Mark Zengerle (born May 12, 1989) is an American professional ice hockey center for Augsburger Panther of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL).
[1] Undrafted, Zengerle played college ice hockey for the Wisconsin Badgers in the NCAA Men's Division I Big Ten Conference.
He became just the fourth player in program history with at least 30 assists in his first two seasons, following Chris Chelios, Mark Johnson and Theran Welsh.
[2] During his senior season, Zengerle led the team in scoring, recording ten goals and 34 assists in 37 games.
[8] On July 22, 2014, Zengerle signaled the end of his successful collegiate career by signing to a one-year contract with the Grand Rapids Griffins of the American Hockey League (AHL).
[12] In the 2017–18 season, Zengerle struggled to make the quick transition to European ice and after 9 games, registering just 1 assist, he had his contract mutually terminated on November 7, 2017.
[13] On October 2, 2018, having again left North America as a free agent he opted to sign a contract with German DEL team, Fischtown Pinguins in Bremerhaven.