Zemgus Girgensons is a Latvian professional Ice-hockey player who plays in the National Hockey League (NHL). As of 2019, Zemgus Girgensons currently plays for the Buffalo Sabres as their Centre. Further, he was selected by the Buffalo Sabres as the 14th overall in the 2012 NHL Entry Draft.
Zemgus Girgensons reportedly earns around $1,600,000 as his yearly salary from Buffalo Sabres and has an estimated net worth of over $5 million. Moreover, he is in a romantic relationship with his partner, Katie Sullivan.
According to the reports, Zemgus Girgensons has a beautiful girlfriend namely, Katie Sullivan. They have been in a relationship for quite a long time. Further, Zemgus Girgensons can't wait to marry his beautiful love as they are already engaged.
They already fixed their wedding date which is on July 27, 2019.
View this post on InstagramCan’t wait to call her my wife in exactly one year 7.27.19 @katie_sullivan4 ????
Zemgus Girgensons keeps sharing pictures with his love which shows excitement about their wedding in the caption. Talking about his physique, the famous NHL star is 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) in height and weighs around 86 kg.
As of 2019, Zemgus Girgensons has an estimated net worth of over $5 million which is quite similar to Andreas Athanasiou. He has made earnings of $7,947,500 from his entire NHL career. Further, the NHL player has an average salary of $1,600,000 annually whereas Jack Eichel is the highest earner of the team with an annual salary of $10,000,000.
He reportedly signed a 2-year / $3,200,000 contract, including $3,200,000 guaranteed with Buffalo Sabres in 2017.
His career contract and earnings, including bonus and incentives:
| YEAR | TEAM | SALARY |
| 2012-2013 | Buffalo Sabres | $92,500 |
| 2013-2014 | Buffalo Sabres | $1,467,500 |
| 2014-2015 | Buffalo Sabres | $1,205,000 |
| 2015-2016 | Buffalo Sabres | $832,500 |
| 2016-2017 | Buffalo Sabres | $1,150,000 |
| 2017-2018 | Buffalo Sabres | $1,600,000 |
| 2018-2019 | Buffalo Sabres | $1,600,000 |
Additionally, as per his recent contract with Sabres, he will earn $1,600,000 as a base salary, carrying a cap hit of $1,600,000 in the 2018-2019 season.
Zemgus Girgensons was born on 5 January 1994, in Riga, Latvia to father Aldis Girgensons but the details about his mother is still unrevealed. As per his nationality, he is Latvian and belongs to the White ethnic group. Further, his star sign is Capricorn.
Girgensons moved to North America in 2009 and played for the Green Mountain Glades in the Eastern Junior Hockey League (EJHL). He moved to the U.S. Hockey League (USHL) the following season and was playing for the Dubuque Fighting Saints. In 2011, with the Fighting Saints, he became a USHL champion and he also took part in the All-Star Game of the USHL.
He was selected by the Buffalo Sabres as the 14th overall in the 2012 NHL Entry Draft. With this selection, Girgensons became the highest drafted Latvian in the history of the NHL, 16 spots higher than Sandis Ozoliš in 1991.
On 13 July 2012, he signed a professional contract with the Sabres that forfeited his eligibility for the NCAA. On October 2, 2013, he scored his first NHL career goal in the season opener against Detroit Red Wings' Jimmy Howard.
Girgensons, as a restricted free agent re-signed with the Sabres on 1 September 2016, agreed to a one- year contract extension. The following season, Girgensons re-signed again with the Sabres on August 17, 2017, agreeing to a $3.2 million two-year contract.
Currently, he is playing along with his star team-mates such as Zach Bogosian, Jason Pominville and many more.
