Rick DiPietro

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BIOGRAPHY

BORN: Lewiston, Maine, September 19, 1981.
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HEIGHT: 5'11"-6'0".
WEIGHT: 180-185 lbs.
UNIFORM #: 1 (Islanders 2001, Bridgeport 2003-04), 39 (Islanders 2002-present), 29 (Bridgeport 2001-03, 2009, United States).
CATCHES: Right
COLLEGE: Boston University (Hockey East)

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WHAT OTHERS ARE SAYING:

"Asking a 19-year-old to backstop a confused organization is off the wall." (The Sports Forecaster 2000-01, p. 47)

"Quick, agile and very confident about his abilities, DiPietro loves to play under pressure. An excellent puckhandler, he's the only goaltender to go first overall in the draft [sic]. Named the Most Outstanding Goaltender and a member of the All-Tournament Team at the world junior championships. Was so good with Boston University last season that the Island traded away super prospect Roberto Luongo, another can't-miss goalie." (The Sports Forecaster 2000-01, p. 94)

"By the end of his first pro season, DiPietro became ensconced as the Islanders' No. 1 goaltender. While he began the season slowly in the minors, the 5-11 180-pounder gained more confidence as he went along. DiPietro has unbelievable puckhandling skills for a goalkeeper. Now, he must learn to communicate better with his defensemen and judge when and when not to leave the crease. Between the pipes, the former Boston University netminder has a flare for the dramatic and an outstanding glove hand. The Islanders must be careful in their handling of DiPietro in his first full season as the Isles' starting goaltender. He won't likely make more than 50 starts this season and could go through some growing pains as the starter." (The Sports Forecaster 2001-02, p. 96)

"The first modern-day goaltender ever chosen with the first overall pick in the NHL entry draft admitted "it was tough to cope mentally" when he was sent to the minors after the Islanders grabbed veteran Chris Osgood from Detroit in the waiver draft just days before the season started. But DiPietro rebounded from a slow start to make the American League All-Star Game. With Osgood signed through next season, Milbury will even consider dealing the 20-year-old stickhandling whiz to aid the Isles' playoff push, but only if he can acquire a bona fide star in return." (Peter Botte, The Hockey News Future Watch 2002)

"The Islanders can now be patient with DiPietro's development after acquiring a legitimate No. 1 goaltender in Chris Osgood. DiPietro had al all-star year in the minors with Bridgeport and finished with a 2.32 goals-against average and a .913 save percentage. He was excellent in the playoffs and led the Sound Tigers to the Calder Cup finals with a 2.13 goals-against average and a .906 save percentage. DiPietro has all the tools to be a star goaltender in he NHL and is the best puckhandling goaltender to come along since Martin Brodeur." (The Sports Forecaster 2002-03, p. 94)

"The brash 21-year-old netminder strongly believes he's ready for the NHL, and the Isles are having a hard time disagreeing with him. Chris Osgood's January ankle injury necessitated DiPietro's recall from Bridgeport, where he quietly posted tremendous numbers. In three NHL starts before the all-star break, DiPietro posted two wins, a 2.01 goals-against average and .921 save percentage. Opponents noticeably have limited amount of dump-ins against him because of his lauded puck-handling ability." (Peter Botte, The Hockey News Future Watch 2003, p. 30)

"At 24, DiPietro could be on the verge of a breakthrough season. While he didn't play for any club teams overseas during the lockout, DiPietro was stellar between the pipes for the United States at the 2005 IIHF World hockey championships. Puck-handling is his big weapon, though it may be diminished by new NHL rules." (The Sports Forecaster 2005-06, p. 100)


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SEASON RECORDS:

SEASONTEAMLEAGUE AGEGPMIN WLTOL WPCTGAGAASA SVPCTShOGA PiMS/60UNI#SHOOTOUTS Z-SCOREGDGARSNW% SNWSNL
1997-98 United States JR NATIONAL 16 46 2526 21 19 0 0 0.525 131 3.11 2
1998-99 United States JR NATIONAL 17 30 1733 22 6 2 0 0.767 67 2.32 3
1999-00 Boston University HE 18 30 1791 18 5 5 0 0.732 73 2.45 843 0.913 2 0 3 6 28.24
2000-01 Chicago Wolves IHL 19 14 778 4 5 2 0 0.455 44 3.39 368 0.880 0 0 1 2 28.38 -1.836 -10.176 -4.656 0.371 4 7
2000-01 New York Islanders NHL 19 20 1083 3 15 1 0 0.184 63 3.49 515 0.878 0 0 2 6 28.53 -1.982 -13.281 -5.556 0.384 7 12
2000-01 United States WORLD 19 3 179 8 2.68 99 0.919 0 2 33.18
2001-02 Bridgeport Sound Tigers AHL 20 59 3472 30 22 7 0 0.568 134 2.32 1541 0.913 4 0 3 35 26.63 0.129 1.434 24.549 0.505 30 29
2002-03 Bridgeport Sound Tigers AHL 21 34 2044 16 10 8 0 0.588 73 2.14 956 0.924 3 0 4 12 28.06 1.526 13.535 27.875 0.584 20 14
2002-03 New York Islanders NHL 21 10 585 2 5 2 0 0.333 29 2.97 273 0.894 0 0 0 2 28.00 -0.868 -4.129 -0.034 0.424 4 5
2003-04 New York Islanders NHL 22 50 2844 23 18 5 0 0.554 112 2.36 1261 0.911 5 0 2 22 26.60 0.035 0.359 19.274 0.502 23 23
2003-04 Bridgeport Sound Tigers AHL 22 2 119 0 2 0 0 0.000 3 1.51 55 0.945 0 0 0 2 27.73 0.760 1.552 2.377 0.697 1 1
2003-04 United States WORLD CUP 22 1 60 1 0 0 0 1.000 1 1.00 17 0.941 0 0 0 0 17.00
2004-05 United States WORLD 23 4 250 2 2 0 0 0.500 7 1.68 121 0.942 1 0 1 0 29.04
2005-06 New York Islanders NHL 24 63 3572 30 24 0 5 0.551 180 3.02 1797 0.900 1 0 1 28 30.18 39 8-3 (30/41) -0.209 -2.643 24.312 0.493 29 30
2006-07 New York Islanders NHL 25 62 3627 32 19 0 9 0.608 156 2.58 1917 0.919 5 0 2 24 31.71 39 5-4 (35/44) 2.070 26.606 55.361 0.578 35 25
2007-08 New York Islanders NHL 26 63 3707 26 28 0 7 0.484 174 2.82 1779 0.902 3 0 6 18 28.79 3-2 (15/21) -1.045 -12.652 14.033 0.462 28 33
2008-09 New York Islanders NHL 27 5 256 1 3 0 0 0.250 15 3.52 139 0.892 0 0 2 2 32.58 -0.686 -2.327 -0.242 0.417 2 2
2009-10 New York Islanders NHL 28 8 462 2 5 0 0 0.286 20 2.60 201 0.900 1 0 1 0 26.11 39 -0.539 -2.171 0.844 0.443 3 4
2009-10 Bridgeport Sound Tigers AHL 28 4 199 1 2 0 0 0.333 11 3.31 94 0.883 0 28.32 29 -0.848 -2.373 -0.963 0.381 1 2
2010-11 New York Islanders NHL 29 26 1533 8 14 0 4 0.385 88 3.44 773 0.886 1 0 1 25 30.25 2-1 (6/9) -2.666 -20.876 -9.281 0.368 10 16
POST-SEASON
Year  Team                        GP    Min   W   L   GA    GAA   Shots    Sv%   ShO   G   A   PiM     S/60    PERS
01-02 Bridgeport Sound Tigers AHL 20   1270  12   8   45   2.13     479   .906     3   0   1     6
02-03 New York Islanders NHL       1     15   0   0    0   0.00       3  1.000     0   0   0     0
      Bridgeport Sound Tiger AHL   5    299   2   3   10   2.01     133   .925     1   0   1     4
03-04 New York Islanders NHL       5    303   1   4   11   2.18     120   .908     1   0   0     0
06-07 New York Islanders NHL       4    236   1   3   13   3.30     127   .898     0   0   0     0
THREE (3) NHL POSTSEASONS         10    554   2   7   24   2.60     250  0.904     1   0   0     0

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