| Played For: | Minnesota North Stars Boston Bruins |
| Position: | Left wing |
| Shoots: | Left |
| Height Ft: | 5 |
| Height In: | 10 |
| Weight Lb: | 185 |
| Ntl Team: | United States |
| Birth Date: | November 22, 1965 |
| Birth Place: | Providence, Rhode Island, U.S. |
| Draft: | 98th overall |
| Draft Year: | 1984 |
| Draft Team: | New York Rangers |
| Career Start: | 1989 |
| Career End: | 1996 |
John Clark Donatelli (born November 22, 1965) is an American former professional ice hockey player and is the current head coach of the Tipos Extraliga's HC Nové Zámky. Donatelli was a long-time minor league player in the American Hockey League (AHL) and International Hockey League (IHL). He played 35 games in the National Hockey League (NHL). Internationally Donatelli played for the American national team at several World Championships, the 1988 and 1992 Winter Olympics.
Donatelli was drafted in the fifth round, 98th overall, in the 1984 NHL Entry Draft by the New York Rangers. After three seasons with Boston University and one with the U.S. national team, Donatelli made his NHL debut with the Minnesota North Stars during the 1989–90 season.
Donatelli played a full season with the International Hockey League's San Diego Gulls in 1990–91, and joined the NHL's Boston Bruins briefly in the 1991–92 season. After several seasons in the IHL and American Hockey League, as well as one in Roller Hockey International with the San Diego Barracudas, Donatelli retired in 1996.
After retiring, Donatelli took up coaching and eventually was named head coach of the Wheeling Nailers in the ECHL during the 2011–12 season. During the 2015–16 season, the Nailers' American Hockey League affiliate Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins promoted him as the interim head coach as their head coach, Mike Sullivan, had been promoted to Pittsburgh Penguins. He became the permanent head coach of the WBS Penguins after the season ended. Donatelli had a record of 154–94–20–9 with Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, leading the Penguins to three Calder Cup Playoff appearances and a regular season title in 2016–17.[1]
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | League | GP | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |||||
| 1980–81 | Moses Brown School | HSRI | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1981–82 | Moses Brown School | HSRI | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1982–83 | Moses Brown School | HSRI | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1983–84 | Stratford Cullitons | MWJHL | 38 | 41 | 49 | 90 | 46 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1984–85 | Boston University | HE | 40 | 17 | 18 | 35 | 46 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1985–86 | Boston University | HE | 43 | 28 | 34 | 62 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1986–87 | Boston University | HE | 37 | 15 | 23 | 38 | 46 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1987–88 | United States National Team | Intl | 50 | 11 | 27 | 38 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1989–90 | Kalamazoo Wings | IHL | 27 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 47 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 12 | ||
| 1989–90 | Minnesota North Stars | NHL | 25 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1990–91 | San Diego Gulls | IHL | 46 | 17 | 10 | 27 | 45 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1991–92 | United States National Team | Intl | 42 | 13 | 25 | 38 | 50 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1991–92 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1992–93 | Providence Bruins | AHL | 57 | 12 | 14 | 26 | 40 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | ||
| 1993–94 | San Diego Gulls | IHL | 50 | 11 | 32 | 43 | 54 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 23 | ||
| 1994–95 | San Diego Gulls | IHL | 70 | 22 | 25 | 47 | 48 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||
| 1995–96 | Los Angeles Ice Dogs | IHL | 22 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1995–96 | Detroit Vipers | IHL | 36 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 40 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||
| IHL totals | 251 | 59 | 91 | 150 | 246 | 29 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 43 | ||||
| NHL totals | 35 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 39 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | United States | WJC | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | |
| 1985 | United States | WJC | 7 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 12 | |
| 1985 | United States | WC | 10 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 12 | |
| 1986 | United States | WC | 10 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 8 | |
| 1987 | United States | WC | 9 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | |
| 1988 | United States | OLY | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | |
| 1992 | United States | OLY | 8 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | |
| Junior totals | 14 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 18 | |||
| Senior totals | 43 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 38 | |||
| Award | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| All-Hockey East Rookie Team | 1984–85 | [2] |
| Hockey East All-Tournament Team | 1985 | [3] |
| All-Hockey East Second team | 1985–86 | [4] |
| AHCA East Second-Team All-American | 1985–86 | [5] |