Matt Zaba

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Matt Zaba
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Zaba with the Vienna Capitals in 2014
Born (1983-07-14) July 14, 1983 (age 40)
Yorkton, Saskatchewan, Canada
Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight 190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb)
Position Goaltender
Caught Left
Played for New York Rangers
HC Bolzano
Vienna Capitals
NHL draft 231st overall, 2003
Los Angeles Kings
Playing career 2007–2015

Matthew Darrell Zaba (born July 14, 1983) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender who played one game in the National Hockey League with the New York Rangers in 2010. The rest of his career, which lasted from 2007 to 2015, was spent in the minor leagues and later in the Italian and Austrian leagues.

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Playing career

Zaba was originally selected 231st overall in the 2003 NHL Entry Draft by the Los Angeles Kings.

Zaba played for New York Rangers of the National Hockey League. He made his NHL debut in the 2009–10 season on January 23, 2010, replacing Henrik Lundqvist in a game against the Montreal Canadiens. [1]

Unable to earn a new contract with the Rangers, Zaba left as a free agent to Europe, ending up in the Italian Serie A with HC Bolzano. [2]

After two successful seasons with the Foxes, Zaba moved to the Neighbouring EBEL, signing a contract with the Vienna Capitals on May 8, 2012. [3]

After three seasons with the Vienna Capitals, Zaba retired from professional hockey to take up a Goaltending coach position with the under-18 side the Colorado Rampage on July 25, 2015. [4]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGPWLTOTLMINGA SO GAA SV% GPWLMINGASOGAASV%
2000–01Yorkton Mallers U18SMAAAHL2613103—14807903.20—————————
2001–02 Penticton Panthers BCHL 33————198012803.69—————————
2002–03 Vernon Vipers BCHL443490—20129622.21—————————
2003–04 Colorado College WCHA 2310102—13235012.27.911————————
2004–05 Colorado CollegeWCHA181052—10504322.46.916————————
2005–06 Colorado CollegeWCHA3620142—20688742.52.909————————
2006–07 Colorado CollegeWCHA3315134—19087632.39.917————————
2007–08 Charlotte Checkers ECHL 934—14963003.63.891————————
2007–08 Idaho Steelheads ECHL19124—110703932.19.927————————
2008–09 Hartford Wolf Pack AHL 412510—022628822.33.920————————
2009–10 New York Rangers NHL 100—034203.56.875————————
2009–10 Hartford Wolf PackAHL25612—212966803.15.899————————
2009–10 Charlotte CheckersECHL321—01851103.58.884————————
2010–11 HC Bolzano ITA 382512—022407842.09.931————————
2011–12 HC BolzanoITA402613—023437932.02.926————————
2012–13 Vienna Capitals EBEL 322011—0——42.04.927————————
2013–14 Vienna CapitalsEBEL473017—0——42.40.917————————
2014–15 Vienna CapitalsEBEL382017—0——42.29.920————————
NHL totals201070504.35.815————————

Awards and honours

AwardYear
All-WCHA Rookie Team 2003–04

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References

  1. ↑ "Zaba Makes Rangers Debut". OurSportsCentral. 2010-01-24. Retrieved 2010-01-24.
  2. ↑ "Hockey: Canadian Matt Zaba to backstop HC Bolzano" (in Italian). Adnkronos. 2010-08-10. Retrieved 2010-11-05.
  3. ↑ "Matt Zaba new goalies for the Vienna Capitals". Vienna Capitals (in German). 2014-05-08. Retrieved 2014-05-08.
  4. ↑ Colorado Rampage (2015-07-25). "Rampage announce Zaba as Coach". Twitter . Retrieved 2015-07-25.
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