Frankie DeAngelis

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Frankie DeAngelis
Born (1985-02-15) February 15, 1985 (age 39)
Woodbridge, Ontario, Canada
Height 5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb)
Position Defence
Shoots Left
CHL team
Former teams
Fort Wayne Komets
Vaughan Vipers Georgetown Raiders
NHL draft Undrafted
Playing career 2009present

Frankie DeAngelis (born February 15, 1985) is a former Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman for the Fort Wayne Komets of the East Coast Hockey League. He is currently the assistant coach of the OJHL North York Rangers.

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Hockey life

Frankie started playing hockey in his hometown of Vaughan, Ontario. In his first year on the ice playing Pee-Wee, Frankie scored five goals in one game. In his early years he played for the Vaughan Kings AAA Ice Hockey club of the GTHL.

Junior Hockey

Frankie was recruited by the Vaughan Vipers of the OPJHL in 2001. He played defense for the team until the end of the 2002-03 season when he was picked up by the Georgetown Raiders. With Frankie's assistance on the blue line the team finished first overall in the 2003–04 and 2004-05 seasons, winning the championship and hosting the Dudley Hewitt Cup in 2005. With the departure of team captain and fan favorite Vince Laise in 2005-06, Frankie was named team captain. That year he finished with a career high 48 points and 69 penalty minutes. [1] Unfortunately that year the team lost to the Hamilton Red Wings (now Toronto Royals) in the Western Conference Semi-Finals.

Frankie was known to visit Pita Pit after a successful home game where he would celebrate his success with the Chicken Crave.

Atlantic Hockey League

Frankie played for American International College from the 2006-07 season until the 2008-09 season.

Professional Hockey career

In 2009-10 Frankie signed his first professional contract with the Fort Wayne Komets of the IHL and CHL (defunct). In his first season with the team, Frankie helped the Komets to their second consecutive Turner Cup. Quickly becoming a fan favorite, Frankie's play had him move up to the first d-pairing. In the 2011-12 season, Frankie reached his professional career high in goals (18), assists (28), and points (46). [2] His 14 points in the 2011-12 playoffs helped the Komets defeat the Wichita Thunder 4 games to 1 for the team's third Turner cup in 4 years.

Frankie's father, Lou, was known to travel from southern Ontario, Canada to Fort Wayne, Indiana each home game to cheer on his son and the team. He was with Frankie in the post-game dressing room celebrations after the Komets lifted the Turner Cup in 2012.

Frankie retired from professional hockey after the 2011-12 season.

Coaching career

Frankie is now the assistant coach for the North York Rangers of the Ontario Junior Hockey League (OJHL), near his hometown of Vaughan, Ontario. In 2017-18, with Frankie's coaching services, the Rangers lost to Frankie's former team, the Georgetown Raiders, in Conference Semi-Finals.

Frankie was selected to the coaching staff for the GTHL AAA All-Star Game. [3]

Hockey Stats

Season [4] TeamLgeGPGAPtsPIM+/-GPGAPtsPIM
2001-02Vaughan VipersOPJHL130000
2002-03Vaughan VipersOPJHL272464
2003-04Georgetown RaidersOPJHL397243125
2004-05Georgetown RaidersOPJHL4911273828
2005-06Georgetown RaidersOPJHL4913354869
2006-07American International CollegeAHA34381112
2007-08American International CollegeAHA364101418
2008-09American International CollegeAHA35371034
2009-10Fort Wayne KometsIHL73932412231120336
2010-11Fort Wayne KometsCHL541133444611819106
2011-12Fort Wayne KometsCHL66182846321218410148

Awards and honors

HonoursYear
All-CHL Team (First Team All-Star) 2011–12 [5]

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References

  1. "Frankie DeAngelis hockey statistics and profile at hockeydb.com". www.hockeydb.com. Retrieved December 16, 2018.
  2. "Frankie DeAngelis hockey statistics and profile at hockeydb.com". www.hockeydb.com. Retrieved December 16, 2018.
  3. "Rosters Announced for Midget "AAA" All-Star Game – GTHL" . Retrieved December 16, 2018.
  4. "Frankie DeAngelis hockey statistics and profile at hockeydb.com". www.hockeydb.com. Retrieved December 16, 2018.
  5. Frankie DeAngelis Named To All-CHL Team