Domenic Amodeo

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Domenic Amodeo
Born (1968-03-06) March 6, 1968 (age 57)
Toronto, Canada
Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb)
Position Left wing [1]
Shot Left
Played for Providence Bruins
Charlotte Checkers
HC Asiago
Como
1. EV Weiden
Grasshopper Club Zurich
HC Thurgau
HC Merano
EHC Basel Dragons
London Knights
National teamFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
NHL draft Undrafted
Playing career 1992–2002

Domenic Amodeo [notes 1] (born March 6, 1968, in Toronto, Canada) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. He played in the minor leagues and throughout Europe.

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Career

Amodeo began his collegiate career in 1988 with the New Hampshire Wildcats. During his time in the Hockey East he was a prolific scorer, registering 167 points in 142 games over the four years he was with the program. [2] In his senior year, Amodeo was named as both a Second Team All-American [3] and a member of the Hockey East All-Tournament Team. [4]

Upon graduating, Amodeo signed a professional contract with the Canadian National Team, who, at the time, played exhibition games across North America. The following season, Amodeo signed with the NHL's Boston Bruins, who assigned him to their AHL affiliate team, the Providence Bruins. [5] He was only in Providence for 3 games however, before being reassigned to the Charlotte Checkers. Amodeo subsequently moved to Europe in order to play for Italian Serie A outfit HC Asiago. He remained in Italy the following season, playing for Como in Serie B where he had a career year. The following season, Amodeo moved to German 1st Liga 1. EV Weiden. [6] Amodeo moved to Switzerland for the 1997–98 season, playing for Grasshopper Club Zurich of the NLB. He remained with the team the following season, before moving to HC Thurgau, also of the NLB for the 1999–00 season. He returned to Serie A the following season, with HC Merano.

The 2001-02 saw Amodeo begin with EHC Basel Dragons as injury cover for Steve Potvin who was out with a broken foot. Upon Potvin's return to the line up, Amodeo moved to the United Kingdom in order to play for the London Knights of the BISL, [7] joining the team of transfer deadline day. [8] Following the culmination of the British season, Amodeo retired from professional hockey.

Awards and achievements

Career statistics

Regular season and play-offs

Regular season Play-offs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
1988-89 New Hampshire Wildcats HE 326121810—————
1989–90 New Hampshire WildcatsHE3919264512—————
1990–91 New Hampshire WildcatsHE3415223720—————
1991–92 New Hampshire WildcatsHE3726416728—————
1993–94 Providence Bruins AHL 30002—————
1993–94 Charlotte Checkers ECHL 5525497451—————
1994-95 HC Asiago Serie A 342427514—————
1995-96 Como Serie B 35605911930685136
1996-97 1. EV Weiden 1st Liga 43555310832—————
1997-98 Grasshopper Club Zurich NLB 383732692451344
1998-99 Grasshopper Club ZurichNLB4027285534300010
1999-00 HC Thurgau NLB352025452053034
2000-01 HC Merano Serie A3116163224—————
2001-02 EHC Basel Dragons NLB11661210—————
2001-02 London Knights BISL 8516250000
AHL totals30002-----
NLB totals14266101167701343718

International

   Regular season   Playoffs
Season TeamEventGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
1992-93 Canada INT5820325224—————
Totals5820325224—————

Post-playing career

Amodeo now runs the Olympic Hockey Academy, [9] and has worked with several NHL players, including Robby Fabbri, [10] and Ryan Strome.

References

  1. ↑ "Maine vs. New Hampshire". Bangor Daily News Archives. December 6, 1991. Retrieved August 14, 2020.
  2. ↑ "Domenic Amodeo". EliteProspects.com. Retrieved August 15, 2020.
  3. 1 2 "1992 All-American Team". American Hockey Coaches Association . Retrieved August 15, 2020.
  4. 1 2 "All-Americans". New Hampshire Wildcats . Retrieved August 15, 2020.
  5. ↑ "TRANSACTIONS". New York Times . September 21, 1993. Retrieved August 15, 2020.
  6. ↑ "Domenic Amodeo - RODI-DB". Rodi-DB. Retrieved August 16, 2020.
  7. ↑ "Swiss hockey". WORLD.OHF.CZ. Retrieved August 16, 2020.
  8. ↑ "Ice Hockey: Sheffield bring in Dutiaume". The Daily Telegraph. January 31, 2002. Retrieved August 16, 2020.
  9. ↑ "Home - Olympic Hockey Academy" . Retrieved August 16, 2020.
  10. ↑ "From parents to former NHLers: Youth coaches who impacted the Red Wings" . The Athletic. December 24, 2019. Retrieved August 16, 2020.

Notes

  1. ↑ Name often misspelt as 'Dominic Amodeo'.
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