Paul Zanette (born April 8, 1988) is a professional ice hockey player with dual Canadian and Italian citizenship. In 2011, during his time with the Niagara University Purple Eagles, he earned Atlantic Hockey Player of the Year honors and was a finalist for the prestigious Hobey Baker Award.
Playing career After going undrafted in the 2011 NHL Draft, Zanette signed as a free agent with the Rockford IceHogs of the American Hockey League for the 2011–12 season. He began the season with Rockford before being reassigned to the ECHL's Toledo Walleye.
Lacking significant contract opportunities in North America, he chose to sign with HC Asiago of Italy's Serie A league.
Following two productive seasons with Asiago, Zanette departed as a free agent and, alongside his brother Marc, signed with Italian club HC Bolzano of the Austrian Hockey League on August 9, 2014. While Zanette secured a spot by earning a one-year contract after his trial, his brother did not make the team.
After his contract with Asiago ended, Zanette signed a two-year deal with the Edinburgh Capitals, a Scottish team in the Elite Ice Hockey League. However, after playing only 35 games, the agreement was ended by mutual consent. He subsequently returned to HC Asiago to finish out the remainder of the 2015–16 season in Italy.
On July 21, 2016, Zanette came back to North America by signing a one-year deal with the Greenville Swamp Rabbits of the ECHL. He tallied 20 points with the team before being traded to the Indy Fuel on January 12, 2017.
Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 2004–05 North York Rangers OPJHL 48 16 13 29 44 — — — — — 2005–06 North York Rangers OPJHL 48 30 21 51 64 — — — — — 2006–07 Aurora Tigers OPJHL 33 23 29 52 58 — — — — — 2007–08 Niagara University CHA 34 7 12 19 14 — — — — — 2008–09 Niagara University CHA 23 6 4 10 14 — — — — — 2009–10 Niagara University CHA 36 11 10 21 38 — — — — — 2010–11 Niagara University AHA 35 29 26 55 45 — — — — — 2010–11 Hamilton Bulldogs AHL 7 1 0 1 2 11 2 0 2 2 2011–12 Toledo Walleye ECHL 26 5 9 14 4 — — — — — 2011–12 Rockford IceHogs AHL 13 0 0 0 2 — — — — — 2012–13 HC Asiago ITL 42 20 25 45 42 13 4 9 13 20 2013–14 HC Asiago ITL 32 14 23 37 26 11 7 3 10 18 2014–15 HC Bolzano EBEL 45 8 13 21 27 1 0 0 0 2 2015–16 Edinburgh Capitals EIHL 35 19 20 39 48 — — — — — 2015–16 HC Asiago ITL 6 2 1 3 0 10 1 3 4 6 2016–17 Greenville Swamp Rabbits ECHL 33 9 11 20 16 — — — — — 2016–17 Indy Fuel ECHL 19 3 6 9 0 — — — — — AHL totals 20 1 0 1 4 11 2 0 2 2
International Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM 2016 Italy OGQ NQ 3 0 3 3 4 Senior totals 3 0 3 3 4
Awards and honours Award Year All-Atlantic Hockey First Team 2010–11 Atlantic Hockey Player of the Year 2010–11 AHCA East Second-Team All-American 2010–11 Hobey Baker Award Finalist 2010–11
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