Canada's Zach Dean, center, fights for the puck with Finland's Sami Paivarinta, left, and Niko Huuhtanen during the first period on Friday, Dec. 23, 2022, in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

Forward Dalibor Dvorsky, left, defends against forward Zach Dean during a scrimmage at the St. Louis Blues Prospect Camp at Centene Community Ice Center in Maryland Heights on Monday, July 3, 2023.

Zach Dean (52) hopes his play dictates whether the 30th pick in the 2021 NHL Draft can make the St. Louis Blues opening night roster in 2024-25. Jeff Le-Imagn Images ...

They received Zach Dean, the Golden Knights’ first-round pick (No. 30) in 2021. Since that day, Barbashev has played 87 regular-season games and 22 playoff games with Vegas and has won a Stanley ...

Zach Dean joins other Golden Knights’ prospects at camp Vegas Golden Knights prospect Zach Dean during rookie camp practice at City National Arena in Las Vegas Thursday, Sept. 15, 2022.

St. Louis Blues prospects forward Zach Dean (52) chases the puck during first period action in a game against the Chicago Blackhawks prospects on overtime on Friday, Sept. 13, 2024, during the St ...

Video courtesy St. Louis Blues The Blues’ Zach Dean skates during warmups before a game against the Senators on Thursday, March 21, 2024, in Ottawa, Ontario.

Vegas Golden Knights' Peyton Krebs (18) and Zach Dean (24) fight for the puck during rookie camp at City National Arena in Las Vegas, Thursday, Sept. 16, 2021.

Dean finished with a team-high 78 tackles last year, while Jones finished with 41 tackles. Both will be switching positions this year to more natural fits for them, Zach Dean said.

St. Louis Blues - Zach Dean had to grow up fast, led to some tough times early in his pro career; 2021 first-round pick started to figure it out at AHL level, rewarded with first NHL recall ...

What began as a potential weak link in the Eagles ' defense has evolved into one of their strongest assets, thanks to the impressive rise of linebackers Zach Baun and Nakobe Dean. After a period ...