Jim Camazzola

James "Jimmy" Camazzola (born January 5, 1964) is a Canadian-born Italian retired professional ice hockey forward. He played 3 games in the National Hockey League with the Chicago Blackhawks during the 1983-84 and 1986–87 seasons. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1984 to 2002, was mainly spent in top leagues of Germany and Italy. Internationally he played for the Italian national team at the 1992 and 1994 Winter Olympics, and the 1992 World Championships. His older brother, Tony Camazzola, also played in the NHL with the Washington Capitals.

Jim Camazzola
Born	(1964-01-05) January 5, 1964 (age 60) Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Height	5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight	190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb)
Position	Left Wing
Shot	Left
Played for	Chicago Blackhawks HC Asiago HC Courmaosta HC Varese Berlin Capitals Augsburger Panther HC Bolzano
National team	Italy
NHL draft	196th overall, 1982 Chicago Blackhawks
Playing career	1984–2002

Playing career

His only National Hockey League appearances were three games with the Chicago Blackhawks in 1983-84 and 1987. He played three seasons in North America before playing several more in the top leagues of Germany and Italy. He was also the Coach from Associazione Sportiva Asiago Hockey.

Camazzola represented Italy internationally at the 1992 and 1994 Winter Olympics.^[1]

Camazzola was an assistant hockey coach at Simon Fraser University from 2011 to 2019. In 2018, Camazzola was named the first head coach of the Vancouver NE Chiefs.^[2]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1982–83	Kamloops Junior Oilers	WHL		66	57	58	115	54		7	4	1	5	2
1983–84	Chicago Blackhawks	NHL		1	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
1983–84	Seattle Breakers	WHL		3	1	1	2	0		—	—	—	—	—
1983–84	Kamloops Junior Oilers	WHL		29	26	24	50	25		17	12	19	31	44
1984–85	New Westminster Bruins	WHL		25	19	29	48	25		11	10	12	22	4
1985–86	Nova Scotia Oilers	AHL		3	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
1985–86	Saginaw Generals	IHL		42	16	22	38	10		8	0	3	3	15
1986–87	Chicago Blackhawks	NHL		2	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
1986–87	Nova Scotia Oilers	AHL		48	13	18	31	31		3	0	0	0	0
1987–88	Maine Mariners	AHL		62	13	23	36	80		10	1	7	8	8
1988–89	HC Asiago	ITA		33	8	29	37	58		11	6	8	14	10
1989–90	HC Asiago	ITA		34	11	49	60	12		6	2	5	7	6
1990–91	HC Asiago	ITA		24	11	19	30	51		5	2	2	4	0
1991–92	HC Asiago	ITA		16	6	10	16	9		11	6	9	15	2
1992–93	HC Asiago	ITA		11	5	6	11	2		8	0	6	6	0
1993–94	HC Courmaosta	ITA		18	9	12	21	6		6	3	5	8	8
1994–95	HC Courmaosta	ITA		28	18	16	34	41		6	2	6	8	8
1995–96	HC Varese	ITA		22	3	12	15	6		8	2	6	8	6
1996–97	Berlin Capitals	DEL		42	8	13	21	56		—	—	—	—	—
1997–98	Augsburger Panther	DEL		50	5	14	19	34		—	—	—	—	—
1998–99	Augsburger Panther	DEL		44	6	7	13	59		5	1	0	1	2
1999–00	Augsburger Panther	DEL		49	8	10	18	50		3	1	1	2	2
2000–01	Augsburger Panther	DEL		42	12	12	24	38		—	—	—	—	—
2001–02	HC Bolzano	ITA		29	10	10	20	37		—	—	—	—	—
ITA totals				210	78	162	240	220		66	26	48	74	32
NHL totals				3	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—

International

Year	Team	Event		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1992	Italy	OLY		7	0	2	2	18
1992	Italy	WC		5	1	1	2	10
1994	Italy	OLY		7	2	2	4	4
Senior totals				19	3	5	8	32

References

1. "JIMMY CAMAZZOLA". olympic.org. Retrieved February 6, 2019.
2. "Major and Minor Midget GM and Head Coaches Announced". vancouvernechiefs.com. April 12, 2018. Retrieved February 6, 2019.

External links

• Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database