Jason Mark Muzzatti (born February 3, 1970) is a Canadian-Italian former professional

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, and the current goaltending coach for the

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. He played 62 games in the

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between 1993 and 1998 for four teams. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1991 to 2007, was spent in various minor leagues and in Europe. Internationally Muzzatti played briefly for the Canadian national team in the early 1990s, and later in his career played for the Italian national team at several

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and the

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Playing career

Muzzatti played four seasons at

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with a record of 83 wins, 34 losses, and 6 ties. He was drafted by the

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in the

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as the 21st pick in the first round. He joined the

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of the IHL in 1991. He joined the Flames in 1993 but he had just a short career in Calgary, playing only two games in two seasons. He was claimed on waivers by the

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in 1995 and played 53 games before he was traded to the

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. He finished his NHL career in 1997–98 with the

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. Muzzatti joined

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side

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in 1998. He joined

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, a Finnish

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team, one year later before returning to Germany and the

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for one season. In 2001, he moved to Italy to play for

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team HC Milano Vipers. Muzzatti became the number one goaltender for Milano. In 2004 Muzzatti was contracted by another Italian top team, Hockey Club Bolzano. Muzzatti was Bolzano's top goalie for two seasons. In 2006, after 8 seasons in European top leagues, Muzzatti returned to North America and was contracted by

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of the

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. Muzzatti played the entire 2006–07 season in Flint Generals after which he retired. He was named the coach of the Generals in 2009.

International career

Despite being born in Canada, and representing the Canadian national team during 1992–93, Muzzatti also holds

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citizenship and played for the Italian national ice hockey team. He played in the

, held in

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, Italy for the host country.

Coaching career

In 2008-09 Muzzatti started as an assistant coach with the

of the International Hockey League (IHL). The following season in 2009-10 Muzzatti was hired as head coach of the Generals, and won the IHL Coach of the Year award that year. Starting with the 2015–16 season, Muzzatti was the goaltending coach for the

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for four seasons. On August 13, 2019, Muzzatti was hired as the goaltending coach of the

. He joined the coaching staff of

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, a former teammate with the Michigan State Spartan hockey team during the 1988–89 season.

Personal

Muzzatti and former NCAA assistant coach Willie Mitchell co-founded Just Goalies, a training camp for young goaltenders. NHL goaltender

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credits Muzzatti for aiding his development and considers him a friend.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

International

Awards and honours

References

External links

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Just Goalies Website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Muzzatti, Jason 1970 births Living people Augsburger Panther players Bolzano HC players Calgary Flames draft picks Calgary Flames players Canadian ice hockey goaltenders Carolina Hurricanes coaches Eisbären Berlin players Flint Generals players Hartford Whalers players 20th-century Canadian sportsmen Hartford Wolf Pack players HC Milano players Ice hockey players at the 2006 Winter Olympics Indianapolis Ice players Kentucky Thoroughblades players Michigan State Spartans men's ice hockey players NHL first-round draft picks New York Rangers players Olympic ice hockey players for Italy Saint John Flames players Salt Lake Golden Eagles (IHL) players San Jose Sharks players Ice hockey people from Toronto Springfield Falcons players St. Michael's Buzzers players Tappara players Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in the United States AHCA Division I men's ice hockey All-Americans Canadian sportspeople of Italian descent