Rob Zettler
Encyclopedia
Rob Zettler is a former Canadian professional ice hockey
defenceman who played in the National Hockey League
(NHL) for 14 seasons with the Minnesota North Stars
, San Jose Sharks
, Philadelphia Flyers
, Toronto Maple Leafs
, Nashville Predators
and Washington Capitals
. He currently serves as an assistant coach with the Maple Leafs.
in the 1986 NHL Entry Draft
.
After two seasons with the North Stars organization, he was claimed by the San Jose Sharks
in the 1991 NHL Dispersal Draft. On February 1, 1994, the Sharks
traded Zettler to the Philadelphia Flyers
in exchange for Viacheslav Butsayev.
Philadelphia traded him to the Toronto Maple Leafs
for a fifth-round pick in the 1996 NHL Entry Draft
on July 8, 1995. With Toronto Zettler enjoyed his most productive season in 1996-97, scoring 2 goals and adding 12 assists for 14 points. After being left unprotected by the Maple Leafs he was claimed by the Nashville Predators
in the 1998 NHL Expansion Draft
.
On September 7, 1999, Zettler signed as a free agent with the Washington Capitals
.
Rob Zettler announced his retirement on August 27, 2002, he finished his NHL
career with 569 games, scoring 5 goals and 65 assists for 70 points.
radio broadcasts. While a member of the Sharks coaching staff, he provided insights into games during telecasts with updates before the start of the second and third periods.
Ice hockey
Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
defenceman who played in the National Hockey League
National Hockey League
The National Hockey League is an unincorporated not-for-profit association which operates a major professional ice hockey league of 30 franchised member clubs, of which 7 are currently located in Canada and 23 in the United States...
(NHL) for 14 seasons with the Minnesota North Stars
Minnesota North Stars
The Minnesota North Stars were a professional ice hockey team in the National Hockey League for 26 seasons, from 1967 to 1993. The North Stars played their home games at the Met Center in Bloomington, and the team's colors for most of its history were green, yellow, gold and white...
, San Jose Sharks
San Jose Sharks
The San Jose Sharks are a professional ice hockey team based in San Jose, California, United States. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League...
, Philadelphia Flyers
Philadelphia Flyers
The Philadelphia Flyers are a professional ice hockey team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League...
, Toronto Maple Leafs
Toronto Maple Leafs
The Toronto Maple Leafs are a professional ice hockey team based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League...
, Nashville Predators
Nashville Predators
The Nashville Predators are a professional ice hockey team based in Nashville, Tennessee. They are members of the Central Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League...
and Washington Capitals
Washington Capitals
The Washington Capitals are a professional ice hockey team based in Washington, D.C. They are members of the Southeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . Since their founding in 1974, "The Caps" have won one conference championship to reach the 1998 Stanley Cup...
. He currently serves as an assistant coach with the Maple Leafs.
Playing career
Zettler was drafted 55th overall by the Minnesota North StarsMinnesota North Stars
The Minnesota North Stars were a professional ice hockey team in the National Hockey League for 26 seasons, from 1967 to 1993. The North Stars played their home games at the Met Center in Bloomington, and the team's colors for most of its history were green, yellow, gold and white...
in the 1986 NHL Entry Draft
1986 NHL Entry Draft
The 1986 NHL Entry Draft was held on June 21, 1986 at the Montreal Forum in Montreal, Quebec. The National Hockey League teams selected 252 players eligible for entry into professional ranks, in the reverse order of the 1985–86 NHL season and playoff standings...
.
After two seasons with the North Stars organization, he was claimed by the San Jose Sharks
San Jose Sharks
The San Jose Sharks are a professional ice hockey team based in San Jose, California, United States. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League...
in the 1991 NHL Dispersal Draft. On February 1, 1994, the Sharks
San Jose Sharks
The San Jose Sharks are a professional ice hockey team based in San Jose, California, United States. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League...
traded Zettler to the Philadelphia Flyers
Philadelphia Flyers
The Philadelphia Flyers are a professional ice hockey team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League...
in exchange for Viacheslav Butsayev.
Philadelphia traded him to the Toronto Maple Leafs
Toronto Maple Leafs
The Toronto Maple Leafs are a professional ice hockey team based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League...
for a fifth-round pick in the 1996 NHL Entry Draft
1996 NHL Entry Draft
The 1996 NHL Entry Draft was held at the Kiel Center in St. Louis, Missouri, on June 22, 1996.- Selections by round :Club teams are located in North America unless otherwise noted.- Round one :- Round two :...
on July 8, 1995. With Toronto Zettler enjoyed his most productive season in 1996-97, scoring 2 goals and adding 12 assists for 14 points. After being left unprotected by the Maple Leafs he was claimed by the Nashville Predators
Nashville Predators
The Nashville Predators are a professional ice hockey team based in Nashville, Tennessee. They are members of the Central Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League...
in the 1998 NHL Expansion Draft
1998 NHL Expansion Draft
The 1998 NHL Expansion Draft was held in on June 26, 1998. The draft took place to fill the roster of the league's expansion team for the 1998–99 season, the Nashville Predators.-Rules:...
.
On September 7, 1999, Zettler signed as a free agent with the Washington Capitals
Washington Capitals
The Washington Capitals are a professional ice hockey team based in Washington, D.C. They are members of the Southeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . Since their founding in 1974, "The Caps" have won one conference championship to reach the 1998 Stanley Cup...
.
Rob Zettler announced his retirement on August 27, 2002, he finished his NHL
National Hockey League
The National Hockey League is an unincorporated not-for-profit association which operates a major professional ice hockey league of 30 franchised member clubs, of which 7 are currently located in Canada and 23 in the United States...
career with 569 games, scoring 5 goals and 65 assists for 70 points.
Post playing career
Currently, Zettler is an assistant coach with the Toronto Maple Leafs. He has also been an assistant coach for the San Jose Sharks (under former San Jose and current Toronto head coach Ron Wilson). Zettler also served as colour commentator for Washington CapitalsWashington Capitals
The Washington Capitals are a professional ice hockey team based in Washington, D.C. They are members of the Southeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . Since their founding in 1974, "The Caps" have won one conference championship to reach the 1998 Stanley Cup...
radio broadcasts. While a member of the Sharks coaching staff, he provided insights into games during telecasts with updates before the start of the second and third periods.
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season Season (sports) In an organized sports league, a season is the portion of one year in which regulated games of the sport are in session. For example, in Major League Baseball, one season lasts approximately from April 1 through October 1; in Association football, it is generally from August until May In an... |
Team | League | GP | G Goal (ice hockey) In ice hockey, a goal is scored when the puck completely crosses the goal line between the two goal posts and below the goal crossbar. A goal awards one point to the team attacking the goal scored upon, regardless of which team the player who actually deflected the puck into the goal belongs to... |
A Assist (ice hockey) In ice hockey, an assist is attributed to up to two players of the scoring team who shot, passed or deflected the puck towards the scoring teammate, or touched it in any other way which enabled the goal, meaning that they were "assisting" in the goal. There can be a maximum of two assists per goal... |
Pts Point (ice hockey) Point in ice hockey has three official meanings:* A point is awarded to a player for each goal scored or assist earned. The total number of goals plus assists equals total points. In some European leagues, a goal counts as two points, and an assist counts as one... |
PIM Penalty (ice hockey) A penalty in ice hockey is a punishment for inappropriate behavior. Most penalties are enforced by detaining the offending player within a penalty box for a set number of minutes, during which, the player can not participate in play. The offending team usually may not replace the player on the ice,... |
GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1988–89 | Minnesota North Stars Minnesota North Stars The Minnesota North Stars were a professional ice hockey team in the National Hockey League for 26 seasons, from 1967 to 1993. The North Stars played their home games at the Met Center in Bloomington, and the team's colors for most of its history were green, yellow, gold and white... |
NHL National Hockey League The National Hockey League is an unincorporated not-for-profit association which operates a major professional ice hockey league of 30 franchised member clubs, of which 7 are currently located in Canada and 23 in the United States... |
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1989–90 | Minnesota North Stars | NHL | 31 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 45 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1990–91 | Minnesota North Stars | NHL | 47 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 119 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1991–92 | San Jose Sharks San Jose Sharks The San Jose Sharks are a professional ice hockey team based in San Jose, California, United States. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League... |
NHL | 74 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 99 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1992–93 | San Jose Sharks | NHL | 80 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 150 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1993–94 | San Jose Sharks | NHL | 42 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 65 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1993–94 | Philadelphia Flyers Philadelphia Flyers The Philadelphia Flyers are a professional ice hockey team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League... |
NHL | 33 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 69 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1994–95 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 32 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 34 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1995–96 | Toronto Maple Leafs Toronto Maple Leafs The Toronto Maple Leafs are a professional ice hockey team based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League... |
NHL | 29 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 48 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1996–97 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 48 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 51 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1997–98 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 59 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 108 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1998–99 | Nashville Predators Nashville Predators The Nashville Predators are a professional ice hockey team based in Nashville, Tennessee. They are members of the Central Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League... |
NHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1999–00 | Washington Capitals Washington Capitals The Washington Capitals are a professional ice hockey team based in Washington, D.C. They are members of the Southeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . Since their founding in 1974, "The Caps" have won one conference championship to reach the 1998 Stanley Cup... |
NHL | 12 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2000–01 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 29 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 55 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2001–02 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 49 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 56 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 569 | 5 | 65 | 70 | 920 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||||