Tim Sestito

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Tim Sestito
Tim Sestito - New Jersey Devils.jpg
Born (1984-08-28) August 28, 1984 (age 40) [1]
Rome, New York, U.S.
Height 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight 195 lb (88 kg; 13 st 13 lb)
Position Center
Shot Left
Played for Edmonton Oilers
New Jersey Devils
Dinamo Riga
NHL draft Undrafted
Playing career 20052017

Tim Sestito (born August 28, 1984) is an American former professional ice hockey player who played with the Edmonton Oilers and New Jersey Devils organizations of the National Hockey League (NHL). His younger brother Tom Sestito most recently played for the Toronto Marlies in the American Hockey League (AHL).

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Playing career

Sestito takes a faceoff for the Albany Devils. Tim Sestito - Albany Devils.jpg
Sestito takes a faceoff for the Albany Devils.

Undrafted, Sesito played junior hockey with the Plymouth Whalers in the Ontario Hockey League. In 2005, in his first professional season with the Greenville Grrrowl of the ECHL, he scored 21 goals and had 23 assists for the total of 44 points in 72 games. In those 72 games, he also got a total of 127 penalty minutes finishing 3rd for penalties.

On November 22, 2008, Sestito was called up to the Edmonton Oilers to make his first regular season NHL debut. He played his first regular season game on November 26, 2008 against the Los Angeles Kings. Sestito was the captain of the Oilers top minor hockey league affiliate, the Springfield Falcons of the American Hockey League, before being traded on July 9, 2009 to the New Jersey Devils from the Edmonton Oilers for a conditional draft choice.

On October 14, 2010, Sestito was called up to New Jersey to fill in for Brian Rolston and a depleted Devils roster.

On May 5, 2012, Sestito was called up to New Jersey to make his NHL playoff debut for the injured Ryan Carter during the team's 2012 Stanley Cup Conference Semifinals against the Philadelphia Flyers.

On July 15, 2015, Sestito announced he would be moving to the Kontinental Hockey League to play with the Dinamo Riga for the 2015–16 season. [2] Sestito was named an assistant captain for the Dinamo Riga in his first season with the team. [3]

Personal life

Since retiring from professional hockey, Sestito has served as a fire fighter in his hometown of Rome, New York, with the Rome Fire Department. Sestito now coaches the Utica jr comets. [4]

Career statistics

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
2000–01 Syracuse Jr. Crunch OPJHL 45202444101
2001–02 Plymouth Whalers OHL 511011214060000
2002–03 Plymouth WhalersOHL611171849182354
2003–04 Plymouth WhalersOHL5710203068941514
2004–05 Plymouth WhalersOHL6714183293400014
2004–05 Bridgeport Sound Tigers AHL 921312
2005–06 Greenville Grrrowl ECHL 72212344127622424
2006–07 Stockton Thunder ECHL6613132613262136
2006–07 Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins AHL40006
2007–08 Springfield Falcons AHL7771017175
2008–09 Springfield FalconsAHL5153877
2008–09 Edmonton Oilers NHL 10000
2009–10 Lowell Devils AHL661817353850008
2009–10 New Jersey Devils NHL90112
2010–11 Albany Devils AHL23581328
2010–11 New Jersey DevilsNHL360229
2011–12 New Jersey DevilsNHL18000710000
2011–12 Albany DevilsAHL4591019127
2012–13 Albany DevilsAHL6771623106
2012–13 New Jersey DevilsNHL60002
2013–14 Albany DevilsAHL511314277940006
2013–14 New Jersey DevilsNHL160332
2014–15 Albany DevilsAHL5810152579
2014–15 New Jersey DevilsNHL1502233
2015–16 Dinamo Riga KHL 501942352
2016–17 Dinamo RigaKHL53751275
AHL totals4517694170727900014
NHL totals1010885510000

References

  1. "Tim Sestito Stats and News". NHL.com. Retrieved May 1, 2016.
  2. "Sestito signs with Dinamo Riga of KHL". Rome Sentinel. July 15, 2015. Retrieved July 15, 2015.
  3. "Dinamo Riga official team leadership group". Dinamo Riga. August 15, 2015. Retrieved August 15, 2015.
  4. "From NHL to Firefighter - Rome's Sestito Home by Choice". WIBX. February 21, 2021. Retrieved February 21, 2021.