Greg Zanon

Greg Zanon (born June 5, 1980) is a professional ice hockey player for the National Hockey League's Minnesota Wild.
==Playing career==
Greg Zanon was drafted in the 5th round, 156th overall, in the 2000 NHL Entry Draft by the Ottawa Senators. He played four seasons, from 1999 to 2003, for the University of Nebraska at Omaha in the CCHA and was named to the CCHA First All-Star Team in 2001. 
Unsigned from the Senators Zanon played three seasons for the Milwaukee Admirals of the American Hockey League. It wasn't until the 2005–06 season that he finally broke into the NHL when he played four games for the Nashville Predators. Zanon has risen in the NHL as a top player in the "blocked shots" statistic. He had 189 blocked shot in the 2007–08 NHL season, ranking high among all players in the league.Greg Zanon Stats
On July 1, 2009, Zanon signed a three-year deal with the Minnesota Wild. 
==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
1999–00 	U. of Nebraska-Omaha	NCAA 		42 	3 	26 	29 	56 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2000–01 	U. of Nebraska-Omaha	NCAA 		39 	12 	16 	28 	64 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2001–02 	U. of Nebraska-Omaha	NCAA 		41 	9 	16 	25 	54 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2002–03 	U. of Nebraska-Omaha	NCAA 		32 	6 	19 	25 	44 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2003–04 	Milwaukee Admirals 	AHL 		62 	4 	12 	16 	59 		22 	2 	6 	8 	31
2004–05 	Milwaukee Admirals 	AHL 		80 	2 	17 	19 	59 		7 	0 	1 	1 	10
2005–06 	Milwaukee Admirals 	AHL 		71 	8 	27 	35 	55 		21 	1 	7 	8 	24
2005–06 	Nashville Predators 	NHL 		4 	0 	2 	2 	6 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2006–07 	Milwaukee Admirals 	AHL 		2 	0 	2 	2 	0 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2006–07 	Nashville Predators 	NHL 		66 	3 	5 	8 	32 		5 	0 	2 	2 	2
2007–08 	Nashville Predators 	NHL 		78 	0 	5 	5 	24 		6 	0 	2 	2 	4
2008–09 	Nashville Predators 	NHL 		82 	4 	7 	11 	38 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2009–10 	Minnesota Wild 	NHL 		81 	2 	13 	15 	36 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2010–11 	Minnesota Wild 	NHL 		82 	0 	7 	7 	48 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
NHL totals	NHL totals 	NHL totals		393 	9 	39 	48 	184 		11 	0 	4 	4 	6
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
==Awards and honours==
Award 	Year 	
College 	College 	College
CCHA First All-Star Team 	2001 	
CCHA Best Defenseman 	2001 	
West Second All-American Team	2001, 2002	
CCHA Second All-American Team	2002 	
==References==
==External links==
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Category:Born in 1980
Category:Calder Cup champions
Category:Canadian ice hockey players
Category:Milwaukee Admirals players
Category:Minnesota Wild players
Category:Nashville Predators players
Category:Nebraska-Omaha Mavericks players
Category:Ottawa Senators draft picks