Marc Del Gaizo
| Marc Del Gaizo | |||
|---|---|---|---|
_(cropped).jpg) Del Gaizo with the Nashville Predators in 2024 | |||
| Born |
October 11, 1999 | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | ||
| Weight | 188 lb (85 kg; 13 st 6 lb) | ||
| Position | Defense | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| NHL team Former teams |
New York Rangers Nashville Predators | ||
| NHL draft |
109th overall, 2019 Nashville Predators | ||
| Playing career | 2021–present | ||
Marc Douglas Del Gaizo (born October 11, 1999) is an American professional ice hockey player who is a defenseman for the New York Rangers of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was selected in the fourth round, 109th overall, by the Nashville Predators in the 2019 NHL entry draft.
Early life
[edit]Born and raised in the Basking Ridge section of Bernards Township, New Jersey, Del Gaizo graduated from Ridge High School in 2018.[1]
Playing career
[edit]Del Gaizo was selected in the fourth round (109th overall) by the Nashville Predators in the 2019 NHL entry draft.[2] He began his professional career during the 2020–21 AHL season with the Chicago Wolves, the Predators' then American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, posting five assists through nine games played. In October 2024, Del Gaizo was recalled by Nashville and made his NHL debut on November 4 against the Edmonton Oilers, where he assisted on a goal by Filip Forsberg for his first career NHL point.[3]
In July 2025, Del Gaizo signed a one-year contract with the Montreal Canadiens.[4] After spending the entirety of the 2025–26 season with AHL affiliate Laval Rocket,[5] he agreed to a one-year, two-way contract with the New York Rangers on July 1, 2026.[6]
Career statistics
[edit]| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2015–16 | Muskegon Lumberjacks | USHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | New Jersey Rockets | EHL | 34 | 7 | 19 | 26 | 52 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2016–17 | Muskegon Lumberjacks | USHL | 58 | 3 | 20 | 23 | 51 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 2017–18 | Muskegon Lumberjacks | USHL | 59 | 12 | 26 | 38 | 69 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | ||
| 2018–19 | UMass-Amherst | HE | 41 | 13 | 16 | 29 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2019–20 | UMass-Amherst | HE | 22 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2020–21 | UMass-Amherst | HE | 27 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2020–21 | Chicago Wolves | AHL | 9 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2021–22 | Milwaukee Admirals | AHL | 67 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 28 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 2022–23 | Milwaukee Admirals | AHL | 71 | 3 | 28 | 31 | 50 | 16 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 4 | ||
| 2023–24 | Milwaukee Admirals | AHL | 60 | 8 | 26 | 34 | 34 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 14 | ||
| 2023–24 | Nashville Predators | NHL | 9 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2024–25 | Nashville Predators | NHL | 46 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2024–25 | Milwaukee Admirals | AHL | 30 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | ||
| 2025–26 | Laval Rockets | AHL | 63 | 9 | 18 | 27 | 38 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| NHL totals | 55 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
References
[edit]- ↑ Marc Del Gaizo, UMass Athletics. Accessed November 16, 2023. "Born Marc Douglas Del Gaizo on October 11, 1999 in Basking Ridge, New Jersey...Graduated from Ridge High School in Basking Ridge, New Jersey in 2018"
- ↑ "Former Ridge hockey player taken by Nashville Predators". The Bernardsville News. June 22, 2019. Retrieved October 24, 2025.
- ↑ Gilchriest, Zach (November 8, 2023). "Preds Prospect Report: Prokop and Matier's Hot Start & Del Gaizo's Debut". Nashville Predators. Retrieved November 15, 2023 – via NHL.com.
- ↑ "One-year contracts for Sean Farrell and Marc Del Gaizo". Montreal Canadiens. July 2, 2025. Retrieved July 2, 2025 – via NHL.com.
- ↑ "Canadiens make additional roster moves at training camp". Montreal Canadiens. September 28, 2025. Retrieved July 22, 2026 – via NHL.com.
- ↑ "Rangers Agree to Terms with Marc Del Gaizo". New York Rangers. July 1, 2026. Retrieved July 22, 2026 – via NHL.com.
External links
[edit]- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
- 1999 births
- Living people
- American men's ice hockey defensemen
- Chicago Wolves players
- Ice hockey players from New Jersey
- Laval Rocket players
- Milwaukee Admirals players
- Muskegon Lumberjacks players
- Nashville Predators draft picks
- Nashville Predators players
- People from Bernards Township, New Jersey
- Ridge High School alumni
- Sportspeople from Somerset County, New Jersey
- UMass Minutemen ice hockey players
- University of Massachusetts Amherst alumni
- 21st-century American sportsmen
- NCAA men's ice hockey national champions