Zachary Emond
| Zachary Émond | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
20 June 2000 St-Cyprien, Quebec, Canada | ||
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) | ||
| Weight | 181 lb (82 kg; 12 st 13 lb) | ||
| Position | Goaltender | ||
| Catches | Left | ||
| EHL team Former teams |
Stavanger Oilers San Jose Barracuda HC '05 Banská Bystrica Pelicans | ||
| NHL draft |
176th overall, 2018 San Jose Sharks | ||
| Playing career | 2021–present | ||
Zachary Émond (born June 20, 2000) is a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender currently playing for the Stavanger Oilers of the Norwegian Elitehockey Ligaen. He was drafted in the sixth round, 176th overall, by the San Jose Sharks in the 2018 NHL Entry Draft.[1]
Playing career
Junior
Émond played major junior hockey in the Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League (QMJHL), primarily for the Rouyn-Noranda Huskies. During the 2018–19 season, serving as the primary backup to Samuel Harvey, Émond posted historically dominant depth statistics. He recorded a 24–0–1 record in 30 appearances, capturing the Jacques Plante Memorial Trophy for the league's lowest goals-against average (GAA) at 1.73, alongside an elite .932 save percentage.[2] He was a member of the dominant Huskies squad that won both the QMJHL President's Cup and the 2019 Memorial Cup national championship.[3]
He took over starting duties for the Huskies during the 2019–23 cycles before being traded to the Saint John Sea Dogs mid-way through his final overage junior season in 2020–21.[4]
Professional
Having already signed a three-year, entry-level contract with the San Jose Sharks following his draft selection, Émond turned professional ahead of the 2021–22 season. He spent his initial pro years transitioning within the Sharks' farm system, appearing in 12 games for their American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the San Jose Barracuda, and logging minutes in the ECHL with the Orlando Solar Bears.[4]
In November 2022, the Sharks reassigned Émond to the ECHL's Wichita Thunder, where he posted a 3–1–0 record with a 2.22 GAA in 4 games before later spending a portion of the season under contract with the Utica Comets organization.[4][2]
For the 2023–24 and 2024–25 seasons, Émond found stability with the ECHL's Trois-Rivières Lions in his home province of Quebec. During the 2024–25 campaign, he recorded an impressive 10–3–0 record with a 2.21 GAA and a .927 save percentage in 13 games with the Lions.[2] On February 12, 2025, Émond chose to take his career overseas, leaving the ECHL to sign with Slovak Extraliga club HC Banska Bystrica.[5] He made a brief, spectacular impression in Slovakia, winning both of his starts while stopping 52 of 53 shots for a microscopic 0.50 GAA and .981 save percentage.[2]
On June 24, 2025, Émond signed a one-year contract with the Pelicans of the Finnish Liiga for the 2025–26 season.[6] He appeared in 17 games for the Lahti-based club, registering a 4–9–2 record, a 2.83 GAA, and one shutout.[7] Following the conclusion of his season in Finland, on May 7, 2026, Émond signed a contract to join the Stavanger Oilers in Norway for the 2026–27 European calendar year.[2]
Career statistics
| Season | Team | League | Regular season | Playoffs | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | W | L | T/OT | MIN | GA | SO | GAA | SV% | GP | W | L | MIN | GA | SO | GAA | SV% | ||||||
| 2016–17 | Rouyn-Noranda Huskies | QMJHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 2 | 0 | 3.77 | .867 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 2017–18 | Rouyn-Noranda Huskies | QMJHL | 24 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 1285 | 70 | 1 | 3.27 | .897 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 2018–19 | Rouyn-Noranda Huskies | QMJHL | 30 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 1633 | 47 | 7 | 1.73 | .932 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 2019–20 | Rouyn-Noranda Huskies | QMJHL | 53 | 25 | 23 | 4 | 2983 | 161 | 3 | 3.24 | .908 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 2020–21 | Rouyn-Noranda Huskies | QMJHL | 14 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 765 | 47 | 0 | 3.69 | .881 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 2020–21 | Saint John Sea Dogs | QMJHL | 14 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 761 | 44 | 0 | 3.47 | .888 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 364 | 21 | 0 | 3.46 | .888 | |||
| 2021–22 | San Jose Barracuda | AHL | 12 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 536 | 40 | 0 | 4.48 | .867 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 2021–22 | Orlando Solar Bears | ECHL | 13 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 646 | 39 | 0 | 3.62 | .879 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 2022–23 | Wichita Thunder | ECHL | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 243 | 9 | 0 | 2.22 | .936 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 2023–24 | Trois-Rivières Lions | ECHL | 17 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 940 | 44 | 3 | 2.81 | .907 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 250 | 12 | 0 | 2.88 | .896 | |||
| 2024–25 | Trois-Rivières Lions | ECHL | 13 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 788 | 29 | 1 | 2.21 | .927 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 2024–25 | HC Banska Bystrica | SloEL | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 120 | 1 | 0 | 0.50 | .981 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 2025–26 | Pelicans | Liiga | 17 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 933 | 44 | 1 | 2.83 | .894 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
Stat lines verified via Elite Prospects, Liiga official tracking, and AHL league profiles.
References
- ↑ "Zachary Emond Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Title". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved 19 May 2026.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Zachary Émond joins Stavanger Oilers". Elite Prospects. 8 May 2026. Retrieved 19 May 2026.
- ↑ "Zachary Emond - NHL Player News, Rankings, Stats". Daily Faceoff. 26 February 2023. Retrieved 19 May 2026.
- 1 2 3 "Netminder Emond Reassigned To Wichita". Wichita Thunder. 23 November 2022. Retrieved 19 May 2026.
- ↑ Klisivitch, Armand (13 February 2025). "ECHL: Zachary Emond Heads Overseas". Inside The Rink. Retrieved 19 May 2026.
- ↑ "Zachary Emond (Stavanger) Stats". Flashscore USA. Retrieved 19 May 2026.
- ↑ "2025-26 - Pelicans - Zachary Emond #1 - Stats game by game". Liiga.fi. Retrieved 19 May 2026.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
- 2000 births
- Living people
- Canadian ice hockey goaltenders
- Ice hockey people from Quebec
- Rouyn-Noranda Huskies players
- Saint John Sea Dogs players
- San Jose Barracuda players
- Orlando Solar Bears (ECHL) players
- Wichita Thunder players
- Trois-Rivières Lions players
- HC '05 Banská Bystrica players
- Lahti Pelicans players
- San Jose Sharks draft picks