Bobby Nardella

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Bobby Nardella
Born (1996-04-22) April 22, 1996 (age 27)
Rosemont, Illinois, U.S.
Height 5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
Weight 174 lb (79 kg; 12 st 6 lb)
Position Defense
SHL team
Former teams		 HV71
Hershey Bears
Djurgårdens IF
NHL Draft Undrafted
Playing career 2018–present

Robert Virgil Nardella III [1] (born April 22, 1996) is an American professional ice hockey defenseman for HV71 in the Swedish Hockey League (SHL).

Contents

Playing career

Minor career

Growing up, Nardella attended Rosemont Elementary School and East Leyden High School before graduating from East High School (Sioux City, Iowa). [2] After his freshman year of high school, Nardella decided to drop baseball, basketball and golf to focus on hockey. [3]

Nardella played for the Chicago Mission Midget Minor during the 2011–12 season. [4] He began the following season with the team but was unable to compete in the 2013 USA Hockey National Championships after suffering a knee injury in October. [5]

USHL

Nardella was drafted eighth overall in the 2012 USHL Futures Draft by the Sioux City Musketeers. [6] During his rookie season with the Musketeers, he recorded 13 points in 52 games. [1] After impressing scouts during the season, Nardella committed to play collegiate hockey with the Notre Dame Fighting Irish after the 2014-15 season. [7] He was subsequently traded to the Tri-City Storm where he had a breakout season, recording 10 goals and 32 assists to rank third amongst defenseman. [8] As a result, he was selected for the 2014-15 All-USHL Second Team. [9]

Collegiate

In his rookie season at Notre Dame, Nardella broke-out onto the collegiate scene tying fifth most points scored overall on the team and was ranked 13th for points-per-game nationally. [2] As a result, he was named the teams Rookie of the Year following the conclusion of the season. [10] He was selected to participate in the Columbus Blue Jackets Development Camp that summer. [11]

In his sophomore season, Nardella helped the Irish participate in the 2017 Frozen Four. [3] At the end of the season, Nardella was invited to participate in the Pittsburgh Penguins Development Camp. [12]

During the 2017–18 academic year, Nardella helped the Irish participate in the 2018 National Championship, only to lose to Minnesota–Duluth. After his junior season, Nardella was invited to the Vegas Golden Knights Development Camp. [13]

In his senior year with the Irish, Nardella became the 54th player in program history to record 100 points as he reached a new career high. He finished his last year with the team ranking seventh in scoring among defensemen with 23 goals and 77 assists. [14] Due to his successful season, he was selected for the All-Big Ten First Team [15] and earned Second Team (West) CCM/AHCA All-America honors. [16]

Professional

On April 5, 2019, Nardella signed a two-year entry-level contract with the Washington Capitals of the National Hockey League. [17] A few days later, he signed an amateur tryout agreement with the Capitals American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Hershey Bears. [18] He competed with the Capitals during their 2019 Pre-season games. [19] He recorded his first career AHL goal on December 15, 2019, against the Lehigh Valley Phantoms. [20]

After completing his first full season in the AHL with the Hershey Bears, with the following 2020–21 set to be delayed due to the ongoing pandemic, Nardella in order to resume playing was sent on a season long loan by the Capitals to Swedish top tier club, Djurgårdens IF of the Swedish Hockey League (SHL), on September 30, 2020. [21] Nardella enjoyed a successful debut European season with Djurgårdens IF, posting 7 goals and leading the club with 26 assists and 33 points through 47 regular season games. Helping the team qualify for the playoffs, he added 1 assist in 3 games. On April 15, 2021, Nardella was re-assigned by the Capitals to rejoin AHL affiliate, the Hershey Bears for the remainder of the season.

Following two further seasons with the Bears and helping the club capture the Calder Cup in the 2022–23 campaign, Nardella left as a free agent in the off-season and returned to Sweden and the SHL, signing a one-year contract with HV71 on July 31, 2023. [22]

International play

Nardella has represented the United States internationally. He represented his home country in the 2013 Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament [23] and at the 2014 World Junior A Challenge. [24]

Personal life

Nardella comes from a hockey involved family. His father, Bob Nardella, is a retired ice hockey player and head coach with the Chicago Wolves of the American Hockey League. His great uncle Mike worked for the Chicago Blackhawks organization [3] and his second cousin Frank played NCAA hockey for Dartmouth College. [25] His younger brother Nicholas played in the North American Hockey League. [26] Meanwhile, his mother Alicia is the head administrative assistant for the Rosemont Public Safety Department. [2]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
2013–14 Sioux City Musketeers USHL 52112131461120
2014–15 Tri-City Storm USHL561032423172794
2015–16 University of Notre Dame B1G 354202418—————
2016–17 University of Notre DameB1G347142126—————
2017–18 University of Notre DameB1G405192414—————
2018–19 University of Notre DameB1G388263420—————
2018–19 Hershey Bears AHL 20002—————
2019–20 Hershey BearsAHL414273118—————
2020–21 Djurgårdens IF SHL 47726332830112
2021–22 Hershey BearsAHL44617231830220
2022–23 Hershey BearsAHL61721283810000
SHL totals47726332830112

International

YearTeamEventResultGPGAPtsPIM
2013 United States IH18 Silver medal icon.svg50114
Junior totals50114

Awards and honors

AwardYearRef
USHL
All-USHL Second Team 2015 [9]
College
Hockey East All-Rookie Team 2016
Notre Dame Rookie of the Year2016 [10]
Big Ten's First Star of the Week2018 [27]
All-Big Ten First Team 2019 [15]
Second Team (West) CCM/AHCA All-America 2019 [16]
AHL
Calder Cup 2023 [28]

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