Zach Fucale
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CAREER:
Zach Fucale currently plays for the Quebec Remparts of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL). Fucale was selected by the Montreal Canadiens in the 2nd round (36th overall) of the 2013 NHL Entry Draft.
Before being drafted into major junior hockey, Fucale played for the Saint-Eustache Vikings of the Quebec AAA Midget Hockey League. The Halifax Mooseheads selected Fucale eleventh overall in the 2011 QMJHL Entry Draft.
In his first season with the Mooseheads, Fucale set a QMJHL record for most wins by a rookie with 32. For his performance, he was named to the QMJHL all-rookie team and awarded the Raymond Lagacé Trophy as defensive rookie of the year.
In November 2012, Fucale was named the #1 North American Goaltender in the NHL Central Scouting rankings for the upcoming 2013 NHL Draft.
The 2012-2013 campaign saw Fucale become the Mooseheads' all-time leader in wins with 79, surpassing the mark previously held by Jean-Sebastien Giguere. During the 2012-13 playoffs, he maintained a goals-against average (GAA) of 2.02 and a save percentage of 0.918, recording 16 wins with the Mooseheads against only one loss as they captured their first President's Cup (QMJHL).
In the 2013 MasterCard Memorial Cup tournament held at Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Fucale maintained a 0.902 save percentage while maintaining a 3.52 GAA to help the Halifax Mooseheads capture their first-ever Memorial Cup. Playing with a talented Mooseheads club that included future NHL rookie of the year Nathan MacKinnon and Canadian Hockey League player of the year Jonathan Drouin, Fucale turned aside 40 shots to beat the Portland Winterhawks 6-4 in the championship game. He was named to the tournament all-star team. During the 2013 NHL Entry Draft, Fucale was the top goalie taken, selected 36th overall by the Montreal Canadiens.
On November 28, 2014, Fucale recorded his 124th regular season win, passing Olivier Roy for second place among QMJHL goaltenders for most career wins and putting him within 18 wins of Cloutier’s all-time record.
Fucale was traded to the Quebec Remparts on December 19, 2014. On his departure from Halifax, he was the club's all-time leader in regular season wins (126), playoff wins (35), and shutouts (15). In an unusual step for an active player, Fucale returned to his former club 22 days after he was traded to be honoured with an emotional eight-minute pre-game tribute.
In May 2015, Fucale led the Quebec Remparts to the QMJHL finals after defeating the Cape Breton Screaming Eagles, Charlottetown Islanders, and Moncton Wildcats. However, Fucale couldn't get the President's Cup as the Remparts lost it to the Rimouski Oceanic 4-3.
Fucale won gold at the 2012 Ivan Hlinka U18 Memorial Tournament as a member of Team Canada. He was named to Canada's roster for the 2014 and 2015 World Junior Championship. After Canada finished a disappointing fourth at the 2014 event in Sweden, Fucale led Team Canada to a gold medal, their first in five years, at the 2015 IIHF World Junior Championship. In so doing, Fucale improved his save percentage to .949 over five games in 2015, up from .902 in the previous tournament; his goals-against average improved to 1.20 from 2.42. With eight wins, Fucale ties Stéphane Fiset (1989/1990) and Marc-André Fleury (2003/2004) for most wins by a Canadian goaltender at the IIHF U20 tournament.
Reference: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zachary_Fucale