Dwayne Zinger (born July 5, 1976) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman who played briefly in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Washington Capitals.
| Dwayne Zinger | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Zinger with the Providence Bruins in 2007 | |||
| Born |
July 5, 1976 Coronation, Alberta, Canada | ||
| Height | 6 ft 4 in (193 cm) | ||
| Weight | 220 lb (100 kg; 15 st 10 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for |
Washington Capitals Odense Bulldogs | ||
| NHL draft | Undrafted | ||
| Playing career | 2000–2010 | ||
Playing career
editUndrafted, Zinger was signed by the Detroit Red Wings as a free agent in 2000 after graduating from the University of Alaska-Fairbanks. He played eight seasons in the American Hockey League between 2000 and 2008, and played seven National Hockey League games with the Washington Capitals in 2003–04 NHL season, recording one assist. He played the 2008–09 season with the Odense Bulldogs of the Danish Elite League.[1] On September 14, 2009, Zinger returned to North America and signed a one-year contract with the Cincinnati Cyclones of the ECHL for the 2009–10 season.[2]
After the conclusion of his playing career, Zinger was named the head coach of the Queen City Storm of the then All American Hockey League on September 27, 2010.[3] Upon the club suspending operations and the League going defunct, Zinger later accepted a position for two seasons as an assistant coach with the Greenville Road Warriors of the ECHL.
Career statistics
edit| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1996–97 | University of Alaska Fairbanks | CCHA | 32 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 45 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1997–98 | University of Alaska Fairbanks | CCHA | 32 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 91 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1998–99 | University of Alaska Fairbanks | CCHA | 33 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1999–00 | University of Alaska Fairbanks | CCHA | 34 | 10 | 4 | 14 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1999–00 | Cincinnati Mighty Ducks | AHL | 14 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 33 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000–01 | Cincinnati Mighty Ducks | AHL | 68 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 120 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 2001–02 | Cincinnati Mighty Ducks | AHL | 67 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 156 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 2002–03 | Portland Pirates | AHL | 65 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 67 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2003–04 | Portland Pirates | AHL | 68 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 49 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | ||
| 2003–04 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | Portland Pirates | AHL | 58 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 118 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 74 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | San Antonio Rampage | AHL | 35 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 68 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Providence Bruins | AHL | 78 | 3 | 15 | 18 | 100 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 13 | ||
| 2007–08 | Providence Bruins | AHL | 53 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 83 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2008–09 | Odense Bulldogs | DEN | 35 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 52 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 2009–10 | Cincinnati Cyclones | ECHL | 37 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 41 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| AHL totals | 536 | 23 | 70 | 93 | 868 | 35 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 35 | ||||
| NHL totals | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
References
edit- ^ "Dwayne Zinger player profile". Hockey Hall of Fame. Retrieved January 28, 2010.
- ^ "Cyclones, Zinger agree to terms". ECHL. September 14, 2009. Retrieved July 26, 2010.[dead link]
- ^ "Storm Act Early, Hire New Head Coach Zinger". Queen City Storm. September 27, 2010. Archived from the original on December 2, 2010.
External links
edit- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database