Vinni Lettieri | |||
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![]() Lettieri with the Hartford Wolf Pack in 2020 | |||
Born | Excelsior, Minnesota, U.S. | February 6, 1995||
Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | ||
Weight | 195 lb (88 kg; 13 st 13 lb) | ||
Position | Center | ||
Shoots | Right | ||
NHL team Former teams | Boston Bruins New York Rangers Anaheim Ducks Minnesota Wild | ||
National team | ![]() | ||
NHL draft | Undrafted | ||
Playing career | 2017–present |
Vinni Lettieri (born February 6, 1995) is an American professional ice hockey center for the Boston Bruins of the National Hockey League (NHL).
After playing two seasons with the Lincoln Stars in the USHL, Lettieri committed to the University of Minnesota. [1] He played for the Minnesota Golden Gophers for four seasons and helped them win the Big Ten regular season title in four straight seasons.
On March 27, 2017, Lettieri signed a two-year entry-level contract as a free agent with the New York Rangers of the National Hockey League (NHL). [2] He was invited to the Rangers training camp before the 2017–18 season but was cut and sent to the Hartford Wolf Pack before the final roster was made. [3] On December 29, 2017, Lettieri made his NHL debut in a 3–2 loss to the Detroit Red Wings, in which he scored his first NHL goal. [4] He was recalled multiple times in January and February before finally being assigned back to the AHL on February 26 after playing in a total of 19 NHL games that season. [5]
Lettieri spent the 2018–19 season rotating between the NHL and AHL getting called up for longer stints in the second half of the season. He finished the season with one goal and two assists. His lone goal came on a one-timer shot on March 25, 2019, against the Pittsburgh Penguins for his first career goal at Madison Square Garden. [6]
After four seasons within the Rangers organization, Lettieri left as a free agent and signed a one-year, two-way contract with the Anaheim Ducks on October 10, 2020. [7] On July 13, 2021, Lettieri was signed to a one-year, two-way contract extension by the Ducks. [8]
On July 13, 2022, Lettieri was signed to a one-year, two-way contract by the Boston Bruins. [9]
After impressive play for the Bruins AHL affiliate the Providence Bruins, Lettieri was named an AHL All-Star, representing the Atlantic Division. [10] Later, Lettieri was called up to the NHL squad on January 26, 2023. However, he suffered an injury just one day later, causing him to be placed on IR. [11] Once healed, Lettieri was then placed on waivers without having played a game for the Bruins, where he cleared. [12] Towards the end of the 2022-23 season, with the Bruins comfortable in the standings, Lettieri was once again called up in order to rest key players. He played one game for the NHL squad before being sent back down. [13]
As a free agent from the Bruins, Lettieri returned to his home state in agreeing to a two-year, two-way contract with the Minnesota Wild on July 1, 2023. [14]
Lettieri did not make the Wild's opening night roster to start the 2023-24 season, but he was called up shortly thereafter on October 23, 2023, and would play his first game in a Wild uniform the next night. Lettieri would score his first goal and point as a member of the Wild on November 7, 2023, in a 4-2 win over the New York Islanders. It was also his first goal at the NHL level since January 26, 2022, when he was still a member of the Ducks. Lettieri notched another goal and an assist before being sent back down to the AHL. After four games in the minors in which he score four points, Lettieri would be called back up to the NHL, where he would spend the rest of the season. Lettieri would score a goal in his first game back with Minnesota. For the rest of the season, Lettieri would serve as a depth forward for a mediocre Wild team. After a brief stint on the IL for almost all of January, Lettieri would be serviceable to the Wild, not providing wowing offense but also not being a liability. He would finish the season with five goals and four assists in 46 games.
On June 29, 2024, on the second day of the 2024 NHL entry draft, Lettieri was traded back to the Bruins alongside the 110th pick in the draft for Jakub Lauko and the 122th pick. [15]
Lettieri's grandfather, Lou Nanne, played, coached and was the general manager of the Minnesota North Stars. [16] His father, Tino, played professional soccer, while his uncle Marty Nanne was drafted 161st overall by the Chicago Blackhawks in the 1986 NHL Entry Draft and played in the International Hockey League (IHL) for three seasons. His cousins are also ice hockey players – Tyler Nanne was drafted 142nd overall by the New York Rangers in the 2014 NHL Entry Draft, while Louis Nanne was drafted 188th overall by the Minnesota Wild in the 2012 NHL Entry Draft. [1]
Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
2010–11 | Minnetonka High School | MSHSL | 25 | 15 | 22 | 37 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | ||
2011–12 | Minnetonka High School | MSHSL | 25 | 22 | 36 | 58 | 24 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
2011–12 | Lincoln Stars | USHL | 15 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
2012–13 | Lincoln Stars | USHL | 61 | 28 | 28 | 56 | 35 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | ||
2013–14 | University of Minnesota | B1G | 37 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2014–15 | University of Minnesota | B1G | 37 | 9 | 3 | 12 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2015–16 | University of Minnesota | B1G | 37 | 7 | 19 | 26 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2016–17 | University of Minnesota | B1G | 38 | 19 | 18 | 37 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2016–17 | Hartford Wolf Pack | AHL | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2017–18 | Hartford Wolf Pack | AHL | 55 | 23 | 13 | 36 | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2017–18 | New York Rangers | NHL | 19 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2018–19 | New York Rangers | NHL | 27 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2018–19 | Hartford Wolf Pack | AHL | 48 | 23 | 25 | 48 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2019–20 | Hartford Wolf Pack | AHL | 61 | 25 | 22 | 47 | 46 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2020–21 | Anaheim Ducks | NHL | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2020–21 | San Diego Gulls | AHL | 22 | 14 | 12 | 26 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ||
2021–22 | San Diego Gulls | AHL | 24 | 8 | 14 | 22 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2021–22 | Anaheim Ducks | NHL | 31 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2022–23 | Providence Bruins | AHL | 48 | 23 | 26 | 49 | 34 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | ||
2022–23 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2023–24 | Iowa Wild | AHL | 10 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2023–24 | Minnesota Wild | NHL | 46 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
NHL totals | 129 | 12 | 15 | 27 | 44 | — | — | — | — | — |
Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
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2012 | United States | IH18 | 7th | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | |
2022 | United States | WC | 4th | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
Junior totals | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | ||||
Senior totals | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Award | Year | |
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USHL | ||
USHL/NHL Top Prospects Game | 2013 | |
All-Rookie Team | 2013 | |
College | ||
B1G Honorable Mention All-Star Team | 2017 | |
B1G Sportsmanship Award | 2017 |
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