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2025-26 Ice Hockey Roster

Mike K. Heit
Anthony Militello
Lindy Feider

9 Walter Zacher

  • Position Forward
  • Height 5-11
  • Weight 190
  • Custom1 R
  • Class Junior
  • Hometown Buffalo, N.Y.
  • Prev School Austin Bruins (NAHL)/Robert Morris (AHA)
  • Instagram Walterzacher37

Biography

AWARDS
ALL-AHA THIRD TEAM (2025-26)

CAREER HIGHS
GOALS:
3 - (2x), Last: vs RIT (1/16/26)
ASSISTS: 3, vs Niagara (2/28/26)              
POINTS: 3 - (5x), Last: vs Niagara (2/28/26)

2024-25 • JUNIOR SEASON
• All-AHA Third Team selection
• Led team and finished tied for second in the AHA in goals (19)
• Ranked second in the AHA and 11th nationally in goals per game (0.59)
• Was second in the league in shots per game (3.75)
• Finished season second on the team in points (31) and tied for third in assists (12)
• Notched a goal in his collegiate debut against No. 20 Clarkson (Oct. 3)
• Assisted on game-winning goal 3-2 overtime triumph versus LIU (Oct. 10)
• Tallied opening goal in 3-1 victory at Army (Oct. 14)
• Recorded a goal and an assist in series opener versus Colgate (Oct. 17)
• Scored two goals in series finale against the Raiders (Oct. 18)
• Named AHA Forward of the Week (Oct. 21)
• Finished with a goal and an assist in weekend sweep of Mercyhurst (Nov. 21-22)
• Named AHA Forward of the Week after recording second career hat trick in 5-3 win versus RIT (Jan. 16)
• Notched three goals in series sweep of Mercyhurst (Jan. 23-24)
• Finished with season-high matching three points (1g-2a) in 4-3 overtime victory at Niagara (Jan. 31)
• Equaled season best with three points (2g-1a) in 7-0 shutout of Robert Morris (Feb. 21)
• Dished out career-best three assists in regular-season finale against Niagara (Feb. 28)
• Closed out season with four game point streak (3g-5a)

BEFORE CANISIUS
• Played two seasons at Robert Morris (2023-25)
• Appeared in 68 games for the Colonials, amassing 20 goals and 26 assists for 46 points
• Led RMU in goals (15) and was tied for the team lead in points (24) during the 2024-25 campaign
• Finished tied for the team lead in assists (17) and ranked third in points (22) during his freshman campaign at RMU in 2023-24
• Two-time AHA All-Academic Team honoree (2023-24, 2024-25)
• Spent three seasons with the NAHL’s Austin Bruins (2020-2023)
• Served as an alternate captain of the Bruins during his final year with the team (2022-23)
• Played in 128 games with Austin, netting a franchise record 57 goals
• Also recorded 39 assists for 96 points, placing him in the franchise’s top 10 for career points

PERSONAL
• Son of Rick and Darcy Zacher 
• Has three brothers: Will, Lawton and Addison
• Brother, Lawton, is a member of the hockey team at Northeastern
• Has one sister, Sommer
• Mother attended Canisius
• Majoring in biology

Statistics

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