Rich Costello

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Rich Costello
Born (1963-06-27) June 27, 1963 (age 60)
Framingham, Massachusetts, U.S.
Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight 175 lb (79 kg; 12 st 7 lb)
Position Center
Shot Right
Played for Toronto Maple Leafs
Schwenninger ERC
National teamFlag of the United States.svg  United States
NHL Draft 37th overall, 1981
Philadelphia Flyers
Playing career 19841990

Richard Anthony Costello (born June 27, 1963) is an American former professional ice hockey player. [1] He played 12 games in the National Hockey League with the Toronto Maple Leafs between 1984 and 1986. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1983 to 1991, was mainly spent in the minor leagues.

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Biography

As a youth, Costello played in the 1976 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Boston. [2]

He was drafted by the Philadelphia Flyers in 1981 NHL Entry Draft, but traded to the Toronto Maple Leafs in 1982 for Darryl Sittler. [3] Costello was born in Framingham, Massachusetts, but grew up in Natick, Massachusetts.

Costello spent part of the 1983-84 season with the United States National Team. He spent the following three years in the Leafs organisation, in which he played a total of 12 games in the NHL, but spent most of his time in the American Hockey League. He later played professionally in Finland, Germany and Switzerland.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
1977–78 Natick High School HS-MA
1978–79Natick High SchoolHS-MA18263258
1979–80Natick High SchoolHS-MA18303666
1980–81 Pickering Panthers MetJBHL 4018244235
1981–82 Providence College ECAC 3211162739
1982–83 Providence CollegeECAC4319264560
1983–84 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 102132
1983–84 St. Catharines Saints AHL 200001241010
1983–84 American National Team Intl387192631
1984–85 St. Catharines SaintsAHL80861445
1985–86 Toronto Maple LeafsNHL20119
1985–86 St. Catharines SaintsAHL76182240871336930
1986–87 Newmarket Saints AHL486111753
1987–88 SaiPa FIN-2 2610112146
1987–88 Utica Devils AHL31122
1988–89 Schwenninger ERC GER 11681414
1989–90 EC Ratingen GER-2 2926305626
1989–90 HC Davos NLB 7411154
1990–91 Albany Choppers IHL 913414
AHL totals22733407319917461030
NHL totals122242

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References

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  2. "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Retrieved 2019-01-12.
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