New Jersey Devils 2012 Stanley Cup Team: Where are they now?

Zach Parise

Ilya Kovalchuk’s partner in crime against the New Jersey Devils organization, Zach Parise, heartbreakingly but understandably left the team one year before Kovalchuk did. Unlike Kovalchuk, Parise actually acted like a human and showed the emotions behind his choice. The door is still creaked open for a Parise return this offseason.

Zach Parise scored 31 goals and 69 points in the 2011-12 season, and wouldn’t reach those heights again. Parise scored 33 goals in 2014-15 but never cracked 30 goals or 60 points again after that.

In the 2012 Stanley Cup Playoffs, Parise scored eight goals and 15 points – two figures he wouldn’t surpass during his time with the Minnesota Wild, or the New York Islanders. Parise’s best individual playoff moment was his two-goal, one-assist performance against the New York Rangers in Game Four.

In a cruel twist of fate, Zach Parise has never made it past the second round of the playoffs since his departure from New Jersey in 2012. His offensive totals have slowly dwindled, although Parise is still an effective player at his advanced age.

Zach Parise has spent the last two years of his playing career in a middle-six role on the New York Islanders. He’s yet to sign a contract for the 2023-24 season and is reportedly mulling retirement.