Mario Brunetta
Born (1967-01-25) January 25, 1967
Quebec City, Quebec, Canada
Height 6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
Weight 180 lb (82 kg; 12 st 12 lb)
Position Goaltender
Caught Left
Played for Quebec Nordiques
HC Asiago
HC Devils Milano
HC Varese
Eisbären Berlin
Västra Frölunda HC
National team  Italy
NHL Draft 162nd overall, 1985
Quebec Nordiques
Playing career 19872003

Mario Brunetta (born January 25, 1967) is a Canadian-born Italian former professional ice hockey goaltender. He played 40 games in the National Hockey League with the Quebec Nordiques between 1987 and 1989. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1987 to 2003, was mainly spent in Europe. Internationally Brunetta played for the Italian national team in several tournaments, including the 1998 Winter Olympics and three World Championships.

Playing career

Brunetta was born in Quebec City, Quebec. As a youth, he played in the 1979 and 1980 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournaments with a minor ice hockey team from Quebec City.[1]

Brunetta was drafted 162nd overall by the Quebec Nordiques during the 1985 NHL Entry Draft. Following three years in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League he was promoted to the Fredericton Express of the AHL. He had a 4-1 start with the Express and was promoted to the Nordiques where he played 29 games that season. During the next two seasons he spent the majority of his time in the AHL and was eventually released. He pursued a career in Europe, playing for teams in Italy, Germany and Sweden.[2]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GPWLTMINGASOGAASV% GPWLMINGASOGAASV%
1982–83 Sainte-Foy Gouverneurs QMAAA 22174113166402.91.902 5413121903.65
1983–84 Sainte-Foy Gouverneurs QMAAA 3911234216916204.48 11837204503.75
1984–85 Quebec Remparts QMJHL 4520211225519205.11.857 2021201306.50.809
1985–86 Laval Titan QMJHL 6330251338327904.95.861 14958346004.32.884
1986–87 Laval Titan QMJHL 5927254346926114.51.857 14868206304.61.873
1987–88 Quebec Nordiques NHL 291012115439603.73.876
1987–88 Fredericton Express AHL 54103002404.80.849
1988–89 Quebec Nordiques NHL 51302271905.04.836
1988–89 Halifax Citadels AHL 3614145189812403.92.878 3021421205.07
1989–90 Quebec Nordiques NHL 61201921304.08.869
1989–90 Halifax Citadels AHL 24814214449904.11.869
1990–91 HC Asiago ITA 42244616033.92
1991–92 HC Asiago ITA 29174611613.98 116684313.86
1992–93 HC Asiago ITA 221320944.27
1993–94 HC Devils Milano ITA 291551813.13
1994–95 HC Devils Milano ITA 304.21.872 24.20.873
1995–96 HC Varese ITA 401555692.66.914 82.66.908
1996–97 Eisbären Berlin DEL 46272914403.17.882 84932412.92.891
1997–98 Eisbären Berlin DEL 40227710122.66.906 10736072913.00.911
1998–99 Eisbären Berlin DEL 2512967703.56.886
1999–00 Västra Frölunda HC SWE 2816207132.63.904
2000–01 ERC Ingolstadt GER-2 3722307161.91 127201641.33
2001–02 ERC Ingolstadt GER-2 4929618211.67 116911701.48
2002–03 Quebec Aces QSPHL 104.53.891
2002–03 Levis Canonniers QSCHL 74.51.857
NHL totals 4012171196112803.92.871

International

Year Team Event GPWLTMINGASOGAASV%
1995 Italy WC 41211671304.67.899
1998 Italy OLY 1010234010.17.500
1998 Italy WC 101060505.00.868
2002 Italy WC 3100905.40.836
Senior totals 93503105.31

References

  1. "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Retrieved 2019-01-15.
  2. "Legends of Hockey -- NHL Player Search -- Player -- Mario Brunetta". HHOF.com. Archived from the original on August 2, 2017. Retrieved June 9, 2022.
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