Mark Zengerle

Mark Zengerle (born May 12, 1989) is an American professional ice hockey center for Augsburger Panther of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL).

Mark Zengerle
Zengerle with the Straubing Tigers in 2023
Born	(1989-05-12) May 12, 1989 (age 35) Rochester, New York, United States
Height	5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight	181 lb (82 kg; 12 st 13 lb)
Position	Center
Shoots	Right
DEL team Former teams	Augsburger Panther Grand Rapids Griffins Lehigh Valley Phantoms Linköpings HC Milwaukee Admirals Fischtown Pinguins Eisbären Berlin Straubing Tigers
NHL draft	Undrafted
Playing career	2014–present

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.^[1]

Zengerle, Justin Schultz and Craig Smith during their tenure with the Badgers in 2011.

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.^[2] Zengerle was named the WCHA Rookie of the Week for the week ending November 9.^[3]

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.^[2] Zengerle was named the WCHA Offensive Player of the Week for the week ending March 6.^[4] Following an outstanding season, Zengerle was named to the All-WCHA Third Team.^[5]

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.^[2]

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.^[2] He was named the Big Ten First Star of the Week for the week ending March 6.^[6] Following an outstanding season, Zengerle was named to the 2013–14 All-Big Ten First Team.^[7] Zengerle was named the Most Outstanding Player of the 2014 Big Ten Tournament following his overtime game-winning goal.^[8]

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).^[9] On May 20, 2015, the Griffins re-signed Zengerle to a one-year contract for the 2015–16 season.^[10]

On July 5, 2016, Zengerle signed with the Lehigh Valley Phantoms.^[11]

On May 18, 2017, Zengerle signed a one-year contract abroad with Linköpings HC of the Swedish Hockey League.^[12] 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.^[13]

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.^[14] 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.^[15]

As a free agent, Zengerle secured a one-year contract with the Straubing Tigers of the DEL on May 19, 2022.^[16]

Career statistics

				Regular season						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		—	—	—	—	—
2020–21	Eisbären Berlin	DEL		18	2	11	13	10		9	0	5	5	4
2021–22	Eisbären Berlin	DEL		37	6	12	18	12		4	0	0	0	0
2022–23	Straubing Tigers	DEL		46	7	26	33	22		7	0	3	3	0
2023–24	Straubing Tigers	DEL		52	15	16	31	13		12	2	5	7	4
AHL totals				270	42	108	150	76		29	3	14	17	6

Awards and achievements

Award	Year
BCHL
(Interior) MVP	2009
College
All-WCHA Third Team	2012	[5]
WCHA All-Academic Team	2012, 2013
All-Big Ten First Team	2014	[7]
DEL
Champion (Eisbären Berlin)	2021, 2022	[17]