Hnat Domenichelli

Hnat A. Domenichelli (born February 16, 1976) is a Canadian-Swiss professional ice hockey player currently playing for HC Lugano of the Swiss National League A. 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 since. He played for Switzerland at the 2010 Winter Olympics.
==Playing career==
Born in Edmonton, Alberta, Domenichelli had a stand-out junior career with the Kamloops Blazers of the Western Hockey League (WHL). 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 1995 and the Memorial Cup as national Major-Junior champion in both 1995 and 1996.
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. 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.
He has played for Team Canada several times at the Spengler Cup. Now married to a Swiss woman and with two children, Domenichelli gained his Swiss passport in 2009, allowing him to play for the Swiss at the 2010 Winter Olympics.
== 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
1992–93 	Kamloops Blazers 	WHL 	 	45 	12 	8 	20 	15 	 	11 	1 	1 	2 	2
1993–94 	Kamloops Blazers 	WHL 	 	69 	27 	40 	67 	31 	 	19 	10 	12 	22 	0
1994–95 	Kamloops Blazers 	WHL 	 	72 	52 	62 	114 	34 	 	19 	9 	9 	18 	9
1995–96 	Kamloops Blazers 	WHL 	 	62 	59 	89 	148 	37 	 	16 	7 	9 	16 	29
1996–97 	Springfield Falcons	AHL 	 	39 	24 	24 	48 	12 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1996–97 	Saint John Flames 	AHL 	 	1 	1 	1 	2 	0 	 	5 	5 	0 	5 	2
1996–97 	Hartford Whalers 	NHL 	 	13 	2 	1 	3 	7 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1996–97 	Calgary Flames 	NHL 	 	10 	1 	2 	3 	2 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1997–98 	Saint John Flames 	AHL 	 	48 	33 	13 	46 	24 	 	19 	7 	8 	15 	14
1997–98 	Calgary Flames 	NHL 	 	31 	9 	7 	16 	6 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1998–99 	Calgary Flames 	NHL 	 	23 	5 	5 	10 	11 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1998–99 	Saint John Flames 	AHL 	 	51 	25 	21 	46 	26 	 	7 	4 	4 	8 	2
1999–00 	Saint John Flames 	AHL 	 	12 	6 	7 	13 	8 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1999–00 	Calgary Flames 	NHL 	 	32 	5 	9 	14 	12 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1999–00 	Atlanta Thrashers 	NHL 	 	27 	6 	9 	15 	4 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2000–01 	Atlanta Thrashers 	NHL 	 	63 	15 	12 	27 	18 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2001–02 	Atlanta Thrashers 	NHL 	 	40 	8 	11 	19 	34 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2001–02 	Minnesota Wild 	NHL 	 	27 	1 	5 	6 	10 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2002–03 	Houston Aeros 	AHL 	 	62 	29 	34 	63 	58 	 	23 	6 	8 	14 	8
2002–03 	Minnesota Wild 	NHL 	 	1 	0 	0 	0 	0 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2003–04 	HC Ambri-Piotta 	NLA 	 	42 	27 	32 	59 	84 	 	7 	2 	2 	4 	10
2004–05 	HC Ambri-Piotta 	NLA 	 	41 	23 	36 	59 	30 	 	1 	1 	0 	1 	25
2005–06 	HC Ambri-Piotta 	NLA 	 	44 	35 	24 	59 	18 	 	7 	4 	6 	10 	10
2006–07 	HC Ambri-Piotta 	NLA 	 	44 	21 	31 	52 	50 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2007–08 	HC Ambri-Piotta 	NLA 	 	26 	18 	22 	40 	22 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2008–09 	HC Lugano 	NLA 	 	40 	21 	19 	40 	8 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2009–10 	HC Lugano 	NLA 	 	50 	27 	35 	62 	16 	 	4 	0 	1 	1 	0
2010–11 	HC Lugano 	NLA 	 	48 	16 	27 	43 	16 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
NHL totals	NHL totals 	NHL totals	 	267 	52 	61 	113 	104 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
===International===
Year 	Team 	Event 	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM	Team result
1996 	Canada 	WJC 	6 	2	3	5 	6 	Gold medal
2010 	Switzerland 	Oly 	5 	1	2	3 	4 	8th place
International totals	International totals	International totals	11	3	5	8 	10 	
==Awards and honours==
Award 	Year 	
Junior 	Junior 	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	
==References==
== External links ==
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