Amateur
While growing up in Coquitlam, Iorio spent one season with the Burnaby Winter Club before enrolling at Shattuck-Saint Mary's in Minnesota for his bantam seasons. [4] As he was expected to enrol in an American university following bantam, few Western Hockey League (WHL) teams were interested in drafting him. [5] He was eventually selected in the second round, 27th overall, by the Brandon Wheat Kings in the 2017 WHL bantam draft. [6] Iorio was also selected to represent Team British Columbia at the 2017 WHL Cup in Calgary. [7] Iorio returned to Shattuck St. Mary's for the 2017–18 season before joining the Wheat Kings. [1] He was also drafted 269th overall in the 2018 United States Hockey League (USHL) draft by the Green Bay Gamblers. [8]
Due to his late birthday, Iorio began playing for the Wheat Kings at the age of 15 in his rookie season. [9] He was the third-youngest player in the WHL at the start of the 2018–19 season. [10] Iorio missed a few games after suffering an upper body injury during practice, [11] and finished with five points over 50 regular season games. [1] Iorio scored his first WHL goal on February 23, 2019, against the Prince Albert Raiders. [12] He significantly improved offensively in his second season with the Wheat Kings, and finished with four goals and 17 assists through 59 games in the 2019–20 regular season. [2] He was named the Wheat Kings' 2020 Most Sportsmanlike Player and the Maggie Janz Scholastic Player of the Year. [13]
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2020–21 season was shortened from 68 to 24 games. [14] Iorio recorded five goals and seven assists for 12 points through 22 games. [2] Leading up to the 2021 NHL entry draft, Iorio was ranked 71st among all draft eligible North American skaters by the NHL Central Scouting Bureau. [15] However, his place in the draft was not unanimous as he earned a higher ranking from Bob McKenzie of The Sports Network. [16] Before the draft, Iorio was invited to Hockey Canada's national under-20 training camp. [4] On July 24, Iorio was drafted in the second round, 55th overall, by the Washington Capitals. [17]
Before the start of the 2021–22 season, Iorio was invited to the Capitals' rookie camp, [18] and signed a three-year, entry-level contract with the team on October 4, 2021. [2] Iorio set numerous personal bests upon rejoining the Wheat Kings, including a career-high 11 goals and 33 assists. [9]
Professional
Iorio was reassigned to the Capitals' American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Hershey Bears, on May 4, 2022, for the remainder of the 2021–22 season. [19] He appeared in 53 games with the Hershey Bears before being called up to the Capitals on March 3, 2023. [20] Iorio subsequently made his NHL debut the following night against the San Jose Sharks and recorded his first NHL point, an assist, while skating 14:48 of ice time. [21]
Iorio made his NHL playoffs' debut in game 1 of the 2024 Stanley Cup playoffs against the New York Rangers. However, he was injured in the second period and was forced to leave the game. [22] Iorio missed over a month of playing to recover before rejoining the Hershey Bears for the second round of the Calder Cup playoffs. [23]
At the start of the 2025–26 season, on October 16, 2025, Iorio was waived by the Capitals and subsequently claimed by the San Jose Sharks. [24] He made his Sharks' debut the next day against the Utah Mammoth. [25] Iorio made 21 appearances with the Sharks, collecting three assists, before he was returned to waivers and claimed by the New York Rangers on January 31, 2026. [26]
