Zach was with Winnipeg, Aaron with Columbus. I just had bigger aspirations. I can shoot, but I don't have the hands like [Hawks winger] Patrick Kane .". Oh God, Ive heard it like 100 times, Hatch said. [citation needed], Bogosian is married to Boston Breakers and former United States women's national under-23 soccer team midfielder Bianca D'Agostino. It was also seeing his Stanley Cup ring for the first time. The Tampa Bay Times will commemorate the Lightnings second consecutive Stanley Cup title with a new hardcover coffee table book, Striking Twice. He played 67 games for the team and finished with 7 goals and 26 assists for 33 points, which was second on the team in points for both rookies and defensemen. Traded to Buffalo by Winnipeg with Evander Kane and Jason Kasdorf for Tyler Myers, Drew Stafford, Joel Armia, Brendan Lemieux and St. Louis' 1st round pick (previously acquired, Winnipeg selected Jack Roslovic) in 2015 NHL Draft, February 11, 2015. Because we respect your right to privacy, you can choose not to allow some types of cookies. In 2023-24, Bogosian will earn a base salary of $1,050,000, while carrying a cap hit of $850,000. A post shared by Zach Bogosian (@zbogosian47), Shes the best, he said. Latest on Tampa Bay Lightning Defense Zach Bogosian including news, stats, videos, highlights and more on ESPN [23], Bogosian was born to Ike and Vicky Bogosian[38] in Massena, New York, a town of 13,000 adjacent to the Saint Lawrence River. And we laughed and said, We cant. We only use official stats. Wherever I went, Aaron said. He landed in North Country New York and started work at an aluminum plant. Aaron, 35, paved the way for his younger brother. All information these cookies collect is aggregated and therefore anonymous. We had a baseball bat go through the window, a lacrosse ball through another window. [1] After his second year at the school, Bogosian was selected 19th overall in the 2006 Ontario Hockey League (OHL) Priority Draft by the Peterborough Petes[3] Bogosian's decision to play in the OHL rather than go to the NCAA differed from most of his teammates, including his brother. "With my brother playing in Atlanta, he has told me a lot about the NHL." He first tried plywood but it was quickly demolished. Zach Bogosian signed a 3 year, $2,550,000 contract with the Tampa Bay Lightning on Jul. Get info about his position, age, height, weight, trade, draft, salary and more on Hockey-Reference.com Im buzzin around pretty nervous obviously and all of the sudden I feel something hit me and I look around and I see another puck coming at me and I see my brother laughing, Aaron said. @TBLightning share the #Stanleycup with players from last years team that moved on. "It has made me more excited and made me work harder to try and reach my goal. (Timothy T. Ludwig / USA Today) The Lightning know Rutta fits well with Hedman. Since the pandemic caused the Cup to stay in Tampa Bay after last season rather than travel around the world as it would in a normal year, players werent able to share the moment with hometown family and friends. They remember Zach playing mini-sticks in the carpeted living room, pretending to be Eric Lindros, scoring the Game 7 winner to hoist the Cup. MASSENA, N.Y. Zach Bogosians day with the Stanley Cup in July in this tiny hometown included a golf outing, a trip to the local rink and a party on the St. Lawrence River, where the defenseman got on stage with a band and serenaded hockeys holy grail to his go-to-number, Wagon Wheel.. The Bolts general manager Julien BriseBois announced Wednesday the team signed Bogosian to a three-year, $850,000 average annual value contract. 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The Bolts general manager Julien BriseBois announced Wednesday the team signed Bogosian to a three-year, $850,000 average annual value contract. During his time with the Bolts, Bogosian skated in eight games and recorded two assists. Ex-Lightning defenseman Kevin Shattenkirk (left) and recently signed blueliner Zach Bogosian each got their day with the Stanley Cup as part of the 2020 winning team. And really good.. Im assuming it was. "Yeah, growing up with an Armenian heritage you know, my grandparents are still pretty hardcore about it. I just didnt know where I stood. Bogosian broke his left leg Oct. 28, 2008, in a game against the Philadelphia Flyers and was out until January. [35], Bogosian made his international debut with the American national team at the 2009 IIHF World Championship in Switzerland. His performance in Nashville was his breakout moment.. [9] He was drafted third overall by the Atlanta Thrashers behind Steven Stamkos and Drew Doughty. Zach Bogosian Bio. Bogosian's NHL career took a 180-degree turn in February 2020. It made me realize that this is a bond that will be hard to break for a long time.. We were just like, theyre going to do it again, said Bogosian, who signed with the Maple Leafs as a free agent less than two weeks after winning the Cup with the Lightning. It was awesome! After going unclaimed, he was assigned to the Rochester Americans the following day. It was hockey night at the Bogosian house in Massena as Ike and Vicky watched son Zach. Already Subscribed? Joe Smith is a senior writer for The Athletic covering the Minnesota Wild and the National Hockey League. I left Cushing and went to Peterborough and Im there for two years and am all of a sudden in the NHL. Standing out: The most impressive player on the ice physically during camp is forward Akim Aliu. My great-grandfather came across when the genocide started . I love where I came from because of what its given me in life. [10] He was noted by his coach in Peterborough, Vince Malette, to be a "very physical defenseman who is a complete player" and defensively solid who could skate well with the puck and not lose speed. I like taking care of the defensive zone first and I can score some goals too.". Bogosian said he owes a lot to his brother, Aaron. It was hockey night at the Bogosian house in Massena as Ike and Vicky watched son Zach play defense for the Tampa Bay Lightning. 28, 2021. Follow Joe on Twitter @JoeSmithNHL, The Bogosian family home. [8], Prior to the 2008 NHL Entry Draft, Bogosian was ranked by the NHL Central Scouting Bureau as the second best North American skater for the draft and the third ranked prospect out of the OHL. Zach Bogosian signed a 1 year, $1,000,000 contract with the Toronto Maple Leafs on Oct. 10, 2020. Never miss out on the latest with the Bucs, Rays, Lightning, Florida college sports and more. And yes, he ate spaghetti out of the Cup. Until you go up against them face to face, look them in the eye, thats when you know.. Click on the different category headings to find out more and change our default settings. Zach Bogosian had five points in 19 games with the Sabres this season before ending up in Tampa. His obsession. "Probably cares more about his teammates than he . Ike Bogosian said his grandfather, Stephen, arrived from Armenia as a teenager. Zach Bogosian signed a 3 year, $10,125,000 contract with the Atlanta Thrashers on Sep. 4, 2008. The two kids from North Country made it. Its basically your wedding night over again, but youre just holding this massive (37-pound) trophy the entire time. If we find a live mic, hes willing to sing it. (Courtesy of Aaron Bogosian), playing against the likes of Stamkos and John Tavares. Bogosian, who got the Cup the day after Shattenkirk, visited the gravesites of his paternal grandparents, Ike and Armen Bogosian, and maternal grandmother, Loraine Leffler. Last sentence cut. Theres a lot of work that goes into it, along with being banged up here and there, you go through ups and downs and were extremely happy and proud of what hes done and what he continues to do.. The coronavirus pandemic . I was the small-town kid, and I was like, Holy shit,' Bogosian said. As a free agent, Bogosian signed a one year, $1 million contract with the Toronto Maple Leafs on October 10, 2020. Take control of your EliteProspects profile! Thats the first time guys even heard it. "I'm about 220 now and I'll be a little heavier at the end of the summer. Its chaos all the time., Hunter, like his old man, is always carrying his hockey stick around, asking Bogosian 10 times a day if they can play hockey. There really wasnt anything to put Massena on the map in the hockey world, so it was cool.. He led his team in scoring with 61 points (11 goals, 50 assists), the only defenseman in the league do so;[6] the 50 assists he scored were second in the league among defensemen. He left his young wife and child behind, hoping to work in the U.S. for a couple of years and return home with enough money to make a new life. They were huge supporters of myself and my brothers in all sports, Bogosian said. It sounds the same every time, Aaron said, laughing. The reunion never happened. That morning I woke up, I just remember being so excited, and it became real at that point., And it looks like former #GoBolts defenseman Kevin Shattenkirk has been reunited with an old friend, too. I can do this. You dont know until you do that. The contract has a cap hit of $2,500,000. [29] On August 15, 2020, Bogosian recorded his first career NHL playoff assist and point in a 32 game 3 victory over the Columbus Blue Jackets. When it was time to eat, Shattenkirk stopped by Spadaro Roman Kitchen, where his family has eaten frequently over the past decade, for a private lunch. When I played against Stammer and Tavares, guys who were highly touted and had high profiles, you play well against them, I was like, OK, I belong. I believed in myself, but being in the OHL around top kids, its a different animal. Get access to our unique free agency lists and many more premium features, Powered by Bogosian made his Buffalo debut Feb. 15, 2015, against Philadelphia and led the Sabres in ice time in 17 of his 21 games with them that season. Bogosian, who had never played a postseason game since entering the NHL in 2008, averaged 17:40 of ice time in 20 playoff games and finished with four assists. 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Dont let this define you. Zach Bogosian, 18, is a defenseman for the Atlanta Thrashers while Aaron Bogosian, 22, is showcasing his talents for the Blackhawks during Prospects Camp at Johnny's Ice House this week. But as coronavirus restrictions lifted and the Lightning pursued a second straight Cup earlier this summer, Bogosian saw an opportunity: If Tampa Bay successfully defended its championship, he wondered, would players from the previous seasons squad get to have their day with the Cup?