncton Wildcats players
Category:Undrafted National Hockey League players
Category:Utica Comets players
Category:Vancouver Canucks players