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Rico Fata

Position: RW
Shoots: Left
Height: 6-0    Weight: 205 lbs.
Born: February 12, 1980 in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario

Drafted by the Calgary Flames in the 1st round (6th overall) of the 1998 NHL Entry Draft.

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NHL/WHA Regular Season

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS PTS/G GC GC/G TGF PGF TGA PGA +/- PIM ESG PPG SHG GWG SOG SOG/G SPCT TOI ATOI
1998-99 18 Calgary Flames NHL 20 0 1 1 0.05 0 0.02 3 0 3 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 13 0.65 0.0 152 7:36
1999-00 19 Calgary Flames NHL 2 0 0 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0 1 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 20 10:06
2000-01 20 Calgary Flames NHL 5 0 0 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0 3 0 -3 6 0 0 0 0 6 1.20 0.0 47 9:25
2001-02 21 New York Rangers NHL 10 0 0 0 0.00 0 0.00 1 0 3 0 -2 0 0 0 0 0 8 0.80 0.0 85 8:31
2002-03 22 2 Teams NHL 63 7 12 19 0.30 7 0.11 25 8 26 2 -7 16 7 0 0 0 79 1.25 8.9 742 11:46
2002-03 22 New York Rangers NHL 36 2 4 6 0.17 2 0.06 8 1 8 0 -1 6 2 0 0 0 30 0.83 6.7 262 7:16
2002-03 22 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 27 5 8 13 0.48 5 0.18 17 7 18 2 -6 10 5 0 0 0 49 1.81 10.2 480 17:46
2003-04 23 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 73 16 18 34 0.47 13 0.18 40 15 92 21 -46 54 8 6 2 1 163 2.23 9.8 1312 17:58
2005-06 25 3 Teams NHL 47 3 4 7 0.15 3 0.06 12 1 27 12 -4 22 2 1 0 0 50 1.06 6.0 478 10:10
2005-06 25 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 20 0 0 0 0.00 0 0.00 2 0 19 12 -5 10 0 0 0 0 18 0.90 0.0 262 13:06
2005-06 25 Atlanta Thrashers NHL 6 0 1 1 0.17 0 0.05 2 0 4 0 -2 4 0 0 0 0 1 0.17 0.0 44 7:18
2005-06 25 Washington Capitals NHL 21 3 3 6 0.29 2 0.12 8 1 4 0 3 8 2 1 0 0 31 1.48 9.7 172 8:11
2006-07 26 Washington Capitals NHL 10 1 1 2 0.20 1 0.08 6 0 7 4 3 2 1 0 0 0 15 1.50 6.7 104 10:26
Career 8 Seasons NHL 230 27 36 63 0.27 24 0.10 87 24 162 39 -60 104 18 7 2 1 334 1.45 8.1 2940 12:47

Other Regular Season

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS PTS/G GC GC/G TGF PGF TGA PGA +/- PIM ESG PPG SHG GWG SOG SOG/G SPCT TOI ATOI
1994-95 14 Sault Ste. Marie Legion NOHA 51 52 51 103 2.02
1995-96 15 Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds OHL 62 11 15 26 0.42 52
1996-97 16 London Knights OHL 59 19 34 53 0.90 76
1997-98 17 London Knights OHL 64 43 33 76 1.19 110
1998-99 18 London Knights OHL 23 15 18 33 1.43 3 41 9 6 0 1
1998-99 18 Canada WJC-A 7 1 3 4 0.57 8
1999-00 19 Saint John Flames AHL 76 29 29 58 0.76 -11 65 17 9 3 3 254 3.34 11.4
2000-01 20 Saint John Flames AHL 70 23 29 52 0.74 10 129 15 5 3 4 213 3.04 10.8
2001-02 21 Hartford Wolf Pack AHL 61 35 36 71 1.16 27 36 25 8 2 5
2002-03 22 Hartford Wolf Pack AHL 9 8 6 14 1.56 4 6 6 1 1 1 41 4.56 19.5
2004-05 24 A&O Asiago Hockey Italy 35 18 20 38 1.09 36
2005-06 25 Wilkes-Barre Penguins AHL 25 8 10 18 0.72 7 39 6 2 0 1
2006-07 26 Adler Mannheim Germany 29 8 10 18 0.62 12
2007-08 27 Adler Mannheim Germany 53 7 14 21 0.40 67
Career 5 Seasons AHL 241 103 110 213 0.88 37 275 69 25 9 14 508 3.28 11.8
Career 2 Seasons Germany 82 15 24 39 0.48 79
Career 1 Season Italy 35 18 20 38 1.09 36
Career 1 Season NOHA 51 52 51 103 2.02
Career 4 Seasons OHL 208 88 100 188 0.90 3 279 9 6 0 1
Career 1 Season WJC-A 7 1 3 4 0.57 8

Other Playoffs

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS PTS/G +/- PIM ESG PPG SHG GWG SOG SOG/G SPCT TOI ATOI
1995-96 15 Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds OHL 4 0 0 0 0.00 0
1997-98 17 London Knights OHL 16 9 5 14 0.88 49
1998-99 18 London Knights OHL 25 10 12 22 0.88 42
1999-00 19 Saint John Flames AHL 3 0 0 0 0.00 4 0 0 0 0
2000-01 20 Saint John Flames AHL 19 2 3 5 0.26 22 2 0 0 0
2001-02 21 Hartford Wolf Pack AHL 10 2 5 7 0.70 4 2 0 0 0
2004-05 24 A&O Asiago Hockey Italy 9 7 5 12 1.33 10
2006-07 26 Adler Mannheim Germany 11 2 4 6 0.55 8
2007-08 27 Adler Mannheim Germany 5 0 2 2 0.40 2
Career 3 Seasons AHL 32 4 8 12 0.38 30 4 0 0 0
Career 2 Seasons Germany 16 2 6 8 0.50 10
Career 1 Season Italy 9 7 5 12 1.33 10
Career 3 Seasons OHL 45 19 17 36 0.80 91

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

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Total Goals Against

2003-04 NHL 92 (10)

Transactions

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October 3, 2001: Claimed on waivers by NY Rangers from Calgary, October 3, 2001.

February 10, 2003: Traded to Pittsburgh by NY Rangers with Joel Bouchard, Richard Lintner and Mikael Samuelsson for Mike Wilson, Alex Kovalev, Janne Laukkanen and Dan LaCouture, February 10, 2003.

August 15, 2004: Signed as a free agent by Asiago (Italy), August 15, 2004.

January 31, 2006: Claimed on waivers by Atlanta from Pittsburgh, January 31, 2006.

March 9, 2006: Claimed on waivers by Washington from Atlanta, March 9, 2006.

November 8, 2006: Signed as a free agent by Mannheim, November 8, 2006.