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William Francis Zito, Jr. (born September 16, 1964) is an American attorney and professional sports agent. Early life and educationZito grew up in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He attended Yale University and played on the varsity ice hockey team from 1984 to 1987. After graduating from Yale, he completed law school at the University of Wisconsin.[1] Sports agentAfter graduating from law school, Zito practiced at law firms in New York and Chicago. In 1995 he founded sports agency Acme World Sports[1] with close friend Markus Lehto.[2] Through Acme World Sports, Zito represented many National Hockey League players including Tim Thomas, Tuukka Rask, Antti Niemi and Brian Rafalski,[1] as well as several prominent professional ice hockey players in Europe. In 2013, Acme World Sports was listed as the 8th highest grossing hockey agency in the world.[3] Zito negotiated several precedent-setting contracts, including a 6-year, $38 Million (USD) contract for Kimmo Timonen in 2007,[4] a 6-year, $33 million contract for James Wisniewski in 2011[5] and an 8-year, $56 million deal for Tuukka Rask in 2013.[6] Team managementIn August 2013 Zito joined the management organization of the Columbus Blue Jackets. In June 2015 he was named the General Manager of the Lake Erie Monsters, the Blue Jackets' affiliate club in the American Hockey League.[1] References1. ^1 2 3 {{cite web|url=http://bluejackets.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=771728 |title=Blue Jackets assistant GM Bill Zito named GM of Lake Erie Monsters |date= 23 June 2015 |publisher=Columbus Blue Jackets |access-date=15 September 2015}} 2. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.acmesports.com/?portfolio=markus-lehto |title=Markus Lehto - Acme World Sports |access-date=15 September 2015}} 3. ^{{cite web|last=Belzer |first=Jason |title=The World's Most Valuable NHL Agencies |publisher=Forbes |date= 31 July 2013 |url=https://www.forbes.com/pictures/fiei45emde/8-acme-world-sports/ |access-date=15 September 2015}} 4. ^{{cite web|last=Panaccio |first=Tim |title=Flyers trade for, then sign Timonen, Hartnell |url=http://articles.philly.com/2007-06-18/news/24994271_1_flyers-trade-flyers-general-manager-free-agent-market|date=18 June 2007 |access-date=15 September 2015}} 5. ^{{cite web|title=Blue Jackets sign James Wisniewski |date=1 July 2011 |publisher=ESPN.com |url=http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/news/story?id=6730031 |access-date=15 September 2015}} 6. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.cbssports.com/nhl/blog/eye-on-hockey/22711721/tuukka-rask-signs-eightyear-56-million-contract-with-bruins |title=Tuukka Rask signs eight-year, $56 million contract with Bruins |last=Stubbs |first=Brian |date=10 July 2013 |access-date=15 September 2015}} External links
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