Chad Costello

Chad Costello
Born	(1986-07-22) July 22, 1986 (age 37) Johnston, Iowa, U.S.
Height	5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
Weight	170 lb (77 kg; 12 st 2 lb)
Position	Right Wing
Shot	Right
Played for	Lake Erie Monsters Springfield Falcons Worcester Sharks Bridgeport Sound Tigers Iserlohn Roosters Krefeld Pinguine Stavanger Oilers
NHL draft	Undrafted
Playing career	2008–2022

Chad Costello (born July 22, 1986) is an American professional ice hockey player and coach. He is the former head coach of the Allen Americans in the ECHL. ^[1]

Playing career

Costello played junior hockey with the Cedar Rapids RoughRiders where he scored 76 points to be the leading scoring in the United States Hockey League for the 2005–06 season. ^[2] He then attended Northeastern University where he played NCAA Division I college hockey with the Northeastern Huskies men's ice hockey team where he scored 14 goals and 21 assists for 35 points in 59 games.

In 2008–09, Costello played 65 games with the Muskegon Lumberjacks of the International Hockey League. In the following season, Costello signed with the Tulsa Oilers of the Central Hockey League. In leading the Oilers in scoring and finishing ninth in the CHL league scoring, Costello was loaned to their affiliate and made his AHL debut with the Lake Erie Monsters.

Costello was signed to a one-year contract, alongside Oilers linemate Jack Combs, by the Colorado Eagles of the ECHL on August 18, 2011, for the 2011–12 season. ^[3] Costello was leading the Eagles and the ECHL in scoring with 76 points in 47 games before he suffered a season-ending knee injury on March 10, 2012. ^[4] Despite his injury, Costello finished fourth in league scoring and was selected to the First All-Star Team and chosen as the ECHL's Most Valuable Player. ^{[5] [6]}

Costello returned to the Eagles the following season and repeated his success scoring 49 points in 27 games. His offensive partnership with Combs was signified when they were both signed to try-out contracts with the Bridgeport Sound Tigers on December 18, 2012. With the conclusion of the NHL lockout inducing significant roster movement, Costello was signed again alongside Combs, to an AHL deal with the Sound Tigers for the remainder of the season on January 9, 2013. ^[7] In 21 games for the Sound Tigers, Costello produced 12 points, but was unable to find a constant role on the team. He was subsequently released from his AHL contract with the Sound Tigers and rejoined the Colorado Eagles on March 9, 2013. ^[8]

On August 13, 2013, Costello returned to the CHL as a free agent, signing a one-year contract for the inaugural season of the St. Charles Chill. ^[9] After only six games with the Chill, Costello was placed on waivers and claimed by the Arizona Sundogs. Costello opted not to report and signed a contract to the ECHL with the Ontario Reign on November 17, 2013. ^[10]

By the end of 2014, Costello signed with the Allen Americans. He was the ECHL's top scorer with 125 points in 72 games, and went all the way to the Kelly Cup title, scoring two goals and an assist in the decisive game against the South Carolina Stingrays. He renewed with Allen for the following season, ^[11] being named co-captain with Gary Steffes. ^[12] Costello again led the league scoring in the 2015–16 season with 103 points, 24 goals and 79 assists. ^[13]

On May 21, 2017, he signed a try-out contract with the German team Iserlohn Roosters from the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL), rejoining friend and former linemate, Jack Combs. In departing the Americans, Costello left as Allen's franchise leader in goals, assists and points. ^[14] He left the ECHL after leading the league in scoring for three straight seasons and back-to-back MVPs. ^[15] In the 2017–18 season, Costello adapted quickly to the European ice posting 27 points in 37 games with the Roosters.

On March 23, 2018, with the conclusion of his contract with Iserlohn, Costello signed as a free agent continuing in the DEL on a one-year deal with Krefeld Pinguine. ^[16] Following two seasons with the Pinguine, Costello continued his European career by playing on a shortened contract with Norwegian club, Stavanger Oilers of the Eliteserien.

Enjoying four seasons abroad, Costello opted to return to North America for the 2021–22 season, in agreeing to re-join former club, the Allen Americans of the ECHL on September 30, 2021. ^[17]

On May 18, 2022, Costello announced his retirement from pro hockey, and was announced as the head coach of the Allen Americans

Career statistics

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2003–04	Des Moines Buccaneers	USHL		49	5	10	15	16		2	0	0	0	2
2004–05	Wichita Falls Wildcats	NAHL		56	29	34	63	32		3	5	1	6	0
2005–06	Cedar Rapids RoughRiders	USHL		59	31	45	76	15		8	3	3	6	2
2006–07	Northeastern University	HE		32	11	11	22	20		—	—	—	—	—
2007–08	Northeastern University	HE		27	3	10	13	12		—	—	—	—	—
2007–08	Texas Wildcatters	ECHL		2	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
2008–09	Muskegon Lumberjacks	IHL		65	17	29	46	20		—	—	—	—	—
2009–10	Corpus Christi IceRays	CHL		57	13	42	55	33		—	—	—	—	—
2010–11	Tulsa Oilers	CHL		54	34	50	84	17		10	5	14	19	0
2010–11	Lake Erie Monsters	AHL		8	0	1	1	2		—	—	—	—	—
2011–12	Colorado Eagles	ECHL		47	29	47	76	26		—	—	—	—	—
2011–12	Springfield Falcons	AHL		4	0	0	0	2		—	—	—	—	—
2011–12	Worcester Sharks	AHL		7	0	4	4	2		—	—	—	—	—
2012–13	Colorado Eagles	ECHL		36	17	41	58	30		6	3	4	7	2
2012–13	Bridgeport Sound Tigers	AHL		21	3	9	12	4		—	—	—	—	—
2013–14	St. Charles Chill	CHL		6	4	5	9	12		—	—	—	—	—
2013–14	Ontario Reign	ECHL		8	2	3	5	6		—	—	—	—	—
2014–15	Allen Americans	ECHL		72	41	84	125	36		25	9	19	28	12
2015–16	Allen Americans	ECHL		72	24	79	103	36		24	7	29	36	4
2016–17	Allen Americans	ECHL		72	33	89	122	42		11	3	9	12	6
2017–18	Iserlohn Roosters	DEL		37	8	19	27	6		1	0	0	0	0
2018–19	Krefeld Pinguine	DEL		52	17	35	52	20		—	—	—	—	—
2019–20	Krefeld Pinguine	DEL		52	20	34	54	28		—	—	—	—	—
2020–21	Stavanger Oilers	Norway		11	5	9	14	6		—	—	—	—	—
2021–22	Allen Americans	ECHL		66	26	46	72	4		5	2	2	4	0
2022	Team Trottier	3ICE		16	15	14	29	—		—	—	—	—	—
2023	Team Johnston	3ICE		6	3	3	6	—		—	—	—	—	—
AHL totals				40	3	14	17	10		—	—	—	—	—

Awards and honours

Award	Year
USHL
Most Points (76)	2005–06	[2]
College
All-HE Rookie Team	2006–07
ECHL
First All-Star Team	2011–12, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17
MVP	2011–12, 2015–16, 2016–17	[6]
Kelly Cup	2014–15, 2015–16	[11]
Top Scorer	2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17	[13]
Kelly Cup MVP	2015–16
3ICE
Patrick Cup Champion	2022
Bryan Trottier League MVP Award	2022

References

1. Americans, Allen. "Front Office Directory". Allen Americans Hockey Club. Retrieved May 18, 2022.
2. "Johnston native led USHL in scoring". RadioIowa.com. March 27, 2006. Retrieved January 2, 2012.
3. "Colorado Eagles add Costello". Colorado Eagles. August 18, 2011. Archived from the original on August 28, 2012. Retrieved August 18, 2011.
4. "ECHL leading scorer and former RoughRider placed on season ending I.R". Cedar Rapids RoughRiders. March 12, 2012. Retrieved May 22, 2012.
5. "All-ECHL Team announced". ECHL. March 29, 2012. Archived from the original on June 9, 2012. Retrieved May 22, 2012.
6. "Colorado's Costello named CCM ECHL Most Valuable Player". ECHL. April 6, 2012. Archived from the original on June 7, 2012. Retrieved April 6, 2012.
7. "Tigers ink Combs and Costello to AHL deals". Bridgeport Sound Tigers. January 9, 2013. Archived from the original on June 16, 2015. Retrieved January 9, 2013.
8. "Costello returns to Eagles after AHL contract release". Coloradoan. March 9, 2013. Retrieved March 9, 2013.
9. "Chill signs former MVP Costello". St. Charles Chill. August 13, 2013. Archived from the original on August 15, 2013. Retrieved August 13, 2013.
10. "ECHL MVP signs with Ontario". Ontario Reign. November 17, 2013. Retrieved November 19, 2013.
11. "Americans re-sign leading scorer Costello". Allen Americans. July 3, 2015. Retrieved July 3, 2015.
12. "Americans name co-captains". Allen Americans. October 2, 2015. Retrieved October 2, 2015.
13. "Americans' Costello wins ECHL scoring title again". Allen Americans. April 15, 2016. Retrieved April 15, 2016.
14. "ECHL topscorer Chad Costello changes to Iserlohn" (in German). Iserlohn Roosters. May 21, 2017. Retrieved May 21, 2017.
15. "IN MY WORDS: MOVING ON". ECHL. July 7, 2017. Archived from the original on July 7, 2017. Retrieved July 7, 2017.
16. "Hanson stays, Costello arrives" (in German). Krefeld Pinguine. March 23, 2018. Retrieved March 23, 2018.
17. "Costello rejoins Americans". ECHL. September 30, 2021. Retrieved September 30, 2021.

External links

• Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com , or  Eliteprospects.com , or  The Internet Hockey Database