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Darcy Zajac (born September 23, 1986) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player who last played for the Coventry Blaze of the EIHL. He previously played for the Albany Devils of the American Hockey League.
Career
Prior to turning professional, Zajac attended the University of North Dakota where he played NCAA Division 1 hockey for the North Dakota Fighting Sioux.
Zajac joined the Albany Devils in 2010. He signed a two-year, two-way contract with the New Jersey Devils in 2013. After his contract with the Devils' organization expired in 2015, he joined the Danish club SønderjyskE.
For the 2016-17 season, Zajac joined the UK's Coventry Blaze. However Zajac was released in October 2016.
Personal life
Darcy is the second of four Zajac brothers. His older brother, Travis, is a forward with the New Jersey Devils and his younger brother Kelly plays in the ECHL. The youngest brother, Nolan, is currently with the NCAA Denver Pioneers. Their father, Tom, also played for the University of Denver.
Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2004–05 | Salmon Arm Silverbacks | BCHL | 60 | 12 | 21 | 33 | 75 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 9 | ||
| 2005–06 | Salmon Arm Silverbacks | BCHL | 57 | 37 | 43 | 80 | 76 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 12 | ||
| 2006–07 | North Dakota Fighting Sioux | WCHA | 41 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | North Dakota Fighting Sioux | WCHA | 41 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 46 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | North Dakota Fighting Sioux | WCHA | 43 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | North Dakota Fighting Sioux | WCHA | 41 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 49 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Adirondack Phantoms | AHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | Trenton Devils | ECHL | 32 | 6 | 17 | 23 | 35 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | Albany Devils | AHL | 40 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 60 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | Albany Devils | AHL | 66 | 8 | 16 | 24 | 86 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | Albany Devils | AHL | 67 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 86 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | Albany Devils | AHL | 19 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 43 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2014–15 | Albany Devils | AHL | 71 | 8 | 15 | 23 | 83 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| AHL totals | 265 | 30 | 49 | 79 | 362 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||