Domenic Pittis

Domenic Pittis
225px Domenic Pittis in 2009 with ZSC Lions
Born	(1974-10-01) October 1, 1974 Calgary, AB, CAN
Height	5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight	180 lb (82 kg; 12 st 12 lb)
Position	Centre
Shot	Left
Played for	NHL Pittsburgh Penguins Buffalo Sabres Edmonton Oilers Nashville Predators IHL Cleveland Lumberjacks Long Beach Ice Dogs AHL Syracuse Crunch Rochester Americans Milwaukee Admirals NLA Kloten Flyers EV Zug
National team	Canada
NHL Draft	52nd overall, 1993 Pittsburgh Penguins
Playing career	1994–2013

Domenic Pittis (also known as Domenico Pittis, born October 1, 1974) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey centre. He was selected by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the second round (52nd overall) of the 1993 NHL Entry Draft.

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 has appeared in 86 NHL games. He has scored five goals and added 11 assists.

He played for Team Canada at the 2007 Spengler Cup.

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. He is currently the team's top scorer. In 2012 he joined the team EHC Visp Nationalliga B and subsequently signed a multi-year deal extending his contract until 2015.

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.

Awards

• John B. Sollenberger Trophy (top scorer in American Hockey League): 1998–99 season

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				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
1999-00	Rochester Americans	AHL		53	17	48	65	85		21	4	26	30	28
1999-00	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	NLA		43	17	28	45	110		3	2	2	4	4
2005-06	Kloten	NLA		39	13	18	31	66		11	4	7	11	20
2006-07	Kloten	NLA		40	17	34	51	75		11	2	8	10	55
2007-08	Kloten	NLA		35	7	28	35	46
2007-08	ZSC	NLA		13	3	10	13	10		16	3	8	11	20
2008-09	ZSC	NLA		42	15	21	36	50		4	1	0	1	8
2009-10	ZSC	NLA		37	7	24	31	48		5	2	1	3	6
2010-11	ZSC	NLA		50	15	27	42	68		5	2	3	5	6
2011-12	ZSC	NLA		49	12	19	31	46		13	5	5	10	27
2012-13	Visp	NLB		32	11	39	50	62		5	1	6	7	2
2012-13	Zug	NLA		-	-	-	-	-		8	1	2	3	4
NHL totals				86	5	11	16	71		3	0	0	0	2
NLA totals				348	106	209	315	519		76	22	36	58	150

Tournament statistics

Year	Event	Team	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2004-05	Team Canada	Spengler Cup	4	0	0	0	0
2005-06	Team Canada	Spengler Cup	5	3	2	5	2
2006-07	Team Canada	Spengler Cup	5	1	1	2	6
2007-08	Team Canada	Spengler Cup	5	0	0	0	4
2008-09	ZSC	Champions HL	8	1	10	11	6
2008-09	Team Canada	Spengler Cup	4	0	6	6	2
2010-11	ZSC	ET	8	4	6	10	8
2010-11	Team Canada	Spengler Cup	5	1	2	3	4
2011-12	Team Canada	Spengler Cup	3	1	3	4	0

External links

• Domenico Pittis's career statistics at EliteProspects.com
• Domenic Pittis's career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database

Preceded by Peter White

Winner of the John B. Sollenberger Trophy 1998–99

Succeeded by Christian Matte