Len Soccio

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Len Soccio
Born (1967-05-28) May 28, 1967 (age 57)
St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada
Height 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight 187 lb (85 kg; 13 st 5 lb)
Position Centre
Shot Right
Played for Hannover Scorpions
Wedemark ESC
St. Thomas Wildcats
Columbus Chill
Brantford Smoke
Greensboro Monarchs
Springfield Indians
Winston-Salem Thunderbirds
Fort Wayne Komets
National teamFlag of Germany.svg  Germany
NHL draft undrafted
Playing career 1987–2005

Leonard Soccio (born May 28, 1967) is a Canadian-born German former professional ice hockey player. He is currently the head coach of EC Hannover Indians in Germany.

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Playing career

Soccio was born in St. Catharines, Ontario. He played his junior hockey with the North Bay Centennials, an OHL team based out of North Bay, ON. In his four years with the Centennials, he scored 114 goals and 190 assists, totaling 304 points. In his final year, Soccio's 135 points was the second highest point total, trailing only Montreal Canadiens draft pick Andrew Cassels, chosen 17th overall in the NHL draft held earlier that year. Soccio won the Leo Lalonde Memorial Trophy, which is given to the best overage player in the OHL.

Soccio started his professional hockey career in the IHL with the Fort Wayne Komets, where he played one game in the 1988-89 IHL season. The following year, he played 60 games with the ECHL's Winston-Salem Thunderbirds, where he scored 51 goals and 113 points. He, along with teammate Trent Kaese and Bill McDougall of the Erie Panthers were named the starting forwards of the East Coast Hockey League's all-star team. [1]

After several teams in various minor leagues, Soccio signed with the Hannover Scorpions of the DEL. Soccio led the Scorpions in scoring five out his eight seasons, and tied for the lead in another (teammate Gilbert Dionne had the same number of points but scored more goals). On March 7, 2006, Soccio's #20 was raised to the rafters in the form of an oversized jersey.

Coaching career

Following the end of his professional playing career, he opened the Soccio Ice and Event Center in Langenhagen near the city of Hannover.

Soccio later returned to the Scorpions as a player-coach and later served as a player-coach for SC Langenhagen, a 3rd division team, where he scored 11 goals and 41 points in the 2008-09 season.

In July 2011, Soccio joined the coaching staff of Germany's women's national team as an assistant. [2]

In August 2013, Soccio took over as head coach of the Hannover Scorpions who had withdrawn from Germany's top-tier DEL and made a fresh start in the Oberliga. [3] In May 2016, he was named head coach of fellow Oberliga team ECC Preussen Berlin. [4]

Awards

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
1982–83 Thorold Golden Eagles GHL 3911172818—————
1983–84Thorold Golden EaglesGHL41203252127—————
1984–85Thorold Golden EaglesGHL2518335189—————
1984–85 North Bay Centennials OHL 3510112111806610
1985–86 North Bay CentennialsOHL66204363791015611
1986–87 North Bay CentennialsOHL6631548524249182736
1987–88 North Bay CentennialsOHL6653821357942464
1987–88 Fort Wayne Komets IHL 61230—————
1988–89 Fort Wayne KometsIHL100017—————
1988–89Port aux Basques Mariners NSHL 3332568847—————
1989–90 Springfield Indians AHL 10000—————
1989–90 Winston-Salem Thunderbirds ECHL 60516211387105121712
1990–91 Greensboro Monarchs ECHL63365591186131061611
1991–92 Peterborough Pirates GBR 5491310—————
1991–92 Brantford Smoke CoHL 121212242—————
1991–92 Columbus Chill ECHL38243458149—————
1992–93 St. Thomas Wildcats CoHL564484128901520213125
1994–95 ESC Wedemark DEU.2 424976125119—————
1995–96ESC WedemarkDEU.2525210415684—————
1996–97 Wedemark Scorpions DEL 49253055111816718
1997–98 Hannover ScorpionsDEL4118466448909914
1998–99 Hannover ScorpionsDEL51183553120—————
1999–2000 Hannover ScorpionsDEL5616435946—————
2000–01 Hannover ScorpionsDEL5517365352615620
2001–02 Hannover ScorpionsDEL6025457094—————
2002–03 Hannover ScorpionsDEL5213334684—————
2003–04 Hannover ScorpionsDEL5115254050—————
2004–05 Hannover ScorpionsDEL525172246—————
2008–09SC Langenhagen Jets DEU.4 2012385042—————
2009–10SC Langenhagen JetsDEU.415491343—————
2011–12SC Langenhagen JetsDEU.41118224026—————
ECHL totals1611111412624222315183323
DEL totals467152310462651232202252

International

YearTeamEventGPGAPtsPIM
2000 Germany OGQ 31232
2000 Germany WC B 74372
2001 GermanyOGQ32574
2001 Germany WC 70116
2002 GermanyOG73368
2002 GermanyWC734731
2003 GermanyWC62356
Senior totals4015213659

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References

  1. ↑ "ADMIRALS' GOALIE NAMED TO ECHL ALL-STAR TEAM". Daily Press. 1990-03-16. Archived from the original on July 20, 2012. Retrieved 2010-02-15.
  2. ↑ "Lenny Soccio neuer Co-Trainer". frauen-eishockey.com. 2011-07-30. Archived from the original on 2017-12-12. Retrieved 2016-02-01.
  3. ↑ "Len Soccio neuer Trainer der Hannover Scorpions". eishockey-online.com. 2013-08-02. Archived from the original on 2016-02-02. Retrieved 2016-02-01.
  4. ↑ "Der ECC Preussen Berlin proudly presents Lenny Soccio !!!! | ECC Preussen Berlin e.V." eccpreussen.de. Retrieved 2016-05-03.
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