Marc Douglas Del Gaizo (born October 11, 1999) is an American professional ice hockey defenseman for the Nashville Predators of the National Hockey League (NHL).

Marc Del Gaizo
Born (1999-10-11) October 11, 1999 (age 25)
Basking Ridge, New Jersey, U.S.
Height 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight 188 lb (85 kg; 13 st 6 lb)
Position Defenseman
Shoots Left
NHL team Nashville Predators
NHL draft 109th overall, 2019
Nashville Predators
Playing career 2021–present

Born and raised in the Basking Ridge section of Bernards Township, New Jersey, Del Gaizo graduated in 2018 from Ridge High School.[1]

Playing career

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Del Gaizo was drafted 109th overall by the Predators in the 2019 NHL Entry Draft. He started the 2023–24 season with the Milwaukee Admirals accumulating 1 assist in 5 games. Del Gaizo got called up to the Predators on October 30 and made his NHL debut on November 4 against the Edmonton Oilers, where he assisted on a goal by Filip Forsberg for his first career NHL point.[2]

Career statistics

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Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2015–16 Muskegon Lumberjacks USHL 2 0 0 0 0
2015–16 New Jersey Rockets EHL 34 7 19 26 52 2 0 3 3 0
2016–17 Muskegon Lumberjacks USHL 58 3 20 23 51 4 1 0 1 2
2017–18 Muskegon Lumberjacks USHL 59 12 26 38 69 3 2 2 4 4
2018–19 UMass-Amherst HE 41 13 16 29 26
2019–20 UMass-Amherst HE 22 4 11 15 14
2020–21 UMass-Amherst HE 27 3 11 14 4
2020–21 Chicago Wolves AHL 9 0 5 5 0
2021–22 Milwaukee Admirals AHL 67 6 13 19 28 9 0 0 0 4
2022–23 Milwaukee Admirals AHL 71 3 28 31 50 16 4 8 12 4
2023–24 Milwaukee Admirals AHL 60 8 26 34 34 15 4 3 7 14
2023–24 Nashville Predators NHL 9 0 3 3 2
NHL totals 9 0 3 3 2

References

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  1. ^ Marc Del Gaizo, UMass Minutemen ice hockey. Accessed November 16, 2023. "Born Marc Douglas Del Gaizo on October 11, 1999 in Basking Ridge, New Jersey...Graduated from Ridge High School in Basking Ridge, New Jersey in 2018"
  2. ^ "Preds Prospect Report: Prokop and Matier's Hot Start & Del Gaizo's Debut". NHL.com. Nashville Predators. November 8, 2023. Retrieved November 15, 2023.
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