Mario Chitaroni

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Mario Chitaroni
Born (1967-06-11) June 11, 1967 (age 58)
Cobalt, Ontario, Canada
Height 5 ft 7 in (170 cm)
Weight 176 lb (80 kg; 12 st 8 lb)
Position Left wing
Shot Left
Played for New Haven Nighthawks (AHL
Flint Spirits (IHL
Houston Aeros (IHL)
HC Alleghe (Serie A)
HC Varese (Serie A)
Eisbären Berlin (DEL)
HC Devils Milano (Serie A)
National teamFlag of Italy.svg  Italy
Playing career 19862009

Mario Brian "Tiger" Chitaroni [1] (born June 11, 1967) is an Italian-Canadian retired professional ice hockey winger. He played major junior with the Sudbury Wolves but went undrafted playing minor pro in the AHL before moving to Italy where he eventually captained their national team.

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International play

Mario played in the Olympics in 1998, 2006, [2] and helped Italy try to qualify for 2002 and 2010. Additionally he represented Italy in the World Championships fourteen times, being the captain in 2007 and 2008.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
1982–83New Liskeard Cubs U18 AAAGNML
1983–84New Liskeard Cubs U18 AAAGNML
1984–85 Sudbury Wolves OHL 63183452108
1985–86 Sudbury WolvesOHL45203757127
1986–87 Flint Spirits IHL 11212141465166
1986–87 Sudbury WolvesOHL655448102164
1987–88 Flint SpiritsIHL8049479615612891760
1988–89 Flint SpiritsIHL2110112159
1988–89 New Haven Nighthawks AHL 54122436971627957
1988–89 Flint SpiritsIHL2110112159
1989–90 Alleghe Hockey ITA 36393574871014112529
1990–91 Alleghe HockeyITA3137488573101292110
1991–92 Alleghe HockeyITA1821234440934716
1991–92 Alleghe Hockey AL 1817203743
1992–93 Alleghe HockeyITA146121824912102224
1992–93 Alleghe HockeyAL2821
1993–94 HC Devils Milano ITA2315284322
1994–95 Houston Aeros IHL7924325615741344
1995–96 HC Varese ITA32182644768731036
1996–97 Eisbären Berlin DEL 48111627133823510
1997–98 Eisbären BerlinDEL421314271301032564
1998–99 Eisbären BerlinDEL46151530117400026
1999–2000 Eisbären BerlinDEL56141832134
2000–01 Nürnberg Ice Tigers DEL5916193510641120
2001–02 Nürnberg Ice TigersDEL5411172814940004
2002–03 Milano Vipers ITA39233356669551016
2003–04 Milano VipersITA402836645812681426
2004–05 Milano VipersITA2891827141452735
2005–06 Milano VipersITA451323366210110
2006–07 Milano VipersITA2611102161822435
2007–08 Alleghe HockeyITA402023435040334
2008–09 Alleghe HockeyITA399273611453472
IHL totals191851021873862215122770
ITA totals411249342591747996962131233
DEL totals3058099179769306612104

International

YearTeamEvent GPGAPtsPIM
1992 Italy WC 50000
1993 ItalyWC61234
1994 ItalyWC611212
1995 ItalyWC511214
1996 ItalyWC63144
1997 ItalyWC82576
1998 Italy OG 420212
1998 ItalyWC632516
1999 ItalyWC30332
1999 ItalyWC Q331414
2000 ItalyOGQ323522
2000 ItalyWC613412
2001 ItalyWC520260
2004 Italy WC D1 54592
2005 ItalyWC D1514512
2006 ItalyOG50116
2007 ItalyWC60006
2008 ItalyWC501110
2009 ItalyOGQ31120
Senior totals95273461214

References

  1. "That Sudbury Sports Guy: Tale of a Tiger who shone in Wolves' clothing".
  2. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Mario Chitaroni Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 26 May 2019.