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- Born: September 19, 1981
- Birthplace: Winthrop, Massachusetts
- Nicknames: Rico, Ricky D
- Height: 6'1"
- Weight: 210 lbs.
- Position: Goaltender
- Saves: Right
- High school: Saint Sebastian's School
- College: Boston University
- Draft year: 2000, first overall
- Signed a 15-year contract with the New York Islanders in 2006ESPN.com: DiPietro's record 15-year deal will pay him $67.5M (September 13, 2006)
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American professional hockey goaltender Rick DiPietro plays for the New York Islanders in the National Hockey League.
On January 20, 2009, DiPietro was placed on injured reserve, effectively inding his 2008-09 season.ESPN.com: Hurt Knee Ends DiPietro's Year He previously missed 27 games during the beginning of the 2008-09 season following knee surgery. DiPietro returned to the Islanders on December 26, 2008, playing just five games before he was sidelined again.ESPN.com: DiPietro Finally Back for Isles
NHL Career
DiPietro was drafted first overall in the 2000 NHL draft by the New York Islanders. He joined them for his NHL debut that same year and split his first season between the Islanders and their International Hockey League affiliate, the Chicago Wolves. He then split the next three years between the NHL and the American Hockey League, where he played for the Bridgeport Sound Tigers. After earning the Islanders' starting goaltender spot in 2005, DiPietro signed a 15-year contract worth $67.5 million on September 12, 2006. This set a record for the longest contract in the history of the NHL.Legends of Hockey: Rick DiPietroCareer Highlights
- 2000: World Junior Cup of Hockey All-Star Team
- 2000: World Junior Cup of Hockey, best goaltender
- 2000: Hockey East Rookie of the Year
- 2000: NCAA East Regional All-Tournament Team
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Rick DiPietro Questions
OPEN THREAD: Rick Astley Vs Nine Inch Nails mash-up 3 AnswersThere's just something about the pitch of his voice that doesn't go well with the lovely NIN drone. I had my nose kinda scrunched up while listening to it, so I... read more
One a scale of (1-10) 10 being the highest rating, how do you rate GM CEO Rick Wagners performance? 1 AnswerI would rate his performance as about a 1. Of the "Big Three", only GM and Chrysler needed bailouts, and of those two, only GM needed more than one. For years... read more
Revenge or Truth? What do you think of Jon Stewarts take on CNBC and Rick Santelli? 6 AnswersTruth. While I think there is a certain amount of vengence being taken here, Stewart is not one to pull his punches when he disagrees with his guests; take a lo... read more
If you were not allowed to write books, what would you do instead? 4 AnswersThis is actually a much tougher question than I thought it would be. If I could not write books, I'm sure I would do the usual thing and write other stuff. Poe... read more
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Rick DiPietro Vital Stats
- Mahalo's Guide to the New York Islanders
- NHL.com: Career Stats
- Height: 5-11
- Weight:190
- Rookie Year: 2000
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Asked when he will begin a rehab stint of games with Bridgeport of the AHL, Rick DiPietro said, "I have no idea." Riiiiiiight.
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Slow day. Live blogging Islanders optional practice, latest step in Rick DiPietro's comeback attempt: http://tiny.cc/WhClu
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Painful but so true. RT @fleuryous: Rick DiPietro is back in practice. Break out the Bubble Wrap...
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LIVE BLOG: ISLANDERS OPTIONAL PRACTICEThe latest step in Rick DiPietro's attempted comback http://bit.ly/7OflCn #ny #islanders
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Attention: Rick DiPietro has stepped onto the ice at Islanders practice and has fallen and cannot get up!
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