Played For: | Los Angeles Kings Augsburger Panther |
Position: | Right Wing |
Shoots: | Right |
Height Ft: | 6 |
Height In: | 0 |
Weight Lb: | 196 |
Birth Date: | 21 November 1982 |
Birth Place: | Jefferson Hills, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
Draft: | 132nd overall |
Draft Year: | 2002 |
Draft Team: | Phoenix Coyotes |
Career Start: | 2006 |
Career End: | 2015 |
John Zeiler (born November 21, 1982) is an American former professional ice hockey right winger. He last played for the EC Kassel Huskies of the DEL2. Zeiler was drafted 132nd overall by the Phoenix Coyotes in the 2002 NHL Entry Draft.
Zeiler graduated from Thomas Jefferson High School in Jefferson Hills, Pennsylvania. His junior training was with Sioux City of the USHL and with the Pittsburgh Hornets AAA program. Prior to the NHL, he played college hockey at St. Lawrence.
In 2007, Zeiler signed a one-year contract with the Kings and made his NHL debut on February 17, 2007 against the Anaheim Ducks. Five days later, he scored his first NHL goal against the Vancouver Canucks.
After five seasons within the Kings organization, Zeiler left to sign abroad in the German DEL, with Augsburger Panther on August 9, 2011.[1]
Zeiler was cast as an extra in Tooth Fairy, a 2010 film starring Dwayne Johnson.[2]
Team | League | GP | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |||||||
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1997–98 | Thomas Jefferson High School | HSPA | ||||||||||||
1998–99 | Thomas Jefferson High School | HSPA | 22 | 48 | 45 | 93 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
1999–2000 | Pittsburgh Hornets AAA | 18U AAA | 27 | 17 | 15 | 32 | 94 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1999–2000 | Thomas Jefferson High School | HSPA | 21 | 36 | 22 | 58 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
2000–01 | Sioux City Musketeers | USHL | 56 | 8 | 20 | 28 | 45 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | ||
2001–02 | Sioux City Musketeers | USHL | 60 | 23 | 27 | 50 | 116 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 25 | ||
2002–03 | St. Lawrence University | ECAC | 37 | 10 | 17 | 27 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2003–04 | St. Lawrence University | ECAC | 41 | 8 | 28 | 36 | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2004–05 | St. Lawrence University | ECAC | 38 | 9 | 23 | 32 | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2005–06 | St. Lawrence University | ECAC | 28 | 13 | 15 | 28 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2005–06 | San Antonio Rampage | AHL | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2005–06 | Lubbock Cotton Kings | CHL | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2006–07 | Manchester Monarchs | AHL | 56 | 12 | 16 | 28 | 70 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 14 | ||
2006–07 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 23 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2007–08 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 36 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2007–08 | Manchester Monarchs | AHL | 45 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 40 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | ||
2008–09 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 27 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2008–09 | Manchester Monarchs | AHL | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2009–10 | Manchester Monarchs | AHL | 65 | 11 | 9 | 20 | 31 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 4 | ||
2010–11 | Manchester Monarchs | AHL | 69 | 9 | 19 | 28 | 86 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | ||
2010–11 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2011–12 | Augsburger Panther | DEL | 52 | 7 | 21 | 28 | 58 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
2012–13 | Augsburger Panther | DEL | 52 | 8 | 15 | 23 | 89 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
2013–14 | Augsburger Panther | DEL | 43 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2014–15 | EC Kassel Huskies | DEL2 | 46 | 11 | 28 | 39 | 71 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | ||
AHL totals | 245 | 38 | 51 | 89 | 241 | 41 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 30 | ||||
NHL totals | 90 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 87 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
DEL totals | 147 | 17 | 40 | 57 | 183 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 |