4th year former Minnesota Wild 1st round pick in the 2011 draft (#28 overall) center/right wing Zack Phillips is spending the season with his fourth team after a trade deadline deal sent him to St. Louis Blues from Boston Bruins for future considerations.
After an early reassignment to affiliate Providence Bruins from training camp he appeared in 39 AHL games scoring 5 goals and 9 assists with a dreadful -14 rating before being sent further down for his first time to Atlanta Gladiators.
The decently sized 6’1″ 198 lbs. forward would only stay there for a couple of weeks before he was moved again and sent directly to Chicago Wolves, where he failed to get a point in 9 contests.
He would once more be shipped down to join Kalamazoo Wings but things looked to improve as he helped the team make the Kelly Cup Playoffs in his pair of ECHL games (1 goal, 1 assist with a +2) and has scored twice with another helper for three points in 4 postseason match-ups.
With his three-year entry level deal ready to expire, the 23-year old is going to be a restricted free agent but it looks unlikely for the former Saint John Sea Dogs‘ winner of the 2011 and 2012 QMJHL Championships and 2011 Memorial Cup to be qualified.
It seems likely he will head overseas for his next pro hockey adventure.