Mark Zengerle

Mark Zengerle (born May 12, 1989) is an American professional ice hockey center currently playing for Eisbären Berlin of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL).
==Playing career==
===Junior===
Zengerle played for the Salmon Arm Silverbacks of the BCHL from 2008 to 2010. During the 2008–09 season, Zengerle recorded 31 goals and 62 assists in 54 games. His 93 points ranked second in the league. Following his outstanding season, he was named the BCHL's Interior Conference MVP. During the 2009–10 season, Zengerle averaged 2.0 points-per-game, and recorded 33 goals and 87 assists in 60 games. His 120 points won him the Brett Hull Trophy as the league's leading scorer. His 87 assists led the league for the second-consecutive season.
===College===
Undrafted, Zengerle played college ice hockey for the Wisconsin Badgers in the NCAA Men's Division I Big Ten Conference. During his freshman season, Zengerle recorded five goals and 31 assists in 41 games. He ranked third in the WCHA in scoring among freshmen, and led all freshmen in assists. Zengerle was named the WCHA Rookie of the Week for the week ending November 9.
During his sophomore season, Zengerle led the team in scoring, recording 13 goals and 37 assists. He was tied for first in the nation with 37 assists, tied for fourth in the nation with 50 points, and tied for sixth in the nation with a 1.35 points-per-game scoring average. He was one of only three players in the nation averaging at least one assist per game. He had the second-longest scoring streak in program history, recording at least one point in 20-consecutive games from October 8 to January 13. He became just the fourth player in program history with at least 30 assists in his first two seasons, following Chris Chelios, Mark Johnson and Theran Welsh. Zengerle was named the WCHA Offensive Player of the Week for the week ending March 6. Following an outstanding season, Zengerle was named to the All-WCHA Third Team.
During his junior season, Zengerle recorded nine goals and 23 assists in 36 games. He recorded his 100th career point on February 1, 2013, becoming the 71st Badger in school history to do so. He ranked third on the team in scoring, with 32 points, and led the team in assists.
During his senior season, Zengerle led the team in scoring, recording ten goals and 34 assists in 37 games. He led the nation with 0.83 assists per game, ranked first in the Big Ten Conference with 33 assists, and ranked second in the Big Ten Conference with 44 points. He was named the Big Ten First Star of the Week for the week ending March 6. Following an outstanding season, Zengerle was named to the 2013–14 All-Big Ten First Team. Zengerle was named the Most Outstanding Player of the 2014 Big Ten Tournament following his overtime game-winning goal.
===Professional===
On July 22, 2014, Zengerle signaled the end of his successful collegiate career by signing to a one-year contract with the Grand Rapids Griffins of the American Hockey League (AHL). On May 20, 2015, the Griffins re-signed Zengerle to a one-year contract for the 2015–16 season.
On July 5, 2016, Zengerle signed with the Lehigh Valley Phantoms.
On May 18, 2017, Zengerle signed a one-year contract abroad with Linköpings HC of the Swedish Hockey League. In the 2017–18 season, Zengerle struggled to make the quick transition to European ice and after 9 games, registering just 1 assist, he had his contract mutually terminated on November 7, 2017. He returned to North America and the AHL, in agreeing to a one-year deal with the Milwaukee Admirals on November 8, 2017.
On October 2, 2018, having again left North America as a free agent he opted to sign a contract with German DEL team, Fischtown Pinguins in Bremerhaven. After two seasons with the Pinguins, Zengerle left at the completion of his contract, opting to remain in the DEL by agreeing to a two-year contract with Eisbären Berlin on March 24, 2020.
==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
2007–08 	Syracuse Stars 	EJHL 	 	45 	8 	14 	22 	18 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2008–09 	Salmon Arm Silverbacks 	BCHL 	 	54 	31 	62 	93 	24 	 	8 	0 	4 	4 	4
2009–10 	Salmon Arm Silverbacks 	BCHL 	 	60 	33 	87 	120 	48 	 	6 	2 	4 	6 	2
2010–11 	University of Wisconsin	WCHA 	 	41 	5 	31 	36 	51 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2011–12 	University of Wisconsin	WCHA 	 	37 	13 	37 	50 	38 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2012–13 	University of Wisconsin	WCHA 	 	36 	9 	23 	32 	8 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2013–14 	University of Wisconsin	B1G 	 	37 	10 	34 	44 	29 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2014–15 	Grand Rapids Griffins 	AHL 	 	72 	15 	22 	37 	8 	 	16 	2 	9 	11 	2
2015–16 	Grand Rapids Griffins 	AHL 	 	72 	9 	38 	47 	34 	 	8 	0 	4 	4 	2
2016–17 	Lehigh Valley Phantoms 	AHL 	 	69 	13 	21 	34 	16 	 	5 	1 	1 	2 	2
2017–18 	Linköpings HC 	SHL 	 	9 	0 	1 	1 	2 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2017–18 	Milwaukee Admirals 	AHL 	 	57 	5 	27 	32 	18 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2018–19 	Fischtown Pinguins 	DEL 	 	46 	14 	38 	52 	24 	 	3 	0 	2 	2 	4
2019–20 	Fischtown Pinguins 	DEL 	 	41 	7 	32 	39 	28 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
AHL totals	AHL totals 	AHL totals	 	270 	42 	108 	150 	76 	 	29 	3 	14 	17 	6
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
==Awards and achievements==
Award 	Year 	
BCHL 	BCHL 	BCHL
(Interior) MVP 	2009 	
College 	College 	College
All-WCHA Third Team 	2012 	
WCHA All-Academic Team	2012, 2013	
All-Big Ten First Team	2014 	
==References==
== External links ==
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Category:1989 births
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Category:Salmon Arm Silverbacks players
Category:Wisconsin Badgers men's ice hockey players