Biography

BIOGRAPHY

Zach Parise was born July 28, 1984 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He is a left wing in the National Hockey League. 

Parise was drafted by the Devils 17th overall in the 2003 NHL Entry Draft and turned professional after his sophomore season, spending one year playing for the Albany River Rats of the American Hockey League (AHL). Parise joined the Devils for the 2005–06 season. In the 2008-09 season, Parise was the League's third-leading goal scorer, while ranking fifth among all NHL players in points with 94. On July 29, 2011, Parise signed a one-year contract worth $6 million with the Devils. On October 5, 2011, the Devils named him captain. Parise became the second captain in Devils history to lead them to the Stanley Cup Finals. On July 4, 2012, Parise left the Devils' organization to sign with his hometown Minnesota Wild. Parise scored 18 goals along with 20 assists during the lockout-shortened 2012–13 season, leading the Wild to the Stanley Cup playoffs for the first time in five years as the eighth seed in the Western Conference. On July 13, 2021, the Wild bought out the remaining four years of Parise's contract. On September 10, 2021, Parise signed with the New York Islanders and on March 21, 2022, he signed a one-year contract extension with the team.