Dwayne Zinger (born July 5, 1976) is a
Canadian former professional
ice hockey defenceman who played briefly in the
National Hockey League (NHL) with the
Washington Capitals.
Playing career
Undrafted, Zinger was signed by the
Detroit Red Wings
The Detroit Red Wings (colloquially referred to as the Wings) are a professional ice hockey team based in Detroit. The Red Wings compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Atlantic Division (NHL), Atlantic Division in the East ...
as a free agent in 2000 after graduating from the
University of Alaska-Fairbanks
The University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF or Alaska) is a public land-grant research university in College, Alaska, a suburb of Fairbanks. It is the flagship campus of the University of Alaska system. UAF was established in 1917 and opened for cla ...
. He played eight seasons in the
American Hockey League between 2000 and 2008, and played seven
National Hockey League games with the
Washington Capitals in
2003–04 NHL season
The 2003–04 NHL season was the 87th regular season of the National Hockey League. The Stanley Cup champions were the Tampa Bay Lightning, who won the best of seven series four games to three against the Calgary Flames.
For the fourth time in ...
, recording one assist. He played the 2008–09 season with the
Odense Bulldogs of the Danish Elite League. On September 14, 2009, Zinger returned to North America and signed a one-year contract with the
Cincinnati Cyclones
The Cincinnati Cyclones are a professional ice hockey team based in Cincinnati, Ohio. The team is a member of the ECHL. Originally established in 1990, the team first played their games in the Cincinnati Gardens and now play at Heritage Bank Cen ...
of the ECHL for the
2009–10 season.
After the conclusion of his playing career, Zinger was named the head coach of the
Queen City Storm of the then
All American Hockey League on September 27, 2010.
Upon the club suspending operations and the League going defunct, Zinger later accepted a position for two seasons as an assistant coach with the
Greenville Road Warriors of the
ECHL.
Career statistics
References
External links
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1976 births
Living people
Alaska Nanooks men's ice hockey players
Canadian ice hockey defencemen
Cincinnati Cyclones (ECHL) players
Cincinnati Mighty Ducks players
Hershey Bears players
Odense Bulldogs players
People from the County of Paintearth No. 18
Portland Pirates players
Providence Bruins players
San Antonio Rampage players
Undrafted National Hockey League players
Washington Capitals players
Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in the United States