Rico Fata

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Flag of Canada and Italy.svg  Rico Fata Ice hockey player
Date of birth February 12, 1980
place of birth Sault Ste. Marie , Ontario , Canada
size 183 cm
Weight 93 kg
position striker
number # 23
Shot hand Left
Draft
NHL Entry Draft 1998 , 1st lap, 6th position
Calgary Flames
Career stations
1994-1995 Sault Ste. Marie Legion
1995-1996 Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds
1996-1999 London Knights
1999-2001 Calgary Flames
2001-2003 New York Rangers
2003-2006 Pittsburgh Penguins
2004-2005 HC Asiago
2006 Atlanta Thrashers
Washington Capitals
2006-2008 Adler Mannheim
2008-2011 EHC Biel
2011-2013 Genève-Servette HC
2013 Helsingfors IFK

Rico Fata (born February 12, 1980 in Sault Ste. Marie , Ontario ) is a former Italo - Canadian ice hockey player who was active for the Calgary Flames , New York Rangers and Pittsburgh Penguins in the National Hockey League . His brother Drew is also a professional ice hockey player.

Career

Fata in the jersey of Adler Mannheim

Fata was selected by the Calgary Flames as the sixth player in the first round of the 1998 NHL Entry Draft , but despite this high draft position, he did not succeed in asserting himself until his move to the New York Rangers in 2001 in Calgary, so that he was mostly used in lower-class farm teams . A breakthrough was also denied in New York , so that after one and a half seasons he moved from the Rangers to the Pittsburgh Penguins . Fata joined the Washington Capitals in 2005 via the Atlanta Thrashers .

During the NHL lockout in the 2004/05 season , the Italian-Canadian played hockey for the Italian Serie A1 club Asiago Hockey . He left the Capitals during the 2006/07 season for Germany and joined the Adler Mannheim , with whom he won the German championship . Fata, considered one of the fastest players in the league is true, had a contract in Mannheim until 2009. In September 2008, his contract was terminated with immediate effect and he joined the EHC Biel in the Swiss National League A . After he no longer received a contract for the 2011/12 season, he moved to league rivals Genève-Servette HC , where he signed a one-year contract. For the 2013/14 season, Fata was signed by the Finnish first division club Helsingfors IFK from the Finnish Liiga , but released after a few weeks. Then he ended his career.

International

Fata represented Canada at the 1999 U20 World Junior Championship . During the tournament he scored one goal and three assists. In the final he lost to Russia with the maple leaves and won the silver medal.

Achievements and Awards

Career statistics

Regular season Playoffs
season team league Sp T V Pt SM Sp T V Pt SM
1994/95 Sault Ste. Marie Legion NOHA 51 52 51 103 - - - - - -
1995/96 Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds OHL 62 11 15th 26th 52 4th 0 0 0 0
1996/97 London Knights OHL 59 19th 34 53 76 - - - - -
1997/98 London Knights OHL 64 43 33 76 110 16 9 5 14th 49
1998/99 London Knights OHL 23 15th 18th 33 41 25th 10 12 22nd 42
1998/99 Calgary Flames NHL 20th 0 1 1 4th - - - - -
1999/00 Saint John Flames AHL 76 29 29 58 65 3 0 0 4th 42
1999/00 Calgary Flames NHL 2 0 0 0 0 - - - - -
2000/01 Saint John Flames AHL 70 23 29 52 129 19th 2 3 5 22nd
2000/01 Calgary Flames NHL 5 0 0 0 6th - - - - -
2001/02 Hartford Wolf Pack AHL 61 35 36 71 36 10 2 5 7th 4th
2001/02 New York Rangers NHL 10 0 0 0 0 - - - - -
2002/03 Hartford Wolf Pack AHL 9 8th 6th 14th 6th - - - - -
2002/03 New York Rangers NHL 36 2 4th 6th 6th - - - - -
2002/03 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 27 5 8th 13 10 - - - - -
2003/04 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 73 16 18th 34 54 - - - - -
2004/05 HC Asiago Series A1 35 18th 20th 38 36 - - - - -
2005/06 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 20th 0 0 0 10 - - - - -
2005/06 Wilkes-Barre / Scranton Penguins AHL 25th 8th 10 18th 39 - - - - -
2005/06 Atlanta Thrashers NHL 6th 0 1 1 4th - - - - -
2005/06 Washington Capitals NHL 21st 3 3 6th 8th - - - - -
2006/07 Washington Capitals NHL 10 1 1 2 2 - - - - -
2006/07 Adler Mannheim DEL 29 8th 10 18th 12 11 2 4th 6th 8th
2007/08 Adler Mannheim DEL 53 7th 14th 21st 67 5 0 2 2 2
2008/09 EHC Biel NLA 45 18th 19th 37 44 - - - - -
2009/10 EHC Biel NLA 41 15th 16 31 28 - - - - -
2010/11 EHC Biel NLA 47 13 21st 34 16 - - - - -
2011/12 Genève-Servette HC NLA 50 17th 16 33 26th 9 1 5 2 7th 18th
2011/12 Lausanne HC NLB 1 0 0 0 0 - - - - -
2012/13 Genève-Servette HC NLA 41 8th 16 24 20th 1 0 0 0 2
2013/14 Helsingfors IFK Liiga 10 2 1 3 2 - - - - -
DEL total 82 15th 24 39 79 16 2 6th 8th 10
NLA total 224 64 78 159 134 1 0 0 0 2
NHL overall 230 27 36 63 104 0 0 0 0 0

( Legend for player statistics: Sp or GP = games played; T or G = goals scored; V or A = assists scored ; Pkt or Pts = scorer points scored ; SM or PIM = penalty minutes received ; +/− = plus / minus balance; PP = overpaid goals scored ; SH = underpaid goals scored ; GW = winning goals scored; 1  play-downs / relegation )

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personal data
SURNAME Fata, Rico
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Italian-Canadian ice hockey player
DATE OF BIRTH February 12, 1980
PLACE OF BIRTH Sault Ste. Marie , Ontario, Canada