Zigomanis played four seasons of
junior hockey with the
Kingston Frontenacs of the
Ontario Hockey League (OHL). He was chosen in the 2nd round, 25th overall by the Frontenacs in the 1997 OHL Priority Selection Draft. In his first season with the Frontenacs, he scored 23 goals and 74 points in 62 games. His numbers increased the following year, collecting 29 goals and 85 points. His third year saw another increase, marking 40 goals and 94 points, good for fifth best in the league. The
2000–01 season was his last in the OHL, where he scored 40 goals and 77 points in 52 games. He finished his career with the Frontenacs with 330 points, fourth on the team's all-time scoring list. He represented Canada at the 2001
World Junior Hockey Championships, where he scored 2 goals and 6 points on the way to third place (bronze medal). Zigomanis was originally drafted in the 2nd round, 64th overall, by the
Buffalo Sabres in the
1999 NHL entry draft. Zigomanis agreed to terms with the Sabres just before the 5 pm deadline on June 1, 2001, but there was a typographical error in his contract that was faxed to the league offices. By the time the error was discovered, the deadline had passed, and the
NHL ruled that he would have to re-enter the NHL draft, as he had not been signed before the deadline. He re-entered the draft and was selected in the 2nd round again, this time 46th overall by
Carolina Hurricanes in 2001. Carolina signed Zigomanis to a three-year contract on October 4, 2001, and he was assigned to the Hurricanes'
American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the
Lowell Lock Monsters. On January 30, 2006, Zigomanis,
Jesse Boulerice, Magnus Kahnberg, first round and fourth round picks in the
2006 NHL entry draft and a fourth round pick in the
2007 NHL entry draft were traded to the
St. Louis Blues for
Doug Weight and Erkki Rajamaki along with some retention of Weight's salary. He finished the season splitting time with the Blues and their AHL affiliate, the
Peoria Rivermen. On October 9, 2008, he was traded to the
Pittsburgh Penguins for future considerations. While in Pittsburgh, Zigomanis provided faceoff and penalty killing expertise. He played 22 games with the Penguins before he seriously injured his shoulder in December. Zigomanis was only cleared to play in the
Stanley Cup finals. An
unrestricted free agent after his time in Pittsburgh, Zigomanis signed a
professional tryout with the
Toronto Marlies of the AHL on October 19, 2009. Zigomanis played only seven games but managed to score 13 points (all assists) before leaving for Europe on November 10, 2009, signing a contract for the rest of the
2009–10 season with
Djurgårdens IF of the Swedish
Elitserien. On July 15, 2010, Zigomanis signed as a free agent to return to Toronto, signing a one-year, two-way contract with the
Toronto Maple Leafs. On July 12, 2011, Zigomanis signed a one-year, two-way contract with the Maple Leafs worth $665,000 at the NHL level and $300,000 at the AHL level. After recording professional career highs of 61 points during the
2011–12 season, Zigomanis opted to remain with the Marlies and was re-signed to a one-year AHL contract as a free agent on July 30, 2012. On July 10, 2013, Zigomanis signed an AHL-only contract with the
Rochester Americans, the minor-league affiliate of the Buffalo Sabres, the team that drafted him in 1999.
Brand ambassador After joining the Toronto Maple Leafs, Cheetah energy drinks CEO
Frank D'Angelo signed Zigomanis to a promotional contract. However, after Zigomanis was demoted to the club's minor league affiliate, and nude photos of the player which he had sent to an ex-girlfriend surfaced online, D'Angelo cited breach of contract for allegedly not living up to a
morals clause in the contract. D'Angelo released Zigomanis from his contract as a "
brand ambassador" for Cheetah. Zigomanis sued for breach of contract and won a settlement. ==Broadcasting career==