Chris DiDomenico

Christopher DiDomenico (born February 20, 1989) is a Canadian professional ice hockey forward for HC Ambrì-Piotta of the National League (NL). DiDomenico was selected by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the sixth round (164th overall) of the 2007 NHL entry draft and sporadically played in the National Hockey League with the Ottawa Senators about a decade later.

Playing career Amateur Before turning professional, DiDomenico played major junior hockey in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League for the Saint John Sea Dogs and the Drummondville Voltigeurs. Nearing the conclusion of the 2008–09 season with the Voltigeurs, DiDomenico was signed to a three-year entry-level contract with his draft team, the Toronto Maple Leafs on March 14, 2009.

Professional On June 30, 2010, the Maple Leafs traded DiDomenico, along with Viktor Stålberg and Philippe Paradis, to the Chicago Blackhawks in exchange for Kris Versteeg and Bill Sweatt. After reporting to the Blackhawks 2010 training camp, DiDomenico made his professional debut in the 2010–11 season with American Hockey League affiliate, the Rockford IceHogs.

DiDomenico played two years within the Blackhawks' system, toiling between the AHL and East Coast Hockey League before opting to leave as a restricted free agent in the offseason to join Asiago HC of the Italian Serie A league in 2012. After two years with Asiago, DiDomenico left Italy but remained in Europe after agreeing to join Swiss club, SCL Tigers of the then National League B for their post-season campaign on February 12, 2012.

Helping the Tigers return to the top flight National League A, and in his fourth season with the Tigers in 2016–17, DiDomenico was approached with NHL interest. While leading the Tigers in scoring with 38 points in 48 games, DiDomenico was reluctantly released from his contract with SCL immediately after agreeing to a two-year deal to pursue his NHL ambitions with the Ottawa Senators under former junior coach Guy Boucher on February 27, 2017. In signing with the Senators mid-season, DiDomenico was subject to waivers before joining the club. DiDomenico successfully cleared waivers on February 28, 2017, and joined the Senators. DiDomenico made his NHL debut on March 9, 2017 against the Arizona Coyotes.

In the 2017–18 season, DiDomenico began the year with the Senators AHL affiliate, the Belleville Senators. After 4 games he was recalled and later scored his first NHL goal with Ottawa on October 27, 2017, against the New Jersey Devils with a late game-tying goal. On November 23, 2017, after appearing in 12 games DiDomenico was waived by the Senators, and was then claimed by the Tampa Bay Lightning on November 24. He was immediately assigned on a conditioning loan to the Lightning's AHL affiliate, the Syracuse Crunch. DiDomenico appeared in 3 games for the Crunch, scoring 1 goal.

On December 2, 2017, DiDomenico was claimed off waivers to return to the Senators organization. On February 15, 2018, DiDomenico again left the Senators organization as he was traded to Chicago Blackhawks in exchange for Ville Pokka. He was assigned to the Blackhawks AHL affiliate, Rockford IceHogs, where he quickly transitioned as the club's top offensive player by posting 23 points in 22 games to end the regular season.

After the season, DiDomenico as an impending free agent, opted to recommence his European career by returning to his former Swiss club, SCL Tigers, on an optional three-year contract on June 13, 2018.

During the 2019–20 season, while in his sixth with the SCL Tigers, on January 15, 2020, DiDomenico agreed to a two-year contract commencing from the 2020–21 season to join fellow NL club, HC Fribourg-Gottéron. After the regular season and before the relegation round, the Tigers immediately released DiDomenico.

On October 28, 2024, DiDomenico was part of a rare trade in European hockey, being sent from Fribourg-Gottéron to HC Ambrì-Piotta in exchange for Swedish left winger Jakob Lilja.

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 2004–05 North York Rangers OPJHL 2 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 2005–06 North York Rangers OPJHL 2 2 0 2 0 — — — — — 2006–07 Saint John Sea Dogs QMJHL 70 25 50 75 60 — — — — — 2007–08 Saint John Sea Dogs QMJHL 70 39 56 95 103 14 8 11 19 20 2008–09 Saint John Sea Dogs QMJHL 26 11 23 34 34 — — — — — 2008–09 Drummondville Voltigeurs QMJHL 25 8 17 25 28 15 4 31 35 24 2009–10 Drummondville Voltigeurs QMJHL 12 7 15 22 10 14 7 14 21 18 2010–11 Rockford IceHogs AHL 25 0 4 4 6 — — — — — 2010–11 Toledo Walleye ECHL 37 9 16 25 31 — — — — — 2011–12 Rockford IceHogs AHL 49 2 11 13 24 — — — — — 2011–12 Toledo Walleye ECHL 17 4 13 17 14 — — — — — 2012–13 Asiago HC ITL 37 22 38 60 82 15 11 31 42 34 2013–14 Asiago HC ITL 31 24 48 72 50 — — — — — 2013–14 SCL Tigers NLB 1 0 0 0 0 15 10 12 22 34 2014–15 SCL Tigers NLB 43 25 38 63 75 19 7 28 35 52 2015–16 SCL Tigers NLA 46 12 26 38 42 — — — — — 2016–17 SCL Tigers NLA 48 10 28 38 30 — — — — — 2016–17 Ottawa Senators NHL 3 0 0 0 6 — — — — — 2017–18 Belleville Senators AHL 25 5 9 14 31 — — — — — 2017–18 Ottawa Senators NHL 24 6 4 10 8 — — — — — 2017–18 Syracuse Crunch AHL 3 1 0 1 0 — — — — — 2017–18 Rockford IceHogs AHL 22 8 15 23 44 13 7 11 18 22 2018–19 SCL Tigers NL 48 10 36 46 134 7 4 1 5 52 2019–20 SCL Tigers NL 43 11 28 39 74 — — — — — 2020–21 HC Fribourg-Gottéron NL 48 15 31 46 48 5 0 2 2 20 2021–22 HC Fribourg-Gottéron NL 49 15 39 54 92 9 5 10 15 35 2022–23 SC Bern NL 46 23 30 53 65 9 2 6 8 38 2023–24 HC Fribourg-Gottéron NL 52 12 29 41 30 12 4 5 9 10 2024–25 HC Fribourg-Gottéron NL 16 2 7 9 8 — — — — — 2024–25 HC Ambrì-Piotta NL 35 11 29 40 63 4 1 4 5 8 NL totals 431 121 283 404 586 37 14 22 36 125 NHL totals 27 6 4 10 14 — — — — —

International Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM 2009 Canada WJC 6 2 5 7 4 2014 Canada SC 4th 2 0 0 0 6 2015 Canada SC 4 1 3 4 2 2016 Canada SC 5 1 4 5 18 2018 Canada SC 4 1 1 2 4 2019 Canada SC 4 1 2 3 2 2022 Canada SC 5th 3 1 0 1 6 2023 Canada SC 4th 4 2 3 5 16 2024 Canada SC 4 2 3 5 16 Junior totals 6 2 5 7 4 Senior totals 30 9 16 25 70

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