height_ft played_for weight_lb birth_place draft_year career_end position catches draft_team height_in birth_date image article_title draft ntl_team career_start
6 new york islanders 190 winthrop , ma , usa 2000 2013 goaltender right new york islanders 1 19 september 1981 rick dipietro.jpg rick dipietro
 1st overall usa 2000
rick dipietro

richard w. dipietro , jr. -lrb- born september 19 , 1981 -rrb- is a former american professional ice hockey goaltender .
he was the first overall selection by the new york islanders in the 2000 nhl entry draft .
dipietro is currently a ny sports talk show host on espn 98.7 fm .
he co-hosts the `` hahn & humpty show '' with alan hahn .
dipietro signed a groundbreaking 15-year contract in 2006 , after which he suffered a string of injuries from 2008 until he was subsequently bought-out by the islanders on july 2 , 2013 .
