Paul Zanette
| Paul Zanette | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
April 8, 1988 Nobleton, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | ||
| Weight | 190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for |
Hamilton Bulldogs Rockford IceHogs HC Asiago HC Bolzano Edinburgh Capitals | ||
| National team | Italy | ||
| NHL draft | Undrafted | ||
| Playing career | 2011–2020 | ||
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Ice hockey | ||
| Representing Canada East | ||
| World Junior A Challenge | ||
| 2006 Yorkton | ||
Paul Zanette (born April 8, 1988) is a professional ice hockey player with dual Canadian and Italian citizenship. In 2011, during his time with the Niagara University Purple Eagles, he earned Atlantic Hockey Player of the Year honors and was a finalist for the prestigious Hobey Baker Award.
Playing career
After going undrafted in the 2011 NHL Draft, Zanette signed as a free agent with the Rockford IceHogs of the American Hockey League for the 2011–12 season. He began the season with Rockford before being reassigned to the ECHL's Toledo Walleye.[1]
Lacking significant contract opportunities in North America, he chose to sign with HC Asiago of Italy's Serie A league.[2]
Following two productive seasons with Asiago, Zanette departed as a free agent and, alongside his brother Marc, signed with Italian club HC Bolzano of the Austrian Hockey League on August 9, 2014.[3] While Zanette secured a spot by earning a one-year contract after his trial, his brother did not make the team.
After his contract with Asiago ended, Zanette signed a two-year deal with the Edinburgh Capitals, a Scottish team in the Elite Ice Hockey League.[4] However, after playing only 35 games, the agreement was ended by mutual consent. He subsequently returned to HC Asiago to finish out the remainder of the 2015–16 season in Italy.
On July 21, 2016, Zanette came back to North America by signing a one-year deal with the Greenville Swamp Rabbits of the ECHL.[5] He tallied 20 points with the team before being traded to the Indy Fuel on January 12, 2017.[6]
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2004–05 | North York Rangers | OPJHL | 48 | 16 | 13 | 29 | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | North York Rangers | OPJHL | 48 | 30 | 21 | 51 | 64 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Aurora Tigers | OPJHL | 33 | 23 | 29 | 52 | 58 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Niagara University | CHA | 34 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | Niagara University | CHA | 23 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Niagara University | CHA | 36 | 11 | 10 | 21 | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | Niagara University | AHA | 35 | 29 | 26 | 55 | 45 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | Hamilton Bulldogs | AHL | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 2011–12 | Toledo Walleye | ECHL | 26 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | Rockford IceHogs | AHL | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | HC Asiago | ITL | 42 | 20 | 25 | 45 | 42 | 13 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 20 | ||
| 2013–14 | HC Asiago | ITL | 32 | 14 | 23 | 37 | 26 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 18 | ||
| 2014–15 | HC Bolzano | EBEL | 45 | 8 | 13 | 21 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2015–16 | Edinburgh Capitals | EIHL | 35 | 19 | 20 | 39 | 48 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | HC Asiago | ITL | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | ||
| 2016–17 | Greenville Swamp Rabbits | ECHL | 33 | 9 | 11 | 20 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2016–17 | Indy Fuel | ECHL | 19 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| AHL totals | 20 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||||
International
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Italy | OGQ | NQ | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | |
| Senior totals | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | ||||
Awards and honours
| Award | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| All-Atlantic Hockey First Team | 2010–11 | [7] |
| Atlantic Hockey Player of the Year | 2010–11 | [7] |
| AHCA East Second-Team All-American | 2010–11 | |
| Hobey Baker Award Finalist | 2010–11 | [8] |
References
- ^ "IceHogs ink Peter Leblanc and Paul Zanette". icehogs.com. June 28, 2011. Archived from the original on March 26, 2012. Retrieved June 28, 2011.
- ^ "Paul Zanette completes move to Asiago" (in Italian). HC Asiago. August 31, 2012. Retrieved August 31, 2012.
- ^ "Ziga Pance remains, Zanette brothers come". HCB South Tyrol (in German). August 9, 2014. Archived from the original on June 2, 2016. Retrieved August 9, 2014.
- ^ "Capitals sign Paul Zanette to a two-year deal". Edinburgh Capitals. August 6, 2015. Retrieved August 25, 2015.
- ^ "Swamp Rabbits add dynamic offensive threat". Greenville Swamp Rabbits. July 21, 2016. Archived from the original on August 1, 2016. Retrieved July 21, 2016.
- ^ "Indy shuffles roster ahead of trip to Quad City". Indy Fuel. January 12, 2017. Archived from the original on February 11, 2017. Retrieved January 12, 2017.
- ^ a b "Niagara's Zanette gets Atlantic Hockey player of the year nod". USCHO.com. March 17, 2011. Retrieved March 17, 2011.
- ^ "11 selected as Hobey Baker finalists". news.niagara.edu. March 15, 2011. Archived from the original on September 6, 2015. Retrieved March 15, 2011.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or The Internet Hockey Database