Rico Fata

Rico Fata (born February 12, 1980) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player currently with Genève-Servette HC of the Swiss NLA. He has also played for the Calgary Flames, New York Rangers, Pittsburgh Penguins, Atlanta Thrashers and Washington Capitals of the NHL.
==Playing career==
Fata's career started as a 15 year old, when he played for his hometown Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds of the OHL. In the 1996 OHL Entry Draft, Fata was selected first overall by the last place London Knights. In his 3 seasons in London, the team became a top team in the OHL, reaching the Finals in 1999, but losing in 7 games to the Belleville Bulls. Fata's brother Drew currently plays for the Sparta Sarpsborg.
Rico Fata was drafted in the 1st Round, 6th overall by the Calgary Flames in the 1998 NHL Entry Draft. Despite his high draft position, he was not able to maintain a spot in the Flames lineup. He won the AHL Calder Cup with the Saint John Flames in 2001. He was placed on waivers by the Flames and was claimed by the New York Rangers. He spent one and a half seasons with the Rangers before going to the Pittsburgh Penguins in an 8–player deal. On January 31, 2006, the Atlanta Thrashers claimed him off waivers from the Pittsburgh Penguins. On March 9, 2006, the Washington Capitals claimed him off waivers from the Atlanta Thrashers. He played 10 games at the start of the 2006–07 NHL season with Washington before being waived through the league.
On November 8, 2006 Fata signed a contract with the Mannheim Eagles of the German Elite League. 
On September 8, 2008 he signed a contract with the EHC Biel. 
On August 1, 2011 he signed a one year contract with the Genève-Servette HC of the Swiss National League A, with an option for one more year.
==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
1995–96 	Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds 	OHL 		62 	11 	15 	26 	52 		4 	0 	0 	0 	0
1996–97 	London Knights 	OHL 		59 	19 	34 	53 	76 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1997–98 	London Knights 	OHL 		64 	43 	33 	76 	110 		16 	9 	5 	14 	49
1998–99 	London Knights 	OHL 		23 	15 	18 	33 	41 		25 	10 	12 	22 	42
1998–99 	Calgary Flames 	NHL 		20 	0 	1 	1 	4 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1999–00 	Saint John Flames 	AHL 		76 	29 	29 	58 	65 		3 	0 	0 	4 	42
1999–00 	Calgary Flames 	NHL 		2 	0 	0 	0 	0 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2000–01 	Saint John Flames 	AHL 		70 	23 	29 	52 	129 		19 	2 	3 	5 	22
2000–01 	Calgary Flames 	NHL 		5 	0 	0 	0 	6 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2001–02 	Hartford Wolf Pack 	AHL 		61 	35 	36 	71 	36 		10 	2 	5 	7 	4
2001–02 	New York Rangers 	NHL 		10 	0 	0 	0 	0 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2002–03 	Hartford Wolf Pack 	AHL 		9 	8 	6 	14 	6 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2002–03 	New York Rangers 	NHL 		36 	2 	4 	6 	6 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2002–03 	Pittsburgh Penguins 	NHL 		27 	5 	8 	13 	10 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2003–04 	Pittsburgh Penguins 	NHL 		73 	16 	18 	34 	54 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2004–05 	HC Asiago 	ITL 		35 	18 	20 	38 	36 		10 	8 	5 	13 	10
2005–06 	Pittsburgh Penguins 	NHL 		20 	0 	0 	0 	10 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2005–06 	Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins	AHL 		25 	8 	10 	18 	39 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2005–06 	Atlanta Thrashers 	NHL 		6 	0 	1 	1 	4 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2005–06 	Washington Capitals 	NHL 		21 	3 	3 	6 	8 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2006–07 	Washington Capitals 	NHL 		10 	1 	1 	2 	2 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2006–07 	Adler Mannheim 	DEL 		29 	8 	10 	18 	12 		11 	2 	4 	6 	8
2007–08 	Adler Mannheim 	DEL 		53 	7 	14 	21 	67 		5 	0 	2 	2 	2
2008–09 	EHC Biel 	NLA 		45 	18 	19 	37 	44 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2009–10 	EHC Biel 	NLA 		41 	15 	16 	31 	28 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2010–11 	EHC Biel 	NLA 		47 	13 	21 	34 	16 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
NHL totals	NHL totals 	NHL totals		230 	27 	36 	63 	104 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
===International===
Year 	Team 	Comp 	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1999 	Canada 	WJC 	7 	1	3	4 	8
Junior int'l totals	Junior int'l totals	Junior int'l totals	7 	1	3	4 	8
==Awards and honours==
Award 	Year 	
American Hockey League	American Hockey League	American Hockey League
All-Rookie Team 	2000 	
Second All-Star Team 	2002 	
==References==
==External links==
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