Dwayne Zinger

Dwayne Zinger (born July 5, 1976) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman who played briefly in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Washington Capitals.

Dwayne Zinger
Zinger with the Providence Bruins in 2007
Born	(1976-07-05) July 5, 1976 (age 49) Coronation, Alberta, Canada
Height	6 ft 4 in (193 cm)
Weight	220 lb (100 kg; 15 st 10 lb)
Position	Defence
Shot	Left
Played for	Washington Capitals Odense Bulldogs
NHL draft	Undrafted
Playing career	2000–2010

Playing career

Undrafted, Zinger was signed by the Detroit Red Wings as a free agent in 2000 after graduating from the University of Alaska-Fairbanks. He played eight seasons in the American Hockey League between 2000 and 2008, and played seven National Hockey League games with the Washington Capitals in 2003–04 NHL season, recording one assist. He played the 2008–09 season with the Odense Bulldogs of the Danish Elite League.^[1] On September 14, 2009, Zinger returned to North America and signed a one-year contract with the Cincinnati Cyclones of the ECHL for the 2009–10 season.^[2]

After the conclusion of his playing career, Zinger was named the head coach of the Queen City Storm of the then All American Hockey League on September 27, 2010.^[3] Upon the club suspending operations and the League going defunct, Zinger later accepted a position for two seasons as an assistant coach with the Greenville Road Warriors of the ECHL.

Career statistics

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1996–97	University of Alaska Fairbanks	CCHA		32	1	5	6	45		—	—	—	—	—
1997–98	University of Alaska Fairbanks	CCHA		32	1	3	4	91		—	—	—	—	—
1998–99	University of Alaska Fairbanks	CCHA		33	4	14	18	42		—	—	—	—	—
1999–00	University of Alaska Fairbanks	CCHA		34	10	4	14	36		—	—	—	—	—
1999–00	Cincinnati Mighty Ducks	AHL		14	0	2	2	33		—	—	—	—	—
2000–01	Cincinnati Mighty Ducks	AHL		68	6	9	15	120		4	1	1	2	2
2001–02	Cincinnati Mighty Ducks	AHL		67	6	13	19	156		3	0	1	1	2
2002–03	Portland Pirates	AHL		65	1	7	8	67		3	0	0	0	2
2003–04	Portland Pirates	AHL		68	6	10	16	49		7	0	0	0	16
2003–04	Washington Capitals	NHL		7	0	1	1	9		—	—	—	—	—
2004–05	Portland Pirates	AHL		58	0	4	4	118		—	—	—	—	—
2005–06	Hershey Bears	AHL		30	0	0	0	74		—	—	—	—	—
2005–06	San Antonio Rampage	AHL		35	1	2	3	68		—	—	—	—	—
2006–07	Providence Bruins	AHL		78	3	15	18	100		12	1	1	2	13
2007–08	Providence Bruins	AHL		53	0	8	8	83		6	0	0	0	0
2008–09	Odense Bulldogs	DEN		35	2	9	11	52		7	1	1	2	2
2009–10	Cincinnati Cyclones	ECHL		37	3	5	8	41		—	—	—	—	—
AHL totals				536	23	70	93	868		35	2	3	5	35
NHL totals				7	0	1	1	9		—	—	—	—	—