Paul Zanette (born April 8, 1988) is a

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professional

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player. He is currently an

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who most recently played for the

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of the

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. In 2011, while playing for the Niagara University Purple Eagles, Zanette was named the Atlantic Hockey Player of the Year, and was a selected as a finalist for the

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Playing career

Not selected in the NHL draft in 2011, Zanette signed as a free agent with the

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of the

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for the 2011–12 season, where he started the season until assigned to the

Toledo Walleye The Toledo Walleye are a professional ice hockey team based in Toledo, Ohio. The Walleye are members of the Central Division of the Western Conference of the ECHL. The Walleye were founded in 1991 as the Toledo Storm and play their home games at ...

of the

. With no substantial North American offers, he opted for

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of the Italian

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. After two successful seasons with Asiago, Zanette left as a free agent, along with brother Marc, to sign with Italian-based club HC Bolzano of the

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on August 9, 2014. Zanette successfully completed his trial and signed a one-year contract while his brother failed to catch on. After his contract expired with Asiago, Zanette joined Scottish club,

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of the

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, on a two-year contract. After just 35 games, Zanette's contract was terminated "by mutual consent." He then re-joined former club, HC Asiago, for the balance of the Italian 2015–16 season. On July 21, 2016, Zanette returned to North America, signing a one-year ECHL contract with the

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, where he scored 20 points before being traded to the Indy Fuel on January 12, 2017.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

International

Awards and honours

References

External links

* 1988 births Living people Asiago Hockey 1935 players Bolzano HC players Canadian ice hockey forwards Edinburgh Capitals players Greenville Swamp Rabbits players Hamilton Bulldogs (AHL) players Indy Fuel players Italian ice hockey forwards Niagara Purple Eagles men's ice hockey players Rockford IceHogs (AHL) players Toledo Walleye players Canadian sportspeople of Italian descent Naturalised citizens of Italy Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in Scotland Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in the United States AHCA Division I men's ice hockey All-Americans Italian expatriate sportspeople in the United States Italian expatriate ice hockey people Naturalised sports competitors {{canada-icehockey-player-stub