Rod Zaine
{{Short description|Canadian ice hockey player (1946–2022)}}
{{Use Canadian English|date=July 2022}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2022}}
{{Infobox ice hockey player
| position = Centre
| shoots = Left
| height_ft = 5
| height_in = 10
| weight_lb = 179
| prospect_team =
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| birth_date = {{birth date|1946|5|18}}
| birth_place = Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
| death_date = {{Death date and age|2022|07|07|1946|05|18}}
| death_place = Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
| career_start = 1969
| career_end = 1975
| played_for = {{ubl|Pittsburgh Penguins |Buffalo Sabres |Chicago Cougars}}
}}
Rodney Carl Zaine (May 18, 1946 – July 7, 2022) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player who played two seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL). He played for the Pittsburgh Penguins and Buffalo Sabres from 1970 to 1972. He later played for the Chicago Cougars of the World Hockey Association from 1972 to 1975.
Early life
Zaine was born in Ottawa on May 18, 1946. He attended Rideau High School in his hometown, where he was quarterback and safety on its Canadian football team that won three municipal championships,{{cite news|title=Rideau holding football reunion|url=https://torontosun.com/2012/07/19/rideau-holding-football-reunion|first=Tim|last=Baines|date=July 19, 2012|accessdate=July 11, 2022|newspaper=Ottawa Sun}} and scored the championship-winning single in November 1962.{{cite news|title=Zaine's Late Single Gives Rideau Second Football Title|page=15|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/105821621/|first=Clem|last=Kealey|date=November 13, 1962|accessdate=July 11, 2022|newspaper=Ottawa Journal}} He began his junior career by playing for the Oshawa Generals of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL) during the 1963–64 season, before joining the Ottawa Montagnards and Smiths Falls Bears. He then played two seasons for the Clinton Comets of the Eastern Hockey League (EHL) from 1966 to 1968. Zaine played the 1968–69 season with the Ottawa Nationals.
Career
Zaine signed with the Baltimore Clippers of the American Hockey League (AHL) in October 1969. Over the next two seasons, he scored 20 goals and 25 assists in 61 games played. He was later traded to the Pittsburgh Penguins in July 1970 for cash considerations and was assigned to its Amarillo Wranglers affiliate.
Zaine made his National Hockey League (NHL) debut for the Penguins on November 4, 1970,{{cite web|url=https://www.hockey-reference.com/players/z/zainero01/gamelog/1971|title=Rod Zaine 1970–71 Game Log|work=Hockey-Reference.com|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|access-date=July 11, 2022}} against the Vancouver Canucks at the Civic Arena.{{cite web|url=https://www.hockey-reference.com/boxscores/197011040PIT.html|title=November 4, 1970 Vancouver Canucks at Pittsburgh Penguins Box Score|date=November 4, 1970|work=Hockey-Reference.com|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|access-date=July 11, 2022}} After appearing in four games, he did not play in the NHL between November 10 and December 31, 1970, when he was recalled from the Wranglers after Ken Schinkel suffered a broken collarbone.{{cite news|title=Penguins Call Up Zaine|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1971/01/01/archives/penguins-call-up-zaine.html|page=30|date=January 1, 1971|access-date=July 11, 2022|newspaper=The New York Times|agency=United Press International}}
During his rookie season, Zaine scored eight goals and recorded five assists in 37 games played for the Penguins. He was subsequently claimed by the Buffalo Sabres in the Intra-League Draft on June 8, 1971. He went on to have two goals and one assist in 24 games with the franchise.{{cite news|title=Rod Zaine, who played with Sabres in the 1970s, dies at 76|url=https://buffalonews.com/sports/sabres/rod-zaine-who-played-with-sabres-in-the-1970s-dies-at-76/article_616e6ac0-0084-11ed-a81c-4bacc89efee3.html|date=July 10, 2022|access-date=July 11, 2022|newspaper=The Buffalo News}} Zaine was drafted by the Chicago Cougars of the World Hockey Association on February 12, 1972. In his three seasons with the team, he scored 11 goals and added 33 assists in 219 games. He also briefly co-owned the Cougars with Pat Stapleton, Ralph Backstrom, and Dave Dryden.{{cite news|title=Where are they now? Pat Stapleton Hockey|url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/386344355|page=D2|first=Paul|last=Patton|date=March 19, 1986|access-date=July 11, 2022|newspaper=The Globe and Mail|location=Toronto|id={{ProQuest|386344355}} }} He later served as field manager of the Northumberland Whiskey Jacks baseball team in Cobourg,{{cite news|title=Whiskey Jacks move to Port Hope|url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/354221945|page=1|first=Darryl|last=Thompson|date=February 27, 2001|access-date=July 11, 2022|newspaper=Cobourg Daily Star|id={{ProQuest|354221945}}}} leading them to the Canada–New York league playoff title in 1998.{{cite news|title=R.I.P. Rodney Carl Zaine|url=https://www.canadianbaseballnetwork.com/canadian-baseball-network-articles/r-i-p-rodney-carl-zaine|first=Bob|last=Elliott|date=July 9, 2022|accessdate=July 11, 2022|publisher=Canadian Baseball Network}}
Personal life
Zaine had five children.{{cite news|title=Rodney Zaine – Obituary|url=https://ottawacitizen.remembering.ca/obituary/rodney-zaine-1085643383/|date=July 9, 2022|access-date=July 11, 2022|newspaper=Ottawa Citizen}} He resided at a retirement home in Ottawa during his later years.{{cite news|title=Cracks of Don: Perry's playoff OT history better than some legends|url=https://ottawasun.com/sports/hockey/nhl/cracks-of-don-expect-perry-to-be-a-factor-in-leafs-habs-series|first=Don|last=Brennan|date=May 20, 2021|accessdate=July 11, 2022|newspaper=Ottawa Sun}}
Zaine died on July 7, 2022, at Queensway Carleton Hospital in Ottawa. He was 76 years old.
Career statistics
=Regular season and playoffs=
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! colspan="3" bgcolor="#ffffff"| ! rowspan="100" bgcolor="#ffffff"| ! colspan="5"|Regular season ! rowspan="100" bgcolor="#ffffff"| ! colspan="5"|Playoffs | ||||||||
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! Season ! Team ! League ! GP !! G !! A !! Pts !! PIM | ||||||||
| 1963–64
| OHA | 55 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 32
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| 1964–65 | CJHL | 24 | 18 | 31 | 49 | 56
| — | — | — | — | — |
| 1965–66
| CJHL | 34 | 35 | 56 | 91 | 46
| — | — | — | — | — |
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| 1966–67 | EHL | 72 | 13 | 23 | 36 | 16
| 9 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 |
| 1967–68
| Clinton Comets | EHL | 72 | 24 | 53 | 77 | 68
| 14 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 5 |
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| 1968–69 | Ottawa Nationals | OHA Sr | 6 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4
| — | — | — | — | — |
| 1969–70
| AHL | 53 | 19 | 23 | 42 | 36
| 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
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| 1970–71 | Baltimore Clippers | AHL | 8 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4
| — | — | — | — | — |
| 1970–71
| CHL | 27 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 20
| — | — | — | — | — |
| bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 1970–71 | NHL | 37 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 21
| — | — | — | — | — |
| 1971–72
| AHL | 32 | 8 | 15 | 23 | 6
| 10 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 10 |
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| 1971–72 | NHL | 24 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4
| — | — | — | — | — |
| 1972–73
| WHA | 74 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 25
| — | — | — | — | — |
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| 1973–74 | Chicago Cougars | WHA | 77 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 17
| 18 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| 1974–75
| Chicago Cougars | WHA | 68 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 16
| — | — | — | — | — |
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! colspan="3" | WHA totals ! 219 !! 11 !! 33 !! 44 !! 58 ! 18 !! 2 !! 1 !! 3 !! 2 | ||||||||
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! colspan="3" | NHL totals ! 61 !! 10 !! 6 !! 16 !! 25 ! — !! — !! — !! — !! — | ||||||||
| colspan="13" style="text-align: center;" | Sources:{{cite web|url=https://www.hockey-reference.com/players/z/zainero01.html |title=Rod Zaine Stats|work=Hockey-Reference.com|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|access-date=July 11, 2022}}{{cite web|url=https://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/pdisplay.php?pid=8768|title=Rod Zaine Hockey Stats and Profile|work=HockeyDB|publisher=The Internet Hockey Database|access-date=July 11, 2022}} |
References
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External links
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Category:Amarillo Wranglers players
Category:Baltimore Clippers players
Category:Buffalo Sabres players
Category:Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in the United States
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Category:Chicago Cougars players
Category:Cincinnati Swords players
Category:Clinton Comets players
Category:Ice hockey people from Ottawa
Category:Ontario Hockey Association Senior A League (1890–1979) players
Category:Oshawa Generals players