Zane Kalemba Explained

Zane Kalemba
Played For:Missouri Mavericks (CHL)
Elmira Jackals (ECHL)
Reading Royals (ECHL)
Stockton Thunder (ECHL)
Missouri Mavericks (CHL)
Rungsted Cobras (Metal Ligaen)
Manchester Storm (EIHL)
Position:Goaltender
Birth Date:1985 12, mf=yes
Birth Place:Saddle Brook, NJ, USA
Height Ft:5
Height In:11
Weight Lb:185
Catches:Left
Draft:Undrafted
Career Start:2010
Career End:2018

Zane Kalemba (born December 19, 1985) is an American former professional ice hockey goaltender who most recently for Manchester Storm in the Elite Ice Hockey League.

Kalemba grew up in Saddle Brook, New Jersey. He played youth hockey with the New Jersey Devils Youth Hockey Club where he won a USA Hockey Bantam National Championship in 2001.[1] He attended Bergen Catholic High School before transferring to the Hotchkiss School at the start of his sophomore year.[2]

Prior to turning professional, Kalemba attended the Princeton University where he played four seasons with the Princeton Tigers men's ice hockey team which competes in NCAA's Division I in the ECAC conference.

On March 8, 2018, Kalemba signed an emergency professional tryout contract with the Winnipeg Jets of the National Hockey League after goaltender Michael Hutchinson's flight was delayed, causing him to arrive late to the game.[3]

Awards and honors

AwardYear
College
ECAC Hockey All-Tournament Team2008[4]
All-ECAC Hockey First Team2008–09[5]
AHCA East Second-Team All-American2008–09

Notes and References

  1. Web site: - Zane Kalemba. www.d1developmentgroup.com. 2018-02-25.
  2. Alden, Bill. "NJ Native Kalemba Has Come a Long Way in Becoming Star Goalie for PU Men's Hockey", Town Topics (newspaper), December 27, 2006. Accessed December 17, 2013. "Zane Kalemba is a native of nearby Saddle Brook but he has come a long way to become the starting goalie for the Princeton University men's ice hockey team. After helping Bergen Catholic to the N.J. state high school championship as a freshman, Kalemba headed to New England to play at The Hotchkiss School."
  3. Web site: #NHLJets tried to recall Michael Hutchinson but his flight was delayed. They've signed emergency goalie Zane Kalemba - former Blake Wheeler teammate in USHL - to PTO for tonight at #NJDevils . Whyno . Stephen . @SWhyno . 2018-03-08.
  4. News: All-Tournament Honors. ECAC Hockey. 2014-05-12.
  5. http://www.eliteprospects.com/awards.php?award=NCAA%20%28ECAC%29%20First%20All-Star%20Team NCAA (ECAC) First All-Star Team