Domenic Pittis
Domenico Pittis (born October 1, 1974) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey centre. He is currently an assistant coach with the Calgary Wranglers in the American Hockey League (AHL).
| Domenic Pittis | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Pittis with the ZSC Lions in 2009 | |||
| Born | October 1, 1974 Calgary, Alberta, Canada | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | ||
| Weight | 180 lb (82 kg; 12 st 12 lb) | ||
| Position | Centre | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for | Pittsburgh Penguins Buffalo Sabres Edmonton Oilers Nashville Predators Kloten Flyers ZSC Lions EV Zug | ||
| National team | Canada | ||
| NHL Draft | 52nd overall, 1993 Pittsburgh Penguins | ||
| Playing career | 1994–2013 | ||
Playing career Edit
As a youth, Pittis played in the 1988 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Calgary.[1]
He was selected by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the second round (52nd overall) of the 1993 NHL Entry Draft.[citation needed]
After playing three seasons with the Lethbridge Hurricanes of the Western Hockey League and three more in the International Hockey League, Pittis appeared in one game in the NHL with the Penguins during the 1996–97 season. Pittis spent the next seven seasons mostly in the American Hockey League, appearing intermittently in the NHL with the Buffalo Sabres, Edmonton Oilers, and Nashville Predators. In total, he appeared in 86 NHL games. He scored five goals and added 11 assists.[citation needed]
He played for Team Canada at the 2007 Spengler Cup.[citation needed]
Pittis played two seasons in Switzerland, playing in Nationalliga A with the Kloten Flyers. In the 2009-2010 season, he joined ZSC Lions of the Swiss National League A, leading the team to becoming Victoria Cup champions. In 2012, he joined the team EHC Visp Nationalliga B and subsequently signed a multi-year deal extending his contract until 2015.[citation needed]
On September 1, 2013, Pittis announced his retirement from professional hockey. As of the 2013-2014 season, he is now employed by the Calgary Flames as an Assistant coach for their AHL affiliate the Stockton Heat.[citation needed]
Awards Edit
- WHL East Second All-Star Team – 1994
- John B. Sollenberger Trophy (top scorer in American Hockey League): 1998–99 season.[citation needed]
- Rochester Americans Hall of Fame inductee January 31st 2020.
Career statistics Edit
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1990–91 | Calgary Flames Midget AAA | AMHL | 35 | 23 | 54 | 77 | 43 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1991–92 | Lethbridge Hurricanes | WHL | 65 | 6 | 17 | 23 | 48 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||
| 1992–93 | Lethbridge Hurricanes | WHL | 66 | 46 | 73 | 119 | 69 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 8 | ||
| 1993–94 | Lethbridge Hurricanes | WHL | 72 | 58 | 69 | 127 | 93 | 8 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 16 | ||
| 1994–95 | Cleveland Lumberjacks | IHL | 62 | 18 | 32 | 50 | 66 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 1995–96 | Cleveland Lumberjacks | IHL | 74 | 10 | 28 | 38 | 100 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1996–97 | Long Beach Ice Dogs | IHL | 65 | 23 | 43 | 66 | 91 | 18 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 26 | ||
| 1996–97 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1997–98 | Syracuse Crunch | AHL | 75 | 23 | 41 | 64 | 90 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | ||
| 1998–99 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 76 | 38 | 66 | 104 | 108 | 20 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 40 | ||
| 1998–99 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1999–2000 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 53 | 17 | 48 | 65 | 85 | 21 | 4 | 26 | 30 | 28 | ||
| 1999–2000 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000–01 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 47 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 49 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2001–02 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 22 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002–03 | Nashville Predators | NHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002–03 | Milwaukee Admirals | AHL | 30 | 11 | 21 | 32 | 65 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | ||
| 2003–04 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 75 | 20 | 57 | 77 | 137 | 16 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 30 | ||
| 2003–04 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | Kloten Flyers | NLA | 43 | 17 | 28 | 45 | 110 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | Kloten Flyers | NLA | 39 | 13 | 18 | 31 | 66 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 20 | ||
| 2006–07 | Kloten Flyers | NLA | 40 | 17 | 34 | 51 | 75 | 11 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 55 | ||
| 2007–08 | Kloten Flyers | NLA | 35 | 7 | 28 | 35 | 46 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | ZSC Lions | NLA | 13 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 10 | 16 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 20 | ||
| 2008–09 | ZSC Lions | NLA | 42 | 15 | 21 | 36 | 50 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | ||
| 2009–10 | ZSC Lions | NLA | 37 | 7 | 24 | 31 | 48 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | ||
| 2010–11 | ZSC Lions | NLA | 50 | 15 | 27 | 42 | 68 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | ||
| 2011–12 | ZSC Lions | NLA | 49 | 12 | 19 | 31 | 46 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 27 | ||
| 2012–13 | EHC Visp | NLB | 32 | 11 | 39 | 50 | 62 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 2 | ||
| 2012–13 | EV Zug | NLA | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ||
| NHL totals | 86 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 71 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||||
| AHL totals | 309 | 109 | 233 | 342 | 485 | 68 | 19 | 61 | 80 | 19 | ||||
| NLA totals | 348 | 106 | 209 | 315 | 519 | 73 | 20 | 34 | 54 | 146 | ||||
References Edit
- ^ "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Retrieved January 26, 2019.
External links Edit
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database