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| Rob DiMaio | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born | (1968-02-19)February 19, 1968 (age 57) Calgary,Alberta, Canada | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | ||
| Weight | 190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb) | ||
| Position | Right wing | ||
| Shot | Right | ||
| Played for | New York Islanders Tampa Bay Lightning Philadelphia Flyers Boston Bruins New York Rangers Carolina Hurricanes Dallas Stars | ||
| NHL draft | 118th overall,1987 New York Islanders | ||
| Playing career | 1988–2006 | ||
Robert DiMaio (born February 19, 1968) is aCanadian former professionalice hockey player. He played in 894National Hockey League (NHL) games with theNew York Islanders,Tampa Bay Lightning,Philadelphia Flyers,Boston Bruins,New York Rangers,Carolina Hurricanes, andDallas Stars. He is currently serves as theOttawa Senators director of player personnel and director of professional scouting. DiMaio won theStanley Cup with the Blues in2019 as their director of player personnel.[1]
DiMaio was first drafted by theNew York Islanders 6th round, 118th overall in the 1987 NHL Entry Draft, and captained their minor leagueSpringfield Indians affiliate to aCalder Cup championship in 1990; he was the final active NHL player of the Indians' franchise. Over the course of his career, he played for the Islanders,Boston Bruins,New York Rangers,Philadelphia Flyers,Carolina Hurricanes,Dallas Stars, and was one of the original Lightning players during Tampa's inaugural season. He suffered a severe concussion after a controversial hit byMontreal Canadiens forwardGuillaume Latendresse during the 2006 preseason, which ended his career. He won the Italian championship in the 2005 with Hockey Club Milano Vipers.
| Regular Season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1984–85 | Kamloops Blazers | WHL | 55 | 9 | 18 | 27 | 29 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | ||
| 1985–86 | Kamloops Blazers | WHL | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1985–86 | Medicine Hat Tigers | WHL | 55 | 20 | 30 | 50 | 82 | 22 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 39 | ||
| 1986–87 | Medicine Hat Tigers | WHL | 70 | 27 | 43 | 70 | 130 | 20 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 46 | ||
| 1987–88 | Medicine Hat Tigers | WHL | 54 | 47 | 44 | 91 | 120 | 14 | 12 | 19 | 31 | 59 | ||
| 1988–89 | Springfield Indians | AHL | 40 | 13 | 18 | 31 | 67 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1988–89 | New York Islanders | NHL | 16 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1989–90 | Springfield Indians | AHL | 54 | 25 | 27 | 52 | 69 | 16 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 45 | ||
| 1989–90 | New York Islanders | NHL | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 1990–91 | Capital District Islanders | AHL | 12 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1990–91 | New York Islanders | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1991–92 | New York Islanders | NHL | 50 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 43 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1992–93 | Tampa Bay Lightning | NHL | 54 | 9 | 15 | 24 | 62 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1993–94 | Tampa Bay Lightning | NHL | 39 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1993–94 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 14 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1994–95 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 36 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 53 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | ||
| 1995–96 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 59 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 58 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1996–97 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 72 | 13 | 15 | 28 | 82 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1997–98 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 79 | 10 | 17 | 27 | 82 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | ||
| 1998–99 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 71 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 95 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | ||
| 1999–00 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 50 | 5 | 16 | 21 | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1999–00 | New York Rangers | NHL | 12 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000–01 | Carolina Hurricanes | NHL | 74 | 6 | 18 | 24 | 54 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 2001–02 | Utah Grizzlies | AHL | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | Dallas Stars | NHL | 61 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002–03 | Dallas Stars | NHL | 69 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 76 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 | ||
| 2003–04 | Dallas Stars | NHL | 69 | 9 | 15 | 24 | 52 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 2004–05 | SCL Tigers | NLA | 9 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | HC Milano Vipers | Italy | 9 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 15 | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | Tampa Bay Lightning | NHL | 61 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 30 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| NHL totals | 894 | 106 | 171 | 277 | 840 | 62 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 40 | ||||