| Andy Canzanello | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Canzanello in 2009 | |||
| Born | December 1, 1981 Rochester, MN, USA | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | ||
| Weight | 192 lb (87 kg; 13 st 10 lb) | ||
| Position | Defense | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for | Cincinnati Mighty Ducks Syracuse Crunch Straubing Tigers HC Valpellice | ||
| NHL draft | Undrafted | ||
| Playing career | 2004–2020 | ||
Andy Canzanello (born December 1, 1981) is an American former professional ice hockey defenseman.
Undrafted after a four-year collegiate career with Colorado College in the Western Collegiate Hockey Association, Canzanello signed an entry-level contract with the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim in 2004. After three seasons within the Ducks organization, Canzanello opted to pursue a European career, in agreeing to a contract with German club, Straubing Tigers of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga. [1]
As a stalwart on defense for the Tigers, Canzanello remained with the team for 8 consecutive seasons. After the 2014–15 season, a second successive season without the playoffs, Canzanello left the Tigers as a free agent and signed for the 2015–16 season in Austria with Villacher EC of the EBEL on March 4, 2015. [2] Canzanello left VSV before the beginning of the season to transfer to the Italian Serie A with HC Valpellice.