Marc Del Gaizo

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Marc Del Gaizo
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Del Gaizo with the Nashville Predators in 2024
Born (1999-10-11) October 11, 1999 (age 26)
Basking Ridge, New Jersey, U.S.
Height 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight 188 lb (85 kg; 13 st 6 lb)
Position Defense
Shoots Left
NHL team (P)
Cur. team
Former teams		 Montreal Canadiens
Laval Rocket  (AHL)
Nashville Predators
NHL draft 109th overall, 2019
Nashville Predators
Playing career 2021–present

Marc Douglas Del Gaizo (born October 11, 1999) is an American professional ice hockey defenseman for the Laval Rocket of the American Hockey League (AHL) while under contract to the Montreal Canadiens of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was selected in the fourth round, 109th overall, by the Nashville Predators in the 2019 NHL entry draft.

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Early life

Born and raised in the Basking Ridge section of Bernards Township, New Jersey, Del Gaizo graduated from Ridge High School in 2018. [1]

Playing career

Del Gaizo was selected in the fourth round (109th overall) by the Nashville Predators in the 2019 NHL entry draft. [2] He began his professional career during the 2020–21 AHL season with the Chicago Wolves, the Predators' then American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, posting five assists through nine games played. In October 2024, Del Gaizo was recalled by Nashville and made his NHL debut on November 4 against the Edmonton Oilers, where he assisted on a goal by Filip Forsberg for his first career NHL point. [3]

In July 2025, Del Gaizo signed a one-year contract with the Montreal Canadiens. [4]

Career statistics

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
2015–16 Muskegon Lumberjacks USHL 20000—————
2015–16 New Jersey Rockets EHL 34719265220330
2016–17 Muskegon LumberjacksUSHL58320235141012
2017–18 Muskegon LumberjacksUSHL591226386932244
2018–19 UMass-Amherst HE 4113162926—————
2019–20 UMass-AmherstHE224111514—————
2020–21 UMass-AmherstHE27311144—————
2020–21 Chicago Wolves AHL 90550—————
2021–22 Milwaukee Admirals AHL67613192890004
2022–23 Milwaukee AdmiralsAHL7132831501648124
2023–24 Milwaukee AdmiralsAHL6082634341543714
2023–24 Nashville Predators NHL 90332—————
2024–25 Nashville PredatorsNHL4627921—————
2024–25 Milwaukee AdmiralsAHL30841216101452
NHL totals552101223—————

References

  1. ↑ Marc Del Gaizo, UMass Athletics. Accessed November 16, 2023. "Born Marc Douglas Del Gaizo on October 11, 1999 in Basking Ridge, New Jersey...Graduated from Ridge High School in Basking Ridge, New Jersey in 2018"
  2. ↑ "Former Ridge hockey player taken by Nashville Predators". The Bernardsville News. June 22, 2019. Retrieved October 24, 2025.
  3. ↑ Gilchriest, Zach (November 8, 2023). "Preds Prospect Report: Prokop and Matier's Hot Start & Del Gaizo's Debut". Nashville Predators. Retrieved November 15, 2023– via NHL.com.
  4. ↑ "One-year contracts for Sean Farrell and Marc Del Gaizo". Montreal Canadiens. July 2, 2025. Retrieved July 2, 2025– via NHL.com.
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