# Rob Zettler > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Rob_Zettler > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Rob_Zettler.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rob_Zettler > Source revision: 1351719342 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{short description|Canadian ice hockey player}} {{Infobox ice hockey biography | image = S0608 0698 (26431086678).jpg | image_size = 230px | caption = Zettler in 2013 | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1968|03|08|mf=y}} | birth_place = [Sept-Îles](/source/Sept-%C3%8Eles%2C_Quebec), [Quebec](/source/Quebec), Canada | league_coach = [NHL](/source/National_Hockey_League) | team_coach = [Tampa Bay Lightning](/source/Tampa_Bay_Lightning) (Assistant) | career_start_coach = 2002 | careeer_end_coach = | height_ft = 6 | height_in = 3 | weight_lb = 199 | position = [Defence](/source/Defenceman) | shoots = Left | played_for = [Minnesota North Stars](/source/Minnesota_North_Stars)
[San Jose Sharks](/source/San_Jose_Sharks)
[Philadelphia Flyers](/source/Philadelphia_Flyers)
[Toronto Maple Leafs](/source/Toronto_Maple_Leafs)
[Nashville Predators](/source/Nashville_Predators)
[Washington Capitals](/source/Washington_Capitals) | draft = 55th overall | draft_year = 1986 | draft_team = [Minnesota North Stars](/source/Minnesota_North_Stars) | career_start = 1988 | career_end = 2002 }} '''Rob Zettler''' (born March 8, 1968) is a Canadian former professional [ice hockey](/source/ice_hockey) [defenceman](/source/defenceman) and current assistant coach with the [Tampa Bay Lightning](/source/Tampa_Bay_Lightning) of the [National Hockey League](/source/National_Hockey_League). He played 14 seasons in the NHL with the [Minnesota North Stars](/source/Minnesota_North_Stars), [San Jose Sharks](/source/San_Jose_Sharks), [Philadelphia Flyers](/source/Philadelphia_Flyers), [Toronto Maple Leafs](/source/Toronto_Maple_Leafs), [Nashville Predators](/source/Nashville_Predators) and [Washington Capitals](/source/Washington_Capitals). ==Playing career== Zettler was drafted 55th overall by the [Minnesota North Stars](/source/Minnesota_North_Stars) in the [1986 NHL entry draft](/source/1986_NHL_entry_draft).{{Cite web|url = https://www.nhl.com/coaches/Rob_Zettler.htm|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20101119070721/http://www.nhl.com/coaches/rob_zettler.htm|url-status = dead|archive-date = 2010-11-19|title = Rob Zettler|website = NHL.com}} After two seasons with the North Stars organization, he was claimed by the [San Jose Sharks](/source/San_Jose_Sharks) in the [1991 NHL Dispersal Draft](/source/1991_NHL_Dispersal_Draft). On February 1, 1994, the [Sharks](/source/San_Jose_Sharks) traded Zettler to the [Philadelphia Flyers](/source/Philadelphia_Flyers) in exchange for [Viacheslav Butsayev](/source/Viacheslav_Butsayev). Philadelphia traded him to the [Toronto Maple Leafs](/source/Toronto_Maple_Leafs) for a fifth-round pick in the [1996 NHL entry draft](/source/1996_NHL_entry_draft) on July 8, 1995. With Toronto Zettler enjoyed his most productive season in 1996-97, scoring 2 goals and adding 12 assists for 14 points. After being left unprotected by the Maple Leafs he was claimed by the [Nashville Predators](/source/Nashville_Predators) in the [1998 NHL Expansion Draft](/source/1998_NHL_Expansion_Draft). On September 7, 1999, Zettler signed as a free agent with the [Washington Capitals](/source/Washington_Capitals). Rob Zettler announced his retirement on August 27, 2002, he finished his [NHL](/source/National_Hockey_League) career with 569 games, scoring 5 goals and 65 assists for 70 points. ==Post-playing career== He had been an assistant coach under Ron Wilson, but was relieved of his duties after Wilson's firing. He has also been an assistant coach for the San Jose Sharks (under former San Jose and former Toronto head coach Ron Wilson). Zettler also served as colour commentator for [Washington Capitals](/source/Washington_Capitals) radio broadcasts and provided commentaries on [San Jose Sharks](/source/San_Jose_Sharks) radio broadcasts before becoming an assistant coach. While a member of the Sharks coaching staff, he provided insight into games during telecasts with updates before the start of the second and third periods. On March 2, 2012, Zettler was again relieved of his position of assistant coach to Ron Wilson in favour of another position within the Toronto Maple Leafs organization. In July 2012, Zettler was hired by the [Tampa Bay Lightning](/source/Tampa_Bay_Lightning) to be an assistant coach with their [AHL](/source/American_Hockey_League) affiliate, the [Syracuse Crunch](/source/Syracuse_Crunch).{{Cite web|url=http://syracusecrunch.com/news/2012/7/17/MHOCKEY_0717121631.aspx|title = Lightning Hire Rob Zettler as Assistant Coach of Syracuse Crunch| date=17 July 2012 }} After the promotion of [Jon Cooper](/source/Jon_Cooper_(ice_hockey)) on March 25, 2013, Zettler was named the head coach of the Crunch.{{cite web |url=http://lightning.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=662090 |title = Lightning name Jon Cooper as head coach {{!}} NHL.com}} Although Zettler coached the Crunch to their first ever Calder Cup Finals appearance in 2013, Zettler had minimal success as head coach of the Crunch. In three full seasons as head coach of the Crunch, Zettler led the Crunch to one playoff appearance in that time frame, in which they were swept by the [Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins](/source/Wilkes-Barre%2FScranton_Penguins) in round one of the [2015 Calder Cup playoffs](/source/2015_Calder_Cup_playoffs). On May 10, 2016, the [Syracuse Crunch](/source/Syracuse_Crunch) announced the hiring of [Benoit Groulx](/source/Benoit_Groulx_(ice_hockey)) to replace Zettler as head coach of the team.{{cite web |url=http://theahl.com/groulx-named-new-coach-of-syracuse-crunch-p202496 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160512110846/http://theahl.com/groulx-named-new-coach-of-syracuse-crunch-p202496 |archive-date=2016-05-12 |title=Groulx named new coach of Syracuse Crunch {{!}} The American Hockey League}} On July 3, 2017, Zettler was hired as an assistant coach for the [San Jose Sharks](/source/San_Jose_Sharks), replacing [Bob Boughner](/source/Bob_Boughner), who was hired as head coach of the [Florida Panthers](/source/Florida_Panthers) on June 12, 2017.{{cite web |url=https://www.nhl.com/sharks/news/rob-zettler-named-sharks-assistant-coach/c-290281280 |title = Rob Zettler Named Sharks Assistant Coach {{!}} NHL.com| date=3 July 2017 }} When Boughner returned to the Sharks on May 29, 2019, he filled Zettler's position on the staff.{{cite news|url=https://www.mercurynews.com/2019/05/29/ex-sharks-assistant-coach-boughner-returns-to-san-jose-bench/|title=Ex-Sharks assistant coach Boughner returns to San Jose bench|newspaper=[The Mercury News](/source/The_Mercury_News)|date=May 29, 2019|accessdate=May 29, 2019}} On December 7, 2020, Zettler returned to the Lightning organization, becoming an assistant coach under head coach [Jon Cooper](/source/Jon_Cooper_(ice_hockey)) once again.{{cite web |url=https://www.nhl.com/lightning/news/tampa-bay-lightning-hire-rob-zettler-as-assistant-coach/c-319766874 |title = Lightning hire Rob Zettler as assistant coach {{!}} NHL.com| date=7 December 2020 }} ==Career statistics== ===Regular season and playoffs=== {| border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="0" style="text-align:center; width:60em" |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan="3" bgcolor="#ffffff"| ! rowspan="100" bgcolor="#ffffff"| ! colspan="5"|[Regular season](/source/Regular_season) ! rowspan="100" bgcolor="#ffffff"| ! colspan="5"|[Playoffs](/source/Playoffs) |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! [Season](/source/Season_(sports)) ! Team ! League ! GP !! [G](/source/Goal_(ice_hockey)) !! [A](/source/Assist_(ice_hockey)) !! [Pts](/source/Point_(ice_hockey)) !! [PIM](/source/Penalty_(ice_hockey)) ! GP !! G !! A !! Pts !! PIM |- | 1983–84 | Sault Ste. Marie Legion | GNML | 40 || 9 || 24 || 33 || 28 | — || — || — || — || — |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | [1984–85](/source/1984%E2%80%9385_OHL_season) | [Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds](/source/Sault_Ste._Marie_Greyhounds) | [OHL](/source/Ontario_Hockey_League) | 60 || 2 || 14 || 16 || 37 | 16 || 0 || 2 || 2 || 8 |- | [1985–86](/source/1985%E2%80%9386_OHL_season) | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds | OHL | 57 || 5 || 23 || 28 || 92 | — || — || — || — || — |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | [1986–87](/source/1986%E2%80%9387_OHL_season) | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds | OHL | 64 || 13 || 22 || 35 || 89 | 4 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 |- | [1987–88](/source/1987%E2%80%9388_OHL_season) | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds | OHL | 64 || 7 || 41 || 48 || 77 | 6 || 2 || 2 || 4 || 9 |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | [1987–88](/source/1987%E2%80%9388_IHL_season) | [Kalamazoo Wings](/source/Kalamazoo_Wings_(1974%E2%80%932000)) | [IHL](/source/International_Hockey_League_(1945%E2%80%932001)) | 2 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 0 | 7 || 0 || 2 || 2 || 2 |- | [1988–89](/source/1988%E2%80%9389_IHL_season) | Kalamazoo Wings | IHL | 80 || 5 || 21 || 26 || 79 | 6 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 26 |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | [1988–89](/source/1988%E2%80%9389_NHL_season) | [Minnesota North Stars](/source/Minnesota_North_Stars) | [NHL](/source/National_Hockey_League) | 2 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 | — || — || — || — || — |- | [1989–90](/source/1989%E2%80%9390_IHL_season) | Kalamazoo Wings | IHL | 41 || 6 || 10 || 16 || 64 | 7 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 6 |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | [1989–90](/source/1989%E2%80%9390_NHL_season) | Minnesota North Stars | NHL | 31 || 0 || 8 || 8 || 45 | — || — || — || — || — |- | [1990–91](/source/1990%E2%80%9391_NHL_season) | Minnesota North Stars | NHL | 47 || 1 || 4 || 5 || 119 | — || — || — || — || — |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | [1990–91](/source/1990%E2%80%9391_IHL_season) | Kalamazoo Wings | IHL | 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 2 | — || — || — || — || — |- | [1991–92](/source/1991%E2%80%9392_NHL_season) | [San Jose Sharks](/source/San_Jose_Sharks) | NHL | 74 || 1 || 8 || 9 || 99 | — || — || — || — || — |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | [1992–93](/source/1992%E2%80%9393_NHL_season) | San Jose Sharks | NHL | 80 || 0 || 7 || 7 || 150 | — || — || — || — || — |- | [1993–94](/source/1993%E2%80%9394_NHL_season) | San Jose Sharks | NHL | 42 || 0 || 3 || 3 || 65 | — || — || — || — || — |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 1993–94 | [Philadelphia Flyers](/source/Philadelphia_Flyers) | NHL | 33 || 0 || 4 || 4 || 69 | — || — || — || — || — |- | [1994–95](/source/1994%E2%80%9395_NHL_season) | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 32 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 34 | 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 2 |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | [1995–96](/source/1995%E2%80%9396_NHL_season) | [Toronto Maple Leafs](/source/Toronto_Maple_Leafs) | NHL | 29 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 48 | 2 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 |- | [1996–97](/source/1996%E2%80%9397_NHL_season) | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 48 || 2 || 12 || 14 || 51 | — || — || — || — || — |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | [1996–97](/source/1996%E2%80%9397_IHL_season) | [Utah Grizzlies](/source/Utah_Grizzlies_(1995%E2%80%932005)) | IHL | 30 || 0 || 10 || 10 || 60 | — || — || — || — || — |- | [1997–98](/source/1997%E2%80%9398_NHL_season) | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 59 || 0 || 7 || 7 || 108 | — || — || — || — || — |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | [1998–99](/source/1998%E2%80%9399_IHL_season) | Utah Grizzlies | IHL | 77 || 2 || 16 || 18 || 136 | — || — || — || — || — |- | [1998–99](/source/1998%E2%80%9399_NHL_season) | [Nashville Predators](/source/Nashville_Predators) | NHL | 2 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 2 | — || — || — || — || — |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | [1999–00](/source/1999%E2%80%9300_AHL_season) | [Portland Pirates](/source/Portland_Pirates) | [AHL](/source/American_Hockey_League) | 23 || 2 || 2 || 4 || 27 | — || — || — || — || — |- | [1999–00](/source/1999%E2%80%9300_NHL_season) | [Washington Capitals](/source/Washington_Capitals) | NHL | 12 || 0 || 2 || 2 || 19 | 5 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 2 |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | [2000–01](/source/2000%E2%80%9301_AHL_season) | Portland Pirates | AHL | 36 || 1 || 9 || 10 || 84 | — || — || — || — || — |- | [2000–01](/source/2000%E2%80%9301_NHL_season) | Washington Capitals | NHL | 29 || 0 || 4 || 4 || 55 | 6 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | [2001–02](/source/2001%E2%80%9302_NHL_season) | Washington Capitals | NHL | 49 || 1 || 4 || 5 || 56 | — || — || — || — || — |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan="3" | NHL totals ! 569 !! 5 !! 65 !! 70 !! 920 ! 14 !! 0 !! 0 !! 0 !! 4 |} ==Coaching record== {| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%; text-align:center;" |- ! rowspan="2"|Team !! rowspan="2"|Year !! colspan="7"|Regular Season !! colspan="1"|Post Season |- ! G !! W !! L !! T !! OTL !! Pts !!Finish !! Result |- ![SYR](/source/Syracuse_Crunch)||[2012–13](/source/2012%E2%80%9313_AHL_season) |11||4||4||-||3||11||'''1st, East'''||Lost in Finals |- ![SYR](/source/Syracuse_Crunch)||[2013–14](/source/2013%E2%80%9314_AHL_season) |76||31||32||-||13||75||5th, East||Missed Playoffs |- ![SYR](/source/Syracuse_Crunch)||[2014–15](/source/2014%E2%80%9315_AHL_season) |76||41||25||-||10||92||2nd, Northeast||Lost in Round 1 |- ![SYR](/source/Syracuse_Crunch)||[2015–16](/source/2015%E2%80%9316_AHL_season) |76||32||29||-||15||79||4th, North||Missed Playoffs |- |} ==References== {{Reflist}} ==External links== * {{Ice hockey stats}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Zettler, Rob}} Category:1968 births Category:Canadian ice hockey defencemen Category:Canadian people of German descent Category:Ice hockey people from Côte-Nord Category:Kalamazoo Wings (1974–2000) players Category:Living people Category:Minnesota North Stars draft picks Category:Minnesota North Stars players Category:20th-century Canadian sportsmen Category:Nashville Predators players Category:People from Sept-Îles, Quebec Category:Philadelphia Flyers players Category:Portland Pirates players Category:San Jose Sharks coaches Category:San Jose Sharks players Category:Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds players Category:Toronto Maple Leafs coaches Category:Toronto Maple Leafs players Category:Utah Grizzlies (IHL) players Category:Washington Capitals players Category:Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in the United States Category:Canadian ice hockey coaches Category:Tampa Bay Lightning coaches --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Rob Zettler](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rob_Zettler) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rob_Zettler?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.