Person in history
Jason Zucker
Jason Zucker, American ice hockey player
Life at a glance
- Born
- 1992 · January 16
- Age this year
- 34No death recorded in our data
- Born
- 34th anniversary of their birth this year
Their story
Who they were
Jason Zucker, American ice hockey player
Early life
Zucker grew up in Las Vegas and played youth hockey in Nevada before moving to Minnesota to pursue his hockey career. He attended Shattuck-St. Mary's School, a preparatory school known for developing elite hockey talent.
Path and career
Zucker played college hockey at the University of Denver from 2010 to 2012, where he was a standout forward. The Minnesota Wild drafted him in the second round (59th overall) of the 2010 NHL Draft.
He made his NHL debut with Minnesota in 2012 and became a consistent contributor, known for his speed and work ethic. Zucker has also played for the Pittsburgh Penguins, Buffalo Sabres, Dallas Stars, and Seattle Kraken during his NHL career.
Why this date
Jason Zucker appears on our January 16 calendar for 1992 as a birth entry.
The world when they were born
Other entries we record for 1992.
- September 14Bosnia and Herzegovina
- September 12Abimael Guzmán
- September 16Manuel Noriega
- September 16Pound sterling
- September 16Black Wednesday
Born the same day
Andrew Nembhard
Andrew Nembhard, Canadian basketball player
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Mikko Lehtonen, Finnish ice hockey player
Read their story →Amandine Hesse
Amandine Hesse, French tennis player
Read their story →Dennis Kelly (American football)
Dennis Kelly, American football player
Read their story →Contemporaries — born the same year
- 1992Zico (rapper)September 14
- 1992Jacob ArtistOctober 17
- 1992Chase StokesSeptember 16
- 1992Sviatlana PirazhenkaSeptember 12
- 1992Shannon BoydSeptember 9
- 1992Damian McGintySeptember 9
- 1992Darren WallerSeptember 13
- 1992Zach HymanJune 9
Sources
Cite this page
“Jason Zucker”, What's On This Date, https://whatsonthisdate.com/app/people/jason-zucker, accessed October 25, 2026.
Cite the underlying source as well — the source links above go to the record this entry is adapted from.
Questions about Jason Zucker
When was Jason Zucker born?
January 16 1992.
How old would Jason Zucker be today?
34 this year, based on the birth year we hold. We have no death record for them in our data, which is not proof either way.
Who else was born on January 16?
Andrew Nembhard, Mikko Lehtonen (ice hockey, born 1994), Amandine Hesse and others — the list is on this page and on the date page.
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