Zonnon (6-foot-2, 179 pounds) said he's surprised, but not surprised by his early season success after playing U.S. prep school hockey at Northwood School in Lake Placid, New York, where he had 33 points (14 goals, 19 assists) in 75 games from 2020-22.
"I'm someone who has a lot of trust in himself, I wanted to believe I was able to have a good start to the season, but I wasn't sure," he said. "I didn't know what the caliber of play looked like. But obviously, my goal was to have a good impact. Obviously, it's good now that I've been able to see what the level looks like and adjust to it. I'm having a good start, so I'm kind of surprising myself."
Yetman said he isn't surprised.
"We saw early in our training camp just exactly how dynamic he could be," he said. "Of course, looking at a 16-year-old being able to put up points like that right away is impressive. But for us, we knew when we drafted him how good a player he could be, just the way he's able to make plays and just the way he's able to capitalize on chances.
"We took a little bit of time just getting him adjusted to the league. Once we started giving him more ice time and more responsibility on the power play, he took off with it."