▁Ott awa ▁Sen ators . ▁He ▁played ▁four ▁seasons , ▁from ▁ 1 9 9 9 ▁to ▁ 2 0 0 3 , ▁for ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Neb r aska ▁at ▁O ma ha ▁in ▁the ▁C CH A ▁and ▁was ▁named ▁to ▁the ▁C CH A ▁First ▁All - Star ▁Team ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 1 . ▁ ▁Un signed ▁from ▁the ▁Sen ators , ▁Z anon ▁played ▁three ▁seasons ▁for ▁the ▁Mil w au kee ▁Admir als ▁of ▁the ▁American ▁Hockey ▁League , ▁an ▁affili ate ▁of ▁the ▁Nash ville ▁Pred ators . ▁It ▁wasn ' t ▁until ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 5 – 0 6 ▁season ▁that ▁he ▁finally ▁broke ▁into ▁the ▁N HL , ▁when ▁he ▁played ▁four ▁games ▁for ▁the ▁Pred ators . ▁Z anon ▁rose ▁in ▁the ▁N HL ▁as ▁a ▁top ▁player ▁in ▁the ▁blocked ▁sh ots ▁stat istic . ▁He ▁had ▁ 1 8 9 ▁blocked ▁sh ots ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 7 – 0 8 ▁N HL ▁season . ▁ ▁On ▁July ▁ 1 , ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁Z anon ▁signed ▁a ▁three - year ▁deal ▁with ▁the ▁Minnesota ▁Wild . ▁His ▁first ▁season ▁with ▁the ▁Wild ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 9 – 1 0 ▁was ▁largely ▁successful , ▁while ▁prov ing ▁a ▁reliable ▁physical ▁force ▁he ▁also ▁registered ▁a ▁career ▁high ▁ 1 3 ▁ass ists ▁and ▁ 1 5 ▁points ▁in ▁ 8 1 ▁games . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁last ▁year ▁of ▁his ▁contract