Robert Cimetta

Robert Nicholas "Rob" Cimetta (born February 15, 1970) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey left winger. He played in the National Hockey League with the Boston Bruins and Toronto Maple Leafs between 1988 and 1992. He later spent several years in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga, retiring in 2000.

Biography Cimetta was born in Toronto, Ontario. As a youth, he played in the 1983 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with the Toronto Young Nationals minor ice hockey team. He was drafted in the first round, 18th overall, by the Boston Bruins in the 1988 NHL entry draft. He played 103 games in the National Hockey League: 54 with the Bruins and 49 with the Toronto Maple Leafs.

Personal life Cimetta was in the South Tower of the World Trade Center during the September 11 attacks. He was on the 61st floor in the Morgan Stanley office, and managed to exit the tower before its collapse.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs Regular seasonPlayoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1986–87 Toronto Marlboros OHL 66 21 35 56 65 — — — — — 1987–88 Toronto Marlboros OHL 64 34 42 76 90 4 2 2 4 7 1988–89 Toronto Marlboros OHL 58 55 47 102 89 6 3 3 6 0 1988–89 Boston Bruins NHL 7 2 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 15 1989–90 Boston Bruins NHL 47 8 9 17 33 — — — — — 1989–90 Maine Mariners AHL 9 3 2 5 13 — — — — — 1990–91 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 25 2 4 6 21 — — — — — 1990–91 Newmarket Saints AHL 29 16 18 34 24 — — — — — 1991–92 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 24 4 3 7 12 — — — — — 1991–92 St. John's Maple Leafs AHL 19 4 13 17 23 10 3 7 10 24 1992–93 St. John's Maple Leafs AHL 76 28 57 85 125 9 2 10 12 32 1993–94 Indianapolis Ice IHL 79 26 54 80 178 — — — — — 1994–95 Adler Mannheim DEL 39 29 31 60 126 9 6 7 13 62 1995–96 Adler Mannheim DEL 50 22 41 63 76 1 0 1 1 25 1996–97 Berlin Capitals DEL 8 4 5 9 16 — — — — — 1996–97 Adler Mannheim DEL 36 17 21 38 36 9 13 2 15 14 1997–98 Adler Mannheim DEL 42 13 20 33 82 5 2 3 5 16 1998–99 Berlin Capitals DEL 34 11 13 24 94 — — — — — 1999–00 Berlin Capitals DEL 49 6 16 22 123 3 0 0 0 10 DEL totals 258 102 147 249 553 27 21 13 34 129 NHL totals 103 16 16 32 66 1 0 0 0 15

International Year Team Event GP G A Pts PIM 1989 Canada WJC 7 7 4 11 4 Junior totals 7 7 4 11 4