New Mexico Goalie Owen Zenone Signs NAHL Tender

Zenone leads the NA3HL in GAA and shutouts this season

The New Mexico Ice Wolves of the North American 3 Hockey League (NA3HL) are pleased to announce that goaltender Owen Zenone has signed a NAHL tender agreement with the Kenai River Brown Bears of the NAHL’s Midwest Division.

Zenone, 19, is 5’10 and a native of North Ridgeville, Ohio. This is his first full season of junior hockey and has been one of the top netminders in the NA3HL.

In 21 appearances this season, Zenone has complied a record of 19-1-1 and leads the league with a 1.09 goals against average. His save percentage is .945 and is second best in the NA3HL. His eight shutouts also lead the entire NA3HL.

He was called up to play a handful of games with the Brown Bears in the NAHL. In three starts, he posted a record of 1-2 with a goals against average of 2.36 and a save percentage of .931.

The Ice Wolves currently sit in first place in the NA3HL’s South Division with a record of 32-7-2. They’ll lean on Zenone heavily as they work toward reaching the Fraser Cup for the first time in team history.

Click here to see a list of NA3HL tenders for the 2023-24 season

A tender is a contract, of sorts, a player signs announcing his intentions to play for that particular NAHL team and that NAHL team only. Once a player signs a tender with an NAHL team, his playing rights belong to that team within the NAHL and he may not be recruited by any other NAHL team. Each team is granted ten (10) tenders, which include two (2) tenders exclusively used on players from the NA3HL - plus or minus any trades - which became active on November 1st. Tendered players are not eligible for the 2024 NAHL Draft.