Eliteprospects
Canada Italy Rico Fata
#96 HIFK / Liiga - 13/14
1-time U20 WJC Silver Medal 1
1-time AHL All-Rookie Team 1
1-time AHL Calder Cup Champion 1
1-time AHL Second All-Star Team 1
1-time DEL Champion 1
Date of Birth
Feb 12, 1980
Position
C
Age
44
Height
5'11" / 180 cm
Place of Birth
Sault Ste. Marie, ON, CAN
Weight
203 lbs / 92 kg
Nation
Canada / Italy
Shoots
L
Youth Team
-
Status
Retired
Drafted
1998 round 1 #6 overall by Calgary Flames

Brother: Drew Fata

Team Staff profile of Rico Fata also available

Use/Embed statistics

Rico Fata Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1994-95 Soo Legion U15 AAA NOHL U15 51* 52* 51* 103* -* -* |
1995-96 Soo Greyhounds OHL 62* 11* 15* 26* 52* -* | Playoffs 4 0 0 0 0 -
1996-97 London Knights OHL 59* 19* 34* 53* 76* -* |
1997-98 London Knights OHL 64* 43* 33* 76* 110* 26* | Playoffs 16 9 5 14 49 -4
1998-99 London Knights OHL 23* 15* 18* 33* 41* 3* | Playoffs 25 10 12 22 42 0
Calgary Flames NHL 20* 0* 1* 1* 4* 0* |
Canada U20 WJC-20 7* 1* 3* 4* 8* -* |
1999-00 Calgary Flames NHL 2* 0* 0* 0* 0* -1* |
Saint John Flames AHL 76* 29* 29* 58* 65* -11* | Playoffs 3 0 0 0 4 -4
2000-01 Calgary Flames NHL 5* 0* 0* 0* 6* -3* |
Saint John Flames AHL 70* 23* 29* 52* 129* 10* | Playoffs 19 2 3 5 22 5
2001-02 New York Rangers NHL 10* 0* 0* 0* 0* -2* |
Hartford Wolf Pack AHL 61* 35* 36* 71* 36* 27* | Playoffs 10 2 5 7 4 2
2002-03 New York Rangers NHL 36* 2* 4* 6* 6* -1* |
Hartford Wolf Pack AHL 9* 8* 6* 14* 6* 4* |
Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 27* 5* 8* 13* 10* -6* |
2003-04 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 73* 16* 18* 34* 54* -46* |
2004-05 Asiago Italy 35* 18* 20* 38* 36* -* | Playoffs 9 6 5 11 10 -
2005-06 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 20* 0* 0* 0* 10* -5* |
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins AHL 25* 8* 10* 18* 39* 7* |
Atlanta Thrashers NHL 6* 0* 1* 1* 4* -2* |
Washington Capitals NHL 21* 3* 3* 6* 8* 3* |
2006-07 Washington Capitals NHL 10* 1* 1* 2* 2* 3* |
Adler Mannheim DEL 29* 8* 10* 18* 12* -10* | Playoffs 11 2 4 6 8 -2
2007-08 Adler Mannheim DEL 53* 7* 14* 21* 67* -10* | Playoffs 5 0 2 2 2 1
2008-09 EHC Biel-Bienne NLA 45* 18* 19* 37* 44* -* | Relegation 8 5 2 7 8 -
EHC Biel-Bienne NLA Q -* -* -* -* -* -* | Qualification 7 6 3 9 10 -
2009-10 EHC Biel-Bienne NLA 41* 15* 16* 31* 28* -* | Relegation 15 3 5 8 16 -
2010-11 EHC Biel-Bienne NLA 47* 13* 21* 34* 16* -18* | Relegation 4 1 4 5 0 5
2011-12 Genève-Servette HC NLA 50* 17* 16* 33* 26* -6* | Relegation 9 5 3 8 18 2
Lausanne HC NLB 1* 0* 0* 0* 0* -* |
2012-13 Genève-Servette HC NLA 41* 8* 16* 24* 20* 3* | Playoffs 1 0 0 0 2 0
2013-14 HIFK Liiga 10* 2* 1* 3* 2* -2* |

Rico Fata Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1993-94 Sault Ste. Marie Peewee QC Int PW -* -* -* -* -* -* |
1997-98 Canada U18 Nations Cup -* -* -* -* -* -* |
2007-08 Adler Mannheim Spengler Cup 4* 1* 1* 2* 4* -* |
2008-09 Team Canada Deutschland Cup 1* 0* 0* 0* 2* -* |
Adler Mannheim DEB-Pokal 2* 3* 0* 3* 0* -* |
Team Canada Spengler Cup 5* 1* 0* 1* 8* -* |
2011-12 Team Canada Spengler Cup 3* 1* 0* 1* 2* -* |
2013-14 HIFK ET 8* 3* 0* 3* 2* -* |

Rico Fata Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
AHL 5 241* 103* 110* 213* 0.88* 275* 37* | 3 32 4 * 8 * 12 * 0.38 * 30 * 3 *
DEB-Pokal 1 2* 3* 0* 3* 1.50* 0* -* | 0 * * * * * *
DEL 2 82* 15* 24* 39* 0.48* 79* -20* | 2 16 2 * 6 * 8 * 0.50 * 10 * -1 *
Deutschland Cup 1 1* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 2* -* | 0 * * * * * *
ET 1 8* 3* 0* 3* 0.38* 2* -* | 0 * * * * * *
Nations Cup (Hlinka Gretzky Cup) 1 -* -* -* -* -* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
Italy 1 35* 18* 20* 38* 1.09* 36* -* | 1 9 6 * 5 * 11 * 1.22 * 10 * - *
Liiga 1 10* 2* 1* 3* 0.30* 2* -2* | 0 * * * * * *
NHL 8 230* 27* 36* 63* 0.27* 104* -60* | 0 * * * * * *
NLA (NL) 5 224* 71* 88* 159* 0.71* 134* -21* | 5 37 14 * 14 * 28 * 0.76 * 44 * 7 *
NLA Q 1 -* -* -* -* -* -* -* | 1 7 6 * 3 * 9 * 1.29 * 10 * - *
NOHL U15 1 51* 52* 51* 103* 2.02* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
OHL 4 208* 88* 100* 188* 0.90* 279* 29* | 3 45 19 * 17 * 36 * 0.80 * 91 * -4 *
QC Int PW 1 -* -* -* -* -* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
NLB (SL) 1 1* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 0* -* | 0 * * * * * *
Spengler Cup 3 12* 3* 1* 4* 0.33* 14* -* | 0 * * * * * *
WJC-20 1 7* 1* 3* 4* 0.57* 8* -* | 0 * * * * * *
* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Rico Fata Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
06/30/2014
06/30/2014 Confirmed No team Retired
10/23/2013
10/23/2013 Confirmed HIFK Unknown
06/17/2013
06/17/2013 Confirmed Genève-Servette HC HIFK
08/01/2011
08/01/2011 Confirmed EHC Biel-Bienne Genève-Servette HC
08/21/2009
08/21/2009 Extension EHC Biel-Bienne EHC Biel-Bienne
03/01/2009
03/01/2009 Extension EHC Biel-Bienne EHC Biel-Bienne
Player Biography and Trivia

Drafted 1996, 1 #1 overall by London Knights in the OHL Priority Selection

Cult/Star player for Asiago

Cult/Star player for Biel-Bienne

Cult/Star player for London Knights

Cult/Star player for Sault Ste. Marie North Stars U18