Daniel Catenacci

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Daniel Catenacci
Catenacci with the Rochester Americans in 2015
Born (1993-03-09) March 9, 1993 (age 31)
Richmond Hill, Ontario, Canada
Height 5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight 191 lb (87 kg; 13 st 9 lb)
Position Centre
Shoots Left
EIHL team
Former teams		 Guildford Flames
Buffalo Sabres
New York Rangers
HC Bolzano
HC Pustertal Wölfe
National team  Italy
NHL draft 77th overall, 2011
Buffalo Sabres
Playing career 2013–present

Daniel Catenacci (born March 9, 1993) is an Italian-Canadian professional ice hockey centre who is currently playing with Guildford Flames in the UK's Elite Ice Hockey League (EIHL). He has formerly played in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Buffalo Sabres and New York Rangers.

Playing career

Junior

Catenacci 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

Catenacci 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 continued playing at the club until the end of season 2021/22. In April 2022 HC Pustertal announced the signing of Catenacci.[13]

In July 2024, Catenacci agreed terms on a one-year deal with UK Elite Ice Hockey League side Guildford Flames.[14]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

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

Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
2010 Canada Ontario U17 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 6 3 2 5 12
2010 Canada IH18 1st place, gold medalist(s) 5 2 2 4 12
2011 Canada U18 4th 7 0 2 2 22
Junior totals 18 5 6 11 46

References

  1. ^ "Catenacci OHL's top draft pick". Toronto Star. May 3, 2009. Retrieved February 7, 2016.
  2. ^ Walker, Bill (August 24, 2011). "Attack land veteran centre Daniel Catenacci from Soo". Owen Sound Sun Times. Retrieved February 7, 2016.
  3. ^ Walker, Bill (March 19, 2013). "Catenacci expects rude reception". Owen Sound Sun Times. Retrieved February 7, 2016.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ "Canada headed to Spengler Cup semi-finals after 6-3 win over Rochester". CTVNews. 2013-12-29. Retrieved 2023-01-01.
  6. ^ Silverman, Cat (February 5, 2016). "Daniel Catenacci Earns Recall for Buffalo Sabres". Today's Slapshot. Retrieved February 7, 2016.
  7. ^ "Newmarket's Catenacci gets NHL debut with Sabres". Newmarket Era. February 6, 2016. Retrieved February 7, 2016.
  8. ^ Cooper, Josh (February 11, 2016). "Sabres call Radko Gudas 'idiot' after crushing Daniel Catenacci check". Yahoo! Sports. Retrieved February 13, 2016.
  9. ^ 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.
  10. ^ "Sabres recall O'Reilly, Catenacci from Rochester". Buffalo Sabres. March 1, 2016. Retrieved March 1, 2016.
  11. ^ "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.
  12. ^ "HCB strikes again with signing of Dan Catenacci". HCB South Tyrol. 2018-07-19. Retrieved 2018-07-19.
  13. ^ "Daniel Catenacci wechselt zum HC Pustertal".
  14. ^ "Catenacci joins Flames for 24-25 season".
Awards and achievements
Preceded by Jack Ferguson Award
2009 		Succeeded by