| Tony Cassolato | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born | May 7, 1956 Guelph, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | ||
| Weight | 180 lb (82 kg; 12 st 12 lb) | ||
| Position | Right wing | ||
| Shot | Right | ||
| Played for | San Diego Mariners Birmingham Bulls Washington Capitals SC Riessersee HC Brunico | ||
| NHL draft | Undrafted | ||
| WHA draft | Undrafted | ||
| Playing career | 1976–1985 | ||
Anthony Gerry Cassolato (born May 7, 1956) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey right winger. He played 23 games in the National Hockey League from 1979 to 1982 and 184 games in the World Hockey Association from 1976 to 1979. Cassolato was born in Guelph, Ontario.
Cassolato began his professional career in 1976 in the World Hockey Association, first with the San Diego Mariners and then the Birmingham Bulls. After the WHA folded in 1979, he was signed as a free agent by the Washington Capitals, where he spent parts of three seasons from 1979 to 1982. He later played one season each in the German Eishockey-Bundesliga and Italian Hockey League before retiring in 1985.
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1972–73 | Guelph Biltmores | SOJHL | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1973–74 | Peterborough Petes | OHA | 68 | 11 | 32 | 43 | 47 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1974–75 | Peterborough Petes | OMJHL | 70 | 43 | 41 | 84 | 52 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 15 | ||
| 1975–76 | Peterborough Petes | OMJHL | 60 | 26 | 39 | 65 | 59 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1976–77 | San Diego Mariners | WHA | 43 | 13 | 12 | 25 | 26 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 1976–77 | Charlotte Checkers | SHL | 19 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1977–78 | Birmingham Bulls | WHA | 77 | 18 | 25 | 43 | 59 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 1978–79 | Birmingham Bulls | WHA | 64 | 13 | 7 | 20 | 62 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1978–79 | Binghamton Dusters | AHL | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1979–80 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1979–80 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 73 | 21 | 33 | 54 | 45 | 16 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 6 | ||
| 1980–81 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1980–81 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 74 | 48 | 46 | 94 | 23 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 2 | ||
| 1981–82 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 12 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1981–82 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 54 | 29 | 37 | 66 | 56 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 2 | ||
| 1982–83 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 75 | 53 | 38 | 91 | 22 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 1983–84 | SC Riessersee | GER | 36 | 23 | 18 | 41 | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1984–84 | HC Brunico | ITA | 26 | 29 | 30 | 59 | 37 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 6 | ||
| WHA totals | 184 | 44 | 44 | 88 | 147 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | ||||
| NHL totals | 23 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Canada | WJC | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Junior totals | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |||
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