Marc Del Gaizo
| Marc Del Gaizo | |||
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File:Schwartz 1st 11 20 (54153605382) (cropped).jpg Del Gaizo with the Nashville Predators in 2024 | |||
| Born |
October 11, 1999 | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | ||
| Weight | 188 lb (85 kg; 13 st 6 lb) | ||
| Position | Defense | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| NHL team (P) Cur. team Former teams |
Montreal Canadiens Laval Rocket (AHL) Nashville Predators | ||
| NHL draft |
109th overall, 2019 Nashville Predators | ||
| Playing career | 2021–present | ||
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Marc Douglas Del Gaizo (born October 11, 1999) is an American professional ice hockey defenseman for the Laval Rocket of the American Hockey League (AHL) while under contract to the Montreal Canadiens of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was selected in the fourth round, 109th overall, by the Nashville Predators in the 2019 NHL entry draft.
Early life
[edit | edit source]Born and raised in the Basking Ridge section of Bernards Township, New Jersey, Del Gaizo graduated from Ridge High School in 2018.[1]
Playing career
[edit | edit source]Del Gaizo was selected in the fourth round (109th overall) by the Nashville Predators in the 2019 NHL entry draft.[2] He began his professional career during the 2020–21 AHL season with the Chicago Wolves, the Predators' then American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, posting five assists through nine games played. In October 2024, Del Gaizo was recalled by Nashville and made his NHL debut on November 4 against the Edmonton Oilers, where he assisted on a goal by Filip Forsberg for his first career NHL point.[3]
In July 2025, Del Gaizo signed a one-year contract with the Montreal Canadiens.[4]
Career statistics
[edit | edit source]| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2015–16 | Muskegon Lumberjacks | USHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | New Jersey Rockets | EHL | 34 | 7 | 19 | 26 | 52 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2016–17 | Muskegon Lumberjacks | USHL | 58 | 3 | 20 | 23 | 51 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 2017–18 | Muskegon Lumberjacks | USHL | 59 | 12 | 26 | 38 | 69 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | ||
| 2018–19 | UMass-Amherst | HE | 41 | 13 | 16 | 29 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2019–20 | UMass-Amherst | HE | 22 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2020–21 | UMass-Amherst | HE | 27 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2020–21 | Chicago Wolves | AHL | 9 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2021–22 | Milwaukee Admirals | AHL | 67 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 28 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 2022–23 | Milwaukee Admirals | AHL | 71 | 3 | 28 | 31 | 50 | 16 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 4 | ||
| 2023–24 | Milwaukee Admirals | AHL | 60 | 8 | 26 | 34 | 34 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 14 | ||
| 2023–24 | Nashville Predators | NHL | 9 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2024–25 | Nashville Predators | NHL | 46 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2024–25 | Milwaukee Admirals | AHL | 30 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | ||
| NHL totals | 55 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ Marc Del Gaizo, UMass Athletics. Accessed November 16, 2023. "Born Marc Douglas Del Gaizo on October 11, 1999 in Basking Ridge, New Jersey...Graduated from Ridge High School in Basking Ridge, New Jersey in 2018"
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External links
[edit | edit source]- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or ESPN.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database, or ThePWHL.com
- 1999 births
- Living people
- American men's ice hockey defensemen
- Chicago Wolves players
- Ice hockey people from New Jersey
- Ice hockey players from New Jersey
- Milwaukee Admirals players
- Muskegon Lumberjacks players
- Nashville Predators draft picks
- Nashville Predators players
- People from Bernards Township, New Jersey
- Ridge High School alumni
- Sportspeople from Somerset County, New Jersey
- UMass Minutemen ice hockey players
- University of Massachusetts Amherst alumni
- 21st-century American sportsmen
- NCAA men's ice hockey national champions
- American ice hockey player stubs