Rob DiMaio

Rob DiMaio (born Robert Charles DiMaio on February 19, 1968) is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey player who played in 894 National Hockey League (NHL) games with the New York Islanders, Tampa Bay Lightning, Philadelphia Flyers, Boston Bruins, New York Rangers, Carolina Hurricanes and the Dallas Stars.

He is currently a scout with the St. Louis Blues.

Playing Career
Rob was first drafted by the New York Islanders in the 6th round (118th overall) in the 1987 NHL Entry Draft.

He 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.

On June 18, 1992, Rob was by the Tampa Bay Lightning from the New York Islanders in the 1992 NHL Expansion Draft where first he played for them for two seasons.

On March 18, 1994, he was traded to the Philadelphia Flyers in exchange for Jim Cummins and Philadelphia's 1995 4th round draft choice where he played with them for 3 seasons.

On September 30, 1996, Rob was claimed on waivers by the San Jose Sharks, but on the same day, the Sharks traded him to the Boston Bruins in exchange for Boston's 1997 5th round draft choice.

Rob played for the Bruins until March 10, 2000 when he was traded to the New York Rangers in exchange for Mike Knuble.

On August 4, 2000, he was traded (along with Darren Langdon) to the Carolina Hurricanes in exchange for Sandy McCarthy and Carolina's 2001 4th round draft choice.

After just one season with the Hurricanes, Rob signed with the Dallas Stars as a free agent on July 1, 2001.

During the 2004-05 NHL lockout, Rob signed with Hockey Club Milano Vipers in Italy where they won the championship in 2005.

After the lockout, he signed as a free agent with the Tampa Bay Lightning on August 9, 2005. He suffered a severe concussion after a controversial hit by Montreal Canadiens forward Guillaume Latendresse during the 2006 preseason, which ended his career.

Accolades

 * Winner of the Italian championship in the 2005 with Hockey Club Milano Vipers.