James "Jimmy" Camazzola (born January 5, 1964) is a Canadian-born Italian retired professional ice hockey

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. He played 3 games in the National Hockey League with the Chicago Blackhawks during the 1983-84 and 1986–87 seasons. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1984 to 2002, was mainly spent in top leagues of Germany and Italy. Internationally he played for the Italian national team at the

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, and the 1992 World Championships. His older brother, Tony Camazzola, also played in the NHL with the Washington Capitals.

Playing career

His only National Hockey League appearances were three games with the Chicago Blackhawks in 1983-84 and

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. He played three seasons in North America before playing several more in the top leagues of Germany and Italy. He was also the Coach from Associazione Sportiva Asiago Hockey. Camazzola represented Italy internationally at the

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. Camazzola was an assistant hockey coach at Simon Fraser University from 2011 to 2019. In 2018, Camazzola was named the first head coach of the Vancouver NE Chiefs.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

International

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Camazzola, Jim 1964 births Living people Augsburger Panther players Bolzano HC players Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in Germany Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in Italy Canadian ice hockey forwards Canadian sportspeople of Italian descent Chicago Blackhawks draft picks Chicago Blackhawks players Courmaosta HC players Asiago Hockey 1935 players HC Varese players Ice hockey people from Vancouver Ice hockey players at the 1992 Winter Olympics Ice hockey players at the 1994 Winter Olympics Italian ice hockey players Kamloops Junior Oilers players Maine Mariners (AHL) players New Westminster Bruins players Nova Scotia Oilers players Olympic ice hockey players for Italy Penticton Knights players Saginaw Generals players Seattle Breakers players