Rob DiMaio

Robert DiMaio (born February 19, 1968) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. He played in 894 National Hockey League (NHL) games with the New York Islanders, Tampa Bay Lightning, Philadelphia Flyers, Boston Bruins, New York Rangers, Carolina Hurricanes, and Dallas Stars. He is currently serves as the Ottawa Senators director of player personnel and director of professional scouting. DiMaio won the Stanley Cup with the Blues in 2019 as their director of player personnel.

Playing career DiMaio was first drafted by the New York Islanders 6th round, 118th overall in the 1987 NHL Entry Draft, and captained their minor league Springfield Indians affiliate to a Calder Cup championship in 1990; he was the final active NHL player of the Indians' franchise. Over the course of his career, he played for the Islanders, Boston Bruins, New York Rangers, Philadelphia Flyers, Carolina Hurricanes, Dallas Stars, and was one of the original Lightning players during Tampa's inaugural season. He suffered a severe concussion after a controversial hit by Montreal Canadiens forward Guillaume Latendresse during the 2006 preseason, which ended his career. He won the Italian championship in the 2005 with Hockey Club Milano Vipers.

Transactions June 18, 1992 – Claimed by the Tampa Bay Lightning from the New York Islanders in the Expansion Draft. March 18, 1994 – Traded by the Tampa Bay Lightning to the Philadelphia Flyers in exchange for Jim Cummins and Philadelphia's 1995 4th round draft choice. September 30, 1996 – Claimed in the NHL Waiver Draft by the San Jose Sharks from the Philadelphia Flyers. September 30, 1996 – Traded by the San Jose Sharks to the Boston Bruins in exchange for Boston's 1997 5th round draft choice. March 10, 2000 – Traded by the Boston Bruins to the New York Rangers in exchange for Mike Knuble. August 4, 2000 – Traded by the New York Rangers, along with Darren Langdon, to the Carolina Hurricanes in exchange for Sandy McCarthy and Carolina's 2001 4th round draft choice. July 1, 2001 – Signed as free agent with the Dallas Stars. January 2005 – Signed with Hockey Club Milano Vipers. August 9, 2005 – Signed as a free agent with the Tampa Bay Lightning.

Career statistics Regular Season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1984–85 Kamloops Blazers WHL 55 9 18 27 29 7 1 3 4 2 1985–86 Kamloops Blazers WHL 6 1 0 1 0 — — — — — 1985–86 Medicine Hat Tigers WHL 55 20 30 50 82 22 6 6 12 39 1986–87 Medicine Hat Tigers WHL 70 27 43 70 130 20 7 11 18 46 1987–88 Medicine Hat Tigers WHL 54 47 44 91 120 14 12 19 31 59 1988–89 Springfield Indians AHL 40 13 18 31 67 — — — — — 1988–89 New York Islanders NHL 16 0 1 1 30 — — — — — 1989–90 Springfield Indians AHL 54 25 27 52 69 16 4 7 11 45 1989–90 New York Islanders NHL 7 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 1 4 1990–91 Capital District Islanders AHL 12 3 4 7 22 — — — — — 1990–91 New York Islanders NHL 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 1991–92 New York Islanders NHL 50 5 2 7 43 — — — — — 1992–93 Tampa Bay Lightning NHL 54 9 15 24 62 — — — — — 1993–94 Tampa Bay Lightning NHL 39 8 7 15 40 — — — — — 1993–94 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 14 3 5 8 6 — — — — — 1994–95 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 36 3 1 4 53 15 2 4 6 4 1995–96 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 59 6 15 21 58 3 0 0 0 0 1996–97 Boston Bruins NHL 72 13 15 28 82 — — — — — 1997–98 Boston Bruins NHL 79 10 17 27 82 6 1 0 1 8 1998–99 Boston Bruins NHL 71 7 14 21 95 12 2 0 2 8 1999–00 Boston Bruins NHL 50 5 16 21 42 — — — — — 1999–00 New York Rangers NHL 12 1 3 4 8 — — — — — 2000–01 Carolina Hurricanes NHL 74 6 18 24 54 6 0 0 0 4 2001–02 Utah Grizzlies AHL 3 1 1 2 0 — — — — — 2001–02 Dallas Stars NHL 61 6 6 12 25 — — — — — 2002–03 Dallas Stars NHL 69 10 9 19 76 12 1 4 5 10 2003–04 Dallas Stars NHL 69 9 15 24 52 5 0 1 1 2 2004–05 SCL Tigers NLA 9 2 3 5 8 — — — — — 2004–05 HC Milano Vipers Italy 9 4 8 12 4 15 — — — — 2005–06 Tampa Bay Lightning NHL 61 4 13 17 30 2 0 0 0 0 NHL totals 894 106 171 277 840 62 7 9 16 40