Hnat Domenichelli

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Position	Center
Shoots	Left
Height Weight	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg)
NLA Team	HC Ambri-Piotta
Nationality	Canada
Born	February 16, 1976, Edmonton, AB, CAN
NHL Draft	83rd overall, 1994 Hartford Whalers
Pro Career	1996 – present

Hnat A. Domenichelli (born February 16, 1976, in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada) is a former National Hockey League center. He was drafted by the Hartford Whalers in the fourth round, 83rd overall, of the 1994 NHL Entry Draft. Since the 2003-04 season, he has played in Switzerland's Nationalliga A for HC Ambri-Piotta.

After playing four seasons in the Western Hockey League with the Kamloops Blazers, Domenichelli made his professional debut with the Whalers' AHL affiliate, the Springfield Falcons, in the 1996-97 season. He also appeared in 13 games with the Whalers that season before being traded to the Calgary Flames.

Domenichelli appeared in 96 games over four seasons with the Flames before being traded, along with Dmitri Vlasenkov, to the Atlanta Thrashers during the 1999-2000 season in exchange for Jason Botterill and Darryl Shannon. He had the most prolific scoring season of his NHL career during the 2000-01 season with the Thrashers, scoring 15 goals.

During the 2001-02 season, the Thrashers traded Domenichelli to the Minnesota Wild for Andy Sutton. He left the Wild for Switzerland after the 2002-03 season.

In his NHL career, Domenichelli has appeared in 267 games. He has scored 52 goals and added 61 assists.