Rob Zamuner
Robert Francesco Zamuner ( born September 17, 1969 in Oakville, Ontario ) is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey player of Italian descent, who during his active career, 1986-2006, among other things for the New York Rangers, Tampa Bay Lightning, Ottawa Senators and Boston Bruins in the National Hockey League has as well as the EHC Basel played in the Swiss National League A in the position of left winger.
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Career
Zamuner first played at the Oaks Oakville and Guelph Junior B's before he went to 1989 from 1986 at the Guelph Platers in the Ontario Hockey League to the ice. After being selected in the NHL Entry Draft in 1989 in the third round to 45th by the New York Rangers, he joined in 1989 as soon as possible in the professional sector. There he was between 1989 and 1992 only for the Flint Spirits of the International Hockey League and then for the Binghamton Rangers in the American Hockey League. His only nine missions for the Rangers in the National Hockey League, he played in the course of the game era began in 1991 / 92nd
After his contract expired at the Rangers, the striker moved in the summer of 1992 as a free agent with the Tampa Bay Lightning, who had been taken up only recently in the NHL. In his first season played Zamuner with 72 scorer points, the most successful season of his career. In the following years, Zamuner developed for guiding figure of less successful teams. The 1998/99 season - his last in Tampa - he was the third team captain of the franchise. In June 1999, the attacker was given together with a second-round vote in the NHL Entry Draft in 2002 to the Ottawa Senators. In return, joined Andreas Johansson from the Senators to the Lightning. Two years played the striker in the Canadian capital, before joining as a free agent with the Boston Bruins. A further three years in which he broke the mark of 700 NHL games and 300 points scorer, he spent in Boston.
Due to the lockout of the NHL season 2004/ 05 changed Zamuner in August 2004 for EHC Basel in the Swiss National League B. With the Baslern he was in this game -time champion of the NLB and rose to the next game in the National League A year on. After a few games for the EHCB in the NLA he let his career then the HC Bolzano in the Italian Serie A1 and end the Brisbane Blue Tongues in the Australian Ice Hockey League. In 2006, he finished his career.
Since 27 March 2008, Zamuner is in the National Hockey League Players' Association NHLPA hired as a representative of the Northeast Division.
Internationally
Zamuner represented his native Canada at the World Championships in 1997 and 1998 and the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano. He won a gold medal with the team at the World Cup 1997. In particular, his qualities as a striker in defense and its good rate in Bully were decisive for the surprising nomination to the Olympic squad.
Awards and achievements
Career Stats
Internationally
Represented Canada at:
- World Cup 1997
- 1998 Winter Olympics
- World Cup 1998
( Key to Career statistics: Sp or GP = Games Played, T or G = goals scored, V or A = achieved assists; Pts or Pts = scored points scorer, SM or PIM = received penalty minutes, / - = Plus / Minus balance sheet; PP = scored majority gates; SH = scored shorthanded goals, GW = achieved victory gates; Play-downs/Relegation 1 )