Daniel Catenacci

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Daniel Catenacci
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Catenacci with the Rochester Americans in 2015
Born (1993-03-09) March 9, 1993 (age 31)
Richmond Hill, Ontario, Canada
Height 5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight 191 lb (87 kg; 13 st 9 lb)
Position Centre
Shoots Left
EIHL team
Former teams		 Guildford Flames
Buffalo Sabres
New York Rangers
HC Bolzano
HC Pustertal Wölfe
National teamFlag of Italy.svg  Italy
NHL draft 77th overall, 2011
Buffalo Sabres
Playing career 2013–present

Daniel Catenacci (born March 9, 1993) is an Italian-Canadian professional ice hockey centre who is currently playing with Guildford Flames in the UK's Elite Ice Hockey League (EIHL). He has formerly played in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Buffalo Sabres and New York Rangers.

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Playing career

Junior

Catenacci was selected first overall by the Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds in the 2009 Ontario Hockey League Draft from the York Simcoe Express minor midget AAA team. [1]

After two seasons with the Greyhounds, he was traded to the Owen Sound Attack in August 2011 in exchange for Andrew Fritsch, Michael Schumacher and a second-round draft pick. [2] [3]

Professional

Catenacci was drafted in the third round, 77th overall, by the Buffalo Sabres in the 2011 NHL Entry Draft. He made his professional debut with the Rochester Americans during the 2013 American Hockey League playoffs. [4] During the 2013-2014 season, Catenacci also competed for Rochester in the 2013 Spengler Cup, scoring one goal in the quarterfinal. [5]

On February 5, 2016, Catenacci was recalled from the minors by the Sabres. [6] He made his debut with the Sabres the next night in a game against the Boston Bruins. [7] In his third game, against the Philadelphia Flyers, Catenacci was injured by a check from Radko Gudas. [8] After spending a week on the injured reserve list, Catenacci was reassigned to Rochester on February 19. [9] On March 1, 2016, Catenacci was once again recalled by the Sabres. [10] He finished the season playing in 11 games with Buffalo, scoring no points.

During the 2016–17 season, Catenacci was dealt by the Sabres at the trade deadline to the New York Rangers in exchange for defenseman Mat Bodie on February 28, 2017. [11]

As a free agent from the Rangers, following parts of two seasons with the club, Catenacci left North America after his first 6 professional seasons in agreeing to a one-year contract with Italian club, HCB South Tyrol of the EBEL on July 19, 2018. [12] He continued playing at the club until the end of season 2021/22. In April 2022 HC Pustertal announced the signing of Catenacci. [13]

In July 2024, Catenacci agreed terms on a one-year deal with UK Elite Ice Hockey League side Guildford Flames. [14]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
2008–09 Villanova Knights OJHL 21014—————
2009–10 Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds OHL 651020306851126
2010–11 Sault Ste. Marie GreyhoundsOHL67264571117—————
2011–12 Owen Sound Attack OHL6733397211451348
2012–13 Owen Sound AttackOHL673841791151236932
2012–13 Rochester Americans AHL 21230—————
2013–14 Rochester AmericansAHL761010203220000
2014–15 Rochester AmericansAHL6815142960—————
2015–16 Rochester AmericansAHL5012122439—————
2015–16 Buffalo Sabres NHL 110000—————
2016–17 Rochester AmericansAHL50581344—————
2016–17 Hartford Wolf Pack AHL1945926—————
2017–18 Hartford Wolf PackAHL425101531—————
2017–18 New York Rangers NHL10000—————
2018–19 HC Bolzano EBEL 491116274050222
2019–20 HC BolzanoEBEL356142028—————
2020–21 HC Bolzano ICEHL 40181028771625726
2021–22 HC BolzanoICEHL43717243620112
2022–23 HC Pustertal Wölfe ICEHL4010132336—————
2023–24 HC Pustertal WölfeICEHL252810181242631
NHL totals120000—————

International

YearTeamEventResultGPGAPtsPIM
2010 Canada Ontario U17 Silver medal icon.svg632512
2010 Canada IH18 Gold medal icon.svg522412
2011 Canada U18 4th702222
Junior totals18561146

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References

  1. ↑ "Catenacci OHL's top draft pick". Toronto Star . May 3, 2009. Retrieved February 7, 2016.
  2. ↑ Walker, Bill (August 24, 2011). "Attack land veteran centre Daniel Catenacci from Soo". Owen Sound Sun Times . Retrieved February 7, 2016.
  3. ↑ Walker, Bill (March 19, 2013). "Catenacci expects rude reception". Owen Sound Sun Times . Retrieved February 7, 2016.
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  5. ↑ "Canada headed to Spengler Cup semi-finals after 6-3 win over Rochester". CTVNews. 2013-12-29. Retrieved 2023-01-01.
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  7. ↑ "Newmarket's Catenacci gets NHL debut with Sabres". Newmarket Era . February 6, 2016. Retrieved February 7, 2016.
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  11. ↑ "Sabres trade Catenacci to Rangers for defenseman Mat Bodie". Yahoo! Sports. 2017-02-28. Archived from the original on 2017-03-01. Retrieved 2017-02-28.
  12. ↑ "HCB strikes again with signing of Dan Catenacci". HCB South Tyrol. 2018-07-19. Retrieved 2018-07-19.
  13. ↑ "Daniel Catenacci wechselt zum HC Pustertal".
  14. ↑ "Catenacci joins Flames for 24-25 season".
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