Daniel Catenacci (born March 9, 1993) is a Canadian-Italian professional ice hockey centre who is currently playing with HC Pustertal Wölfe in the ICE Hockey League (ICEHL). He has formerly played in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Buffalo Sabres and New York Rangers.
| Daniel Catenacci | |||
|---|---|---|---|
.jpg) Catenacci in 2015 | |||
| Born | March 9, 1993 Richmond Hill, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | ||
| Weight | 191 lb (87 kg; 13 st 9 lb) | ||
| Position | Centre | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| ICEHL team Former teams | HC Pustertal Wölfe Buffalo Sabres New York Rangers HC Bolzano | ||
| National team |  Italy | ||
| NHL draft | 77th overall, 2011 Buffalo Sabres | ||
| Playing career | 2013–present | ||
Playing career
editJunior
editCatenacci was selected first overall by the Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds in the 2009 Ontario Hockey League Draft from the York Simcoe Express minor midget AAA team.[1]
After two seasons with the Greyhounds, he was traded to the Owen Sound Attack in August 2011 in exchange for Andrew Fritsch, Michael Schumacher and a second-round draft pick.[2][3]
Professional
editCatenacci was drafted in the third round, 77th overall, by the Buffalo Sabres in the 2011 NHL Entry Draft. He made his professional debut with the Rochester Americans during the 2013 American Hockey League playoffs.[4] During the 2013-2014 season, Catenacci also competed for Rochester in the 2013 Spengler Cup, scoring one goal in the quarterfinal.[5]
On February 5, 2016, Catenacci was recalled from the minors by the Sabres.[6] He made his debut with the Sabres the next night in a game against the Boston Bruins.[7] In his third game, against the Philadelphia Flyers, Catenacci was injured by a check from Radko Gudas.[8] After spending a week on the injured reserve list, Catenacci was reassigned to Rochester on February 19.[9] On March 1, 2016, Catenacci was once again recalled by the Sabres.[10] He finished the season playing in 11 games with Buffalo, scoring no points.
During the 2016–17 season, Catenacci was dealt by the Sabres at the trade deadline to the New York Rangers in exchange for defenseman Mat Bodie on February 28, 2017.[11]
As a free agent from the Rangers, following parts of two seasons with the club, Catenacci left North America after his first 6 professional seasons in agreeing to a one-year contract with Italian club, HCB South Tyrol of the EBEL on July 19, 2018.[12] He conitued playing at the club until the end of season 2021/22. In April 2022 HC Pustertal announced the signing of Catenacci.[13]
Career statistics
editRegular season and playoffs
edit| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2008–09 | Villanova Knights | OJHL | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds | OHL | 65 | 10 | 20 | 30 | 68 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | ||
| 2010–11 | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds | OHL | 67 | 26 | 45 | 71 | 117 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | Owen Sound Attack | OHL | 67 | 33 | 39 | 72 | 114 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | ||
| 2012–13 | Owen Sound Attack | OHL | 67 | 38 | 41 | 79 | 115 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 32 | ||
| 2012–13 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 76 | 10 | 10 | 20 | 32 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2014–15 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 68 | 15 | 14 | 29 | 60 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 50 | 12 | 12 | 24 | 39 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2016–17 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 50 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2016–17 | Hartford Wolf Pack | AHL | 19 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2017–18 | Hartford Wolf Pack | AHL | 42 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2017–18 | New York Rangers | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2018–19 | HC Bolzano | EBEL | 49 | 11 | 16 | 27 | 40 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 2019–20 | HC Bolzano | EBEL | 35 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2020–21 | HC Bolzano | ICEHL | 40 | 18 | 10 | 28 | 77 | 16 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 26 | ||
| 2021–22 | HC Bolzano | ICEHL | 43 | 7 | 17 | 24 | 36 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 2022–23 | HC Pustertal Wölfe | ICEHL | 40 | 10 | 13 | 23 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2023–24 | HC Pustertal Wölfe | ICEHL | 25 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 31 | ||
| NHL totals | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
International
edit| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Canada Ontario | U17 |  | 6 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 12 | |
| 2010 | Canada | IH18 |  | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 12 | |
| 2011 | Canada | U18 | 4th | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 22 | |
| Junior totals | 18 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 46 | ||||
References
edit- ^ "Catenacci OHL's top draft pick". Toronto Star. May 3, 2009. Retrieved February 7, 2016.
- ^ Walker, Bill (August 24, 2011). "Attack land veteran centre Daniel Catenacci from Soo". Owen Sound Sun Times. Retrieved February 7, 2016.
- ^ Walker, Bill (March 19, 2013). "Catenacci expects rude reception". Owen Sound Sun Times. Retrieved February 7, 2016.
- ^ Boron, Andy (April 18, 2013). "Amerks Call Up Catenacci, Knapp, Loading Up For AHL Playoffs". Die By The Blade. Archived from the original on December 10, 2022. Retrieved February 7, 2016.
- ^ "Canada headed to Spengler Cup semi-finals after 6-3 win over Rochester". CTVNews. 2013-12-29. Retrieved 2023-01-01.
- ^ Silverman, Cat (February 5, 2016). "Daniel Catenacci Earns Recall for Buffalo Sabres". Today's Slapshot. Retrieved February 7, 2016.
- ^ "Newmarket's Catenacci gets NHL debut with Sabres". Newmarket Era. February 6, 2016. Retrieved February 7, 2016.
- ^ Cooper, Josh (February 11, 2016). "Sabres call Radko Gudas 'idiot' after crushing Daniel Catenacci check". Yahoo! Sports. Retrieved February 13, 2016.
- ^ Kania, Melissa (February 19, 2016). "Buffalo Sabres Return Bailey, Catenacci to AHL". Sabre Noise. Archived from the original on November 8, 2022. Retrieved February 20, 2016.
- ^ "Sabres recall O'Reilly, Catenacci from Rochester". Buffalo Sabres. March 1, 2016. Retrieved March 1, 2016.
- ^ "Sabres trade Catenacci to Rangers for defenseman Mat Bodie". Yahoo! Sports. 2017-02-28. Archived from the original on 2017-03-01. Retrieved 2017-02-28.
- ^ "HCB strikes again with signing of Dan Catenacci". HCB South Tyrol. 2018-07-19. Retrieved 2018-07-19.
- ^ "Daniel Catenacci wechselt zum HC Pustertal".
External links
edit- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database