Matthew DeMarchi (born May 4, 1981) is an American-born
Italian former professional
ice hockey player who participated at the
2010 IIHF World Championship
The 2010 IIHF World Championship was the 74th IIHF World Championship, an annual international ice hockey tournament. It took place between 7 and 23 May 2010 in Germany. The games were played in the Lanxess Arena in Cologne, SAP Arena in Mannhei ...
as a member of the
Italy men's national ice hockey team.
Playing career
Amateur
DeMarchi played amateur hockey in the
United States Hockey League (USHL) with the
North Iowa Huskies The North Iowa Huskies were a junior ice hockey team based in Mason City, Iowa. They were a member of the United States Hockey League from 1983 to 1999. They played their home games at North Iowa Ice Arena. They would move to Cedar Rapids and bec ...
before attending the
University of Minnesota where he played
college hockey with the
Minnesota Golden Gophers men's ice hockey team from 1999 - 2002.
Professional
On June 24, 2000, he was selected by
New Jersey Devils
The New Jersey Devils are a professional sports, professional ice hockey team based in Newark, New Jersey. The Devils compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Metropolitan Division in the Eastern Conference (NHL), Eastern ...
in the 2nd round (57th overall) of the
2000 NHL Entry Draft
The 2000 NHL Entry Draft was the 38th NHL Entry Draft. It was held on June 24 and 25, 2000 at the Pengrowth Saddledome in Calgary, Alberta, following the 2000 NHL Expansion Draft on June 23 for the Columbus Blue Jackets and Minnesota Wild. This ...
. Following his graduation from university, DeMarchi turned professional playing in the
American Hockey League (AHL) with the
Albany River Rats
The Albany River Rats were a minor league professional ice hockey team in the American Hockey League. They played in Albany, New York at the Times Union Center.
History
Before the formation of the franchise
Without a viable indoor arena with a ...
from 2003 - 2006. He played the
2006–07 AHL season with the
Iowa Stars before relocating to
Italy to play
Serie A ice hockey for start the 2007–08 season.
DeMarchi started the 2007–08 season with the
Bolzano-Bozen Foxes
Bolzano ( or ; german: Bozen, (formerly ); bar, Bozn; lld, Balsan or ) is the capital city of the province of South Tyrol in northern Italy. With a population of 108,245, Bolzano is also by far the largest city in South Tyrol and the third la ...
, but was playing with
HC Asiago before the end of the season. He remained a member of HC Asiago for 4 seasons before ending his career with one season each with
Västerås IK and
HC Milano
Hockey Club Milano was an Italian ice hockey team based in Milan. Throughout its history, the team has changed its name twice. It was previously called ''Associazione Disco Ghiaccio Milano'' and ''Hockey Club Milano Inter''.
The club was founded ...
.
International
In 2010 DeMarchi was named to the
Italy men's national ice hockey team and he participated with that team at the 74th World Championship that was held in Germany from May 7–23, 2010.
Awards and honors
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
International
References
External links
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1981 births
Albany River Rats players
Asiago Hockey 1935 players
Bolzano HC players
Ice hockey players from Minnesota
Iowa Stars players
Italian ice hockey defencemen
Living people
Minnesota Golden Gophers men's ice hockey players
New Jersey Devils draft picks
North Iowa Huskies players
University of Minnesota alumni
NCAA men's ice hockey national champions
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