Paul DiPietro

Paul DiPietro
Born (1970-09-08) September 8, 1970 (age 54)
Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Canada
Height 5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
Weight 181 lb (82 kg; 12 st 13 lb)
Position Centre
Shot Right
NLA team
Former teams
SCL Tigers
Montreal Canadiens
Toronto Maple Leafs
Los Angeles Kings
National team  Canada and
  Switzerland
NHL draft 102nd overall, 1990
Montreal Canadiens
Playing career 1990–2014

Paul Anthony DiPietro (born September 8, 1970) is a Canadian-born Swiss former professional ice hockey player. A Stanley Cup champion with the Montreal Canadiens, he played forward and made the roster for the Swiss national ice hockey team at the 2006 Winter Olympics.

Playing career

Paul DiPietro played in the NHL for the Montreal Canadiens, Los Angeles Kings and Toronto Maple Leafs. He won a Stanley Cup with the Canadiens in 1993 and scored twice in the Cup-clinching game. On February 18, 2006 he scored the only two goals of the game in Switzerland's upset win over Canada. He played his rookie year on the Montreal Canadiens in the 1991–92 NHL season.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

    Regular season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1986–87 Sudbury Wolves OHL 49 5 11 16 13
1987–88 Sudbury Wolves OHL 63 25 42 67 27
1988–89 Sudbury Wolves OHL 57 31 48 79 27
1989–90 Sudbury Wolves OHL 66 56 63 119 57 8 3 6 9 7
1990–91 Fredericton Canadiens AHL 78 39 31 70 38 9 5 6 11 2
1991–92 Montreal Canadiens NHL 33 4 6 10 25
1991–92 Fredericton Canadiens AHL 43 26 31 57 52 7 3 4 7 8
1992–93 Montreal Canadiens NHL 29 4 13 17 14 17 8 5 13 8
1992–93 Fredericton Canadiens AHL 26 8 16 24 16
1993–94 Montreal Canadiens NHL 70 13 20 33 37 7 2 4 6 2
1994–95 Montreal Canadiens NHL 22 4 5 9 4
1994–95 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 12 1 1 2 6 7 1 1 2 0
1995–96 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 20 4 4 8 4
1995–96 St. John's Maple Leafs AHL 2 2 2 4 0
1995–96 Houston Aeros IHL 36 18 23 41 44
1995–96 Las Vegas Thunder IHL 13 5 6 11 10 13 4 8 12 16
1996–97 Los Angeles Kings NHL 6 1 0 1 6
1996–97 Phoenix Roadrunners IHL 33 9 20 29 32
1996–97 Cincinnati Cyclones IHL 32 15 14 29 28 3 1 1 2 2
1997–98 Kassel Huskies DEL 25 21 29 50 14 4 0 3 3 2
1998–99 HC Ambrì–Piotta NDA 45 38 44 82 22 15 6 12 18 22
1999–2000 EV Zug NLA 45 20 34 54 58 10 3 5 8 10
2000–01 EV Zug NLA 43 26 29 55 34 4 2 0 2 27
2001–02 EV Zug NLA 42 19 24 43 45 6 6 3 9 4
2002–03 EV Zug NLA 42 14 28 42 51
2002–03 Milano Vipers ITA 1 0 2 2 0 2 0 1 1 0
2003–04 EV Zug NLA 46 14 24 38 10 3 1 0 1 2
2004–05 EHC Chur SUI.2 44 28 34 62 91
2004–05 HC Lugano NLA 1 0 1 1 2 4 1 0 1 2
2005–06 EV Zug NLA 42 9 26 35 28 7 2 4 6 0
2006–07 EV Zug NLA 41 22 25 47 36 12 3 4 7 10
2007–08 EV Zug NLA 50 12 29 41 30 7 2 2 4 6
2008–09 EV Zug NLA 50 11 22 33 42
2009–10 EV Zug NLA 49 9 14 23 16 13 3 6 9 6
2010–11 EV Zug NLA 49 7 19 26 20 10 0 3 3 6
2011–12 HC Sierre SUI.2 25 9 6 15 8
2011–12 SCL Tigers NLA 17 5 5 10 6
2012–13 EHC Seewen SUI.3 1 0 0 0 2
2012–13 HC Lugano NLA 15 0 3 3 4
2012–13 EHC Olten SUI.2 11 6 6 12 6 17 9 3 12 8
2013–14 EHC Olten SUI.2 35 5 26 31 12 2 0 0 0 0
AHL totals 149 75 80 155 106 16 8 10 18 10
NHL totals 192 31 49 80 96 31 11 10 21 10
NDA/NLA totals 577 206 327 533 404 91 29 39 68 95

International

Year Team Event   GP G A Pts PIM
2005 Switzerland WC 7 1 2 3 6
2006 Switzerland OG 6 3 0 3 0
2007 Switzerland WC 7 3 2 5 2
2008 Switzerland WC 7 1 4 5 2
Senior totals 27 8 8 16 10