Nick Caamano | |||
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Born | Ancaster, Ontario, Canada | September 7, 1998||
Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | ||
Weight | 191 lb (87 kg; 13 st 9 lb) | ||
Position | Right wing | ||
Shoots | Left | ||
NHL team (P) Cur. team | Dallas Stars Texas Stars (AHL) | ||
NHL Draft | 146th overall, 2016 Dallas Stars | ||
Playing career | 2017–present |
Nicholas Caamano (born September 7, 1998) is a Canadian professional ice hockey forward who is currently playing with the Texas Stars in the American Hockey League (AHL) as a prospect for the Dallas Stars of the National Hockey League (NHL).
Caamano was born on September 7, 1998, in Ancaster, Ontario, Canada [1] to parents Joe and Amalia Caamano. [2]
Born and raised in Ancaster, Caamano attended Bishop Tonnos Catholic Secondary School while playing with the Hamilton Jr. Bulldogs minor midget team. [3] After committing to play for the Plymouth Whalers, who drafted him in the second round of the 2014 Ontario Hockey League (OHL) Priority Selection, he enrolled at the Plymouth-Canton Educational Park. [4]
Caamano played for the Flint Firebirds, Plymouth Whalers and Hamilton Bulldogs in the Ontario Hockey League, and was drafted by the Stars in the 2016 NHL Entry Draft. [5] [6]
He scored his first career NHL goal against the Washington Capitals on October 8, 2019. [7] [8] Upon returning to the AHL, Caamano was nominated as their representative for the IOA/American Specialty AHL Man of the Year award for his outstanding contributions to the Central Texas community. [9] During the COVID-19 pandemic, Caamano played 24 games in the 2020–21 NHL season with the Dallas Stars, while he also enrolled in economics, sports management and personal finance classes at Southern New Hampshire University. [10] After spending the 2021–22 season playing in the AHL with the Texas Stars, Caamano underwent back surgery in September 2022, and was placed on the non-roster injured reserve list and is expected to be out for at least three months. [11]
Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
2013–14 | Ancaster Avalanche | GOJHL | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2014–15 | Plymouth Whalers | OHL | 63 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2015–16 | Flint Firebirds | OHL | 64 | 20 | 17 | 37 | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2016–17 | Flint Firebirds | OHL | 67 | 35 | 29 | 64 | 63 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | ||
2016–17 | Texas Stars | AHL | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2017–18 | Flint Firebirds | OHL | 23 | 12 | 9 | 21 | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2017–18 | Hamilton Bulldogs | OHL | 41 | 13 | 23 | 36 | 56 | 21 | 10 | 12 | 22 | 22 | ||
2018–19 | Texas Stars | AHL | 73 | 12 | 12 | 24 | 91 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2019–20 | Dallas Stars | NHL | 12 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
2019–20 | Texas Stars | AHL | 36 | 9 | 14 | 23 | 51 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2020–21 | Dallas Stars | NHL | 24 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2021–22 | Texas Stars | AHL | 47 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2022–23 | Texas Stars | AHL | 29 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 4 | ||
NHL totals | 36 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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