For his senior season Zifcak was named co-team captain along with Bill Sloan and led the team to another stellar season (17–4). The Saints made their third tournament appearance but because Zifcak was in his 4th year of varsity play (the NCAA limited players to 3 years of varsity play at the time) Zifcak was unable to play. Despite having to watch from the sidelines, Zifcak was named as an AHCA Second team all-american along with two other teammates.
After graduating Zifcak joined the US national team. While the team boycotted the 1957 World Championships due to the Soviet Union's response to the Hungarian Revolution of 1956, he remained with the team and played in the 1958 tournament. The team finished in 5th place with Zifcak being held scoreless in four games.
Zifcak continued to play hockey, appearing in games as late as 1967. He was inducted into the Rhode Island Hockey Hall of Fame in 2018.
Statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| | Regular season | | Playoffs |
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| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
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| 1952–53 | St. Lawrence | Tri-State League | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1953–54 | St. Lawrence | Tri-State League | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1954–55 | St. Lawrence | Tri-State League | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1955–56 | St. Lawrence | Tri-State League | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| NCAA totals | 86 | 56 | 66 | 122 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Awards and honors
| Award | Year | |
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| AHCA Second team all-american | 1955–56 | |
