Mario Chitaroni

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 team	Italy
Playing career	1986–2009

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.

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	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1982–83	New Liskeard Cubs U18 AAA	GNML
1983–84	New Liskeard Cubs U18 AAA	GNML
1984–85	Sudbury Wolves	OHL		63	18	34	52	108		—	—	—	—	—
1985–86	Sudbury Wolves	OHL		45	20	37	57	127		—	—	—	—	—
1986–87	Flint Spirits	IHL		11	2	12	14	14		6	5	1	6	6
1986–87	Sudbury Wolves	OHL		65	54	48	102	164		—	—	—	—	—
1987–88	Flint Spirits	IHL		80	49	47	96	156		12	8	9	17	60
1988–89	Flint Spirits	IHL		21	10	11	21	59		—	—	—	—	—
1988–89	New Haven Nighthawks	AHL		54	12	24	36	97		16	2	7	9	57
1988–89	Flint Spirits	IHL		21	10	11	21	59		—	—	—	—	—
1989–90	Alleghe Hockey	ITA		36	39	35	74	87		10	14	11	25	29
1990–91	Alleghe Hockey	ITA		31	37	48	85	73		10	12	9	21	10
1991–92	Alleghe Hockey	ITA		18	21	23	44	40		9	3	4	7	16
1991–92	Alleghe Hockey	AL		18	17	20	37	43		—	—	—	—	—
1992–93	Alleghe Hockey	ITA		14	6	12	18	24		9	12	10	22	24
1992–93	Alleghe Hockey	AL		28	21					—	—	—	—	—
1993–94	HC Devils Milano	ITA		23	15	28	43	22		—	—	—	—	—
1994–95	Houston Aeros	IHL		79	24	32	56	157		4	1	3	4	4
1995–96	HC Varese	ITA		32	18	26	44	76		8	7	3	10	36
1996–97	Eisbären Berlin	DEL		48	11	16	27	133		8	2	3	5	10
1997–98	Eisbären Berlin	DEL		42	13	14	27	130		10	3	2	5	64
1998–99	Eisbären Berlin	DEL		46	15	15	30	117		4	0	0	0	26
1999–2000	Eisbären Berlin	DEL		56	14	18	32	134		—	—	—	—	—
2000–01	Nürnberg Ice Tigers	DEL		59	16	19	35	106		4	1	1	2	0
2001–02	Nürnberg Ice Tigers	DEL		54	11	17	28	149		4	0	0	0	4
2002–03	Milano Vipers	ITA		39	23	33	56	66		9	5	5	10	16
2003–04	Milano Vipers	ITA		40	28	36	64	58		12	6	8	14	26
2004–05	Milano Vipers	ITA		28	9	18	27	14		14	5	2	7	35
2005–06	Milano Vipers	ITA		45	13	23	36	62		1	0	1	1	0
2006–07	Milano Vipers	ITA		26	11	10	21	61		8	2	2	4	35
2007–08	Alleghe Hockey	ITA		40	20	23	43	50		4	0	3	3	4
2008–09	Alleghe Hockey	ITA		39	9	27	36	114		5	3	4	7	2
IHL totals				191	85	102	187	386		22	15	12	27	70
ITA totals				411	249	342	591	747		99	69	62	131	233
DEL totals				305	80	99	179	769		30	6	6	12	104

International

Year	Team	Event		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1992	Italy	WC		5	0	0	0	0
1993	Italy	WC		6	1	2	3	4
1994	Italy	WC		6	1	1	2	12
1995	Italy	WC		5	1	1	2	14
1996	Italy	WC		6	3	1	4	4
1997	Italy	WC		8	2	5	7	6
1998	Italy	OG		4	2	0	2	12
1998	Italy	WC		6	3	2	5	16
1999	Italy	WC		3	0	3	3	2
1999	Italy	WC Q		3	3	1	4	14
2000	Italy	OGQ		3	2	3	5	22
2000	Italy	WC		6	1	3	4	12
2001	Italy	WC		5	2	0	2	60
2004	Italy	WC D1		5	4	5	9	2
2005	Italy	WC D1		5	1	4	5	12
2006	Italy	OG		5	0	1	1	6
2007	Italy	WC		6	0	0	0	6
2008	Italy	WC		5	0	1	1	10
2009	Italy	OGQ		3	1	1	2	0
Senior totals				95	27	34	61	214

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.

External links

• Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com , or  Eliteprospects.com , or  Eurohockey.com , or  The Internet Hockey Database