Hnat A. Domenichelli (born February 16, 1976) is a Canadian-born former professional ice hockey player. He was drafted by the Hartford Whalers in the fourth round, 83rd overall, of the 1994 NHL Entry Draft. He played 267 National Hockey League (NHL) games for the Whalers, Calgary Flames, Atlanta Thrashers and Minnesota Wild between 1996 and 2003 before moving to Switzerland where he has played for the remainder of his career in the National League A. After becoming a Swiss citizen in 2009, he would play for Switzerland at the 2010 Winter Olympics.

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Hnat Domenichelli
Domenichelli with the Houston Aeros in 2003
Born	(1976-02-16) February 16, 1976 (age 48) Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Height	6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight	198 lb (90 kg; 14 st 2 lb)
Position	Centre
Shot	Left
Played for	Hartford Whalers Calgary Flames Atlanta Thrashers Minnesota Wild HC Ambri-Piotta HC Lugano SC Bern
National team	Canada and   Switzerland
NHL draft	83rd overall, 1994 Hartford Whalers
Playing career	1996–2014

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Domenichelli is currently the general manager of HC Lugano of the National League (NL).

Born in Edmonton, Alberta, Domenichelli had a stand-out junior career with the Kamloops Blazers of the Western Hockey League (WHL) and grew up a fan of the New York Rangers. He was a WHL West Second Team All-Star in 1995, and a First Team All-Star in 1996, also gaining a nod as a Canadian Hockey League (CHL) First-Team All-Star. He won the Brad Hornung Trophy as the WHL's sportsman of the year, and was named the CHL Sportsman of the Year, both in 1996. He won the WHL championship with the Blazers in 1994 and 1995 and the Memorial Cup as national Major-Junior champion in both 1994 and 1995.^[1]

The Hartford Whalers selected Domenichelli in the fourth round, 83rd overall, in the 1994 NHL Entry Draft.^[2] He made his professional debut with the Whalers' American Hockey League (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.^[1]

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 best 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.^[1]

Domenichelli played for Team Canada at the Spengler Cup early in his European hockey career^[3][4][5] before he became a Swiss citizen in 2009, which allowed him to play for the country's national team at the 2010 Winter Olympics.^[6]