Pasquale Zito

No. 27 … PASQUALE ZITO ... 5’11”, 184 lbs. ... Born: June 1, 2003, in Ottawa, Ont. … Home Town: Nepean, Ont. … 2022-23 … centre Zito had 14 goals and 32 assists for 46 points in 54 games with Niagara and North Bay … seven goals, 20 assists for 27 points in 31 games with the Troops … seven goals and 12 assists for 19 points in 23 games with the IceDogs … acquired Dec. 12 from Niagara for Michael Podolioukh and five OHL Priority Selection picks, including two conditional … traded to Niagara by the Windsor Spitfires on June 30, 2022, for two 2nd-round choices, a 4th, a 6th and two conditional picks …  2021-22 … 22 goals, 20 assists for 42 points in 49 games with the Spitfires … Detroit Red Wings’ 6th-round choice, 166th overall, in 2021 NHL Draft … 2020-21 … Did not play … 2019-20 … three goals and 10 assists for 13 points in 46 games with the Spitfires … Windsor’s 2nd-round pick, 41st overall, in 2019 OHL Priority Selection from the Mississauga Rebels minor midgets … 2018-19 … six goals and 17 assists for 23 points in 30 games with the Rebels … played most of his early minor hockey with the Ottawa Senators AAA program before changing to Ottawa Myers Automotive AAA for his major bantam season. Moved to the Rebels to play minor midget … father Rocco owns a drywall business in Ottawa … mother Carole is a dental assistant … younger twin sisters, Bianca and Gabriella, are grade 12 students at St. Pius X in Ottawa … turns 21 on June 1.