Zenon Konopka
Jersey Number: 28
Player information for Zenon Konopka
Position
Center
Height
6'0" (183cm)
Born
January 2, 1981
Number
28
Shoots
Left
Weight
213 lbs (97kg)
Birthplace
Niagara on the Lake, Ontario, CAN
Years in Columbus
2
Player Images
Player Career Notes
- Registered 35 penalty minutes in nine games with the Blue Jackets over two seasons from 2006-08.
- Made his Columbus debut on Jan. 27, 2007 vs. Minnesota.
- Finished his nine-year NHL career with 12-18-30 and 1,082 penalty minutes in 346 games with the Buffalo Sabres, Minnesota Wild, Ottawa Senators, NY Islanders, Tampa Bay Lightning, Blue Jackets and Anaheim Ducks from 2005-14.
- Made his NHL debut with Anaheim on Oct. 30, 2005 vs. Phoenix and scored his first career goal on Nov. 6, 2005 vs. Minnesota (Manny Fernandez).
- Led the NHL in penalty minutes in back-to-back campaigns, accruing 265 PIM in 74 games with Tampa Bay in 2009-10 and 307 PIM with the NY Islanders in 2010-11.
- Also collected career highs in assists, points and games played with the Islanders in 2010-11 with 2-7-9 in 82 games.
- Added 103-166-269 and 1,023 penalty minutes in 350 games over seven American Hockey League seasons from 2002-09.
- Went on to play three games with KH Sanok in Poland in 2014-15 to finish his career.
- Named to the 2002-03 ECHL All-Rookie Team while skating for the Wheeling Nailers and won the 2004 Kelly Cup with the Idaho Steelheads.
- Played his junior hockey for the Ottawa 67’s in the Ontario Hockey League, registering 53-132-185 and 389 PIM in 242 games from 1998-2002.
- Won the 1999 Memorial Cup and 2001 OHL championship with the 67’s.
- Served as a development coach for the OHL’s Niagara IceDogs and assistant coach for the Welland Jr. Canadians (GOJHL) in 2021-22 and as head coach of the GOJHL’s Caledonia Corvairs in 2023-24.
CBJ Career Regular Season Stats
| Season | GP | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006-2007 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 20 | 2 |
| 2007-2008 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 4 |
| Totals | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 35 | 6 |
Transaction History
- Undrafted
- Acquired by Columbus from Anaheim with LW Curtis Glencross and a seventh-round pick in the 2007 NHL Draft in exchange for C Mark Hartigan, RW Joe Motzko and a fourth-round pick in the 2007 NHL Draft on Jan. 26, 2007.