Matt Zaba

Matthew Darrell Zaba (born July 14, 1983) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender who played one game in the National Hockey League with the New York Rangers in 2010. The rest of his career, which lasted from 2007 to 2015, was spent in the minor leagues and later in the Italian and Austrian leagues.

Playing career Zaba was originally selected 231st overall in the 2003 NHL entry draft by the Los Angeles Kings.

Zaba played for New York Rangers of the National Hockey League. He made his NHL debut in the 2009–10 season on January 23, 2010, replacing Henrik Lundqvist in a game against the Montreal Canadiens.

Unable to earn a new contract with the Rangers, Zaba left as a free agent to Europe, ending up in the Italian Serie A with HC Bolzano.

After two successful seasons with the Foxes, Zaba moved to the Neighbouring EBEL, signing a contract with the Vienna Capitals on May 8, 2012.

After three seasons with the Vienna Capitals, Zaba retired from professional hockey to take up a Goaltending coach position with the under-18 side the Colorado Rampage on July 25, 2015.

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular seasonPlayoffs Season Team League GP W L T OTL MIN GA SO GAA SV% GP W L MIN GA SO GAA SV% 2000–01 Yorkton Mallers U18 SMAAAHL 26 13 10 3 — 1480 79 0 3.20 — — — — — — — — — 2001–02 Penticton Panthers BCHL 33 — — — — 1980 128 0 3.69 — — — — — — — — — 2002–03 Vernon Vipers BCHL 44 34 9 0 — 2012 96 2 2.21 — — — — — — — — — 2003–04 Colorado College WCHA 23 10 10 2 — 1323 50 1 2.27 .911 — — — — — — — — 2004–05 Colorado College WCHA 18 10 5 2 — 1050 43 2 2.46 .916 — — — — — — — — 2005–06 Colorado College WCHA 36 20 14 2 — 2068 87 4 2.52 .909 — — — — — — — — 2006–07 Colorado College WCHA 33 15 13 4 — 1908 76 3 2.39 .917 — — — — — — — — 2007–08 Charlotte Checkers ECHL 9 3 4 — 1 496 30 0 3.63 .891 — — — — — — — — 2007–08 Idaho Steelheads ECHL 19 12 4 — 1 1070 39 3 2.19 .927 — — — — — — — — 2008–09 Hartford Wolf Pack AHL 41 25 10 — 0 2262 88 2 2.33 .920 — — — — — — — — 2009–10 New York Rangers NHL 1 0 0 — 0 34 2 0 3.56 .875 — — — — — — — — 2009–10 Hartford Wolf Pack AHL 25 6 12 — 2 1296 68 0 3.15 .899 — — — — — — — — 2009–10 Charlotte Checkers ECHL 3 2 1 — 0 185 11 0 3.58 .884 — — — — — — — — 2010–11 HC Bolzano ITA 38 25 12 — 0 2240 78 4 2.09 .931 — — — — — — — — 2011–12 HC Bolzano ITA 40 26 13 — 0 2343 79 3 2.02 .926 — — — — — — — — 2012–13 Vienna Capitals EBEL 32 20 11 — 0 — — 4 2.04 .927 — — — — — — — — 2013–14 Vienna Capitals EBEL 47 30 17 — 0 — — 4 2.40 .917 — — — — — — — — 2014–15 Vienna Capitals EBEL 38 20 17 — 0 — — 4 2.29 .920 — — — — — — — — NHL totals 2 0 1 0 70 5 0 4.35 .815 — — — — — — — —

Awards and honours Award Year All-WCHA Rookie Team 2003–04