Mike Rosati

Michael Anthony Rosati (born January 7, 1968) is a Canadian-born Italian former professional ice hockey player. He played one game in the National Hockey League with the Washington Capitals during the 1998–99 season. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1989 to 2004, was mainly spent in Europe. Internationally Rosati played for the Italian national team at the 1994 and 1998 Winter Olympics, and nine World Championships.

Early years As a youth, Rosati played in the 1981 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Wexford, Toronto.

Rosati started his career by playing in the Ontario Hockey League and was soon drafted by the New York Rangers in 1988 NHL entry draft (#131 pick). Rosati was initially placed in the ECHL, but after a disappointing season, decided to play in Italy. Rosati would find much more success there, and played for the Hockey Club Bolzano. In the 1990s Rosati would lead Bolzano to two Italian Hockey Championships, and would earn himself the place of goaltender for the Italian national team that would go on to compete in the 1994 and 1998 Winter Olympics.

The 1990s and the NHL experience By the second half of the 1990s, the Italian hockey movement had gone through a difficult period, and Rosati moved to Germany. It was here that Rosati played for Adler Mannheim of the DEL. In 1998, after two seasons of consistent play with Adler Mannheim, Rosati signed with the Washington Capitals as the third goaltender of the team, behind Olaf Kölzig and Rick Tabaracci and played for their minor league affiliate, the Portland Pirates. On November 7, 1998, the incumbent Capitals goalie, Olaf Kölzig, suffered an injury, and Rosati made his NHL debut against the Ottawa Senators in a match won by the Capitals 8–5. Rosati played 28 minutes and didn't allow a goal, making 12 saves. He finished the season with the Manitoba Moose of the IHL. Rosati returned to Mannheim where he played four more seasons.

Retirement and coaching Rosati retired in 2004 while playing for a German second division team. In the 2004–05 season, Rosati was the Adler Mannheim assistant coach and worked with Stéphane Richer and Helmut de Raaf (who played with Rosati for multiple seasons).

Rosati is currently the goaltending coach of the Vegas Golden Knights in the NHL. He enjoys spending time with his 2 daughters, Jessica and Alyssa, who are his biggest supporters. In the offseason, Rosati lives in Niagara Falls.

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% 1984–85 St. Michael's Buzzers MetJBHL 19 — — — 1027 93 0 5.13 — — — — — — — — — 1985–86 St. Michael's Buzzers MetJBHL 20 8 11 1 1100 95 0 5.18 — 34 — — 1648 119 0 4.33 — 1985–86 Hamilton Steelhawks OHL 1 0 0 1 70 5 0 4.29 .878 — — — — — — — — 1986–87 Hamilton Steelhawks OHL 26 15 6 1 1334 85 1 3.82 .886 — — — — — — — — 1987–88 Hamilton Steelhawks OHL 62 29 25 3 3468 233 1 4.03 .879 14 8 6 833 66 0 4.75 — 1988–89 Niagara Falls Thunder OHL 52 28 15 2 2339 174 1 4.46 .867 16 10 4 861 62 0 4.32 — 1989–90 Erie Panthers ECHL 18 12 5 0 1056 73 0 4.14 .881 — — — — — — — — 1990–91 HC Bolzano ITA 46 — — — 2700 212 0 4.71 — — — — — — — — — 1991–92 HC Bolzano ITA 18 11 6 1 1022 58 2 3.22 — 7 5 2 409 30 0 4.28 — 1992–93 HC Bolzano ITA 26 — — — 1525 78 1 3.07 — — — — — — — — — 1993–94 HC Bolzano ITA 29 — — — 1683 104 0 3.71 — — — — — — — — — 1994–95 HC Bolzano ITA 47 — — — 2705 149 1 3.30 — — — — — — — — — 1995–96 HC Bolzano ITA 45 36 5 3 2465 137 3 3.36 .875 — — — — — — — — 1996–97 Adler Mannheim DEL 44 — — — 2625 104 6 2.38 .905 9 — — 514 24 0 2.80 .884 1997–98 Adler Mannheim DEL 43 — — — 2567 116 2 2.71 .907 10 9 1 569 17 1 2.00 .919 1998–99 Washington Capitals NHL 1 1 0 0 28 0 0 0.00 1.000 — — — — — — — — 1998–99 Portland Pirates AHL 32 9 23 0 1783 111 1 3.74 .883 — — — — — — — — 1998–99 Manitoba Moose IHL 8 5 1 2 479 16 1 2.00 .937 5 2 3 314 18 0 3.44 .890 1999–00 Adler Mannheim DEL 55 — — — 3245 170 3 3.14 .897 5 — — 280 15 2 3.21 .903 2000–01 Adler Mannheim DEL 42 — — — 2392 90 — 2.26 .914 12 — — — — — 2.33 .921 2001–02 Adler Mannheim DEL 51 — — — 2952 101 — 2.05 .925 12 — — — — — 1.10 .951 2002–03 Adler Mannheim DEL 39 — — — 2204 85 — 2.31 .916 8 — — — — — 2.88 .898 2003–04 Heilbronner Falken GER-2 46 — — — — — — 3.04 — — — — — — — — — NHL totals 1 1 0 0 28 0 0 0.00 1.000 — — — — — — — —

International Year Team Event GP W L T MIN GA SO GAA SV% 1994 Italy OLY 2 0 0 0 31 4 0 7.85 .762 1994 Italy WC 4 — — — 240 14 0 3.50 .899 1995 Italy WC 3 2 0 0 133 3 0 1.35 .972 1996 Italy WC 2 — — — — — — 6.00 .907 1997 Italy WC 4 — — — 238 12 0 3.01 .925 1998 Italy OLY 4 1 2 0 215 12 0 3.35 .848 1998 Italy WC 5 — — — — — 1 1.61 .950 2000 Italy WC 3 1 2 0 150 12 1 4.79 .857 2001 Italy WC 6 — — — 300 22 0 4.40 .892 2002 Italy WC 5 — — — 240 16 0 4.00 .876 2003 Italy WC-I 4 — — — 239 8 1 2.00 .936 Senior totals 39 — — — — — — — —