Robert Cimetta
Encyclopedia
Robert "Rob" Cimetta is a former professional ice hockey
left winger
. He was drafted in the first round, 18th overall, by the Boston Bruins
in the 1988 NHL Entry Draft
. He played 103 games in the National Hockey League
: 54 with the Bruins and 49 with the Toronto Maple Leafs
.
Cimetta was in the South Tower of the World Trade Center during the September 11, 2001 attacks
. He was on the 61st floor of the Morgan Stanley
office, and managed to exit the tower before its collapse.
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...
left winger
Winger (ice hockey)
Winger, in the game of hockey, is a forward position of a player whose primary zone of play on the ice is along the outer playing area. They typically work by flanking the centre forward. Originally the name was given to forward players who went up and down the sides of the rink...
. He was drafted in the first round, 18th overall, by the Boston Bruins
Boston Bruins
The Boston Bruins are a professional ice hockey team based in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . The team has been in existence since 1924, and is the league's third-oldest team and its oldest in the...
in the 1988 NHL Entry Draft
1988 NHL Entry Draft
The 1988 NHL Entry Draft was held at the Forum in Montreal, Quebec.-Selections by round:Below are listed the selections in the 1988 NHL Entry Draft...
. He played 103 games 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...
: 54 with the Bruins and 49 with 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...
.
Cimetta was in the South Tower of the World Trade Center during the September 11, 2001 attacks
September 11, 2001 attacks
The September 11 attacks The September 11 attacks The September 11 attacks (also referred to as September 11, September 11th or 9/119/11 is pronounced "nine eleven". The slash is not part of the pronunciation...
. He was on the 61st floor of the Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley is a global financial services firm headquartered in New York City serving a diversified group of corporations, governments, financial institutions, and individuals. Morgan Stanley also operates in 36 countries around the world, with over 600 offices and a workforce of over 60,000....
office, and managed to exit the tower before its collapse.
Career statistics
--- Regular Season --- ---- Playoffs ----
Season Team Lge GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
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1985-86 Don Mills Flyers Midget MTHL 58 46 50 96 38 -- -- -- -- --
1986-87 Toronto Marlboros OHL 66 21 35 56 65 -- -- -- -- --
1987-88 Toronto Marlboros OHL 64 34 42 76 90 4 2 2 4 7
1988-89 Toronto Marlboros OHL 50 55 47 102 89 6 3 3 6 0
1988-89 Boston Bruins NHL 7 2 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 15
1989-90 Maine Mariners AHL 9 3 2 5 13 -- -- -- -- --
1989-90 Boston Bruins NHL 47 8 9 17 33 -- -- -- -- --
1990-91 Newmarket Saints AHL 29 16 18 34 24 -- -- -- -- --
1990-91 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 25 2 4 6 21 -- -- -- -- --
1991-92 St. John's Maple Leafs AHL 19 4 13 17 23 10 3 7 10 24
1991-92 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 24 4 3 7 12 -- -- -- -- --
1992-93 St. John's Maple Leafs AHL 76 28 57 85 125 9 2 10 12 32
1993-94 Indianapolis Ice IHL 79 26 54 80 178 -- -- -- -- --
1994-95 Mannheim Eagles DEL 39 29 31 60 126 9 6 6 12 32
1995-96 Mannheim Eagles DEL 50 21 42 63 76 -- -- -- -- --
1996-97 Berlin Capitals DEL 8 4 5 9 16 -- -- -- -- --
1996-97 Mannheim Eagles DEL 36 18 21 39 40 -- -- -- -- --
1997-98 Mannheim Eagles DEL 41 12 20 32 82 -- -- -- -- --
1998-99 Berlin Capitals DEL 34 11 13 24 94 -- -- -- -- --
1999-00 Berlin Capitals DEL 49 6 16 22 123 3 0 0 0 10
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NHL Totals 103 16 16 32 66 1 0 0 0 15