Mike Zigomanis

Michael Zigomanis (born January 17, 1981) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey centre. Zigomanis was drafted twice. In the 1999 NHL Entry Draft he was selected 64th overall by the Buffalo Sabres, but was not signed. He re-entered for the 2001 NHL Entry Draft and was selected by the Carolina Hurricanes 46th overall.
Zigomanis was born in North York, Ontario, but grew up in Markham, Ontario.
==Early life==
He was born to Macedonian parents who emigrated to Canada from the Kastoria, Greece. As a youth, he played in the 1995 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from North York. Zigomanis attended Father Michael McGivney Catholic Academy in Markham, graduating in 2000.
==Playing career==
Zigomanis was originally drafted in the 2nd round, 64th overall, by the Buffalo Sabres in the 1999 NHL Entry Draft. Zigomanis agreed to terms with the Sabres just before the 5 pm deadline on June 1, 2001, but there was a typographical error in his contract that was faxed to the league offices. By the time the error was discovered, the deadline had passed, and the NHL ruled that he would have to re-enter the NHL draft, as he had not been signed before the deadline. He re-entered the draft and was selected 46th overall by Carolina Hurricanes in 2001. Zigomanis has played 134 career NHL games, scoring 19 goals and 14 assists for 33 points. Zigomanis played four seasons of Junior Hockey with the Kingston Frontenacs of the Ontario Hockey League. He represented Canada at the 2001 World Junior Hockey Championships.
Known for having terrific vision, soft hands and an adept passing touch, combined with great skill on the faceoff, Zigomanis molded his role as a third-line playmaker. The Coyotes signed him to a contract extension through the 2008–09 season on February 16, 2007. On October 9, 2008, he was traded to the Penguins for future considerations. While in Pittsburgh, Zigomanis provided faceoff and penalty killing expertise.
He signed a professional tryout with the Toronto Marlies of the American Hockey League on October 19, 2009. Zigomanis played only seven games but managed to score 13 points (all assists) before leaving for Europe on November 10, 2009, signing a contract for the rest of the 2009–10 season with Djurgårdens IF of the Swedish Elitserien.
On July 15, 2010, Zigomanis signed as a free agent to return to Toronto, signing a one-year, two-way contract with the Maple Leafs. On July 12, 2011, Zigomanis signed a one-year, two-way contract with the Toronto Maple Leafs worth $665,000 at the NHL level and $300,000 at the AHL level.
After recording professional career highs of 61 points during the 2011–12 season, Zigomanis opted to remain with the Marlies and was re-signed to a one-year AHL contract as a free agent on July 30, 2012.
On July 10, 2013, Zigomanis signed an AHL-only contract with the Rochester Americans, the minor-league affiliate of the Buffalo Sabres, the team that drafted him in 1999.
===Brand ambassador===
After joining the Toronto Maple Leafs Cheetah energy drinks CEO Frank D'Angelo signing him to a promotional contract. But after Zigomanis was demoted to the club's minor league affiliate, and nude photos of the player which he had sent to an ex-girlfriend surfaced online, D'Angelo, citing breach of contract for allegedly not living up to a morals clause in the contract, released Zigomanis from his contract as a "brand ambassador" for Cheetah. Zigomanis sued for breach of contract and won a settlement.
==Current career ==
He now works for Toronto sports radio station Sportsnet 590 The Fan co-hosting the morning show.
==Career statistics==
===Regular season and playoffs===
 	 	 		Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season		Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs
Season 	Team 	League 		GP 	G 	A 	Pts 	PIM 		GP 	G 	A 	Pts 	PIM
1997–98 	Kingston Frontenacs 	OHL 		62 	23 	51 	74 	30 		12 	1 	6 	7 	2
1998–99 	Kingston Frontenacs 	OHL 		67 	29 	56 	85 	36 		5 	1 	7 	8 	2
1999–00 	Kingston Frontenacs 	OHL 		59 	40 	54 	94 	49 		5 	0 	4 	4 	0
2000–01 	Kingston Frontenacs 	OHL 		52 	40 	37 	77 	44 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2001–02 	Lowell Lock Monsters	AHL 		79 	18 	30 	48 	24 		5 	1 	1 	2 	2
2002–03 	Lowell Lock Monsters	AHL 		38 	13 	18 	31 	19 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2002–03 	Carolina Hurricanes 	NHL 		19 	2 	1 	3 	0 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2003–04 	Lowell Lock Monsters	AHL 		61 	17 	35 	52 	56 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2003–04 	Carolina Hurricanes 	NHL 		17 	0 	3 	3 	2 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2004–05 	Lowell Lock Monsters	AHL 		76 	29 	31 	60 	71 		11 	4 	7 	11 	8
2005–06 	Carolina Hurricanes 	NHL 		21 	1 	0 	1 	4 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2005–06 	Lowell Lock Monsters	AHL 		11 	6 	7 	13 	19 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2005–06 	St. Louis Blues 	NHL 		2 	0 	0 	0 	0 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2005–06 	Peoria Rivermen 	AHL 		28 	10 	18 	28 	16 		4 	2 	4 	6 	6
2006–07 	Phoenix Coyotes 	NHL 		75 	14 	9 	23 	46 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2007–08 	Phoenix Coyotes 	NHL 		33 	2 	1 	3 	6 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2007–08 	San Antonio Rampage 	AHL 		27 	10 	15 	25 	14 		7 	0 	5 	5 	10
2008–09 	Pittsburgh Penguins 	NHL 		22 	2 	4 	6 	27 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2009–10 	Toronto Marlies 	AHL 		7 	0 	13 	13 	0 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2009–10 	Djurgårdens IF 	SEL 		27 	4 	7 	11 	12 		5 	0 	0 	0 	8
2010–11 	Toronto Maple Leafs 	NHL 		8 	0 	1 	1 	4 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2010–11 	Toronto Marlies 	AHL 		64 	14 	33 	47 	66 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2011–12 	Toronto Marlies 	AHL 		68 	19 	42 	61 	52 		13 	4 	2 	6 	10
2012–13 	Toronto Marlies 	AHL 		65 	7 	28 	35 	42 		9 	2 	7 	9 	8
2013–14 	Rochester Americans 	AHL 		50 	12 	17 	29 	32 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
NHL totals	NHL totals 	NHL totals		197 	21 	19 	40 	89 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
===International===
Year 	Team 	Event 	Result 		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2001 	Canada 	WJC 	 		7 	2	2	4 	0
Junior totals	Junior totals	Junior totals	Junior totals		7 	2	2	4 	0
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
==Awards and honours==
Award 	Year	
OHL 	OHL 	OHL
CHL Top Prospects Game 	1999	
William Hanley Trophy (Most Gentlemanly Player)	2000	
AHL 	AHL 	AHL
All-Star Game 	2004	
Yanick Dupre Memorial Award 	2013	
NHL 	NHL 	NHL
Stanley Cup (Pittsburgh Penguins) 	2009	
==References==
==External links==
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Category:1981 births
Category:Buffalo Sabres draft picks
Category:Canadian ice hockey centres
Category:Carolina Hurricanes draft picks
Category:Carolina Hurricanes players
Category:Djurgårdens IF Hockey players
Category:Ice hockey people from Ontario
Category:Kingston Frontenacs players
Category:Lowell Lock Monsters players
Category:Peoria Rivermen (AHL) players
Category:Phoenix Coyotes players
Category:Pittsburgh Penguins players
Category:Rochester Americans players
Category:San Antonio Rampage players
Category:Stanley Cup champions
Category:St. Louis Blues players
Category:Toronto Maple Leafs players
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