Matt Zaba
Introduction '''Matthew Darrell Zaba''' (born July 14, 1983) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender who played one game in the National Hockey League with the New York Rangers in 2010.The rest of his career, which lasted from 2007 to 2015, was spent in the minor leagues and later in the Italian and  Austrian leagues.
Playing career Zaba was originally selected 231st overall in the 2003 NHL Entry Draft by the Los Angeles Kings.Zaba played for New York Rangers of the National Hockey League. He made his NHL debut  in the 2009–10 season on January 23, 2010, replacing Henrik Lundqvist in a game against the Montreal Canadiens.Unable to earn a new contract with the Rangers, Zaba left as a free agent to Europe, ending up in the Italian Serie A with HC Bolzano.After two successful seasons with the Foxes, Zaba moved to the Neighbouring EBEL, signing a contract with the Vienna Capitals on May 8, 2012.After three seasons with the Vienna Capitals, Zaba retired from professional hockey to take up a Goaltending coach position with the under-18 side the Colorado Rampage on July 25, 2015.
Career statistics ===Regular season and playoffs===Regular seasonPlayoffs Season Team League GP  W  L  T  OTL  MIN  GA  SO  GAA  SV% GP  W  L  MIN  GA  SO  GAA  SV% 2000–01 Yorkton Mallers U18 SMAAAHL 26  13  10  3  —  1480  79  0  3.20  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  — 2001–02 Penticton Panthers BCHL 33  —  —  —  —  1980  128  0  3.69  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  — 2002–03 Vernon Vipers BCHL 44  34  9  0  —  2012  96  2  2.21  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  — 2003–04 Colorado College WCHA 23  10  10  2  —  1323  50  1  2.27  .911 —  —  —  —  —  —  —  — 2004–05 Colorado College WCHA 18  10  5  2  —  1050  43  2  2.46  .916 —  —  —  —  —  —  —  — 2005–06 Colorado College WCHA 36  20  14  2  —  2068  87  4  2.52  .909 —  —  —  —  —  —  —  — 2006–07 Colorado College WCHA 33  15  13  4  —  1908  76  3  2.39  .917 —  —  —  —  —  —  —  — 2007–08 Charlotte Checkers ECHL 9  3  4  —  1  496  30  0  3.63  .891 —  —  —  —  —  —  —  — 2007–08 Idaho Steelheads ECHL 19  12  4  —  1  1070  39  3  2.19  .927 —  —  —  —  —  —  —  — 2008–09 Hartford Wolf Pack AHL 41  25  10  —  0  2262  88  2  2.33  .920 —  —  —  —  —  —  —  — 2009–10 New York Rangers NHL 1  0  0  —  0  34  2  0  3.56  .875 —  —  —  —  —  —  —  — 2009–10 Hartford Wolf Pack AHL 25  6  12  —  2  1296  68  0  3.15  .899 —  —  —  —  —  —  —  — 2009–10 Charlotte Checkers ECHL 3  2  1  —  0  185  11  0  3.58  .884 —  —  —  —  —  —  —  — 2010–11 HC Bolzano ITA 38  25  12  —  0  2240  78  4  2.09  .931 —  —  —  —  —  —  —  — 2011–12 HC Bolzano ITA 40  26  13  —  0  2343  79  3  2.02  .926 —  —  —  —  —  —  —  — 2012–13 Vienna Capitals EBEL 32  20  11  —  0  —  —  4  2.04  .927 —  —  —  —  —  —  —  — 2013–14 Vienna Capitals EBEL 47  30  17  —  0  —  —  4  2.40  .917 —  —  —  —  —  —  —  — 2014–15 Vienna Capitals EBEL 38  20  17  —  0  —  —  4  2.29  .920 —  —  —  —  —  —  —  — NHL totals 2  0  1  0  70  5  0  4.35  .815 —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —
Awards and honours  Award Year All-WCHA Rookie Team 2003–04
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