Zack Phillips (born October 28, 1992) is a

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professional

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. He is currently playing for the British

Elite Ice Hockey League The Elite Ice Hockey League (EIHL), sometimes referred to as the British Elite League or, for sponsorship reasons, the Viaplay Elite League, is an ice hockey league in the United Kingdom. Formed in 2003 following the demise of the Ice Hockey ...

(EIHL) side,

Fife Flyers Fife Flyers is the oldest professional ice hockey club in the UK, established in 1938. The Flyers play their home games at Fife Ice Arena in Kirkcaldy which has a capacity of just over 3000 (seated and standing). They joined the EIHL in 2011. ...

. Phillips was most recently with German Oberliga side

Starbulls Rosenheim Starbulls Rosenheim is a professional ice hockey team based in Rosenheim, Oberbayern, Germany. They currently play in Oberliga. Prior to the 2013–14 season they played in the 2nd Bundesliga. They play their home games at '' Rofa-Stadion'', loc ...

, and prior to that iced in Poland for

JKH GKS Jastrzębie JKH GKS Jastrzębie is an ice hockey team in Jastrzębie Zdrój, Poland. The team plays in the Polska Hokej Liga, the top level league in Poland. They won the Polish Cup The Polish Cup in football ( pl, Puchar Polski w piłce nożnej ) is an ...

and

TH Unia Oświęcim Towarzystwo Hokejowe Unia Oświęcim is a Polish ice hockey club based in Oświęcim, Poland. They currently play in the Polska Hokej Liga, the top-level ice hockey league in Poland. The team's colors are blue and white. History The club was crea ...

Playing career

Phillips played his junior hockey for the

Saint John Sea Dogs The Saint John Sea Dogs are a major junior ice hockey team in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. The team was founded as an expansion team in 2005 and play at TD Station in Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada. The Sea Dogs became the first tea ...

of the

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. He was selected 28th overall in the

2011 NHL Entry Draft The 2011 NHL Entry Draft was the 49th NHL Entry Draft. It was held on June 24–25, 2011, at the Xcel Energy Center in Saint Paul, Minnesota. It was the first time the Draft was held in the state of Minnesota since the Minnesota North Stars hoste ...

by the

Minnesota Wild The Minnesota Wild are a professional ice hockey team based in Saint Paul, Minnesota. The Wild competes in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Central Division in the Western Conference and play their home games at the Xcel Ener ...

. On December 19, 2011, the Minnesota Wild signed Phillips to a three-year entry level contract. In the 2014–15 season, on March 2, 2015, the Wild traded Phillips, while with AHL affiliate the

Iowa Wild The Iowa Wild are a professional ice hockey team in the American Hockey League, that began play for the 2013–14 season. The team plays at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines, Iowa, as the AHL affiliate of the NHL's Minnesota Wild. The team was f ...

, to the

Boston Bruins The Boston Bruins are a professional ice hockey team based in Boston. The Bruins compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Atlantic Division in the Eastern Conference. The team has been in existence since 1924, making t ...

in exchange for Jared Knight. He was assigned to Boston's AHL affiliate the

Providence Bruins The Providence Bruins are a professional ice hockey team in the American Hockey League (AHL), and are the primary development team for the Boston Bruins of the National Hockey League (NHL). They play at the Amica Mutual Pavilion in Providence, Rh ...

. In the following 2015–16 season, Phillips was unable to keep his initial scoring pace with the Providence Bruins and was assigned to ECHL affiliate, the Atlanta Gladiators. After 5 games with the Gladiators, Phillips was traded by the Bruins to the

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in exchange for future considerations on March 4, 2016. At the conclusion of his NHL contract, Phillips chose to continue his professional career in Sweden, agreeing to a one-year deal Tingsryds AIF of the Allsvenskan on June 1, 2016. After a spell in Sweden, Phillips moved to the UK to sign for

EIHL The Elite Ice Hockey League (EIHL), sometimes referred to as the British Elite League or, for sponsorship reasons, the Viaplay Elite League, is an ice hockey league in the United Kingdom. Formed in 2003 following the demise of the Ice Hockey ...

side, the

Nottingham Panthers The Nottingham Panthers are a British professional ice hockey club based in Nottingham, England. They are members of the Elite Ice Hockey League. Their main team sponsor is the Nottingham Building Society. The Nottingham Panthers have won four ...

on July 3, 2017. He then continued his journeyman career with Hungarian club,

Fehérvár AV19 Hydro Fehérvár AV19 is a Hungarian ice hockey team that plays in the Austrian bet-at-home ICE Hockey League. They were founded in 1960 and played from 1978 in the Hungarian Országos Bajnokság I through sorts of affiliations until 2012, cla ...

, competing in the

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(EBEL) for the 2018–19 season. Having played three seasons abroad in Europe, Phillips returned to North America prior to the 2019–20 season, agreeing to a contract with the

Toledo Walleye The Toledo Walleye are a professional ice hockey team based in Toledo, Ohio. The Walleye are members of the Central Division of the Western Conference of the ECHL. The Walleye were founded in 1991 as the Toledo Storm and play their home games at ...

of the ECHL on August 7, 2019. Phillips made 12 appearances with the Walleye, registering just 3 points, before he was released on November 25, 2019. He joined the

Worcester Railers The Worcester Railers (also called Worcester Railers HC) are a professional ice hockey team based in Worcester, Massachusetts. The team began play in the 2017–18 ECHL season, and is a member of the North Division of the Eastern Conference of t ...

, making 2 appearances before he was traded to join his third ECHL club for the season with the Norfolk Admirals on December 2, 2019. He registered a further 5 points in 17 games with the Admirals before leaving the ECHL to sign with Slovak club,

HK Dukla Michalovce HK Dukla Michalovce is a professional ice hockey team playing in the Tipsport Liga (hockey), Slovak Extraliga, the top level of ice hockey in the country. They play in the city of Michalovce, Slovakia at Michalovce Ice Stadium. History The club wa ...

, for the remainder of the season. In September 2020, Phillips signed with

Polska Hokej Liga The Polska Hokej Liga is the premier ice hockey league in Poland. Previously, it was known as the I Liga or Ekstraklasa from 1926 to 1999, and the Polska Liga Hokejowa from 1999 to 2013. In 2013, it was reorganized as a limited liability company ...

side

. In 2021, Phillips remained in Poland to sign for

, before leaving mid-season to join German club

. In July 2022, Phillips agreed terms to return to the EIHL for the 2022–23 season - signing a one-year deal with the

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Phillips, Zack 1992 births Atlanta Gladiators players Canadian ice hockey centres Chicago Wolves players HK Dukla Michalovce players Fehérvár AV19 players Fife Flyers players Houston Aeros (1994–2013) players Ice hockey people from New Brunswick Iowa Wild players JKH GKS Jastrzębie players Kalamazoo Wings (ECHL) players Living people Minnesota Wild draft picks National Hockey League first-round draft picks Norfolk Admirals (ECHL) players Nottingham Panthers players Providence Bruins players Saint John Sea Dogs players Sportspeople from Fredericton Starbulls Rosenheim players TH Unia Oświęcim players Tingsryds AIF players Toledo Walleye players Worcester Railers players Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in Scotland