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Rico Fata

Position: RW
Shoots: Left
Height: 6-0    Weight: 205 lbs.
Born: February 12, 1980 in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario

Drafted by the Calgary Flames in the 1st round (6th overall) of the 1998 NHL Entry Draft.

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Season Age Tm Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
1998-99 18 CGY NHL 20 0 1 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 13 0.0 152 7:36
1999-00 19 CGY NHL 2 0 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 10:06
2000-01 20 CGY NHL 5 0 0 0 0 -3 6 0 0 0 0 6 0.0 47 9:25
2001-02 21 NYR NHL 10 0 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 0 0 8 0.0 85 8:31
2002-03 22 TOT NHL 63 7 12 19 7 -7 16 7 0 0 0 79 8.9 742 11:46
2002-03 22 NYR NHL 36 2 4 6 2 -1 6 2 0 0 0 30 6.7 262 7:16
2002-03 22 PIT NHL 27 5 8 13 5 -6 10 5 0 0 0 49 10.2 480 17:46
2003-04 23 PIT NHL 73 16 18 34 13 -46 54 8 6 2 1 163 9.8 1312 17:58
2005-06 25 TOT NHL 47 3 4 7 3 -4 22 2 1 0 0 50 6.0 478 10:10
2005-06 25 PIT NHL 20 0 0 0 0 -5 10 0 0 0 0 18 0.0 262 13:06
2005-06 25 ATL NHL 6 0 1 1 0 -2 4 0 0 0 0 1 0.0 44 7:18
2005-06 25 WSH NHL 21 3 3 6 3 3 8 2 1 0 0 31 9.7 172 8:11
2006-07 26 WSH NHL 10 1 1 2 1 3 2 1 0 0 0 15 6.7 104 10:26
Career NHL 230 27 36 63 24 -60 104 18 7 2 1 334 8.1 2940 12:47

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Per Game Adjusted Plus/Minus Point Shares
Season Age Tm Lg GP G A PTS GC PIM S G A PTS GC TGF PGF TGA PGA +/- OPS DPS PS
1998-99 18 CGY NHL 20 0.00 0.05 0.05 0.01 0.20 0.65 0 1 1 0 3 0 3 0 0 -0.3 0.1 -0.2
1999-00 19 CGY NHL 2 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 -1 -0.1 0.0 -0.1
2000-01 20 CGY NHL 5 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 1.20 1.20 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 -3 -0.1 -0.1 -0.2
2001-02 21 NYR NHL 10 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.80 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 -2 -0.2 0.0 -0.3
2002-03 22 TOT NHL 63 0.11 0.19 0.30 0.11 0.25 1.25 8 13 21 8 25 8 26 2 -7 0.7 0.6 1.3
2002-03 22 NYR NHL 36 0.06 0.11 0.17 0.06 0.17 0.83 2 4 6 2 8 1 8 0 -1 0.1 0.2 0.4
2002-03 22 PIT NHL 27 0.19 0.30 0.48 0.18 0.37 1.81 6 9 15 6 17 7 18 2 -6 0.6 0.4 1.0
2003-04 23 PIT NHL 73 0.22 0.25 0.47 0.18 0.74 2.23 19 21 40 16 40 15 92 21 -46 1.9 -0.4 1.5
2005-06 25 TOT NHL 47 0.06 0.09 0.15 0.06 0.47 1.06 3 4 7 3 12 1 27 12 -4 -0.4 0.3 -0.1
2005-06 25 PIT NHL 20 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.50 0.90 0 0 0 0 2 0 19 12 -5 -0.8 0.1 -0.7
2005-06 25 ATL NHL 6 0.00 0.17 0.17 0.05 0.67 0.17 0 1 1 0 2 0 4 0 -2 0.0 0.0 -0.1
2005-06 25 WSH NHL 21 0.14 0.14 0.29 0.12 0.38 1.48 3 3 6 2 8 1 4 0 3 0.4 0.3 0.7
2006-07 26 WSH NHL 10 0.10 0.10 0.20 0.08 0.20 1.50 1 1 2 1 6 0 7 4 3 0.0 0.2 0.2
Career NHL 230 0.12 0.16 0.27 0.11 0.45 1.45 31 40 71 28 87 24 162 39 -60 1.5 0.8 2.3

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
1994-95 14 Sault Ste. Marie Legion NOHA 51 52 51 103
1995-96 15 Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds OHL 62 11 15 26 52
1996-97 16 London Knights OHL 59 19 34 53 76
1997-98 17 London Knights OHL 64 43 33 76 110
1998-99 18 London Knights OHL 23 15 18 33 3 41 9 6 0 1
1998-99 18 Canada WJC-A 7 1 3 4 8
1999-00 19 Saint John Flames AHL 76 29 29 58 -11 65 17 9 3 3 254 11.4
2000-01 20 Saint John Flames AHL 70 23 29 52 10 129 15 5 3 4 213 10.8
2001-02 21 Hartford Wolf Pack AHL 61 35 36 71 27 36 25 8 2 5
2002-03 22 Hartford Wolf Pack AHL 9 8 6 14 4 6 6 1 1 1 41 19.5
2004-05 24 A&O Asiago Hockey Italy 35 18 20 38 36
2005-06 25 Wilkes-Barre Penguins AHL 25 8 10 18 7 39 6 2 0 1
2006-07 26 Adler Mannheim Germany 29 8 10 18 12
2007-08 27 Adler Mannheim Germany 53 7 14 21 67
2008-09 28 EHC Biel-Bienne Swiss 45 18 16 34 44
2008-09 28 EHC Biel-Bienne Swiss-Q 7 6 3 9 10
2009-10 29 EHC Biel-Bienne Swiss 41 15 16 31 28
2010-11 30 EHC Biel-Bienne Swiss 47 13 21 34 16
Career 5 Seasons AHL 241 103 110 213 37 275 69 25 9 14 508 11.8
Career 2 Seasons Germany 82 15 24 39 79
Career 1 Season Italy 35 18 20 38 36
Career 1 Season NOHA 51 52 51 103
Career 4 Seasons OHL 208 88 100 188 3 279 9 6 0 1
Career 3 Seasons Swiss 133 46 53 99 88
Career 1 Season Swiss-Q 7 6 3 9 10
Career 1 Season WJC-A 7 1 3 4 8

Other Playoffs

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
1995-96 15 Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds OHL 4 0 0 0 0
1997-98 17 London Knights OHL 16 9 5 14 49
1998-99 18 London Knights OHL 25 10 12 22 42
1999-00 19 Saint John Flames AHL 3 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0
2000-01 20 Saint John Flames AHL 19 2 3 5 22 2 0 0 0
2001-02 21 Hartford Wolf Pack AHL 10 2 5 7 4 2 0 0 0
2004-05 24 A&O Asiago Hockey Italy 9 7 5 12 10
2006-07 26 Adler Mannheim Germany 11 2 4 6 8
2007-08 27 Adler Mannheim Germany 5 0 2 2 2
2008-09 28 EHC Biel-Bienne Swiss 8 5 2 7 8
2009-10 29 EHC Biel-Bienne Swiss 11 3 1 4 14
2009-10 29 EHC Biel-Bienne Swiss-Q 5 1 4 5 2
2010-11 30 EHC Biel-Bienne Swiss 4 1 4 5 0
Career 3 Seasons AHL 32 4 8 12 30 4 0 0 0
Career 2 Seasons Germany 16 2 6 8 10
Career 1 Season Italy 9 7 5 12 10
Career 3 Seasons OHL 45 19 17 36 91
Career 3 Seasons Swiss 23 9 7 16 22
Career 1 Season Swiss-Q 5 1 4 5 2

Similarity Scores

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Thru 8 Years Adjusted Point Shares (Best to Worst)
Player 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Rico Fata 1.5 1.3 0.2 -0.1 -0.1 -0.2 -0.2 -0.3
Shawn Matthias 76.0 1.5 1.3 0.3 -0.2
Jim Dowd 71.8 1.5 1.2 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.0 -0.1 -0.1
Colin Forbes 71.6 1.6 1.4 0.6 0.1 0.0 0.0 -0.2 -0.3
Eric Nickulas 67.7 1.6 1.3 0.6 0.0 -0.1 -0.2
Artem Chubarov 67.0 1.8 1.4 0.3 -0.1 -0.1
Jeff Taffe 66.0 1.5 1.1 0.3 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 -0.1
Rene Trudell 63.3 1.4 1.2 0.5
Jaroslav Pouzar 63.0 1.3 1.2 0.2 0.1
Chris Tancill 60.9 1.0 0.9 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 -0.1 -0.4
Cliff Pennington 58.9 1.5 1.1 0.1
Career Adjusted Point Shares (Best to Worst)
Player 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Rico Fata 1.5 1.3 0.2 -0.1 -0.1 -0.2 -0.2 -0.3
Shawn Matthias 76.0 1.5 1.3 0.3 -0.2
Eric Nickulas 67.7 1.6 1.3 0.6 0.0 -0.1 -0.2
Artem Chubarov 67.0 1.8 1.4 0.3 -0.1 -0.1
Jeff Taffe 66.0 1.5 1.1 0.3 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 -0.1
Colin Forbes 64.4 1.6 1.4 0.6 0.1 0.0 0.0 -0.2 -0.2 -0.3
Rene Trudell 63.3 1.4 1.2 0.5
Jaroslav Pouzar 63.0 1.3 1.2 0.2 0.1
Chris Tancill 60.9 1.0 0.9 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 -0.1 -0.4
Cliff Pennington 58.9 1.5 1.1 0.1
Doug Rombough 58.6 1.3 1.1 0.3 -0.1

Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors

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Total Goals On-Ice Against

2003-04 NHL 92 (10)

Transactions

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October 3, 2001: Claimed on waivers by NY Rangers from Calgary, October 3, 2001.

February 10, 2003: Traded to Pittsburgh by NY Rangers with Joel Bouchard, Richard Lintner and Mikael Samuelsson for Mike Wilson, Alex Kovalev, Janne Laukkanen and Dan LaCouture, February 10, 2003.

August 15, 2004: Signed as a free agent by Asiago (Italy), August 15, 2004.

January 31, 2006: Claimed on waivers by Atlanta from Pittsburgh, January 31, 2006.

March 9, 2006: Claimed on waivers by Washington from Atlanta, March 9, 2006.

November 8, 2006: Signed as a free agent by Mannheim (Germany), November 8, 2006.

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