Steve Pinizzotto

Steve Pinizzotto (born April 26, 1984) is a Canadian professional ice hockey winger/centre signed with the Vancouver Canucks in 2011 for a 1-year deal on a 2-way contract for $600,000 and was resigned again with the Canucks on July 2, 2012. He was previously signed by the Washington Capitals organization to a two-year entry level contract as a free agent on March 16, 2007 and resigned by the Capitals in 2009.
Pinizzotto captured his first Calder Cup Championship with the Hershey Bears in the American Hockey League (AHL) in 2009-10 and recaptured it again in the 2010-11 Season earning 42 points in 68 games with 17 goals, 25 assists and 178 penalty minutes. He was a fan favourite and key contributor with 83 points over the 2 years.
Prior to signing with the Washington Capitals NHL Pinizzotto was the first RIT Tiger to sign an NHL contract. He was in his sophomore year and recorded 22 goals, 40 assists for 62 points in 58 career games with RIT NCAA Div 1 He was named the third all-time player among Division 1 players helping RIT capture the Atlantic Hockey Championship in the 2006-07 Season. He had 8 power play goals and a team-leading 76 penalty minutes.
Steve Pinizzotto is Canadian born with roots in Germany. He holds both a Canadian and German Passport; for German citizenship. His maternal grandparents on his mothers side were born there.
==Career statistics==
 	 	 		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
2000–01 	Oakville Blades 	OPJHL 		5 	2 	1 	3 	2 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2001–02 	Oakville Blades 	OPJHL 		34 	10 	16 	26 	40 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2002–03 	Oakville Blades 	OPJHL 		44 	16 	24 	40 	152 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2003–04 	Oakville Blades 	OPJHL 		39 	17 	34 	51 	177 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2004–05 	Oakville Blades 	OPJHL 		48 	33 	62 	95 	86 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2005–06 	RIT Tigers 	NCAA Indep.		20 	7 	6 	13 	32 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2006–07 	RIT Tigers 	AHA 		34 	13 	31 	44 	76 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2006–07 	Hershey Bears 	AHL 		5 	0 	0 	0 	4 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2007–08 	South Carolina Stingrays	ECHL 		40 	15 	17 	32 	58 		10 	1 	2 	3 	34
2007–08 	Hershey Bears 	AHL 		23 	0 	4 	4 	12 		5 	0 	0 	0 	13
2008–09 	Hershey Bears 	AHL 		45 	4 	7 	11 	61 		21 	3 	2 	5 	28
2008–09 	South Carolina Stingrays	ECHL 		11 	4 	6 	10 	19 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2009–10 	Hershey Bears 	AHL 		69 	13 	28 	41 	124 		21 	5 	3 	8 	33
2010–11 	Hershey Bears 	AHL 		68 	17 	25 	42 	178 		6 	2 	2 	4 	6
2012–13 	Chicago Wolves 	AHL 		24 	4 	8 	12 	29 		 	 	 	 	
2012–13 	Vancouver Canucks 	NHL 		12 	0 	0 	0 	29 		 	 	 	 	
AHL totals	AHL totals 	AHL totals 		234 	38 	72 	110 	408 		53 	10 	7 	17 	80
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
==References==
http://theahl.com/canucks-sign-pinizzotto-p171519&t=mobile_news_article&bblh=
http://www.atlantichockeyonline.com/news/2009-10_News/kharin090809
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_fhdRHj1IbQ
http://www.vancouversun.com/sports/hockey/vancouver-canucks/Vancouver+Canucks+hopeful+Steve/8092898/story.html
http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=660327
==External links==
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Pinizzotto
http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Pinizzotto
Category:Born in 1984
Category:Canadian ice hockey players
Category:Hershey Bears players
Category:South Carolina Stingrays players
Category:RIT Tigers players
Category:Calder Cup champions
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Category:Chicago Wolves players