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Robert DiMaio (born February 19, 1968) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. He played in 894 National Hockey League (NHL) games with the New York Islanders, Tampa Bay Lightning, Philadelphia Flyers, Boston Bruins, New York Rangers, Carolina Hurricanes, and Dallas Stars. He is currently serves as the Ottawa Senators director of player personnel and director of professional scouting. DiMaio won the Stanley Cup with the Blues in 2019 as their director of player personnel.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Playing careerEdit
DiMaio was first drafted by the New York Islanders 6th round, 118th overall in the 1987 NHL Entry Draft, and captained their minor league Springfield Indians affiliate to a Calder 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 by Montreal Canadiens forward Guillaume Latendresse during the 2006 preseason, which ended his career. He won the Italian championship in the 2005 with Hockey Club Milano Vipers.
TransactionsEdit
- June 18, 1992 – Claimed by the Tampa Bay Lightning from the New York Islanders in the Expansion Draft.
- March 18, 1994 – Traded by the Tampa Bay Lightning to the Philadelphia Flyers in exchange for Jim Cummins and Philadelphia's 1995 4th round draft choice.
- September 30, 1996 – Claimed in the NHL Waiver Draft by the San Jose Sharks from the Philadelphia Flyers.
- September 30, 1996 – Traded by the San Jose Sharks to the Boston Bruins in exchange for Boston's 1997 5th round draft choice.
- March 10, 2000 – Traded by the Boston Bruins to the New York Rangers in exchange for Mike Knuble.
- August 4, 2000 – Traded by the New York Rangers, along with Darren Langdon, to the Carolina Hurricanes in exchange for Sandy McCarthy and Carolina's 2001 4th round draft choice.
- July 1, 2001 – Signed as free agent with the Dallas Stars.
- January 2005 – Signed with Hockey Club Milano Vipers.
- August 9, 2005 – Signed as a free agent with the Tampa Bay Lightning.
Career statisticsEdit
| 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 | ||||