Domenic Pittis

Domenic Pittis
Pittis with the ZSC Lions in 2009
Born	(1974-10-01) October 1, 1974 (age 49) 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

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).

Playing career

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

• 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 31, 2020.

Career statistics

				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

1. "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 6, 2019. Retrieved January 26, 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

Awards and achievements
Preceded by Peter White	Winner of the John B. Sollenberger Trophy 1998–99	Succeeded by Christian Matte