Mark Arcobello

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Mark Arcobello
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Born (1988-08-12) August 12, 1988 (age 36)
Milford, Connecticut, U.S.
Height 5 ft 8 in (173 cm)
Weight 166 lb (75 kg; 11 st 12 lb)
Position Right wing
Shoots Right
NL team
Former teams
HC Lugano
Edmonton Oilers
Nashville Predators
Pittsburgh Penguins
Arizona Coyotes
Toronto Maple Leafs
SC Bern
National teamFlag of the United States.svg  United States
NHL draft Undrafted
Playing career 2010present

Mark Robert Arcobello (born August 12, 1988) is an American professional ice hockey right winger who currently serves as captain of HC Lugano of the National League (NL).

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Playing career

Junior career

As a youth, Arcobello played in the 2002 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with the New York Rangers minor ice hockey team. [1] Arcobello played for Salisbury School, graduating in 2006, [2] then played four years of college hockey at Yale University with the Yale Bulldogs men's ice hockey team. Undrafted after college, Arcobello played the 2010–11 season in minor league professional hockey with two affiliates of the Edmonton Oilers, the Stockton Thunder and the Oklahoma City Barons. The Oilers signed Arcobello to a two-year entry-level contract on April 1, 2011. [3]

NHL career

Arcobello played his first National Hockey League (NHL) game during the 2012–13 NHL season, when he played a single game on February 5, 2013, following an injury to Oilers' captain Shawn Horcoff. On June 16, 2013, Arcobello signed a one-year contract extension with the Oilers. [4]

During the 2014–15 season, on December 29, 2014, the Oilers traded Arcobello to the Nashville Predators in exchange for Derek Roy. [5] Arcobello scored in his Predators debut against the Los Angeles Kings on January 3. However, after four games, Nashville placed him on waivers. The injury-depleted Pittsburgh Penguins claimed him on January 14, 2015. [6] After 10 games, the Penguins placed him on waivers. The Arizona Coyotes claimed him on February 11, becoming his fourth NHL team of the season. [7] Arcobello is the third player in NHL history, following Dennis O'Brien and Dave McLlwain, to play on four teams in a single season. [8]

As the Coyotes did not tender Arcobello a qualifying offer, he became a free agent. On July 1, 2015, he joined his fifth team in under a year upon signing a one-year contract with the Toronto Maple Leafs. [9] Arcabello joined the Maple Leafs for the first few games of the 2015–16 season, but after failing to record any points, he cleared waivers and was assigned to their minor league affiliate, the Toronto Marlies. He was called up to the injury-depleted Leafs in February 2016, scoring two goals in his first game back. [10]

European career

Upon the conclusion of the 2015–16 season, he opted to continue his career overseas, putting pen to paper on a two-year deal with SC Bern of the National League (NL) in Switzerland. [11] Arcobello made his NL debut on September 9, 2016, in the Berner derby against the SCL Tigers. He scored his first goal that same day after only 44 seconds into the first period. He then went on to add three assists in this game before 17,031 spectators in a packed PostFinance Arena. [12] Arcobello finished the 2016–17 regular season as the league PostFinance Top Scorer with 25 goals and 30 assists in 50 regular season games while winning NL regular season MVP honors. [13] He then led Bern to the 2017 NL title as the league's top scorer, tallying 20 points in 16 postseason contests. [14] On May 9, 2017, with one year remaining on his contract, he agreed to a two-year contract extension with the Bears until the end of the 2019–20 season. [15] In the following 2018–19 season, Arcobello won his second NL title with Bern. [16]

In 2018, the NHL withdrew their contracted players from appearing at the 2018 Winter Olympics. Team USA sought out players from outside the NHL instead and Arcobello was among those chosen. [17] [18] Arcobello registered two points in five games as Team USA finished seventh overall in the tournament. [19] [20]

On October 10, 2019, Arcobello agreed to a three-year contract with HC Lugano worth CHF3 million, extending from the 2020–21 season through the 2022–23 season. [21] On August 26, 2021, Arcobello was named captain of HC Lugano. [22]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
2004–05 Fairfield College Preparatory School HSCT
2005–06 Salisbury School HS–Prep 28262147
2006–07 Yale University ECAC 2910142449
2007–08 Yale UniversityECAC347142140
2008–09 Yale UniversityECAC3417183568
2009–10 Yale UniversityECAC3415213646
2010–11 Stockton Thunder ECHL 337132010
2010–11 Oklahoma City Barons AHL 26111122461120
2011–12 Oklahoma City BaronsAHL73172643281458136
2012–13 Oklahoma City BaronsAHL7422466848171282014
2012–13 Edmonton Oilers NHL 10000
2013–14 Edmonton OilersNHL41414188
2013–14 Oklahoma City BaronsAHL151018286
2014–15 Edmonton OilersNHL36751212
2014–15 Nashville Predators NHL41010
2014–15 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL100222
2014–15 Arizona Coyotes NHL2797166
2015–16 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL203140
2015–16 Toronto Marlies AHL49253459221529112
2016–17 SC Bern NLA 5025305530168122012
2017–18 SC BernNL46182947391155100
2018–19 SC BernNL49213253791877144
2019–20 SC BernNL5015334822
2020–21 HC Lugano NL5213354858514520
2021–22 HC LuganoNL5222295141623525
2022–23 HC LuganoNL461116271820117
2023–24 HC LuganoNL5014233716
NHL totals13924295328
NL totals3451252043292875823325568

International

Medal record
Representing Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Ice hockey
World Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2015 Czech Republic
YearTeamEventResultGPGAPtsPIM
2015 United States WC Bronze medal icon.svg101230
2018 United States OG 7th51122
Senior totals152352

Awards and honors

AwardYear
College
All-ECAC Hockey First Team 2008–09 [23]
AHCA East Second-Team All-American 2008–09
ECHL
All-Star Game MVP 2010–11 [24]
AHL
All-Star Game 2013
CCM/AHL Player of the WeekJanuary 18–24, 2016
NL
MVP 2017 [25]
Best Forward2017
Champion (SC Bern)2017, 2019 [26]

References

  1. "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Retrieved February 15, 2019.
  2. Bonjour, By Doug (February 3, 2018). "Hard work leads to Olympic hockey bid for Milford's Arcobello". Connecticut Post.
  3. "Oilers sign Arcobello". Edmonton Oilers. April 1, 2011. Retrieved April 1, 2011.
  4. "Oilers agree to terms with Mark Arcobello". Edmonton Oilers. June 14, 2013. Retrieved June 30, 2013.
  5. "Nashville acquires Arcobello from Edmonton". Nashville Predators. December 29, 2014. Retrieved December 29, 2014.
  6. "Penguins claim Mark Arcobello off waivers from Predators". CBS Sports . January 14, 2015. Retrieved January 14, 2015.
  7. "Coyotes claim Arcobello off waivers from Penguins". National Hockey League. February 11, 2015. Retrieved February 11, 2015.
  8. Elliot, Josh (February 13, 2015). "Mark Arcobello Makes a Good First Impression with Team No.4 This Season". The Hockey News. Retrieved November 14, 2022.
  9. "Maple Leafs sign Parenteau, Arcobello and Hunwick". Toronto Maple Leafs. July 1, 2015. Retrieved July 1, 2015.
  10. "Brendan Leipsic scores winner in NHL debut as Maple Leafs beat Canucks". CBC Sports. February 13, 2016. Retrieved February 15, 2016.
  11. "Top scorer Arcobello signs with Bern". SCB Eishockey AG. May 31, 2016. Retrieved May 31, 2016.
  12. "Feuille de match". planetehockey.ch. September 9, 2016. Retrieved September 9, 2016.
  13. "Berne et le LHC honorés par leurs pairs". tdg.ch. Retrieved March 1, 2017.
  14. Agarwal, Akshar (March 4, 2020). "From Bulldogs to Bern: Mark Arcobello". Yale Daily News. Retrieved November 14, 2022.
  15. "Mark Arcobello signs early contract extension with SC Bern". swisshockeynews.ch. Retrieved May 9, 2017.
  16. "Mark Arcobello al Lugano per tre stagioni". RSI. October 10, 2019. Retrieved November 14, 2022.
  17. Bonjour, Doug (February 3, 2018). "Hard work leads to Olympic hockey bid for Milford's Arcobello". CTPost. Retrieved November 14, 2022.
  18. Blackburn, Pete (February 14, 2018). "Winter Olympics: Wondering who's on Team USA Hockey? Here's the roster of non-NHL players". CBS Sports. Retrieved November 14, 2022.
  19. Clarke, Mary (February 21, 2018). "USA hockey's failure to medal in the men's Olympic tournament is unsurprising, but frustrating". SBNation. Retrieved November 14, 2022.
  20. "U.S. Olympic men's hockey roster named, youngest in 28 years". NBC Sports. January 14, 2022. Retrieved November 14, 2022.
  21. "SCB's Mark Arcobello signs with HC Lugano". swisshockeynews.ch. Retrieved October 10, 2019.
  22. "Mark Arcobello to lead HC Lugano onto the ice as their captain". swisshockeynews.ch. Retrieved August 26, 2021.
  23. "NCAA (ECAC) First All-Star Teams". Eliteprospects.com. January 2, 2012. Retrieved January 2, 2012.
  24. "ECHL All-Star Game MVP". Eliteprospects.com. January 2, 2012. Retrieved January 2, 2012.
  25. Surdez, Grégoire; Maillard, Christian; Boschetti, André (April 5, 2017). "Bern pair honored". TDG (in German). Retrieved April 5, 2017.
  26. "SC Bern 2019 Swiss Champions!". leading-sport.com. April 22, 2019. Retrieved April 22, 2019.