Marc Del Gaizo
American ice hockey player (born 1999)
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Marc Douglas Del Gaizo (born October 11, 1999) is an American professional ice hockey defenseman for the Laval Rocket of the American Hockey League (AHL) while under contract to the Montreal Canadiens of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was selected in the fourth round, 109th overall, by the Nashville Predators in the 2019 NHL entry draft.
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| Marc Del Gaizo | |||
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Del Gaizo with the Nashville Predators in 2024 | |||
| Born |
October 11, 1999 | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | ||
| Weight | 188 lb (85 kg; 13 st 6 lb) | ||
| Position | Defense | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| NHL team (P) Cur. team Former teams |
Montreal Canadiens Laval Rocket (AHL) Nashville Predators | ||
| NHL draft |
109th overall, 2019 Nashville Predators | ||
| Playing career | 2021–present | ||
Early life
Born and raised in the Basking Ridge section of Bernards Township, New Jersey, Del Gaizo graduated from Ridge High School in 2018.[1]
Playing career
Del Gaizo was selected in the fourth round (109th overall) by the Nashville Predators in the 2019 NHL entry draft.[2] He began his professional career during the 2020–21 AHL season with the Chicago Wolves, the Predators' then American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, posting five assists through nine games played. In October 2024, Del Gaizo was recalled by Nashville 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.[3]
In July 2025, Del Gaizo signed a one-year contract with the Montreal Canadiens.[4]
Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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| 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 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2024–25 | Nashville Predators | NHL | 46 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2024–25 | Milwaukee Admirals | AHL | 30 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | ||
| NHL totals | 55 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
