Paul DiPietro

Paul DiPietro (born September 8, 1970 in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario) is a Canadian-born Swiss professional ice hockey player. He plays forward. He played for the Swiss national ice hockey team at the 2006 Olympics.
==Playing career ==
Paul DiPietro played in the NHL for the Montreal Canadiens, Los Angeles Kings and Toronto Maple Leafs. 
He won a Stanley Cup with the 1993 Canadiens and scored twice in the Cup-clinching game. 
On February 18, 2006 he scored the only two goals of the game in Switzerland's upset win over Canada despite having previously played for the Canadian National Team. 
He played his rookie year on the Montreal Canadiens in the 1991-1992 NHL Season. The next season he won the Stanley Cup with the Canadiens, scoring 8 goals and 5 assists in 17 playoff games.
DiPietro was traded to the Toronto Maple Leafs in April, 1995 and then joined the Los Angeles Kings in 1996. However, he played mostly in the minor pros these years.
He left for Europe in 1997 and retired after the 2013–14 season. He became a Swiss citizen.
==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
1986–87 	Sudbury Wolves 	OHL 	 	49 	5 	11 	16 	13 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1987–88 	Sudbury Wolves 	OHL 	 	63 	25 	42 	67 	27 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1988–89 	Sudbury Wolves 	OHL 	 	57 	31 	48 	79 	27 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1989–90 	Sudbury Wolves 	OHL 	 	66 	56 	63 	119 	57 	 	8 	3 	6 	9 	7
1990–91 	Fredericton Canadiens 	AHL 	 	78 	39 	31 	70 	38 	 	9 	5 	6 	11 	2
1991–92 	Montreal Canadiens 	NHL 	 	33 	4 	6 	10 	25 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1991–92 	Fredericton Canadiens 	AHL 	 	43 	26 	31 	57 	52 	 	7 	3 	4 	7 	8
1992–93 	Montreal Canadiens 	NHL 	 	29 	4 	13 	17 	14 	 	17 	8 	5 	13 	8
1992–93 	Fredericton Canadiens 	AHL 	 	26 	8 	16 	24 	16 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1993–94 	Montreal Canadiens 	NHL 	 	70 	13 	20 	33 	37 	 	7 	2 	4 	6 	2
1994–95 	Montreal Canadiens 	NHL 	 	22 	4 	5 	9 	4 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1994–95 	Toronto Maple Leafs 	NHL 	 	12 	1 	1 	2 	6 	 	7 	1 	1 	2 	0
1995–96 	Toronto Maple Leafs 	NHL 	 	20 	4 	4 	8 	4 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1995–96 	St. John's Maple Leafs	AHL 	 	2 	2 	2 	4 	0 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1995–96 	Houston Aeros 	IHL 	 	36 	18 	23 	41 	44 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1995–96 	Las Vegas Thunder 	IHL 	 	13 	5 	6 	11 	10 	 	13 	4 	8 	12 	16
1996–97 	Los Angeles Kings 	NHL 	 	6 	1 	0 	1 	6 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1996–97 	Phoenix Roadrunners 	IHL 	 	33 	9 	20 	29 	32 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1996–97 	Cincinnati Cyclones 	IHL 	 	32 	15 	14 	29 	28 	 	3 	1 	1 	2 	2
1997–98 	Kassel Huskies 	DEL 	 	25 	21 	29 	50 	14 	 	4 	0 	3 	3 	2
1998–99 	HC Ambrì–Piotta 	NDA 	 	45 	38 	44 	82 	22 	 	15 	6 	12 	18 	22
1999–2000 	EV Zug 	NLA 	 	45 	20 	34 	54 	58 	 	10 	3 	5 	8 	10
2000–01 	EV Zug 	NLA 	 	43 	26 	29 	55 	34 	 	4 	2 	0 	2 	27
2001–02 	EV Zug 	NLA 	 	42 	19 	24 	43 	45 	 	6 	6 	3 	9 	4
2002–03 	EV Zug 	NLA 	 	42 	14 	28 	42 	51 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2002–03 	Milano Vipers 	ITA 	 	1 	0 	2 	2 	0 	 	2 	0 	1 	1 	0
2003–04 	EV Zug 	NLA 	 	46 	14 	24 	38 	10 	 	3 	1 	0 	1 	2
2004–05 	EHC Chur 	SUI.2 	 	44 	28 	34 	62 	91 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2004–05 	HC Lugano 	NLA 	 	1 	0 	1 	1 	2 	 	4 	1 	0 	1 	2
2005–06 	EV Zug 	NLA 	 	42 	9 	26 	35 	28 	 	7 	2 	4 	6 	0
2006–07 	EV Zug 	NLA 	 	41 	22 	25 	47 	36 	 	12 	3 	4 	7 	10
2007–08 	EV Zug 	NLA 	 	50 	12 	29 	41 	30 	 	7 	2 	2 	4 	6
2008–09 	EV Zug 	NLA 	 	50 	11 	22 	33 	42 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2009–10 	EV Zug 	NLA 	 	49 	9 	14 	23 	16 	 	13 	3 	6 	9 	6
2010–11 	EV Zug 	NLA 	 	49 	7 	19 	26 	20 	 	10 	0 	3 	3 	6
2011–12 	HC Sierre 	SUI.2 	 	25 	9 	6 	15 	8 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2011–12 	SCL Tigers 	NLA 	 	17 	5 	5 	10 	6 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2012–13 	EHC Seewen 	SUI.3 	 	1 	0 	0 	0 	2 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2012–13 	HC Lugano 	NLA 	 	15 	0 	3 	3 	4 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2012–13 	EHC Olten 	SUI.2 	 	11 	6 	6 	12 	6 	 	17 	9 	3 	12 	8
2013–14 	EHC Olten 	SUI.2 	 	35 	5 	26 	31 	12 	 	2 	0 	0 	0 	0
AHL totals 	AHL totals 	AHL totals 	 	149 	75 	80 	155 	106 	 	16 	8 	10 	18 	10
NHL totals 	NHL totals 	NHL totals 	 	192 	31 	49 	80 	96 	 	31 	11 	10 	21 	10
NDA/NLA totals	NDA/NLA totals 	NDA/NLA totals	 	577 	206 	327 	533 	404 	 	91 	29 	39 	68 	95
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
===International===
Year 	Team 	Event 	 	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2005 	Switzerland 	WC 	 	7 	1	2	3 	6
2006 	Switzerland 	OG 	 	6 	3	0	3 	0
2007 	Switzerland 	WC 	 	7 	3	2	5 	2
2008 	Switzerland 	WC 	 	7 	1	4	5 	2
Senior totals	Senior totals	Senior totals	 	27	8	8	16 	10
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
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