Wild

The Zenon Konopka file

January 14, 2013 at 4:19AM

THE ZENON KONOPKA FILE

Number: 28

Age: 31 (Jan. 2, 1981)

Born: Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario

Size: 6-0, 209 pounds

Position: Center

Statistics: 11 goals, 16 assists, 877 penalty minutes, 92 fights, .588 faceoff win percentage in 250 games for Anaheim, Columbus, Tampa Bay, the New York Islanders and Ottawa.

Comment: He's an entrepreneur/enforcer who owns a piece of seven businesses, including a wine label, ZK28 (zkwines.com), a wine aerator and a grape seed oil company. His website is zenonkonopka.com, and his new Twitter account is @zenonkonopka.

about the writer

More from Wild

Wild

Brock Faber heads to second Winter Olympics with a different experience waiting

Carlos Gonzalez/The Minnesota Star Tribune

Wild

Brock Faber heads to second Winter Olympics with a different experience waiting

The Wild’s Brock Faber played in the 2022 Games in Beijing when he was still at the University of Minnesota and NHL players stayed at home. In 2026, he’s back.

Wild

Meet the Wild players who are headed to the Olympics men’s hockey tournament

Carolyn Kaster/The Associated Press

Wild

Meet the Wild players who are headed to the Olympics men’s hockey tournament

Olympics

Lakeville’s Jake Oettinger heads to the Olympics in hockey’s most important position: goalie

Carolyn Kaster/The Associated Press

Olympics

Lakeville’s Jake Oettinger heads to the Olympics in hockey’s most important position: goalie

Wild

Brock Faber heads to second Winter Olympics with a different experience waiting

Carlos Gonzalez/The Minnesota Star Tribune

Wild

Brock Faber heads to second Winter Olympics with a different experience waiting

The Wild’s Brock Faber played in the 2022 Games in Beijing when he was still at the University of Minnesota and NHL players stayed at home. In 2026, he’s back.