Career
He was drafted by the Hartford Whalers in the fourth round, 83rd overall, of the 1994 National Hockey League Entry Draft. He played 267 National Hockey League (National Hockey League) 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. He played for Switzerland at the 2010 Winter Olympics. Born in Edmonton, Alberta, Domenichelli had a stand-out junior career with the Kamloops Blazers of the Western Hockey League (WHL).
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.
The Hartford Whalers selected Domenichelli in the fourth round, 83rd overall, in the 1994 National Hockey League Entry Draft. He made his professional debut with the Whalers" American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Springfield Falcons, in the 1996-1997 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 best scoring season of his National Hockey League career during the 2000-2001 season with the Thrashers, scoring 15 goals.
During the 2001-2002 season, the Thrashers traded Domenichelli to the Minnesota Wild for Andy Sutton. He left the Wild for Switzerland after the 2002-2003 season. He has played for Team Canada several times at the Spengler Cup.
Now married to a Swiss woman and with two children, Domenichelli gained his Swiss passport in 2009, allowing him to play for the Swiss at the 2010 Winter Olympics.