Thomas Di Pauli

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Thomas Di Pauli
Born (1994-04-29) April 29, 1994 (age 28)
Caldaro, Italy
Height 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight 188 lb (85 kg; 13 st 6 lb)
Position Center / Left Wing
Shot Left
Played for Pittsburgh Penguins
NHL Draft 100th overall, 2012
Washington Capitals
Playing career 2016–2020

Thomas "Tommy" Di Pauli von Treuheim (born April 29, 1994) is an Italian-born American former professional ice hockey winger who played with the Pittsburgh Penguins of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was drafted in the 4th round, 100th overall in 2012 by the Washington Capitals.

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Early life

Di Pauli was born April 29, 1994, to Christina DiPauli and Alexander Di Pauli von Treuheim, in Caldaro, a small town in northern Italy where he lived until he was 12 years old.

Di Pauli moved to the United States in 2007 after his brother was scouted by the Chicago Mission AAA Youth Hockey Club. Thomas accompanied his brother to try and make a younger team with the organization; while his brother, Theo, was playing for the Chicago Mission Bantam Major AAA team, Thomas successfully tried out for the Chicago Mission Bantam Minor AAA team. [1] Di Pauli graduated to the Bantam Major AAA team, and then the Under-16 team in the subsequent two years.

Playing career

After graduating from the Chicago Mission organization, Di Pauli joined the US National Team Development Program of the junior United States Hockey League (USHL), before committing to the University of Notre Dame Fighting Irish for college hockey and marketing in Notre Dame's Mendoza College of Business. [2] Di Pauli served as the Fighting Irish's alternate captain and earned the team's Offensive MVP award in his final season. [2]

Di Pauli was drafted in the 4th round, 100th overall, in 2012 by the Washington Capitals, only the second Italian-born player to ever be drafted to the National Hockey League, after Luca Sbisa was drafted the 19th overall in 2008. After four seasons at Notre Dame, Di Pauli elected to become a free agent instead of signing with Washington, and on August 19, 2016, Di Pauli signed an entry-level contract with the Pittsburgh Penguins as an unrestricted free agent. [3]

In the final year of his entry-level contract in the 2018–19 season, Di Pauli was on track to improve his offensive contribution, posting 15 points in just 29 games before suffering a season-ending lower-body injury. As an impending restricted free agent, Di Pauli agreed to a one-year, two-way extension with the Pittsburgh Penguins on May 1, 2019. [4]

Personal life

Di Pauli has one brother, Theo Di Pauli von Treuheim, and one sister, Sandra Di Pauli. [2] Theo played for Chicago Steel of the USHL and Union College where he studied bioengineering and pre-medicine. [5] Thomas moved with his brother, sister and mother to the United States, while their father Alexander remained in Italy and traveled back and forth to see them when he could. [1]

Knowing Italian, Di Pauli is trilingual, as the main language in the town he grew up in was German and his mother, Christina, was from the US, and he would speak English with her. [1]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
2010–11 U.S. National Development Team USHL 32411151620110
2011–12 U.S. National Development TeamUSHL2165116—————
2012–13 Notre Dame CCHA 41571231—————
2013–14 Notre Dame HE 2632512—————
2014–15 Notre DameHE418212924—————
2015–16 Notre DameHE3714183216—————
2016–17 Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins AHL 2120220—————
2017–18 Wilkes-Barre/Scranton PenguinsAHL581282038—————
2018–19 Wilkes-Barre/Scranton PenguinsAHL29781532—————
2019–20 Wilkes-Barre/Scranton PenguinsAHL39891724—————
2019–20 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 200010—————
NHL totals200010—————

International

YearTeamEventResultGPGAPtsPIM
2011 United States U17 Silver medal icon.svg52468
2012 United States WJC18 Gold medal icon.svg61010
2014 United States WJC 5th50332
Junior totals16371010

Awards and honors

AwardYear
College
HE Honorable Mention All-Star Team 2016

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  2. 1 2 3 "Thomas DiPauli". und.com. Retrieved 2016-09-06.
  3. ↑ "Penguins Sign Forward Thomas Di Pauli to a Two-Year Contract". penguins.nhl.com. 2016-08-19.
  4. ↑ "Penguins re-sign Thomas Di Pauli to one-year, two-way contract". Pittsburgh Penguins. 2019-05-01. Retrieved 2019-05-01.
  5. ↑ "Theo Di Pauli von Treuheim". unionathletics.com. Retrieved 2016-09-06.
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