Dylan Zink

Dylan Zink is an American ice hockey executive and former defenseman. He was an All-American for Massachusetts Lowell.
==Playing career==
Zink's college career began in 2013 when he debuted for the ice hockey team at the University of Massachusetts Lowell. His first season was rather unimpressive, scoring just a single point in 26 games, but he did help the team capture the Hockey East Tournament. Zink found his game as a sophomore and led the team's defense in scoring, retaining that honor for the remainder of his time with the River Hawks. After helping the team return to the NCAA Tournament as a junior, Zink had his best offensive season in 2017 and was named an All-American. He led the team to a first place finish as well as its third Hockey East championship.
Zink signed with the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins after Lowell was eliminated and he finished out the year in the AHL. In his first full season as a professional, Zink started in Wilkes-Barre but was demoted to the ECHL after just 7 appearances. He found much greater success with the Wheeling Nailers, averaging nearly a point every other game, but decided to head to Europe after the season. He played well in a top Norwegian league but his production suffered when he moved over to the second Swedish league, HockeyAllsvenskan. After just 20 games, Zink returned to the ECHL and finished out the season before retiring as a player.
In 2020, Zink returned to his alma mater as the Director of Hockey Operations, a position he continues to hold as of 2021.
==Career statistics==
===Regular season and playoffs===
 	 	 		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
2010–11 	Monona Grove High School 	WI-HS 		24 	13 	48 	61 	66 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2011–12 	Alexandria Blizzard 	NAHL 		50 	6 	16 	22 	20 		4 	1 	2 	3 	2
2012–13 	Alexandria Blizzard 	NAHL 		4 	1 	2 	3 	12 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2012–13 	Jamestown Ironmen 	NAHL 		52 	15 	17 	32 	47 		3 	0 	2 	2 	2
2013–14 	Massachusetts Lowell 	Hockey East 		26 	0 	1 	1 	12 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2014–15 	Massachusetts Lowell 	Hockey East 		37 	10 	16 	26 	42 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2015–16 	Massachusetts Lowell 	Hockey East 		39 	11 	13 	24 	22 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2016–17 	Massachusetts Lowell 	Hockey East 		41 	10 	26 	36 	53 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2016–17 	Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins	AHL 		1 	0 	0 	0 	0 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2017–18 	Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins	AHL 		7 	0 	1 	1 	2 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2017–18 	Wheeling Nailers 	ECHL 		46 	4 	18 	22 	25 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2018–19 	Sparta Warriors 	GET-ligaen 		48 	5 	31 	36 	48 		6 	1 	7 	8 	8
2019–20 	Karlskrona HK 	HockeyAllsvenskan		20 	0 	2 	2 	12 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2019–20 	South Carolina Stingrays 	ECHL 		18 	3 	3 	6 	6 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2019–20 	Toledo Walleye 	ECHL 		19 	1 	4 	5 	29 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
NAHL totals	NAHL totals 	NAHL totals 		106 	22 	35 	57 	79 		7 	1 	4 	5 	4
NCAA totals	NCAA totals 	NCAA totals 		143 	31 	56 	87 	129 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
ECHL totals	ECHL totals 	ECHL totals 		83 	8 	25 	33 	60 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
==Awards and honors==
Award 	Year 	
All-Hockey East Second Team 	2016–17	
AHCA East Second Team All-American	2016–17	
==References==
==External links==
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Category:American men's ice hockey defensemen
Category:AHCA Division I men's ice hockey All-Americans
Category:UMass Lowell River Hawks men's ice hockey players
Category:Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins players
Category:Wheeling Nailers players
Category:Sparta Warriors players
Category:Karlskrona HK players
Category:South Carolina Stingrays players
Category:Toledo Walleye players