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 The New York Islanders (colloquially known as the Isles) are a professional ice hockey team based in Elmont, New York. The Islanders compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Metropolitan Division in the Eastern Conference ( ...

, Tampa Bay Lightning, Philadelphia Flyers, Boston Bruins, New York Rangers, Carolina Hurricanes, and Dallas Stars. He is currently the General Manager of the San Diego Gulls. He won the

Stanley Cup The Stanley Cup (french: La Coupe Stanley) is the championship trophy awarded annually to the National Hockey League (NHL) playoff champion. It is the oldest existing trophy to be awarded to a professional sports franchise in North America, an ...

with the Blues in

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Playing career

DiMaio was first drafted by the

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 Guillaume Latendresse (born May 24, 1987) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. He was drafted by the Montreal Canadiens of the National Hockey League (NHL) in the second round, 45th overall, of the 2005 NHL Entry Draft, and played i ...

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

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 on waivers 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 Sandy McCarthy (born June 15, 1972) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey right winger who played 11 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Calgary Flames, Tampa Bay Lightning, Philadelphia Flyers, Carolina Hurricanes, New York ...

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.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Dimaio, Rob 1968 births Boston Bruins personnel Boston Bruins players Canadian ice hockey right wingers Canadian people of Italian descent Capital District Islanders players Carolina Hurricanes players Dallas Stars players Dallas Stars scouts HC Milano players Ice hockey people from Alberta Kamloops Blazers players Living people Medicine Hat Tigers players New York Islanders draft picks New York Islanders players New York Rangers players Philadelphia Flyers players St. Louis Blues scouts SCL Tigers players Sportspeople from Calgary Springfield Indians players Tampa Bay Lightning players Utah Grizzlies (AHL) players Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in Italy Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in Switzerland Stanley Cup champions