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Jason Muzzatti

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Jason Muzzatti
Born (1970-02-03) February 3, 1970 (age 54)
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight 190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb)
Position Goaltender
Caught Left
Played for NHL
Calgary Flames
Hartford Whalers
New York Rangers
San Jose Sharks
DEL
Eisbären Berlin
Augsburger Panther
SM-liiga
Tappara
Serie A
HCJ Milano Vipers
HC Bolzano
National team  Canada and
 Italy
NHL draft 21st overall, 1988
Calgary Flames
Playing career 1993–2007

Jason Mark Muzzatti (born February 3, 1970) is a Canadian-Italian former professional ice hockey goaltender, and the current goaltending coach for the Carolina Hurricanes. He played 62 games in the National Hockey League between 1993 and 1998 for four teams. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1991 to 2007, was spent in various minor leagues and in Europe. Internationally Muzzatti played briefly for the Canadian national team in the early 1990s, and later in his career played for the Italian national team at several World Championships and the 2006 Winter Olympics.

Playing career

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Muzzatti played four seasons at Michigan State University with a record of 83 wins, 34 losses, and 6 ties. He was drafted by the Calgary Flames in the 1988 NHL Entry Draft as the 21st pick in the first round. He joined the Salt Lake Golden Eagles of the IHL in 1991. He joined the Flames in 1993 but he had just a short career in Calgary, playing only two games in two seasons. He was claimed on waivers by the Hartford Whalers in 1995 and played 53 games before he was traded to the New York Rangers. He finished his NHL career in 1997–98 with the San Jose Sharks.[1]

Muzzatti joined Deutsche Eishockey Liga side Eisbären Berlin in 1998. He joined Tappara, a Finnish SM-liiga team, one year later before returning to Germany and the Augsburger Panther for one season. In 2001, he moved to Italy to play for Serie A team HC Milano Vipers. Muzzatti became the number one goaltender for Milano. In 2004 Muzzatti was contracted by another Italian top team, Hockey Club Bolzano. Muzzatti was Bolzano's top goalie for two seasons.[1]

In 2006, after 8 seasons in European top leagues, Muzzatti returned to North America and was contracted by Flint Generals of the United Hockey League. Muzzatti played the entire 2006–07 season in Flint Generals after which he retired. He was named the coach of the Generals in 2009.[2]

International career

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Despite being born in Canada, and representing the Canadian national team during 1992–93, Muzzatti also holds Italian citizenship and played for the Italian national ice hockey team. He played in the 2006 Winter Olympics, held in Turin, Italy for the host country.

Coaching career

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In 2008-09 Muzzatti started as an assistant coach with the Flint Generals of the International Hockey League (IHL). The following season in 2009-10 Muzzatti was hired as head coach of the Generals, and won the IHL Coach of the Year award that year.

Starting with the 2015–16 season, Muzzatti was the goaltending coach for the Michigan State Spartans for four seasons.

On August 13, 2019, Muzzatti was hired as the goaltending coach of the Carolina Hurricanes.[3] He joined the coaching staff of Rod Brind'Amour, a former teammate with the Michigan State Spartan hockey team during the 1988–89 season.

Personal

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Muzzatti and former NCAA assistant coach Willie Mitchell co-founded Just Goalies, a training camp for young goaltenders.[4] NHL goaltender Ryan Miller credits Muzzatti for aiding his development and considers him a friend.[5]

Career statistics

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Regular season and playoffs

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Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP W L T MIN GA SO GAA SV% GP W L MIN GA SO GAA SV%
1985–86 St. Michael's Buzzers MJBHL 11 6 3 0 517 48 0 5.57
1986–87 St. Michael's Buzzers MJBHL 20 10 5 2 1054 69 1 3.93
1987–88 Michigan State University CCHA 33 19 9 3 1915 109 0 3.41 .877
1988–89 Michigan State University CCA 42 32 9 1 2515 127 3 3.03 .876
1989–90 Michigan State University CCA 33 24 6 0 1976 99 0 3.01 .889
1990–91 Michigan State University CCA 22 8 10 2 1204 75 1 3.74 .859
1991–92 Salt Lake Golden Eagles IHL 52 24 22 5 3033 167 2 3.30 4 1 3 247 18 0 4.37
1992–93 Canadian National Team Intl 16 6 9 0 880 53 0 3.84
1992–93 Indianapolis Ice IHL 12 5 6 1 707 48 0 4.07 .884
1992–93 Salt Lake Golden Ealges IHL 13 5 6 1 747 52 0 4.18 .869
1993–94 Calgary Flames NHL 1 0 1 0 60 8 0 8.00 .771
1993–94 Saint John Flames AHL 51 26 21 3 2939 183 2 3.74 .877 7 3 4 415 19 0 2.75 .903
1994–95 Calgary Flames NHL 1 0 0 0 10 0 0 0.00 1.000
1994–95 Saint John Flames AHL 31 10 14 4 1741 101 2 3.48 .892
1995–96 Hartford Whalers NHL 22 4 8 3 1013 49 1 2.90 .911
1995–96 Springfield Falcons AHL 5 4 0 1 300 12 1 2.40 .912
1996–97 Hartford Whalers NHL 31 9 13 5 1591 91 0 3.43 .888
1997–98 New York Rangers NHL 6 0 3 2 313 17 0 3.26 .891
1997–98 Hartford Wolf Pack AHL 17 11 5 1 999 57 0 3.42 .897
1997–98 San Jose Sharks NHL 1 0 0 0 27 2 0 4.49 .846
1997–98 Kentucky Thoroughblades AHL 7 2 3 2 430 25 0 3.49 .881 3 0 3 153 13 0 5.07 .824
1998–99 Eisbären Berlin DEL 4 240 12 0 3.00 .917 3 0 3 166 14 0 5.06 .837
1999–00 Tappara FIN 41 26 9 5 2479 94 5 2.28 .921 4 1 3 252 14 0 3.33 .890
2000–01 Augsburg Panthers DEL 43 2391 143 1 3.59 .896
2001–02 HC Milano ITA 34
2002–03 HC Milano ITA 32 2.06 .940
2003–04 HC Milano ITA 27 1531 62 2 2.43 .892
2004–05 HC Bolzano ITA 31 1694 82 1 2.90 .910
2005–06 HC Bolzano ITA 26 1411 63 1 2.68 .916 2
2006–07 Flint Generals UHL 41 18 15 6 2352 131 0 3.34 .891 5 2 3 305 19 0 3.74 .877
NHL totals 62 13 25 10 3013 167 1 3.33 .894

International

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Year Team Event GP W L T MIN GA SO GAA SV%
2004 Italy WC-B 3 2 1 0 175 5 1 1.72 .933
2005 Italy WC-B 4 3 0 1 240 3 1 0.75 .963
2006 Italy OLY 4 0 1 2 212 14 0 3.96 .891
2006 Italy WC 6 1 4 1 304 18 0 3.55 .897
2007 Italy WC 1 0 1 0 60 3 0 3.00 .917
Senior totals 18 6 7 4 991 43 2 2.60

Awards and honours

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Award Year
All-CCHA Second Team 1987–88 [6]
CCHA All-Tournament Team 1989 [7]
All-CCHA First Team 1989–90 [6]
AHCA West Second-Team All-American 1989–90 [8]
CCHA All-Tournament Team 1990 [7]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Jason Muzzatti player profile". Hockey Hall of Fame. Retrieved 2010-01-24.
  2. ^ Flint Generals hire Jason Muzzatti as new head coach
  3. ^ "Muzzatti Named Hurricanes Goaltending Coach". NHL.com. Retrieved 2019-08-13.
  4. ^ "Meet Our Instructors | Just Goalies". justgoalies. Retrieved 8 April 2019.
  5. ^ "About Just Goalies | Just Goalies". justgoalies. Retrieved 8 April 2019.
  6. ^ a b "All-CCHA Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved 2013-07-27.
  7. ^ a b "2012-13 CCHA Media Guide". ISSUU.com. Retrieved 2014-04-23.
  8. ^ "Men's Ice Hockey Award Winners" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved June 11, 2013.
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Awards and achievements
Preceded by Calgary Flames' first round draft pick
1988
Succeeded by
Preceded by CCHA Most Valuable Player in Tournament
1989
Succeeded by