Education
Undrafted, Zengerle played college ice hockey for the Wisconsin Badgers in the National Collegiate Athletic Association Men"s Division I Big Ten Conference. During his freshman season, Zengerle recorded five goals and 31 assists in 41 games. He ranked third in the WCHA in scoring among freshmen, and led all freshmen in assists.
Zengerle was named the WCHA Rookie of the Week for the week ending November 9.
During his sophomore season, Zengerle led the team in scoring, recording 13 goals and 37 assists.
He was tied for first in the nation with 37 assists, tied for fourth in the nation with 50 points, and tied for sixth in the nation with a 1.35 points-per-game scoring average. He was one of only three players in the nation averaging at least one assist per game.
He had the second-longest scoring streak in program history, recording at least one point in 20-consecutive games from October 8 to January 13. He became just the fourth player in program history with at least 30 assists in his first two seasons, following Chris Chelios, Mark Johnson and Theran Welsh.
Zengerle was named the WCHA Offensive Player of the Week for the week ending March 6.
Following an outstanding season, Zengerle was named to the All-WCHA Third Team.
During his junior season, Zengerle recorded nine goals and 23 assists in 36 games. He recorded his 100th career point on February 1, 2013, becoming the 71st Badger in school history to do southern He ranked third on the team in scoring, with 32 points, and led the team in assists.
During his senior season, Zengerle led the team in scoring, recording ten goals and 34 assists in 37 games.
He led the nation with 0.83 assists per game, ranked first in the Big Ten Conference with 33 assists, and ranked second in the Big Ten Conference with 44 points.
He was named the Big Ten First Star of the Week for the week ending March 6. Following an outstanding season, Zengerle was named to the 2013-2014 All-Big Ten First Team.
Zengerle was named the Most Outstanding Player of the 2014 Big Ten Tournament following his overtime game-winning goal.
