Hnat A. Domenichelli (born February 16, 1976) is a Swiss-Canadian former professional ice hockey player. He was drafted by the Hartford Whalers in the fourth round, 83rd overall, of the 1994 NHL entry draft. He played 267 National Hockey League (NHL) games for the Whalers, Calgary Flames, Atlanta Thrashers and Minnesota Wild between 1996 and 2003 before moving to Switzerland where he has played for the remainder of his career in the National League A. After becoming a Swiss citizen in 2009, he would play for Switzerland at the 2010 Winter Olympics.
Domenichelli is currently the general manager of HC Lugano of the National League (NL). He is now the GM of the Vancouver Giants of the WHL
Playing career Born in Edmonton, Alberta, Domenichelli had a stand-out junior career with the Kamloops Blazers of the Western Hockey League (WHL) and grew up a fan of the New York Rangers. He was a WHL West Second Team All-Star in 1995, and a First Team All-Star in 1996, also gaining a nod as a Canadian Hockey League (CHL) First-Team All-Star. He won the Brad Hornung Trophy as the WHL's sportsman of the year, and was named the CHL Sportsman of the Year, both in 1996. He won the WHL championship with the Blazers in 1994 and 1995 and the Memorial Cup as national Major-Junior champion in both 1994 and 1995.
The Hartford Whalers selected Domenichelli in the fourth round, 83rd overall, in the 1994 NHL entry draft. He made his professional debut with the Whalers' American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Springfield Falcons, in the 1996–97 season. He also appeared in 13 games with the Whalers that season before being traded to the Calgary Flames.
Domenichelli appeared in 96 games over four seasons with the Flames before being traded, along with Dmitri Vlasenkov, to the Atlanta Thrashers during the 1999–2000 season in exchange for Jason Botterill and Darryl Shannon. He had the best scoring season of his NHL career during the 2000–01 season with the Thrashers, scoring 15 goals. During the 2001–02 season, the Thrashers traded Domenichelli to the Minnesota Wild for Andy Sutton. He left the Wild for Switzerland after the 2002–03 season.
Domenichelli played for Team Canada at the Spengler Cup early in his European hockey career before he became a Swiss citizen in 2009, which allowed him to play for the country's national team at the 2010 Winter Olympics.
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1992–93Kamloops BlazersWHL451282015111122 1993–94Kamloops BlazersWHL6927406731191012220 1994–95Kamloops BlazersWHL725262114341999189 1995–96Kamloops BlazersWHL6259891483716791629 1996–97Springfield FalconsAHL3924244812————— 1996–97Saint John FlamesAHL1112055052 1996–97Hartford WhalersNHL132137————— 1996–97Calgary FlamesNHL101232————— 1997–98Saint John FlamesAHL483313462419781514 1997–98Calgary FlamesNHL3197166————— 1998–99Calgary FlamesNHL23551011————— 1998–99Saint John FlamesAHL512521462674482 1999–00Saint John FlamesAHL1267138————— 1999–00Calgary FlamesNHL32591412————— 1999–00Atlanta ThrashersNHL2769154————— 2000–01Atlanta ThrashersNHL6315122718————— 2001–02Atlanta ThrashersNHL408111934————— 2001–02Minnesota WildNHL2715610————— 2002–03Houston AerosAHL62293463582368148 2002–03Minnesota WildNHL10000————— 2003–04HC Ambrì–PiottaNLA4227325984722410 2004–05HC Ambrì–PiottaNLA4123365930110125 2004–05EHC BaselNLB—————755100 2005–06HC Ambrì–PiottaNLA44352459187461010 2006–07HC Ambrì–PiottaNLA4421315250————— 2007–08HC Ambrì–PiottaNLA2618224022————— 2008–09 HC LuganoNLA402119408————— 2009–10HC LuganoNLA502735621640110 2010–11HC LuganoNLA4816274316————— 2011–12HC LuganoNLA48141933186 0 4 4 0 2012–13HC LuganoNLA176410873362 2013–14HC LuganoNLA103470————— 2013–14SC BernNLA32981712————— AHL totals 213 118 100 218 128 54 22 20 42 26 NHL totals 267 52 61 113 104 — — — — — NLA totals 442 220 261 481 282 32 10 16 26 47
International Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM 1996 Canada WJC 6 2 3 5 6 2010 Switzerland OG 8th 5 1 2 3 4 Junior totals 6 2 3 5 6 Senior totals 5 1 2 3 4
Awards and honours
Award Year Junior WHL West Second All-Star Team 1994–95 WHL West First All-Star Team 1995–96 CHL First All-Star Team 1995–96 Brad Hornung Trophy 1995–96 CHL Sportsman of the Year 1995–96
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