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.
Position | Goalkeeper/Guardien de But |
International Hockey | Canada (for Youth 1992-93) and Italy World Championships – B (2004 & ’05) World Championships (2006 & ’07) Olympic Games (2006) |
Club Hockey | Calgary Flames – National Hockey League Hartford Whalers – NHL New York Rangers – NHL San Jose Sharks – NHL Eisbären Berlin – Deutsche Eishockey Liga (German Top Flight) Augsburger Panther – Deutsche Eishockey Liga (Germany Top Flight) Tappara – Liiga (Finland Top Flight) HCJ Milano Vipers – Serie A (Italy Top Flight) HC Bolzano – Serie A (Italy Top Flight) St. Michael’s Buzzers – Metro Junior B Hockey League (Canada “B” Level Junior) Michigan State University Spartans – Central Collegiate Hocky Assocation (US NCAA) Sat Lake Golden Eagles – International Hockey League (US/Canada 2nd Tier) Indianapolis Ice – International Hockey League (US/Canada 2nd Tier) Saint John Flames – American Hockey League (US/Canada 2nd Tier) Springfield Falcons – American Hockey League (US/Canada 2nd Tier) Hartford Wolf Pack – American Hockey League (US/Canada 2nd Tier) Kentucky Thoroughblades – American Hockey League (US/Canada 2nd Tier) Flint Generals – United Hockey League (US/Canada 3rd Tier) Bloomington PrairieThunder – United Hockey League (US/Canada 3rd Tier) |
Awards and Honors | NCAA All CCHA Second Team (1987-88) CCHA Champion (1989-90 & 1990-91) CCHA Tournament MVP (1989-90) All CCHA First Team (1989-90) AHCA West Second-Team All-American (1989-90) CCHA All-Tournament Team (1989 & ’90) Serie A Italian SuperCup Champion (2001-02 & 2002-03) Italy Champion (2001-02, 2002-03, & 2003-04) Italian Cup Champion (2002-03) |
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Transactions
1995-10-06 | Selected off waivers by the Hartford Whalers from the Calgary Flames. |
1997-08-08 | Traded by the Carolina Hurricanes to the New York Rangers for 4th round draft pick in 1998 (Tommy Westlund). |
1998-03-24 | Traded by the New York Rangers to the San Jose Sharks for Rich Brennan. |