Hnat Domenichelli

Hnat A. Domenichelli (born February 16, 1976) is a Canadian-Swiss former professional ice hockey player of Ukrainian descent. He was drafted by the Hartford Whalers in the fourth round, 83rd overall, of the 1994 NHL Entry Draft. He played 267 National Hockey League (NHL) games for the Whalers, Calgary Flames, Atlanta Thrashers and Minnesota Wild between 1996 and 2003 before moving to Switzerland where he has played for the remainder of his career in the National League A. He played for Switzerland at the 2010 Winter Olympics.

Hnat Domenichelli
Domenichelli with the Houston Aeros in 2003
Born (1976-02-16) February 16, 1976
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight 198 lb (90 kg; 14 st 2 lb)
Position Centre
Shot Left
Played for Hartford Whalers
Calgary Flames
Atlanta Thrashers
Minnesota Wild
HC Ambri-Piotta
HC Lugano
SC Bern
National team  Canada and
  Switzerland
NHL Draft 83rd overall, 1994
Hartford Whalers
Playing career 1996–2014

Domenichelli is currently the general manager of HC Lugano of the National League (NL).

Playing career

Born in Edmonton, Alberta, Domenichelli had a stand-out junior career with the Kamloops Blazers of the Western Hockey League (WHL) and grew up a fan of the New York Rangers. He was a WHL West Second Team All-Star in 1995, and a First Team All-Star in 1996, also gaining a nod as a Canadian Hockey League (CHL) First-Team All-Star. He won the Brad Hornung Trophy as the WHL's sportsman of the year, and was named the CHL Sportsman of the Year, both in 1996. He won the WHL championship with the Blazers in 1994 and 1995 and the Memorial Cup as national Major-Junior champion in both 1994 and 1995.[1]

The Hartford Whalers selected Domenichelli in the fourth round, 83rd overall, in the 1994 NHL Entry Draft.[2] He made his professional debut with the Whalers' American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Springfield Falcons, in the 1996–97 season. He also appeared in 13 games with the Whalers that season before being traded to the Calgary Flames.[1]

Domenichelli appeared in 96 games over four seasons with the Flames before being traded, along with Dmitri Vlasenkov, to the Atlanta Thrashers during the 1999–2000 season in exchange for Jason Botterill and Darryl Shannon. He had the best scoring season of his NHL career during the 2000–01 season with the Thrashers, scoring 15 goals. During the 2001–02 season, the Thrashers traded Domenichelli to the Minnesota Wild for Andy Sutton. He left the Wild for Switzerland after the 2002–03 season.[1]

Domenichelli played for Team Canada at the Spengler Cup early in his European hockey career[3][4][5] before he became a Swiss citizen in 2009, which allowed him to play for the country's national team at the 2010 Winter Olympics.[6]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs
Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1992–93Kamloops BlazersWHL451282015111122
1993–94Kamloops BlazersWHL6927406731191012220
1994–95Kamloops BlazersWHL725262114341999189
1995–96Kamloops BlazersWHL6259891483716791629
1996–97Springfield FalconsAHL3924244812—————
1996–97Saint John FlamesAHL1112055052
1996–97Hartford WhalersNHL132137—————
1996–97Calgary FlamesNHL101232—————
1997–98Saint John FlamesAHL483313462419781514
1997–98Calgary FlamesNHL3197166—————
1998–99Calgary FlamesNHL23551011—————
1998–99Saint John FlamesAHL512521462674482
1999–00Saint John FlamesAHL1267138—————
1999–00Calgary FlamesNHL32591412—————
1999–00Atlanta ThrashersNHL2769154—————
2000–01Atlanta ThrashersNHL6315122718—————
2001–02Atlanta ThrashersNHL408111934—————
2001–02Minnesota WildNHL2715610—————
2002–03Houston AerosAHL62293463582368148
2002–03Minnesota WildNHL10000—————
2003–04HC Ambrì–PiottaNLA4227325984722410
2004–05HC Ambrì–PiottaNLA4123365930110125
2004–05EHC BaselNLB—————755100
2005–06HC Ambrì–PiottaNLA44352459187461010
2006–07HC Ambrì–PiottaNLA4421315250—————
2007–08HC Ambrì–PiottaNLA2618224022—————
2008–09HC LuganoNLA402119408—————
2009–10HC LuganoNLA502735621640110
2010–11HC LuganoNLA4816274316—————
2011–12HC LuganoNLA481419331860440
2012–13HC LuganoNLA176410873362
2013–14HC LuganoNLA103470—————
2013–14SC BernNLA32981712—————
AHL totals 213 118 100 218 128 54 22 20 42 26
NHL totals 267 52 61 113 104 — — — — —
NLA totals 442 220 261 481 282 32 10 16 26 47

International
Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
1996 Canada WJC 1st place, gold medalist(s) 6 2 3 5 6
2010 Switzerland OG 8th 5 1 2 3 4
Junior totals 6 2 3 5 6
Senior totals 5 1 2 3 4

Awards and honours
Medal record
Representing Canada Canada
Men's ice hockey
World Junior Championship
Gold medal – first place 1996 United States
Award Year
Junior
WHL West Second All-Star Team 1994–95 [1]
WHL West First All-Star Team 1995–96 [7]
CHL First All-Star Team 1995–96 [1]
Brad Hornung Trophy 1995–96 [8]
CHL Sportsman of the Year 1995–96 [1]

References
  1. "Hnat Domenichelli player profile". Hockey Hall of Fame. Retrieved 2010-02-19.
  2. "1994 NHL Entry Draft". The Internet Hockey Database. Retrieved 2010-02-19.
  3. Duhatschek, Eric (2010-01-17). "Foreign Affairs: Switzerland". Globe and Mail. Retrieved 2010-02-19.
  4. "Curtis Joseph leads Canada into Spengler Cup". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. 2007-12-25. Retrieved 2010-02-19.
  5. "Canada shot down in Spengler heartbreaker". Toronto Star. 2008-12-28. Retrieved 2010-02-19.
  6. Duhatschek, Eric (2010-02-17). "Iginla goes way back with Swiss Domenichelli". Globe and Mail. Retrieved 2010-02-19.
  7. Flett, Cory; Watts, Jessie (eds.). 2008–09 WHL Guide. Western Hockey League. p. 197.
  8. Flett, Cory; Watts, Jessie (eds.). 2008–09 WHL Guide. Western Hockey League. p. 200.
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