Nate DiCasmirro

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Nate DiCasmirro
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Born (1978-09-27) September 27, 1978 (age 46)
Atikokan, Ontario, Canada
Height 5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight 194 lb (88 kg; 13 st 12 lb)
Position Right Wing
Shot Left
Played for Hamilton Bulldogs
Toronto Roadrunners
Edmonton Roadrunners
Grand Rapids Griffins
Providence Bruins
San Antonio Rampage
Syracuse Crunch
HC Bolzano
Timrå IK
EC VSV
Brunico SG
HC Valpellice
Sheffield Steelers
HDD Jesenice
National teamFlag of Italy.svg  Italy
NHL draft Undrafted
Playing career 20022019

Nate DiCasmirro (born September 27, 1978) is a Canadian-born Italian former professional ice hockey right winger who was born in Atikokan, Ontario, but grew up in Burnsville, Minnesota, a suburb of Minneapolis. He most notably played in the American Hockey League and for the Italian national team.

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Personal life

He holds dual Canadian and U.S. citizenship [1] and is of Italian descent.

Career

DiCasmirro left home as a teenager to play midget AAA hockey in Marquette, Michigan, and later played for St. Cloud State University. [2] He was signed as a free agent in 2002 by the Edmonton Oilers and was sent to play in the minor leagues. In 2006, he signed as an unrestricted free agent with the Boston Bruins and was assigned to play right wing for the Providence Bruins of the American Hockey League (AHL). [3] On December 6, 2007, he was traded to the Phoenix Coyotes along with a 5th round draft pick in the 2009 NHL Entry Draft for goaltender Alex Auld. [4]

He played several seasons in the AHL and then with Bolzano HC in the Italian Serie A, before being released on December 25, 2008. [5] DiCasmirro then signed a short-term contract to play with Swedish team Timrå IK on January 6, 2009. [6] Having played ten games for the Elitserien team, he continued his visit to Sweden by signing for HockeyAllsvenskan newcomers Örebro HK on September 11, 2009. [7] He moved later in the season to the Austrian Hockey League for EC VSV and in 2010 he signed for Brunico in Serie A.

On August 23, 2015, DiCasmirro returned to the Austrian EBEL, signing for a second stint with Italian club, HC Bolzano, as a free agent on a one-year contract. [8]

Following his seventeenth professional season at the conclusion of the 2018–19 campaign playing with EC KAC second tier Alps Hockey League team, DiCasmirro opted to conclude his career with the intention to remain within EC KAC as a junior coach on March 25, 2019. [9] In 2021, he was hired by the Minnesota Wild to be an assistant coach with their AHL affiliate, the Iowa Wild. [10]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
1994–95 Burnsville High School HS-MN
1995–96 North Iowa Huskies USHL 3818928
1996–97North Iowa HuskiesUSHL51182240861206622
1997–98North Iowa HuskiesUSHL5229457411811551034
1998–99 St. Cloud State University WCHA 34681446
1999–2000 St. Cloud State UniversityWCHA4019244326
2000–01 St. Cloud State UniversityWCHA329202926
2001–02 St. Cloud State UniversityWCHA4117335058
2001–02 Hamilton Bulldogs AHL 10000100556
2002–03 Hamilton BulldogsAHL495121722162138
2003–04 Toronto Roadrunners AHL711718353720110
2004–05 Edmonton Roadrunners AHL777182548
2005–06 Grand Rapids Griffins AHL72163652971633620
2006–07 Providence Bruins AHL68101828591340410
2007–08 Providence BruinsAHL2023512
2007–08 San Antonio Rampage AHL2362816
2007–08 Syracuse Crunch AHL203101381334712
2008–09 HC Bolzano ITL 23691540
2008–09 Timrå IK SEL 103254
2009–10 Örebro HK Allsv 192246
2009–10 EC VSV EBEL 25410141450004
2010–11 HC Pustertal Wölfe ITL4016213756154111520
2011–12 HC Pustertal WölfeITL2651015261354910
2012–13 HC Valpellice ITL4411405154154101448
2013–14 Sheffield Steelers EIHL 54632383441562
2014–15 HC ValpelliceITL341325384450114
2015–16 HC BolzanoEBEL54613192461564
2016–17 HDD Jesenice AlpsHL 287182512924610
2016–17HDD Jesenice SVN 54480
2017–18HC Pustertal WölfeAlpsHL25514191690554
2017–18HC Pustertal WölfeITL21122
2018–19 EC KAC II AlpsHL182684
AHL totals401661171832997012142656
ITL totals169521061582224713263982

International

YearTeamEventResultGPGAPtsPIM
2013 Italy OGQ DNQ31012
2013 Italy WC D1A 18th51126
2014 Italy WC 15th70112
2015 ItalyWC D1A21st50004
2016 ItalyOGQDNQ30000
Senior totals2322414

Awards and honors

AwardYear
USHL
Dave Tyler Junior Player of the Year Award 1998 [11]
College
All-WCHA Second Team 2001–02

References

  1. "Q&A with Nate DiCasmirro]". Hockeysfuture.com. February 11, 2004. Retrieved February 18, 2006.
  2. Marty Sundvall, "Fortitude of a Leader: St. Cloud's DiCasmirro Has a Steely Resolve, and a Will to Win," USCHO.com, Jan. 17, 2002.
  3. Nate DiCasmirro at tsn.com.
  4. TSN : NHL - Canada's Sports Leader
  5. "Holländischer Nationalstürmer Jamie Schaafsma ersetzt Nate DiCasmirro" (in German). HC Bolzano. December 25, 2008. Retrieved December 26, 2008.[ permanent dead link ]
  6. "Nate DiCasmirro ansluter till truppen" (in Swedish). Timrå IK. January 6, 2009. Archived from the original on August 22, 2010. Retrieved January 8, 2009.
  7. "DiCasmirro klar för Örebro" (in Swedish). Örebro HK. September 11, 2009. Archived from the original on October 8, 2011. Retrieved September 11, 2009.
  8. "From Valpellic to Bolzano: Nate DiCasmirro" (in Italian). HCB South Tyrol. August 23, 2015. Archived from the original on August 27, 2015. Retrieved August 23, 2015.
  9. "First steps taken with farm club" (in German). EC KAC. March 25, 2019. Archived from the original on March 27, 2019. Retrieved March 25, 2019.
  10. "Iowa Wild Announces Nate Dicasmirro and Nolan Yonkman as Assistant Coaches". OurSports Central. August 3, 2021.
  11. "USHL Awards". United States Hockey League. April 15, 2012. Archived from the original on August 7, 2011. Retrieved August 29, 2012.