Massicotte agrees to terms with Nailers

Action photo of Zachary Massicotte of the Wheeling Nailers

WHEELING, W.Va. - The Wheeling Nailers, ECHL affiliate of the Pittsburgh Penguins, announced the team has signed defenseman Zachary Massicotte to a contract for the 2024-25 seaosn.

Massicotte has split the first two seasons of his pro career between the American Hockey League and ECHL, as he has played for the Belleville Senators and Syracuse Crunch in the AHL, as well as the Allen Americans and Orlando Solar Bears in the ECHL. He has contributed 28 points (8g-20a) in his 96 career ECHL contests.

Prior to turning pro, the Shawinigan, Québec native played parts of five seasons of junior hockey in the Québec Maritimes Junior Hockey League with the Rimouski Océanic and his hometown Shawinigan Cataractes. Massicotte's biggest highlight came during his final season with the Cataractes (2021-22), as his team captured Shawinigan's lone President's Cup in its 55-year history in the league. His most productive season in the QMJHL was 2019-20, when he recorded 30 points to finish second in scoring among defensemen with Rimouski.