Nate DiCasmirro
| Nate DiCasmirro | |
|---|---|
| Born | September 27, 1978 Atikokan, ON, CA |
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
| Weight | 194 lb (88 kg; 13 st 12 lb) |
| Position | Right Wing |
| Shoots | Left |
| AHL team Former teams |
VSV EC Hamilton Bulldogs (AHL) Toronto Roadrunners (AHL) Edmonton Roadrunners (AHL) Grand Rapids Griffins (AHL) Providence Bruins (AHL) San Antonio Rampage (AHL) Syracuse Crunch (AHL) Bolzano HC (Serie A) Timrå IK (SEL) |
| Playing career | 2002–present |
Nate DiCasmirro (born September 27, 1978) is an ice hockey right winger who was born in Atikokan, Ontario but grew up in Burnsville, Minnesota, a suburb of Minneapolis. He currently plays for Brunico SG in Italy.
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[edit] Personal life
He holds dual Canadian and U.S. citizenship[1] and is of Italian descent.
[edit] Playing career
DiCasmirro left home as a teenager to play Midget AAA hockey in Marquette, Michigan and later played for St. Cloud State University.[2] He was signed as a free agent in 2002 by the Edmonton Oilers and was sent to play in the minor leagues. In 2006, he signed as an unrestricted free agent with the Boston Bruins and was assigned to play right wing for the Providence Bruins of the AHL.[3] On December 6, 2007, he was traded to the Phoenix Coyotes along with a 5th round draft choice in the 2009 NHL Entry Draft for goaltender Alex Auld.[4]
He has played several seasons in the American Hockey League followed by Bolzano HC in the Italian Serie A, before being released on December 25, 2008.[5] Nate then signed a short-term contract to play with Swedish team Timrå IK on January 6, 2009.[6] Having played 10 games for the Elitserien team, he continued his visit to Sweden by signing for HockeyAllsvenskan newcomers Örebro HK on September 11, 2009.[7]
[edit] Notable awards and honors
[edit] Career statistics
| Regular Season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2001–02 | Hamilton Bulldogs | AHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 6 | ||
| 2002–03 | Hamilton Bulldogs | AHL | 49 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 22 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | ||
| 2003–04 | Toronto Roadrunners | AHL | 71 | 17 | 18 | 35 | 37 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2004–05 | Edmonton Roadrunners | AHL | 77 | 7 | 18 | 25 | 48 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2005–06 | Grand Rapids Griffins | AHL | 72 | 16 | 36 | 52 | 97 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 20 | ||
| 2006–07 | Providence Bruins | AHL | 68 | 10 | 18 | 28 | 59 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 10 | ||
| 2007–08 | Providence Bruins | AHL | 20 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 12 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2007–08 | San Antonio Rampage | AHL | 23 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 16 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2007–08 | Syracuse Crunch | AHL | 20 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 8 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 12 | ||
| 2008–09 | HC Bolzano-Bozen | Serie A | 23 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 40 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2008–09 | Timrå IK | SEL | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| AHL Totals | 401 | 66 | 117 | 183 | 299 | 70 | 12 | 14 | 26 | 56 | ||||
[edit] References
- ^ Q&A with Nate DiCasmirro, Hockeysfuture.com, Feb. 11, 2004.
- ^ Marty Sundvall, "Fortitude of a Leader: St. Cloud's DiCasmirro Has a Steely Resolve, and a Will to Win," USCHO.com, Jan. 17, 2002.
- ^ Nate DiCasmirro at tsn.com.
- ^ TSN : NHL - Canada's Sports Leader
- ^ "Holländischer Nationalstürmer Jamie Schaafsma ersetzt Nate DiCasmirro" (in German). HC Bolzano. 2008-12-25. http://www.hcb.net/default.asp?seite=Holl%E4ndischer+Nationalst%FCrmer+Jamie+Schaafsma+ersetzt+Nate+DiCasmirro&idsp=1&idnews=615. Retrieved 2008-12-26.
- ^ "Nate DiCasmirro ansluter till truppen" (in Swedish). Timrå IK. 2009-01-06. http://www.timraik.se/index.php?article=242. Retrieved 2009-01-08.
- ^ "DiCasmirro klar för Örebro" (in Swedish). Örebro HK. 2009-09-11. http://www.orebrohockey.se/nyhet.php?id=889. Retrieved 2009-09-11.[dead link]
- ^ http://www.ushl.com/news/story.cfm?id=3312
[edit] External links
- 1978 births
- American ice hockey right wingers
- Bolzano HC players
- Canadian ice hockey right wingers
- Canadian emigrants to the United States
- Edmonton Road Runners players
- Grand Rapids Griffins players
- Hamilton Bulldogs players
- Ice hockey people from Ontario
- Living people
- North Iowa Huskies players
- Providence Bruins players
- San Antonio Rampage players
- Syracuse Crunch players
- Timrå IK players
- Toronto Roadrunners players
- American people of Italian descent
- Canadian people of Italian descent
- People from Rainy River District
- People from Burnsville, Minnesota
