2015-16 | Senior Season
Lynch presently leads all active players in career scoring with 137 career points, averaging 1.0 point per game of the course of his career (59 G - 78 A - 137 P). He is tied for second in the NCAA in scoring with 36 points on 17 goals and 19 assists. Those 17 goals also tie him for second-most goals in college hockey.
Lynch has scored 5 shorthanded goals this season, and holds the Robert Morris program record with 11 SHG in his career. Lynch scored a shorthanded goal in four consecutive games this season (11/20 & 11/21 vs. Army and 11/27 & 11/28 vs. Sacred Heart.
Lynch has skated in every game this season as the right winger on the Colonials top line. There have been just two games all season in which Lynch did not record a point. Lynch has recorded 12 multi-point games and has posted 3 points in 4 games.
Lynch is part of the Colonials top-ranked power play, the team leading the nation at a 34% clip.
Lynch is among the best career performers active in college hockey. Zac is among the top 10 in five categories including: Points (137 points, 1st), Goals (59 Goals, 3rd), Assists (78 Assists, 3rd), Power Play Goals (17 PPG, 9th) Shorthanded Goals (11 SHG, 1st). Zac is also tied for 30th in game-winning goals with seven.
*Stats listed as of 1/18/16
Career Marks (Entering 2015-16):
- His 99 total points through three years ranks sixth on the Colonials' all-time scoring list
- Also sixth in points per game, with an 0.89 mark
- Ranks fifth in RMU history in goals (41) and goals per game (0.37)
- Comes in fifth in total assists (59) and sixth in assists per game (0.53)
- Second on the RMU career charts in plus-minus with a +40 rating
- Tied with former teammate Cody Wydo for the program lead in shorthanded goals (6)
- His 12 career power-play goals are tied with Denny Urban's eighth-place total
- Fourth in total shots on goal (362) and third in shots per game (3.23)
2014-15 | Junior Season:
- Skated in all 37 games, finishing with 40 points on 18 goals and 22 assists
- Pittsburgh native ranked second in goals, assists and points, with only Hobey Baker Award finalist Cody Wydo topping him
- Scored two goals in four different games, the last being an AHC quarterfinal Game 2 victory over Niagara on March 14
- Had 12 multi-point games, one three-point game and two four-point games
- Had six power play goals and two shorthanded tallies, which tied for team lead with Wydo in both categories
- Fired 136 shots on goal, second most on the Colonials
- Blocked 44 shots and posted a +15 rating that was best among RMU forwards
- Named AHC player of the month for January after scoring 17 points (8g, 9a) in 10 games
- Registered an incredible six consecutive multi-point games from Jan. 16-31, amassing seven goals and nine assists over that stretch
- Amassed 16 minor penalties for 32 minutes in the box
- Made All-AHC Third Team
- Earned RMU Student-Athlete of the Year award
- Appointed to AHC All-Academic team for the third time
2013-14 | Sophomore Season:
- Participated in all 42 games, placing first on team in assists (28) and second in points (47)
- His point total was the third-highest in program history, while his assist total ranks as the fourth-most prolific season in that category
- Ranked ninth in Division I in points and 16th in assists
- Fired 159 shots on goal, the most in the 10-year history of the Colonials program
- Scored four shorthanded goals, tying Ryan Cruthers' RMU record set in 2007-08
- Recorded a team-high 13 power-play points and eight power-play assists
- His +21 plus/minus rating was tops on the team
- Won 229 of 463 faceoffs, good for a 49.5 success rate, fifth-best on the Colonials
- Posted a four-point game Feb. 8 at RIT, tying RMU season high in assists (three) as well
- Had nine points (2-7) in seven AHA playoff games, including two assists each in the semifinal and final
- Piled up 13 multi-point games, including three in a row on two occasions (Oct. 26-Nov. 8 and March 21-29)
- Strung together an RMU-best eight-game point streak from Feb. 15 to March 9, accumulating three goals and six assist in the process
- Failed to score a point in just 10 of RMU's 42 games
- Was a +3 on four occasions, including in the AHA championship game vs. Canisius on March 22
- Led RMU in total penalties (23) and penalty minutes (68)
- Named to CoSIDA Capital One Academic All-America Third Team, the first RMU men's hockey player to be honored
- Named to AHA All-Academic Team for second time after maintaining a 4.0 grade-point average
2012-13 | Freshman Season:
- Played in 34 games for RMU, leading all freshman in points with 14 (5-9)
- Made Colonials debut on Oct. 13 at Quinnipiac
- Registered first career point on an assist against Bentley on Nov. 3
- Scored first career goal on Feb. 1 against Sacred Heart
- Registered first career multi-point game against RIT on Feb. 9
- Registered first career playoff point in his first playoff game vs. Sacred Heart on March 8
- Tallied power play goals against Niagara (Feb. 16) and Mercyhurst (March 2)
- Took 74 shots on the season
- Finished the season +3
- Blocked 15 shots on the season
- Named to AHA All-Academic Team
- Named AHA Student-Athlete of the Year
Pre-RMU Highlights:
- Recorded 71 points (33-38) in 86 career games for the EJHL's Bay State Breakers under coach Dave McCauley
- EJHL All-Star Game participant in 2011-12
- Registered 52 points (27-25) in 88 regular-season games over two seasons for the Pittsburgh Hornets U18 team from 2008-10
- Earned the Most Offensive Player award for Pittsburgh Hornets U18 in 2009-10 season.
Personal:
- Born March 15, 1992
- Majoring in Manufacturing Engineering
- Parents are Dan and Diane; brother to Becca and Luke
- Attended Shaler High School
- Favorite sports teams are the Pittsburgh Penguins and Pirates
- Favorite athlete growing up was Sidney Crosby
- Has also played lacrosse and baseball
- Also interested in golf and video games
- Plays to play professional hockey
Why RMU?
"The hockey program is on the rise. Great academics and great campus. Nice to stay near friends and family."
