| Connor Zary | |
| Birth Date: | 25 September 2001 |
| Birth Place: | Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada |
| Height Ft: | 6 |
| Height In: | 0 |
| Weight Lbs: | 183 |
| Position: | Centre |
| Shoots: | Left |
| League: | NHL |
| Team: | Calgary Flames |
| Prospect League: | AHL |
| Draft: | 24th overall |
| Draft Year: | 2020 |
| Draft Team: | Calgary Flames |
| Career Start: | 2021 |
Connor Zary (born September 25, 2001) is a Canadian professional ice hockey centre for the Calgary Flames of the National Hockey League (NHL).[1] Zary was selected 24th overall by the Flames in the 2020 NHL Entry Draft.
Following three standout seasons with the Kamloops Blazers of the Western Hockey League, Zary was widely seen as a top prospect newly eligible for the 2020 NHL Entry Draft.[2] The NHL Central Scouting Bureau rated Zary as the 15th-best North American skater eligible for selection in 2020.
At the draft, which was rescheduled to October 6, 2020, from its usual date in late June, Zary was selected by the Calgary Flames with the 24th overall pick.[3] On December 31, Zary was signed by the Flames to a three-year, entry-level contract.[4]
On November 1, 2023, Zary made his NHL debut with the Flames, scoring his first career NHL goal in a 4–3 loss to the Dallas Stars.[5]
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | League | GP | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||||||
| WHL | 68 | 11 | 18 | 29 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| Kamloops Blazers | WHL | 63 | 24 | 43 | 67 | 55 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6 | |||
| Kamloops Blazers | WHL | 57 | 38 | 48 | 86 | 51 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| AHL | 9 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| Kamloops Blazers | WHL | 15 | 6 | 18 | 24 | 35 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| Stockton Heat | AHL | 53 | 13 | 12 | 25 | 36 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |||
| AHL | 72 | 21 | 37 | 58 | 63 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | ||||
| Calgary Wranglers | AHL | 6 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| NHL | 63 | 14 | 20 | 34 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| NHL totals | 63 | 14 | 20 | 34 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Canada | U18 | 4th | 7 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 6 | |
| 2021 | Canada | WJC | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||
| Junior totals | 14 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 8 | ||||