Zenith Komarniski

Jersey Number: 18

Defense

6'0" (183cm)

August 13, 1978

Left

200 lbs (91kg)

Edmonton, Alberta, CAN

Skated in two games with the Blue Jackets during his final NHL campaign in 2003-04, making his club debut on Feb. 25 vs. Chicago.
Spent most of his time in Columbus’s organization with the American Hockey League’s Syracuse Crunch from 2003-05.
Finished his three-year NHL career with 1-1-2 and 10 penalty minutes in 21 appearances with the Blue Jackets and Vancouver Canucks from 1999-2004.
Made his NHL debut with Vancouver on Nov. 20, 1999 at Nashville and notched his first career goal on Dec. 12, 1999 vs. Colorado (Patrick Roy).
Collected 1-1-2 in 18 games with the Canucks as a 21-year-old in his rookie season in 1999-2000.
Added 44-107-151 and 783 penalty minutes in 424 career AHL contests with Omaha Ak-Sar-Ben Knights, Crunch and Manitoba Moose over eight seasons from 1998-2006.
Concluded his hockey career playing in the Norad Canadian Hockey League with the Lamont Bruins in 2006-07 and with a season in the Chinook Hockey League with the Stony Plain Eagles in 2007-08.
Played junior hockey with the Tri-City Americans and Spokane Chiefs in the Western Hockey League from 1994-08, totaling 30-108-138 and 415 PIM in 212 career contests.
Tabbed to the CHL Third All-Star Team and WHL First All-Star Team after finishing eighth among WHL defensemen in scoring with 12-44-56 in 58 games with the Americans in 1996-97.
Transitioned to coaching and served as head coach of the U15 AAA Sherwood Park Flyers during the 2024-25 season.

Season	GP	G	A	PTS	+/-	PIM	SOG
2003-2004	2	0	0	0	0	0	1
Totals	2	0	0	0	0	0	1