Jason Cirone | |||
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Born | Toronto, Ontario, Canada | February 21, 1971||
Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | ||
Weight | 209 lb (95 kg; 14 st 13 lb) | ||
Position | Centre | ||
Shot | Left | ||
Played for | HC Asiago Frankfurt Lions Winnipeg Jets | ||
National team | Italy | ||
NHL Draft | 46th overall, 1989 Winnipeg Jets | ||
Playing career | 1991–2008 |
Jason Gerardo Cirone (born February 21, 1971) is a Canadian-born Italian former professional ice hockey centre. He played for the Winnipeg Jets of the National Hockey League and is the former head coach of the Metro Jets of the North American 3 Hockey League. He is the former head coach of the Midland University Men's hockey team in Fremont, Nebraska. Internationally Cirone represented Italy at several World Championships and at the 2006 Winter Olympics.
As a youth, Cirone played in the 1984 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Don Mills. [1]
Cirone was drafted by the Winnipeg Jets in the third round (46th overall) in the 1989 NHL Entry Draft. He played junior hockey for the Cornwall Royals and Windsor Spitfires of the Ontario Hockey League. Cirone appeared in 3 games with the Jets during the 1991-92 season.[ citation needed ]
On August, 1993, the Jets traded Cirone to the Florida Panthers in exchange for forward Dave Tomlinson.[ citation needed ]
Cirone had a successful career in minor league hockey.[ citation needed ] He played for the Moncton Hawks and Rochester Americans of the American Hockey League; and the Cincinnati Cyclones, Los Angeles Ice Dogs, Kansas City Blades, and Flint Generals of the International Hockey League. In 2006-07 he was a player-assistant coach with the Rio Grande Valley Killer Bees of the Central Hockey League.[ citation needed ] Cirone had two stints overseas for Asiago HC on the Italian Ice Hockey League in 1992-93 and then again from 2001-2006, and the Frankfurt Lions of the German Ice Hockey League in 2000-01. Cirone also spent two seasons playing roller hockey for the Buffalo Stampede in 1994 and 1995.[ citation needed ]
Cirone holds an Italian passport, and played in the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy as a member of the Italian team.[ citation needed ]
Cirone is currently the head coach of the Midland University Men's Hockey team located in Fremont, Nebraska from 2013 to 2021. Cirone was previously the head coach of the Metro Jets of the North American 3 Hockey League located in Waterford, Michigan. He also had previously served as an assistant coach for the Jets.[ citation needed ]
Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
1986–87 | Toronto Red Wings U18 AAA | GTHL | 36 | 53 | 64 | 117 | 125 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1987–88 | Cornwall Royals | OHL | 53 | 12 | 11 | 23 | 41 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ||
1988–89 | Cornwall Royals | OHL | 64 | 39 | 44 | 83 | 67 | 17 | 19 | 8 | 27 | 14 | ||
1989–90 | Cornwall Royals | OHL | 32 | 21 | 43 | 64 | 56 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 14 | ||
1990–91 | Cornwall Royals | OHL | 40 | 31 | 29 | 60 | 66 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1990–91 | Windsor Spitfires | OHL | 23 | 27 | 23 | 50 | 31 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 14 | ||
1991–92 | Winnipeg Jets | NHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1991–92 | Moncton Hawks | AHL | 64 | 32 | 27 | 59 | 124 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | ||
1992–93 | HC Asiago | ITA | 16 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1993–94 | Cincinnati Cyclones | IHL | 26 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 61 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1993–94 | Birmingham Bulls | ECHL | 11 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 45 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 67 | ||
1994–95 | Cincinnati Cyclones | IHL | 74 | 22 | 15 | 37 | 170 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 14 | ||
1995–96 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 24 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1995–96 | San Diego Gulls | WCHL | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1995–96 | Los Angeles Ice Dogs | IHL | 26 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 47 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1996–97 | Long Beach Ice Dogs | IHL | 11 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1996–97 | Kansas City Blades | IHL | 70 | 18 | 38 | 56 | 88 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | ||
1997–98 | Kansas City Blades | IHL | 82 | 22 | 30 | 52 | 166 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 20 | ||
1998–99 | Kansas City Blades | IHL | 82 | 42 | 26 | 68 | 151 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | ||
1999–2000 | Kansas City Blades | IHL | 71 | 19 | 24 | 43 | 133 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2000–01 | Frankfurt Lions | DEL | 51 | 18 | 17 | 35 | 138 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2001–02 | HC Asiago | ITA | 37 | 20 | 13 | 33 | 77 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
2002–03 | HC Asiago | ITA | 33 | 16 | 18 | 34 | 124 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 22 | ||
2003–04 | HC Asiago | ITA | 38 | 31 | 21 | 52 | 79 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 16 | ||
2004–05 | HC Asiago | ITA | 18 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 34 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
2005–06 | HC Asiago | ITA | 46 | 18 | 31 | 49 | 78 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2006–07 | Rio Grande Valley Killer Bees | CHL | 59 | 28 | 35 | 63 | 84 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
2007–08 | Flint Generals | IHL | 63 | 21 | 41 | 62 | 64 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
IHL totals | 505 | 160 | 189 | 349 | 894 | 31 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 46 | ||||
NHL totals | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
ITA totals | 188 | 92 | 101 | 193 | 410 | 30 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 44 |
Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
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2004 | Italy | WC D1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | |
2006 | Italy | OG | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | |
2006 | Italy | WC | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 18 | |
2007 | Italy | WC | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | |
2008 | Italy | WC | 5 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | |
Senior totals | 27 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 38 |
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