Playing career

Zalapski's career started with the Fort Saskatchewan Traders of the AJHL. In his first season with the Traders, Zalapski tallied 70 points in 67 games, including 17 goals. Zalapski spent the next two years playing with the Canadian National Team. Zalapski was picked 4th in the 1st round by the Penguins in the 1986 entry draft. He has tallied 99 goals, and 285 assists, for a total of 384 points in his 637 games in the NHL. He also registered 684 penalty minutes.

He was a member of the Canadian Olympic Hockey team in the 1988 Winter Olympics held in Calgary, Alberta. Canada would end up missing the medal podium and finished in 4th place. Although Canada lost their first game in the medal round, Zalapski played a key role in the team's victories over West Germany and Czechoslovakia.

After his 11 year career in the NHL playing for the Pittsburgh Penguins, Hartford Whalers, Calgary Flames, Montreal Canadiens, and Philadelphia Flyers, he then played for teams in hockey leagues in Germany, Italy, and most recently Switzerland. On December 2, 2008, Zalapski's skate accidentally made a deep cut Genève-Servette HC's player Jérôme Bonnet.

After the completion of the 2009-10 NLB season, Zalapski retired.

Personal

Zalapski's unusual first name comes as a result of his father, being a golf enthusiast naming him after professional golfer Kermit Zarley. In 2006 he became a Swiss citizen through marriage.

Awards

• Named to the NHL All-Rookie Team in 1989.
• Played in NHL All-Star Game (1993)

Career Statistics

				Regular Season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1984-85	Fort Saskatchewan Traders	AJHL		67	17	53	70	14		—	—	—	—	—
1985-86	Fort Saskatchewan Traders	AJHL		23	17	30	47	10		—	—	—	—	—
1985-86	Canadian National Team	Intl		32	2	4	6	10		—	—	—	—	—
1986-87	Canadian National Team	Intl		74	11	29	40	28		—	—	—	—	—
1987-88	Pittsburgh Penguins	NHL		15	3	8	11	7		—	—	—	—	—
1987-88	Canadian National Team	Intl		55	4	16	20	34		—	—	—	—	—
1988-89	Pittsburgh Penguins	NHL		58	12	33	45	57		11	1	8	9	13
1989-90	Pittsburgh Penguins	NHL		51	6	25	31	37		—	—	—	—	—
1990-91	Pittsburgh Penguins	NHL		66	12	36	48	59		—	—	—	—	—
1990-91	Hartford Whalers	NHL		11	3	3	6	6		6	1	3	4	8
1991-92	Hartford Whalers	NHL		79	20	37	57	120		7	2	3	5	6
1992-93	Hartford Whalers	NHL		83	14	51	65	94		—	—	—	—	—
1993-94	Hartford Whalers	NHL		56	7	30	37	56		—	—	—	—	—
1993-94	Calgary Flames	NHL		13	3	7	10	18		7	0	3	3	2
1994-95	Calgary Flames	NHL		48	4	24	28	46		7	0	4	4	4
1995-96	Calgary Flames	NHL		80	12	17	29	115		4	0	1	1	10
1996-97	Calgary Flames	NHL		2	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
1997-98	Calgary Flames	NHL		35	2	7	9	41		—	—	—	—	—
1997-98	Montreal Canadiens	NHL		28	1	5	6	22		6	0	1	1	4
1998-99	ZSC Lions	NLA		11	1	5	6	37		—	—	—	—	—
1999-00	Philadelphia Flyers	NHL		12	0	2	2	6		—	—	—	—	—
1999-00	Utah Grizzlies	IHL		56	4	24	28	69		5	1	1	2	4
1999-00	Long Beach Ice Dogs	IHL		7	0	5	5	6		—	—	—	—	—
2000-01	Houston Aeros	IHL		9	0	2	2	12		—	—	—	—	—
2000-01	Munich Barons	DEL		20	3	3	6	43		3	0	0	0	2
2001-02	HC Merano	Serie A		26	5	9	14	12		—	—	—	—	—
2002-03	IF Björklöven	HA		7	2	3	5	10		—	—	—	—	—
2004-05	Kalamazoo Wings	UHL		11	2	2	4	12		—	—	—	—	—
2005-06	Rapperswil-Jona Lakers	NLA		4	0	1	1	18		—	—	—	—	—
2005-06	Innsbrucker EV	OEL		2	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
2005-06	EHC Visp	NLB		10	0	2	2	37		—	—	—	—	—
2006-07	EHC Chur	NLB		5	1	5	6	36		—	—	—	—	—
2007-08	EHC Biel	NLB		33	2	14	16	46		—	—	—	—	—
2008-09	EHC Olten	NLB		34	2	18	20	54		—	—	—	—	—
2009-10	Lausanne HC	NLB		1	0	1	1	2		—	—	—	—	—
NHL Totals				637	99	285	384	684		48	4	23	27	47
AJHL Totals				90	34	83	117	24		—	—	—	—	—
IHL Totals				72	4	31	35	87		5	1	1	2	4
International Totals				161	17	49	66	72		—	—	—	—	—
Swiss (NLA & NLB) Totals				98	6	46	52	230		—	—	—	—	—
European Totals				153	16	61	77	295		—	—	—	—	—

[ Source: Wikipedia ]