Mario Brunetta

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.

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.

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP W L T MIN GA SO GAA SV% GP W L MIN GA SO GAA SV% 1982–83 Sainte-Foy Gouverneurs QMAAA 22 17 4 1 1316 64 0 2.91 .902 5 4 1 312 19 0 3.65 — 1983–84 Sainte-Foy Gouverneurs QMAAA 39 11 23 4 2169 162 0 4.48 — 11 8 3 720 45 0 3.75 — 1984–85 Quebec Remparts QMJHL 45 20 21 1 2255 192 0 5.11 .857 2 0 2 120 13 0 6.50 .809 1985–86 Laval Titan QMJHL 63 30 25 1 3383 279 0 4.95 .861 14 9 5 834 60 0 4.32 .884 1986–87 Laval Titan QMJHL 59 27 25 4 3469 261 1 4.51 .857 14 8 6 820 63 0 4.61 .873 1987–88 Quebec Nordiques NHL 29 10 12 1 1543 96 0 3.73 .876 — — — — — — — — 1987–88 Fredericton Express AHL 5 4 1 0 300 24 0 4.80 .849 — — — — — — — — 1988–89 Quebec Nordiques NHL 5 1 3 0 227 19 0 5.04 .836 — — — — — — — — 1988–89 Halifax Citadels AHL 36 14 14 5 1898 124 0 3.92 .878 3 0 2 142 12 0 5.07 — 1989–90 Quebec Nordiques NHL 6 1 2 0 192 13 0 4.08 .869 — — — — — — — — 1989–90 Halifax Citadels AHL 24 8 14 2 1444 99 0 4.11 .869 — — — — — — — — 1990–91 HC Asiago ITA 42 — — — 2446 160 3 3.92 — — — — — — — — — 1991–92 HC Asiago ITA 29 — — — 1746 116 1 3.98 — 11 — — 668 43 1 3.86 — 1992–93 HC Asiago ITA 22 — — — 1320 94 — 4.27 — — — — — — — — — 1993–94 HC Devils Milano ITA 29 — — — 1551 81 — 3.13 — — — — — — — — — 1994–95 HC Devils Milano ITA 30 — — — — — — 4.21 .872 2 — — — — — 4.20 .873 1995–96 HC Varese ITA 40 — — — 1555 69 — 2.66 .914 8 — — — — — 2.66 .908 1996–97 Eisbären Berlin DEL 46 — — — 2729 144 0 3.17 .882 8 — — 493 24 1 2.92 .891 1997–98 Eisbären Berlin DEL 40 — — — 2277 101 2 2.66 .906 10 7 3 607 29 1 3.00 .911 1998–99 Eisbären Berlin DEL 25 — — — 1296 77 0 3.56 .886 — — — — — — — — 1999–00 Västra Frölunda HC SWE 28 — — — 1620 71 3 2.63 .904 — — — — — — — — 2000–01 ERC Ingolstadt GER-2 37 — — — 2230 71 6 1.91 — 12 — — 720 16 4 1.33 — 2001–02 ERC Ingolstadt GER-2 49 — — — 2961 82 1 1.67 — 11 — — 691 17 0 1.48 — 2002–03 Quebec Aces QSPHL 10 — — — — — — 4.53 .891 — — — — — — — — 2002–03 Levis Canonniers QSCHL 7 — — — — — — 4.51 .857 — — — — — — — — NHL totals 40 12 17 1 1961 128 0 3.92 .871 — — — — — — — —

International Year Team Event GP W L T MIN GA SO GAA SV% 1995 Italy WC 4 1 2 1 167 13 0 4.67 .899 1998 Italy OLY 1 0 1 0 23 4 0 10.17 .500 1998 Italy WC 1 0 1 0 60 5 0 5.00 .868 2002 Italy WC 3 — — — 100 9 0 5.40 .836 Senior totals 9 — — — 350 31 0 5.31 —