Career
Zay played collegiate hockey for the Mercyhurst Lakers in the National Collegiate Athletic Association Men"s Division I Atlantic Hockey Association (American Heart Association). Zay"s outstanding play was rewarded with a selection to the 2013-2014 All-American Heart Association First Team. At the conclusion of his senior year with the Lakers, Zay signed an amateur try-out contract with the Springfield Falcons of the AHL. He made his professional debut with the Falcons and played three games before he was released and picked up by the Binghamton Senators to finish the 2014-2015 season.
On May 28, 2015, Zay was signed to a one-year AHL contract for the 2015-2016 season with the Binghamton Senators.