Holly Gunning
Zach Budish
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Birthday:
1991-05-09 |
Position:
RW |
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Eligible for draft:
2009 |
Shoots:
Right |
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Drafted:
2009 |
Height:
6-3 |
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Acquired:
2nd round (41st overall), 2009 |
Weight:
223 lbs. |
Prospect Talent Score
Probability of Success
- D
2008-09: Despite the fact that Budish missed the entire season due to a torn ACL he suffered in a playoff game with the Hornets football team back in October, he was still regarded as one of the top Minnesota high school players in this year’s draft. A big reason is his outstanding performance at the 2008 Ivan Hlinka Tournament, where Budish led Team USA in goal scoring with three goals and added two assists in four games.
CS ranking going into the draft: 22nd among NA skaters.
Budish got back on the ice at Nashville Predators conditioning camp in July 2009, and will attend the 2009 U.S National Junior Evaluation Camp in Lake Placid.
2009-10: Budish appeared in 39 games as a freshman for the University of Minnesota, putting to rest any worries about the knee injury he suffered playing football during his senior year of high school. The bruiser scored 7 goals and 10 assists for 17 points in his first collegiate season.
2010-11: Budish was off to a fast start in his sophomore season at Minnesota, scoring 2 goals with 4 assists in the Gophers’ first seven games, before suffering a season-ending knee injury in a moped accident. Minnesota finished fifth in the WCHA.
CS ranking going into the draft: 22nd among NA skaters.
Budish got back on the ice at Nashville Predators conditioning camp in July 2009, and will attend the 2009 U.S National Junior Evaluation Camp in Lake Placid.
2009-10: Budish appeared in 39 games as a freshman for the University of Minnesota, putting to rest any worries about the knee injury he suffered playing football during his senior year of high school. The bruiser scored 7 goals and 10 assists for 17 points in his first collegiate season.
2010-11: Budish was off to a fast start in his sophomore season at Minnesota, scoring 2 goals with 4 assists in the Gophers’ first seven games, before suffering a season-ending knee injury in a moped accident. Minnesota finished fifth in the WCHA.
