Zach Bogosian the first Armenian NHL player

Zach Bogosian (born July 15, 1990 in Massena, New York) is an American professional ice hockey defenseman and an alternate captain of for the Atlanta Thrashers of the National Hockey League. The first NHL player of Armenian descent, Bogosian played major junior hockey with the Peterborough Petes of the Ontario Hockey League before joining the Thrashers.

Playing career

Bogosian attended Cushing Academy High School and was mentored and taught there by Bruins legend Ray Bourque. He recorded 33 points in his rookie major junior season with the Peterborough Petes of the OHL. Going into the 2008 NHL Entry Draft, Bogosian was the third ranked prospect out of the OHL. He improved to 61 points in 60 games the following season and was drafted 3rd overall by the Atlanta Thrashers in the 2008 NHL Entry Draft behind Steven Stamkos and Drew Doughty.

On September 4, 2008, Bogosian signed an three-year, entry-level contract worth $2.625 million with the Thrashers. He immediately made the Thrashers roster out of training camp, making his NHL debut on October 10, 2008, against the Washington Capitals. During this game, he got into a fight with Washington forward Donald Brashear, one of the best enforcers in the NHL. He became the youngest player in team history to appear in an NHL game at 18 years and 87 days old (Ilya Kovalchuk appeared in his first game with the Thrashers at 18 years and 172 days old).^[3] Eight games into the season, however, on October 28, Bogosian broke his left leg in a game against the Philadelphia Flyers. Prior to rejoining the Thrashers, Bogosian was sent to their American Hockey League affiliate, the Chicago Wolves, for conditioning. After playing five games with the Wolves, including scoring his first professional goal on January 3, 2009 against the Rockford IceHogs, Bogosian rejoined the Thrashers for the remainder of the season.

He scored his first NHL goal against the Nashville Predators on January 17, 2009. On February 16, 2009, Atlanta played the Los Angeles Kings at the Staples Center. The night was billed as “Armenian Heritage Night”, as California‘s sizable Armenian-American community came out to watch Bogosian, who is half Armenian on his father’s side. Bogosian registering three assists in a Thrashers shootout victory.

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