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HOCKEY STATS
NHL

RICO FATA

February 12, 1980  
Sault Ste-Marie, ON, CA

Right wing  
6'1"  
Entry drafts
LONDON KNIGHTS
CALGARY FLAMES
NHL earnings$ 3 963 500
STATS
RICO FATA
PER SEASONSEASONSPLAYOFFS
GPGAPTSPM+/-GPGAPTSPM+/-
1995-96OHL - GRE6211152652-4-----
1996-97OHL - KNI5919345376-------
1997-98OHL - KNI64433376110-16951449-
1998-99NHL - CGY20-114-------
OHL - KNI2315183341-2510122242-
WJC-20 - CA71348-------
1999-00NHL - CGY2-----1------
AHL - FLA7629295865-3---4-
2000-01NHL - CGY5---6-3------
AHL - FLA70232952129-1923522-
2001-02NHL - NYR10-----2------
AHL - WOL6135367136-102574-
2002-03NHL - NYR362466-1------
NHL - PIT27581310-6------
AHL - WOL986146-------
2003-04NHL - PIT7316183454-46------
2005-06NHL - PIT20---10-5------
NHL - ATL6-114-2------
NHL - WAS213368+3------
AHL - PEN258101839-------
2006-07NHL - WAS101122+3------
PER LEAGUESEASONSPLAYOFFS
GPGAPTSPM+/-GPGAPTSPM+/-
NHL230273663104-60------
AHL241103110213275-32481230-
OHL20888100188279-4519173691-
WJC-2071348-------
NHL SALARIES
RICO FATA
NHLAGESALAIRECAP HITTOTAL
1998-9918975 000-975 000
2001-02211 072 500-2 047 500
2002-0322650 000-2 697 500
2003-0423715 000-3 412 500
2005-0625551 000-3 963 500
TOTAL3 963 500-
TRANSACTIONS
RICO FATA
February 10, 2003

Rico Fata is traded to the Pittsburgh Penguins with Joël Bouchard, Richard Lintner and Mikael Samuelsson. In return, the New York Rangers acquired Alexei Kovalev, Dan LaCouture, Janne Laukkanen and Mike Wilson.

March 9, 2006

Rico Fata is traded to the Washington Capitals. In return, the Atlanta Thrashers acquired .

NHL trades