Nick Sanza
| Nick Sanza | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
February 6, 1955 LaSalle, Quebec, Canada | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | ||
| Weight | 174 lb (79 kg; 12 st 6 lb) | ||
| Position | Goaltender | ||
| Caught | Left | ||
| Played for |
Denver Spurs Ottawa Civics HC Asiago Milan Devils | ||
| National team |
 Italy | ||
| NHL draft |
150th overall, 1975 Atlanta Flames | ||
| WHA draft |
64th overall, 1975 Denver Spurs | ||
| Playing career | 1976–1991 | ||
Nick Sanza (born February 6, 1955) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey goaltender.
Playing career
[edit]Sanza played major junior in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL) for three seasons with the Montreal Red White and Blue and Sherbrooke Beavers. He set a league record for most shutouts in a single season with seven in 1974–75 (later tied by Roberto Luongo and Adam Russo).[1] He joined the North American Hockey League in 1975–76 and played with the Erie Blades and Beauce Jaros.
Sanza turned pro in 1975–76 with the Tucson Mavericks of the Central Hockey League (CHL). Having been drafted 64th overall by the Denver Spurs in the 1975 WHA Amateur Draft, he joined the club in 1975-76. He had also been drafted 150th overall in the 1975 NHL entry draft by the Atlanta Flames, but he never played a game in the NHL.
In 1976-77, Sanza returned to the minor leagues with the Greensboro Generals of the SHL. Two seasons later, he enrolled at the University of Alberta and played in the Canadian university circuit. In 1987-88, he went overseas to play in the Italian Serie A with HC Asiago and later with the Milan Devils.
Career statistics
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| Season | Team | League | GP | W | L | T | MIN | GA | SO | GAA | SV% | GP | W | L | MIN | GA | SO | GAA | SV% | |||
| 1971–72 | Montreal Junior Canadiens | OHA | 47 | — | — | — | — | 233 | 0 | 4.87 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1972–73 | Montreal Red White and Blue | QMJHL | 53 | — | — | — | 1952 | 268 | 0 | 5.04 | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1973–74 | Montreal Red White and Blue | QMJHL | 39 | — | — | — | — | 179 | 2 | 4.63 | — | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1974–75 | Sherbrooke Castors | QMJHL | 66 | — | — | — | 3481 | 225 | 7 | 3.51 | — | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1975–76 | Beauce Jaros | NAHL | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 239 | 22 | 0 | 5.53 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1975–76 | Tucson Mavericks | CHL | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 247 | 22 | 0 | 5.34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1975–76 | Denver Spurs/Ottawa Civics | WHA | 1 | — | — | — | 20 | 5 | 0 | 15.00 | .583 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1976–77 | Greensboro Generals | SHL | 13 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 592 | 40 | 0 | 4.05 | .887 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1978–79 | University of Alberta | CWUAA | 25 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 1213 | 69 | 0 | 3.41 | .861 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1986–87 | Asiago HC | Italy-A | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1987–88 | Asiago HC | Italy-A | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1990–91 | Milan Devils | Italy-A | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1991–92 | Milan Devils | Italy-A | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| WHA totals | 1 | — | — | — | 20 | 5 | 0 | 15.00 | .583 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
References
[edit]- ↑ "Goaltending records" (PDF). QMJHL. Retrieved 2010-02-05. [dead link]
External links
[edit]- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
- 1955 births
- Living people
- Alberta Golden Bears ice hockey players
- Atlanta Flames draft picks
- Beauce Jaros players
- Canadian ice hockey goaltenders
- Denver Spurs (WHA) players
- Denver Spurs draft picks
- Erie Blades players
- Greensboro Generals (SHL) players
- Montreal Bleu Blanc Rouge players
- Sherbrooke Castors players
- Tucson Mavericks players
- 20th-century Canadian sportsmen