Roberto Romano

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Roberto Romano
Born (1962-10-26) October 26, 1962 (age 61)
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Height 5 ft 6 in (168 cm)
Weight 170 lb (77 kg; 12 st 2 lb)
Position Goaltender
Caught Left
Played for Pittsburgh Penguins
Boston Bruins
HC Devils Milano
HC Bolzano
HC Meran
National teamFlag of Italy.svg  Italy
NHL draft Undrafted
Playing career 19821994

Roberto Romano (born October 26, 1962) is a Canadian-born Italian former ice hockey goaltender. [1] He played 126 games in the National Hockey League with the Pittsburgh Penguins and Boston Bruins between 1982 and 1994. He also played several years in the Italian Serie A. Internationally Romano played for the Italian national team at the 1992 World Championships.

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Playing career

Romano played major junior with the Quebec Remparts and Hull Olympiques. He started his National Hockey League career with the Pittsburgh Penguins in 1982. During his career, he was traded in 1987 to the Boston Bruins, before moving to Europe. Seven years after making his previous NHL appearance, Romano played two games for the Pittsburgh Penguins in 1994. [2] He retired after the 1994 season.

International

Romano has Italian citizenship and played for the Italian national ice hockey team at the 1992 World Ice Hockey Championships. He played in 3 games.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGPWLTMINGA SO GAA SV% GPWLMINGASOGAASV%
1979–80 Quebec Remparts QMJHL 5221173241118304.55.8683111501204.80.842
1980–81 Quebec RempartsQMJHL5924262317423304.40.8824121641806.59.874
1981–82 Quebec RempartsQMJHL101060404.00.889
1981–82 Hull Olympiques QMJHL5634172309019413.77.89913677605003.95.890
1982–83 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 30201551806.97.813
1982–83 Baltimore Skipjacks AHL 3819143216314604.05.888
1983–84 Pittsburgh PenguinsNHL18611010187814.60.876
1983–84 Baltimore SkipjacksAHL312361175910603.62.8899535443603.97
1984–85 Pittsburgh PenguinsNHL319172161912014.45.879
1984–85 Baltimore SkipjacksAHL122827194403.67.878
1985–86 Pittsburgh PenguinsNHL4621203267615923.56.885
1986–87 Pittsburgh PenguinsNHL25911214338703.64.878
1986–87 Boston Bruins NHL101060606.00.824
1986–87 Baltimore SkipjacksAHL50302741803.94.871
1986–87 Moncton Golden Flames AHL110065302.77.897
1987–88 Maine Mariners AHL165818755203.57.872
1987–88 HC Meran ITA 8
1989–90 HC Bolzano ITA32177810503.54
1990–91 HC Devils Milano ITA105383103.45
1991–92 HC Devils MilanoITA179734212.582120211.00
1991–92 HC Devils Milano ALP 2917047822.74
1992–93 HC Devils MilanoALP2815497302.82
1993–94 Pittsburgh PenguinsNHL2101125301.44.946
1993–94 Cleveland Lumberjacks IHL 112726424514.20.882
NHL totals12646638708747143.99.879

International

YearTeamEventGPWLTMINGASOGAASV%
1992 Italy WC 31511104.37.880
Senior totals31511104.37.880

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References

  1. https://www.nhl.com/player/roberto-romano-8450993 [ bare URL ]
  2. "Seven years later, Romano makes winning look easy". Baltimore Sun. January 11, 1994. Archived from the original on August 1, 2024.