Zack Kassian

Age 31 Jan 24, 1991

Windsor CAN

Right Wing shoots right

6'3" 191 cm

211 lbs 96 kg

ELC Signing Age 19

Waivers Signing Age 19

UFA Year 2018

Agent Richard Curran

Draft Year 2009
Drafted Overall 13
Draft Round 1
Draft Team

Cap Hit: $3,200,000
3.9% of team cap space
Accumulated Cap Hit: $0
Year 3 of 4 year contract
Expiry Status UFA | 2024 | 33 yrs old
Career Earnings: $23,960,000

Transaction History

Jul 7, 2022	Trade	TRADE ANALYSIS The Arizona Coyotes acquired Zack Kassian, 2022 1st Round Pick (#29), 2024 3rd Round Pick and 2025 2nd Round Pick from the Edmonton Oilers for 2022 1st Round Pick (#32) (0) Leave a Comment
Jun 6, 2022		Edmonton Oilers \| Zack Kassian \| Kassian scored a goal, logged four hits and added two PIM in Monday's 6-5 overtime loss to the Avalanche in Game 4.
May 31, 2022		Edmonton Oilers \| Zack Kassian \| Kassian provided an assist, four hits and two shots on goal in Tuesday's 8-6 loss to the Avalanche in Game 1.
May 10, 2022		Edmonton Oilers \| Zack Kassian \| Kassian scored a goal on three shots, doled out three hits and added two PIM in Tuesday's 5-4 overtime loss to the Kings in Game 5.
May 5, 2022		Edmonton Oilers \| Zack Kassian \| Kassian posted an assist, six hits and two shots on goal in Wednesday's 6-0 win over the Kings in Game 2.
Apr 29, 2022		Edmonton Oilers \| Zack Kassian \| Kassian logged an assist in Friday's 3-2 shootout win over the Canucks.
Apr 27, 2022		Edmonton Oilers \| Zack Kassian \| Kassian scored an empty-net goal on two shots, added two hits and served two PIM in Tuesday's 5-1 win over the Penguins.
Apr 16, 2022		Edmonton Oilers \| Zack Kassian \| Kassian picked up an assist in a 4-0 win over Vegas on Saturday.
Mar 26, 2022		Edmonton Oilers \| Zack Kassian \| Kassian registered an assist, four hits and two blocked shots in Saturday's 9-5 loss to the Flames.
Mar 9, 2022		Edmonton Oilers \| Zack Kassian \| Kassian (jaw) logged an assist and five hits in Wednesday's 4-3 overtime win over the Capitals.
Mar 6, 2022	Activated	Edmonton Oilers \| Zack Kassian \| Kassian (jaw) was activated off injured reserve Sunday, Jack Michaels of the Oilers Radio Network.
Feb 10, 2022		Edmonton Oilers \| Zack Kassian \| Kassian (jaw) was placed on long-term injured reserve Thursday.
Feb 10, 2022		Edmonton Oilers \| Zack Kassian \| Kassian (jaw) is expected to be sidelined for 4-8 weeks.
Feb 9, 2022		Edmonton Oilers \| Zack Kassian \| Kassian (upper body) will undergo further testing after leaving Wednesday's game versus the Blackhawks, Jason Gregor of OilersNation.com reports.
Jan 29, 2022		Edmonton Oilers \| Zack Kassian \| Kassian logged an assist, two hits, seven PIM and a plus-3 rating in Saturday's 7-2 win over the Canadiens.
Jan 25, 2022		Edmonton Oilers \| Zack Kassian \| Kassian (illness) is slated to play in Tuesday's clash with the Canucks.
Jan 22, 2022		Edmonton Oilers \| Zack Kassian \| Kassian (illness) will not participate in Saturday's game versus the Flames, Jack Michaels of the Oilers Radio Network reports.
Jan 16, 2022		Edmonton Oilers \| Zack Kassian \| Kassian scored a power-play goal on two shots and added three hits in Saturday's 6-4 loss to the Senators.
Jan 5, 2022		Edmonton Oilers \| Zack Kassian \| Kassian cleared the (NHL)'s COVID-19 protocols Wednesday.
Dec 26, 2021		Edmonton Oilers \| Zack Kassian \| Kassian has been placed in the league's COVID-19 protocols, according to Daniel Nugent-Bowman of The Athletic.
Dec 18, 2021		Edmonton Oilers \| Zack Kassian \| Kassian logged an assist, four hits and a plus-2 rating in Saturday's 5-3 win over the Kraken.
Dec 16, 2021		Edmonton Oilers \| Zack Kassian \| Kassian notched an assist, four hits, two shots on goal and a plus-2 rating in Thursday's 5-2 win over the Blue Jackets.
Dec 14, 2021		Edmonton Oilers \| Zack Kassian \| Kassian notched an assist, two shots on net, two PIM and four hits in Tuesday's 5-1 loss to the Maple Leafs.
Nov 27, 2021		Edmonton Oilers \| Zack Kassian \| Kassian produced an assist and added four hits in Saturday's 3-2 win over the Golden Knights.
Nov 24, 2021		Edmonton Oilers \| Zack Kassian \| Kassian scored a goal on five shots, dished two assists and went plus-2 in Wednesday's 5-3 win over the Coyotes.
Nov 16, 2021		Edmonton Oilers \| Zack Kassian \| Kassian (groin) will return to the lineup for Tuesday's game versus the Jets.
Nov 14, 2021		Edmonton Oilers \| Zack Kassian \| Kassian (lower body) will not suit up Sunday against St. Louis, Bob Stauffer of the Oilers Radio Network reports.
Nov 12, 2021		Edmonton Oilers \| Zack Kassian \| Kassian (lower body) will not suit up Friday against Buffalo, Bob Stauffer of the Oilers Radio Network reports.
Nov 11, 2021		Edmonton Oilers \| Zack Kassian \| Kassian (lower body) won't play Thursday against the Bruins, Jason Gregor of OilersNation.com reports.
Nov 10, 2021		Edmonton Oilers \| Zack Kassian \| Kassian is considered day-to-day with his lower-body injury.
Nov 9, 2021		Edmonton Oilers \| Zack Kassian \| Kassian (lower body) won't return to Tuesday's game versus the Red Wings, Jack Michaels of the Oilers Radio Network reports.
Oct 22, 2021		Edmonton Oilers \| Zack Kassian \| Kassian scored a goal, delivered seven hits and added two PIM in Friday's 5-3 win over the Golden Knights.
Oct 21, 2021		Edmonton Oilers \| Zack Kassian \| Kassian registered an assist, five hits and 14 PIM in Thursday's 5-1 win over the Coyotes.
Oct 19, 2021		Edmonton Oilers \| Zack Kassian \| Kassian scored twice on three shots and added five hits in Tuesday's 6-5 win over the Ducks.
Oct 16, 2021		Edmonton Oilers \| Zack Kassian \| Kassian (concussion) logged an assist, six hits and two PIM in Saturday's 5-2 win over the Flames.
Oct 16, 2021	Activated	Edmonton Oilers \| Zack Kassian \| Head coach Dave Tippett confirmed Kassian (concussion) will be activated from injured reserve to play in Saturday's game versus the Flames.
Oct 15, 2021		Edmonton Oilers \| Zack Kassian \| Kassian (concussion) is slated to suit up for Saturday's meeting with Calgary, Daniel Nugent-Bowman of The Athletic reports.
Oct 13, 2021		Edmonton Oilers \| Zack Kassian \| Kassian (concussion) was placed on injured reserve Wednesday.
Oct 11, 2021		Edmonton Oilers \| Zack Kassian \| Kassian (concussion) is questionable for Wednesday's clash with Vancouver, Daniel Nugent-Bowman of The Athletic reports.
Oct 8, 2021		Edmonton Oilers \| Zack Kassian \| Kassian is in the (NHL)'s concussion protocol, Daniel Nugent-Bowman of The Athletic reports.
Oct 7, 2021		Edmonton Oilers \| Zack Kassian \| Kassian was injured in a fight with the Canucks' Zack MacEwen in Thursday's preseason game, Daniel Nugent-Bowman of The Athletic reports.
May 25, 2021		Edmonton Oilers \| Zack Kassian \| Kassian recorded an assist and six hits in Monday's 4-3 triple overtime loss to the Jets in Game 4.
May 23, 2021		Edmonton Oilers \| Zack Kassian \| Kassian scored a goal on two shots, logged three hits and went plus-2 in Sunday's 5-4 overtime loss to the Jets in Game 3.
May 18, 2021	Activated	Edmonton Oilers \| Zack Kassian \| Kassian (lower body) will be activated off injured reserve and return to the lineup for Wednesday's Game 1 versus Winnipeg, Ryan Rishaug of TSN.ca reports.
May 6, 2021		Edmonton Oilers \| Zack Kassian \| Kassian (lower body) has begun skating on his own, but he isn't expected to return during the regular season, Daniel Nugent-Bowman of The Athletic reports.
Apr 26, 2021		Edmonton Oilers \| Zack Kassian \| Kassian (lower body) was placed on long-term injured reserve Monday.
Apr 24, 2021		Edmonton Oilers \| Zack Kassian \| Kassian is considered week-to-week with a lower-body injury, Daniel Nugent-Bowman of The Athletic reports.
Apr 23, 2021		Edmonton Oilers \| Zack Kassian \| According to coach Dave Tippett, Kassian (undisclosed) will be out "for a while," Daniel Nugent-Bowman of The Athletic reports.
Apr 21, 2021		Edmonton Oilers \| Zack Kassian \| Kassian (undisclosed) won't return to Wednesday's game versus the Canadiens, Daniel Nugent-Bowman of The Athletic reports.
Apr 19, 2021		Edmonton Oilers \| Zack Kassian \| Kassian has worked in a bottom-six role since returning from an upper-body injury March 17.
Mar 18, 2021		Edmonton Oilers \| Zack Kassian \| Kassian registered an assist and four hits in Thursday's 2-1 win over the Jets.
Mar 17, 2021		Edmonton Oilers \| Zack Kassian \| Kassian (upper body) scored a goal, doled out three hits and added two PIM in Wednesday's 7-3 win over the Flames.
Mar 17, 2021	Activated	Edmonton Oilers \| Zack Kassian \| Kassian (upper body) was activated from injured reserve, indicating that he'll play in Wednesday's game against the Flames.
Mar 17, 2021		Edmonton Oilers \| Zack Kassian \| If Kassian (upper body) is cleared by Edmonton's training staff, he could return to the lineup for Wednesday's game against Calgary, Jason Gregor of OilersNation.com reports.
Mar 12, 2021		Edmonton Oilers \| Zack Kassian \| Kassian (upper body) won't play Friday against Ottawa, Jason Gregor of OilersNation.com reports.
Mar 9, 2021		Edmonton Oilers \| Zack Kassian \| Kassian (upper body) skated with the Oilers on Tuesday but won't be ready for Wednesday's game versus the Senators, Jack Michaels of the Oilers Radio Network reports.
Feb 9, 2021		Edmonton Oilers \| Zack Kassian \| The Oilers placed Kassian (upper body) on injured reserve Tuesday.
Feb 9, 2021		Edmonton Oilers \| Zack Kassian \| Kassian (upper body) is considered week-to-week.
Feb 8, 2021		Edmonton Oilers \| Zack Kassian \| Kassian (upper body) left Monday's game against Ottawa and will not return.
Jan 28, 2021		Edmonton Oilers \| Zack Kassian \| Kassian scored a goal on four shots in Thursday's 4-3 loss to the Maple Leafs.
Jan 24, 2021		Edmonton Oilers \| Zack Kassian \| Kassian posted an assist and a team-high five hits in Sunday's 4-3 win over the Jets.
Jan 18, 2021		Edmonton Oilers \| Zack Kassian \| Kassian (personal) posted two hits in 14:05 during Monday's 3-1 loss to the Canadiens.
Jan 18, 2021		Edmonton Oilers \| Zack Kassian \| Kassian (personal) is expected to return to the lineup Monday against the Canadiens, Jack Michaels of Oilers Radio reports.
Jan 16, 2021		Edmonton Oilers \| Zack Kassian \| Kassian (personal) won't suit up in Saturday's game against the Canadiens, Guillaume Lefrancois of Lapresse.ca reports.
Jan 13, 2021		Edmonton Oilers \| Zack Kassian \| Kassian notched an assist and four hits in Wednesday's 5-3 loss to the Canucks.
Feb 14, 2020	Suspended	Edmonton Oilers \| (NHL) suspended RW Zack Kassian seven games for kicking.
Jan 29, 2020		Edmonton Oilers \| re-signed RW Zack Kassian to a four-year, $12.8 million contract extension.
Jan 19, 2020		Edmonton Oilers \| announced RW Zack Kassian has served his suspension.
Jan 13, 2020	Suspended	Edmonton Oilers \| (NHL) suspended RW Zack Kassian two games for roughing.
May 19, 2016		Edmonton Oilers \| signed RW Zach Kassian to a one-year contract extension.
Feb 1, 2016	Recalled	Edmonton Oilers \| recalled RW Zach Kassian from Bakersfield (AHL).
Jan 24, 2016	Assigned	Edmonton Oilers \| assigned RW Zach Kassian to Bakersfield (AHL).
Jan 13, 2016	Recalled	Edmonton Oilers \| recalled RW Zach Kassian from Bakersfield (AHL).
Dec 28, 2015	Trade	Edmonton Oilers \| acquired RW Zach Kassian from the Montreal Canadiens for G Ben Scrivens.
Dec 16, 2015	Assigned	Montreal Canadiens \| assigned RW Zach Kassian to St. John's (AHL).
Oct 5, 2015	Suspended	Montreal Canadiens \| suspended RW Zach Kassian indefinitely by (NHL) for violating league rules.
Nov 27, 2014	Injured	Vancouver Canucks \| placed RW Zach Kassian on IR.
Jul 4, 2014		Vancouver Canucks \| re-signed RW Zach Kassian to a one-year, $1.5 million contract.
Mar 13, 2014		Vancouver Canucks \| announced RW Zach Kassian has served his suspension.
Mar 7, 2014	Suspended	Vancouver Canucks \| (NHL) suspended RW Zach Kassian three games for boarding Dallas Stars' D Brendan Dillon.
Oct 11, 2013		Vancouver Canucks \| announced RW Zach Kassian has served his five-game suspension.
Sep 23, 2013	Suspended	Vancouver Canucks \| (NHL) suspended RW Zach Kassian for the remainder of the preseason and five regular season games for swinging his stick at Sam Gagne.
Mar 31, 2013	Assigned	Vancouver Canucks \| Re-assigned RW Zach Kassian to Chicago (AHL).
Feb 27, 2012	Trade	Vancouver Canucks \| (Zach Kassian) has been acquired from the Buffalo Sabres along with D Marc-Andre Gragnani for C Cody Hodgson and D Alexander Sulzer.
Feb 11, 2012	Recalled	Buffalo Sabres \| (Zach Kassian) recalled from Rochester (AHL).
Feb 1, 2012	Recalled	Buffalo Sabres \| (Zach Kassian) recalled from Rochester (AHL).
Nov 24, 2011	Recalled	Buffalo Sabres \| (Zach Kassian) recalled from Rochester (AHL).
Sep 26, 2011	Assigned	Buffalo Sabres \| (Zach Kassian) assigned to Rochester (AHL).
Apr 29, 2011	Assigned	Buffalo Sabres \| (Zach Kassian) Reassigned to Portland (AHL).
Oct 2, 2010		Buffalo Sabres \| (Zach Kassian) Returned to junior team.

Current Stats
Career Stats

2021-2022 Regular Season Stats

Zack Kassian	GP	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	TOI	GF%	DFF%	Rel DFF%	CF%	Rel CF%	G60	P60
Edmonton Oilers	58	6	13	19	2	63	658	51.70	48.90	-3.80	51.40	-1.00	0.27	1.28
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Career Stats

	Season	Team	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	TOI	GF%	DFF%	Rel DFF%	CF%	Rel CF%	G60	P60	Playoffs	GP	G	A	TP	PIM
	2006-2007	Windsor Jr. Spitfires U16 AAA	ALLIANCE U16	57	32	48	80	136
	2006-2007	Leamington Flyers	WOHL	2	0	0	0	6
	2006-2007	Windsor Jr. Spitfires U16 AAA	OHL Cup	4	3	3	6	4
	2007-2008	Peterborough Petes	OHL	58	9	12	21	74									Playoffs	5	1	0	1	0
	2007-2008	Canada Ontario U17	WHC-17	6	2	4	6	4
Draft Yr	2008-2009	Peterborough Petes	OHL	61	24	39	63	136									Playoffs	4	0	2	2	0
Draft Yr	2008-2009	Canada U18	WJC-18	6	2	3	5	0
Draft Yr	2008-2009	Canada U18	Hlinka Gretzky Cup	4	0	2	2	12
Draft Yr	2008-2009	OHL All-Stars	CHL Challenge	1	0	0	0	0
	2009-2010	Peterborough Petes	OHL	33	8	19	27	58
	2009-2010	Windsor Spitfires	OHL	5	4	0	4	23									Playoffs	19	7	9	16	0
	2009-2010	Windsor Spitfires	M-Cup	4	2	3	5	0									Playoffs	19	7	9	16	0
	2009-2010	OHL All-Stars	Jr Super Series	1	0	1	1	0
	2010-2011	Windsor Spitfires	OHL	56	26	51	77	67									Playoffs	16	6	10	16	0
	2010-2011	Canada U20	WJC-20	5	2	1	3	27
	2010-2011	OHL All-Stars	Jr Super Series	1	0	0	0	0
	2011-2012	Rochester Americans	AHL	30	15	11	26	31
	2011-2012	Buffalo Sabres	NHL	27	3	4	7	20	295	50.00	46.30	-2.07	50.02	2.39	0.61	1.22
	2011-2012	Vancouver Canucks	NHL	17	1	2	3	31	174	45.45	36.56	-8.64	50.85	-2.29	0.35	1.04	Playoffs	4	0	0	0	0
	2012-2013	Chicago Wolves	AHL	29	8	13	21	61
	2012-2013	Vancouver Canucks	NHL	39	7	4	11	51	463	41.03	43.88	-7.87	48.89	-4.63	0.65	1.04	Playoffs	4	0	0	0	0
	2013-2014	Vancouver Canucks	NHL	73	14	15	29	124	881	52.05	50.69	0.93	50.58	-0.63	0.89	1.91
	2014-2015	Vancouver Canucks	NHL	42	10	6	16	81	490	46.94	47.50	-2.13	49.46	-2.19	1.10	1.84
	2015-2016	Bakersfield Condors	AHL	7	2	1	3	16
	2015-2016	Edmonton Oilers	NHL	36	3	5	8	114	424	34.62	47.57	-2.89	44.62	-4.27	0.42	1.13
	2016-2017	Edmonton Oilers	NHL	79	7	17	24	101	868	53.62	48.08	-3.76	48.33	-2.60	0.48	1.66	Playoffs	13	3	0	3	0
	2017-2018	Edmonton Oilers	NHL	74	7	12	19	92	743	40.74	45.18	-7.27	47.04	-3.76	0.57	1.29
	2018-2019	Edmonton Oilers	NHL	79	15	11	26	102	1,049	45.63	46.88	-0.90	48.28	0.58	0.69	1.32
	2019-2020	Edmonton Oilers	NHL	59	15	19	34	69	856	52.70	50.20	1.80	48.10	1.00	1.05	2.24	Playoffs	4	0	0	0	0
	2020-2021	Edmonton Oilers	NHL	27	2	3	5	15	308	36.80	45.10	-3.10	45.10	-1.70	0.39	0.97	Playoffs	4	1	1	2	0
	2021-2022	Edmonton Oilers	NHL	58	6	13	19	63	658	51.70	48.90	-3.80	51.40	-1.00	0.27	1.28	Playoffs	16	2	2	4	0
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Active Contract

Signing Team

Signing Date January 29, 2020
Signing Status UFA
Agent Richard Curran

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Standard Contract | 4 Years $12,800,000 3.88% of cap space

	2020-2021	2021-2022	2022-2023	2023-2024
Cap Hit	$3,200,000	$3,200,000	$3,200,000	$3,200,000	UFA
AAV	$3,200,000	$3,200,000	$3,200,000	$3,200,000
Performance Bonuses	$0	$0	$0	$0
Base Salary	$2,500,000	$2,500,000	$3,500,000	$2,300,000
Signing Bonuses	$1,000,000	$1,000,000	$0	$0
Total Salary	$3,500,000	$3,500,000	$3,500,000	$2,300,000
Minors Salary	$3,500,000	$3,500,000	$3,500,000	$2,300,000
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Bonus paid: $1M Sept 15/20, $500K Sept 15/21, $500K Jan 15/22

Contract History

Signing Team

Signing Date June 26, 2017
Signing Status RFA
Agent Richard Curran

Standard Contract | 3 Years $5,850,000 2.60% of cap space

	2017-2018	2018-2019	2019-2020
Cap Hit	$1,950,000	$1,950,000	$1,950,000	UFA
AAV	$1,950,000	$1,950,000	$1,950,000
Performance Bonuses	$0	$0	$0
Base Salary	$1,850,000	$2,000,000	$2,000,000
Signing Bonuses	$0	$0	$0
Total Salary	$1,850,000	$2,000,000	$2,000,000
Minors Salary	$1,850,000	$2,000,000	$2,000,000
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Signing Date May 19, 2016
Signing Status RFA

Standard Contract | 1 Years $1,500,000 2.05% of cap space

	2016-2017
Cap Hit	$1,500,000	RFA
AAV	$1,500,000
Performance Bonuses	$0
Base Salary	$1,500,000
Signing Bonuses	$0
Total Salary	$1,500,000
Minors Salary	$1,500,000
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Signing Date July 4, 2014
Signing Status RFA

Standard Contract | 2 Years $3,500,000 2.54% of cap space

	2014-2015	2015-2016
Cap Hit	$1,750,000	$1,750,000	RFA
AAV	$1,750,000	$1,750,000
Performance Bonuses	$0	$0
Base Salary	$1,500,000	$2,000,000
Signing Bonuses	$0	$0
Total Salary	$1,500,000	$2,000,000
Minors Salary	$1,500,000	$2,000,000
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Signing Date November 2, 2010

Entry Level Contract | 3 Years $2,700,000 1.52% of cap space

	2010-2011	2011-2012	2012-2013	2013-2014
Cap Hit	$900,000	$870,000	$870,000	$870,000	RFA
AAV	$900,000	$870,000	$870,000	$870,000
Performance Bonuses	$0	$0	$0	$0
Base Salary	$0	$810,000	$810,000	$810,000
Signing Bonuses	$90,000	$90,000	$90,000	$0
Total Salary	$0	$900,000	$900,000	$810,000
Minors Salary	$0	$67,500	$67,500	$67,500
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