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Zach Sawchenko

Position Goaltender Current Team Columbus Blue Jackets
Catches Left Current Contract 1 years
Height 6'1" Expires 2025-26
Weight (lbs) 187 Expiry Age (Jun 30) 28
Age 27 (Dec 30, 1997) Expiry Status UFA
Drafted Undrafted
Date Team Transaction
Jun 28, 2025 Columbus Blue Jackets Signed 1 year @ $775K AAV starting in 2025-26
Oct 2, 2024 Columbus Blue Jackets Assigned to AHL
Oct 1, 2024 Columbus Blue Jackets Recalled from AHL
Jul 7, 2024 Columbus Blue Jackets Signed 1 year @ $775K AAV starting in 2024-25
Jul 1, 2023 Vancouver Canucks Signed 1 year @ $775K AAV starting in 2023-24
Jul 14, 2022 Carolina Hurricanes Signed 1 year @ $750K AAV starting in 2022-23
Apr 12, 2021 San Jose Sharks Signed to an entry level contract.
Status History Coming Soon
Regular Season Playoffs
Season League Team GP GS W L OTL SA GA GAA Sv% GP GS W L OTL SA GA GAA Sv%
2010-11 HCBAA CRAA Blue Bantam AA 16 1.89 0.940
2010-11 HCAA U15 CRAA Blue U15 AA 3 0.67 0.980
2011-12 AEHL U15 Calgary Royals U15 AAA 15 1.47 0.944
2011-12 Alberta Cup Team Calgary South 3 5.08 0.836
2012-13 SMHL Notre Dame Argos Midget AAA 27 3.42 0.896
2012-13 SMAAAHL Notre Dame Argos U18 AAA 3 5.41 0.806
2013-14 WHC-17 Canada Pacific U17 5 2.40 0.929
2014-15 WHL Moose Jaw Warriors 49 21 22 2 1463 152 3.32 0.896
2014-15 WJC-18 Canada U18 5 4 1 166 17 3.61 0.898
2014-15 Hlinka Gretzky C Canada U18 4 2.25 0.910
2015-16 WHL Moose Jaw Warriors 51 28 16 6 1823 152 3.02 0.917 10 5 5 347 31 3.28 0.911
2016-17 WHL Moose Jaw Warriors 51 30 14 7 1667 139 2.79 0.917 7 3 4 222 17 2.46 0.923
2017-18 USports Univ. of Alberta 15 2.12 0.911 1 1.00 0.966
2018-19 USports Univ. of Alberta 19 16 2 1 28 1.46 0.926 5 4 1 1 8 1.61 0.927
2019-20 AHL San Jose Barracuda 13 6 4 2 405 36 2.87 0.911
2019-20 ECHL Allen Americans 13 8 2 3 441 31 2.35 0.930
2020-21 ECHL Allen Americans 7 5 2 242 18 2.55 0.926
2020-21 AHL San Jose Barracuda 5 1 3 128 11 2.59 0.914
2021-22 AHL San Jose Barracuda 14 4 10 383 47 4.03 0.877
2021-22 NHL San Jose Sharks 7 7 1 2 1 151 15 3.35 0.901
2022-23 AHL Chicago Wolves 41 17 18 3 1133 119 3.10 0.895
2023-24 AHL Abbotsford Canucks 6 4 1 132 10 2.12 0.924 6 2 4 176 18 2.96 0.898
2024-25 AHL Cleveland Monsters 27 10 11 4 758 76 3.00 0.900
NHL Career 7 7 1 2 1 151 15 3.35 0.901

5v5 Goalie Stats

Season Team(s) GP TOI SAA/60 SA/60 xGA/60 GA/60 GS/60 Sv% xSv% Sv%AE
2021-22 SJS 6 203:50 49.45 34.15 3.29 2.65 0.64 92.24 90.36 1.88

4v5 Goalie Stats

Season Team(s) GP TOI SAA/60 SA/60 xGA/60 GA/60 GS/60 Sv% xSv% Sv%AE
2021-22 SJS 6 24:44 50.94 38.81 4.85 7.28 -2.43 81.25 87.52 -6.27

Legend

Percentile 0-25 Percentile 25-50 Percentile 50-75 Percentile 75-100

Glossary

Statistic Definition
SAA/60Shot Attempts Against per 60 minutes.
SA/60Shots Against per 60 minutes.
xGA/60Expected Goals Against per 60 minutes.
GA/60Goals Against per 60 minutes (lower is better).
GS/60Goals Saved per 60 minutes (xGA/60 -GA/60).
Sv%Save Percentage.
xSv%Expected Save Percentage.
Sv%AESave Percentage above Expected (Sv% - xSv%).
Data from Puckalytics.com (starting in 2015-16).

Current Contract

Standard Contract (UFA)

Season Age* Clause Cap Hit AAV Perf. Bonus Sign. Bonus Salary Compensation Minors Salary Status
2025-26 27 $775,000 $775,000 - - $775,000 $775,000 $130,000 UFA
Total - - $775,000 $775,000 $130,000
Signed: June 28, 2025
Team: Columbus Blue Jackets
GM: -
Exp. Status: UFA
Cap %: 0.81
Note: Guaranteed minimum salary of $160,000.

Previous Contracts

Standard Contract (UFA)

Season Age* Clause Cap Hit AAV Perf. Bonus Sign. Bonus Salary Compensation Minors Salary Status
2024-25 26 $775,000 $775,000 - - $775,000 $775,000 $120,000 UFA-Grp6
Total - - $775,000 $775,000 $120,000
Signed: July 7, 2024
Team: Columbus Blue Jackets
GM: -
Exp. Status: UFA
Cap %: 0.88
Note: Guaranteed Minimum salary of $150,000.

Standard Contract (UFA)

Season Age* Clause Cap Hit AAV Perf. Bonus Sign. Bonus Salary Compensation Minors Salary Status
2023-24 25 $775,000 $775,000 - - $775,000 $775,000 $200,000 UFA-Grp6
Total - - $775,000 $775,000 $200,000
Signed: July 1, 2023
Team: Vancouver Canucks
GM: -
Exp. Status: UFA-Grp6
Cap %: 0.93

Standard Contract (UFA)

Season Age* Clause Cap Hit AAV Perf. Bonus Sign. Bonus Salary Compensation Minors Salary Status
2022-23 24 $750,000 $750,000 - - $750,000 $750,000 $85,000 RFA-arb
Total - - $750,000 $750,000 $85,000
Signed: July 14, 2022
Team: Carolina Hurricanes
GM: -
Exp. Status: UFA-Grp6
Cap %: 0.91
Note: Guaranteed minimum salary of $110,000.

Entry Level Contract

Season Age* Clause Cap Hit AAV Perf. Bonus Sign. Bonus Salary Compensation Minors Salary Status
2020-21 22 $725,000 $725,000 - - $725,000 $725,000 $80,000 ELC
2021-22 23 $725,000 $725,000 - - $725,000 $725,000 $80,000 ELC
Total - - $1,450,000 $1,450,000 $160,000
Signed: Apr 12, 2021
Team: San Jose Sharks
GM: -
Exp. Status: UFA(no QO)

*Age is as of September 15