Zach Hyman

Zachary Martin Hyman (born June 9, 1992) is a Canadian professional ice hockey left winger for the Edmonton Oilers of the National Hockey League (NHL).

He previously played for the Toronto Maple Leafs.

Hyman was born on June 9, 1992, in Toronto, Ontario, to Stuart and Vicky Hyman.

He grew up in the Forest Hill neighbourhood with four brothers: Spencer, Oliver, Cooper and Shane.

Hyman's father Stuart is the chairman and Governor of the Markham Royals and the Chairman of the Ontario Junior Hockey League (OJHL).

Zach's younger brother Spencer is the assistant general manager and coach of the Markham Royals.

He became just the second player from the OJHL to win the award, following Trent Walford in 1995–96.

Hyman played for the Hamilton Red Wings from 2008 to 2011.

During his rookie season, he recorded 13 goals and 24 assists in 49 regular season games, and two goals in five playoff games.

He was named the Red Wings' Rookie of the Year.

During his sophomore season, Hyman was voted team captain.

He recorded 35 goals and 40 assists in 49 regular season games, and seven goals and nine assists in 11 playoff games.

During his final season of Junior A hockey, Hyman was the leading scorer for the Red Wings, recording 42 goals and 60 assists in 43 regular season games, and three goals and five assists in seven playoff games.

Hyman ranked second in the Canadian Junior Hockey League (CJHL) in scoring, recording 102 points in 43 games, and led all players with 2.37 points per game.

Following an outstanding season with the Red Wings, Hyman was named to the OJHL's North-West Conference First All-Star Team, and Hockey Canada awarded him the CJHL Player of the Year Award.

Hyman was selected by the Florida Panthers in the 5th round of the 2010 NHL Entry Draft.

In 2010, Hyman was chosen as the OJHL's Most Gentlemanly Player.

A two-time Red Wings' MVP, the OHA also selected him as the BJ Monroe Trophy recipient.

The award recognized Zach Hyman as the Association's Top Pro Prospect.

At the conclusion of the 2010–11 season, Hyman's jersey was displayed in the Hockey Hall of Fame.

Hyman originally committed to play ice hockey for Princeton University during the 2010–11 season.

However, he decommitted after Princeton Tigers head coach Guy Gadowsky left the school to start the Division I hockey program at Pennsylvania State University.

Following Gadowsky to Penn State was not an option, as the program did not have a varsity team at the time.

Hockey Canada named him the 2011 Canadian Junior Hockey League Player of the Year.

His younger brother Oliver played for the Hamilton Red Wings from 2011 to 2013.

Hyman is Jewish and attended United Synagogue Day School and graduated with honours from a Jewish high school, the Community Hebrew Academy of Toronto.

Hyman volunteers much of his free time in the community and is an athlete ambassador for children's charities such as Right To Play and First Book Canada.

Every summer, Hyman hosts a celebrity charity golf tournament to raise money for charities in Edmonton and Toronto, including the SickKids Hospital in Toronto.

In May 2011, Hyman was offered an athletic scholarship and committed to play for the University of Michigan for the 2011–12 season.

During his freshman season for the Michigan Wolverines, Hyman recorded 2 goals and 7 assists in 41 games.

He scored his first career goal on October 21, 2011, in a game against Northern Michigan University.

In his sophomore season, he recorded 4 goals and 5 assists in 38 games.

In 2013, Hyman represented Canada at the 2013 Maccabiah Games in Israel, where he won a gold medal.

During the 2014–15 season, Hyman won a number of awards, including being named the University of Michigan's Athlete of the Year and a First Team All-American, and was a finalist for the Hobey Baker Award.

However, the parties were unable to agree on a contract, and Hyman's rights were traded to the Toronto Maple Leafs on June 19, 2015.

During his rookie 2016–17 season, he set a new Maple Leafs record for most short-handed goals scored by a rookie in a season with four, and tied the team record for the most consecutive games with an assist by a rookie at six games.

Hyman is also an award-winning, best-selling author of children's literature, under contract with Penguin Random House.

Hyman married his wife Alannah Mozes on June 30, 2019.

Their son, Theo, was born in December 2020.

In August 2022, they welcomed a second son, Bennett.