Dwayne Zinger
| Dwayne Zinger | |
|---|---|
| Born | July 5, 1976 Coronation, Alberta, CAN |
| Height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
| Weight | 220 lb (100 kg; 15 st 10 lb) |
| Position | Defense |
| Shot | Left |
| Played for | NHL Washington Capitals AHL Cincinnati Mighty Ducks Portland Pirates Hershey Bears San Antonio Rampage Providence Bruins ECHL Cincinnati Cyclones |
| NHL Draft | Undrafted |
| Playing career | 2000–2010 |
Dwayne Zinger (born July 5, 1976 in Coronation, Alberta), is a Canadian ice hockey defenceman who is currently the head coach of the Queen City Storm of the All American Hockey League.
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[edit] Career
He was signed by the Detroit Red Wings as a free agent in 2000 after graduating from the University of Alaska-Fairbanks. He played eight seasons in the American Hockey League between 2000 and 2008, and played seven National Hockey League games with the Washington Capitals in 2003–04 NHL season, recording one assist. He played the 2008–09 season with the Odense Bulldogs of the Danish Elite League.[1] On September 14, 2009, Zinger returned to North America and signed a one-year contract with Cincinnati Cyclones of the ECHL for the 2009–10 season.[2]
Zinger was named the head coach of the Queen City Storm on September 27, 2010[3]
[edit] Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1996–97 | University of Alaska Fairbanks | CCHA | 32 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 45 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1997–98 | University of Alaska Fairbanks | CCHA | 32 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 91 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1998–99 | University of Alaska Fairbanks | CCHA | 33 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1999–2000 | University of Alaska Fairbanks | CCHA | 34 | 10 | 4 | 14 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1999–2000 | Cincinnati Mighty Ducks | AHL | 14 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 33 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000–01 | Cincinnati Mighty Ducks | AHL | 68 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 120 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 2001–02 | Cincinnati Mighty Ducks | AHL | 67 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 156 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 2002–03 | Portland Pirates | AHL | 65 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 67 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2003–04 | Portland Pirates | AHL | 68 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 49 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | ||
| 2003–04 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | Portland Pirates | AHL | 58 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 118 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 74 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | San Antonio Rampage | AHL | 35 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 68 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Providence Bruins | AHL | 78 | 3 | 15 | 18 | 100 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 13 | ||
| 2007–08 | Providence Bruins | AHL | 53 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 83 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2008–09 | Odense Bulldogs | DEN | 35 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 52 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 2009–10 | Cincinnati Cyclones | ECHL | 37 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 41 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| AHL totals | 536 | 23 | 70 | 93 | 868 | 35 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 35 | ||||
| NHL totals | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
[edit] References
- ^ "Dwayne Zinger player profile". Hockey Hall of Fame. http://www.legendsofhockey.net/LegendsOfHockey/jsp/SearchPlayer.jsp?player=20103. Retrieved 2010-01-28.
- ^ "Cyclones, Zinger agree to terms". ECHL. 2009-09-14. http://www.echl.com/cgi-bin/mpublic.cgi?action=show_news2&cat=1&id=19542. Retrieved 2010-07-26.[dead link]
- ^ QueenCityStorm.com: Storm Act Early, Hite New Head Coach Zinger
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