Michael Zigomanis

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Michael " Mike" Zigomanis ( born January 17, 1981 in North York, Ontario ) is a Canadian- Greek Hockey player standing since July 2013 when the Rochester Americans of the American Hockey League contract.

Career

Mike Zigomanis began his career as a hockey player in Canada's top junior league Ontario Hockey League, where he was active for the Kingston Frontenacs 1997-2001. During this time he was first selected in the NHL Entry Draft in 1999 in the second round than a total of 64 players from the Buffalo Sabres. As this did not take him in the next two years under contract, the attacker in the NHL Entry Draft 2001 could be selected in the second round than a total of 46 players from the Carolina Hurricanes.

For the Hurricanes, he was in the 2002/03 season his debut in the National Hockey League announced and won the 2006 Stanley Cup, although he did not have the necessary number of playing completed with 21 appearances to be entered on the trophy. The majority of his time in the franchise of the Carolina Hurricanes, however, he spent at their farm team in the American Hockey League, the Lowell Lock Monsters. On 30 January 2006 Zigomanis to the St. Louis Blues was transferred, for which he stood until the end of season in only two games on the ice as he. 32- times for their AHL farm team, the Peoria Rivermen aground, From 2006 to 2008, the Canadians played for the Phoenix Coyotes and their AHL farm team San Antonio Rampage before it ahead of the 2008 / 09 season, a contract with the Pittsburgh Penguins received, with whom he won the Stanley Cup.

At the beginning of the season 2009/10 he was engaged by the Toronto Marlies, where he reached twelve assists in seven AHL games. In mid-November 2009, he was taken from Djurgården IF under contract. In the summer of 2010, the return to North America, where the Canadian- Greek dual citizen again mainly for the Toronto Marlies in the American Hockey League aground in the following three seasons and during this time in the last two seasons, held the office of assistant captain followed. In July 2013 Zigomanis signed a one-year contract with the Rochester Americans.

Internationally

For Canada Zigomanis took part in the U20 World Youth Championship in 2001.

Awards and achievements

  • 2000 William Hanley Trophy
  • 2001 bronze medal at the U20 World Junior Championships
  • 2004 AHL All- Star Classic
  • 2004 AHL All- Star Classic MVP
  • 2009 Stanley Cup win with the Pittsburgh Penguins
  • 2013 Yanick Dupre Memorial Award

NHL stats

(End of season 2008/ 09)

1999 NHL Entry Draft 2001 NHL Entry Draft Lowell Devils Peoria Rivermen (AHL) Greece 2002–03 NHL season Sports franchising Farmteam 2008–09 NHL season Canada men's national ice hockey team 2001 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships Most Valuable Player
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