Matt Zaba

Matt Zaba
Zaba with the Vienna Capitals in 2014
Born (1983-07-14) July 14, 1983 (age 41)
Yorkton, Saskatchewan, Canada
Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight 190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb)
Position Goaltender
Caught Left
Played for New York Rangers
HC Bolzano
Vienna Capitals
NHL draft 231st overall, 2003
Los Angeles Kings
Playing career 2007–2015

Matthew Darrell Zaba (born July 14, 1983) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender who played one game in the National Hockey League with the New York Rangers in 2010. The rest of his career, which lasted from 2007 to 2015, was spent in the minor leagues and later in the Italian and Austrian leagues.

Playing career

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Zaba was originally selected 231st overall in the 2003 NHL Entry Draft by the Los Angeles Kings.

Zaba played for New York Rangers of the National Hockey League. He made his NHL debut in the 2009–10 season on January 23, 2010, replacing Henrik Lundqvist in a game against the Montreal Canadiens.[1]

Unable to earn a new contract with the Rangers, Zaba left as a free agent to Europe, ending up in the Italian Serie A with HC Bolzano.[2]

After two successful seasons with the Foxes, Zaba moved to the Neighbouring EBEL, signing a contract with the Vienna Capitals on May 8, 2012.[3]

After three seasons with the Vienna Capitals, Zaba retired from professional hockey to take up a Goaltending coach position with the under-18 side the Colorado Rampage on July 25, 2015.[4]

Career statistics

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Regular season and playoffs

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Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP W L T OTL MIN GA SO GAA SV% GP W L MIN GA SO GAA SV%
2000–01 Yorkton Mallers U18 SMAAAHL 26 13 10 3 1480 79 0 3.20
2001–02 Penticton Panthers BCHL 33 1980 128 0 3.69
2002–03 Vernon Vipers BCHL 44 34 9 0 2012 96 2 2.21
2003–04 Colorado College WCHA 23 10 10 2 1323 50 1 2.27 .911
2004–05 Colorado College WCHA 18 10 5 2 1050 43 2 2.46 .916
2005–06 Colorado College WCHA 36 20 14 2 2068 87 4 2.52 .909
2006–07 Colorado College WCHA 33 15 13 4 1908 76 3 2.39 .917
2007–08 Charlotte Checkers ECHL 9 3 4 1 496 30 0 3.63 .891
2007–08 Idaho Steelheads ECHL 19 12 4 1 1070 39 3 2.19 .927
2008–09 Hartford Wolf Pack AHL 41 25 10 0 2262 88 2 2.33 .920
2009–10 New York Rangers NHL 1 0 0 0 34 2 0 3.56 .875
2009–10 Hartford Wolf Pack AHL 25 6 12 2 1296 68 0 3.15 .899
2009–10 Charlotte Checkers ECHL 3 2 1 0 185 11 0 3.58 .884
2010–11 HC Bolzano ITA 38 25 12 0 2240 78 4 2.09 .931
2011–12 HC Bolzano ITA 40 26 13 0 2343 79 3 2.02 .926
2012–13 Vienna Capitals EBEL 32 20 11 0 4 2.04 .927
2013–14 Vienna Capitals EBEL 47 30 17 0 4 2.40 .917
2014–15 Vienna Capitals EBEL 38 20 17 0 4 2.29 .920
NHL totals 2 0 1 0 70 5 0 4.35 .815

Awards and honours

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Award Year
All-WCHA Rookie Team 2003–04

References

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  1. ^ "Zaba Makes Rangers Debut". OurSportsCentral. 2010-01-24. Retrieved 2010-01-24.
  2. ^ "Hockey: Canadian Matt Zaba to backstop HC Bolzano" (in Italian). Adnkronos. 2010-08-10. Retrieved 2010-11-05.
  3. ^ "Matt Zaba new goalies for the Vienna Capitals". Vienna Capitals (in German). 2014-05-08. Retrieved 2014-05-08.
  4. ^ Colorado Rampage (2015-07-25). "Rampage announce Zaba as Coach". Twitter. Retrieved 2015-07-25.
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