Thomas Milani
Appearance
Thomas Milani | |||
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Born |
Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada | April 13, 1952||
Died | December 28, 2021 | (aged 69)||
Height | 5 ft 7 in (170 cm) | ||
Weight | 165 lb (75 kg; 11 st 11 lb) | ||
Position | Right Wing | ||
Shot | Right | ||
Played for |
Minnesota Fighting Saints (WHA) Kalamazoo Wings (IHL) | ||
National team |
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NHL draft | Undrafted | ||
Playing career | 1976–1988 |
Thomas Allan Milani[1] (April 13, 1952 – December 28, 2021) was a Canadian-born Italian professional and Olympic ice hockey player.
During the 1976–77 season, Milani played two games in the World Hockey Association with the Minnesota Fighting Saints.[2]
Milani also played for the Italian national team on several occasions including at the A Pool of the 1982 World Ice Hockey Championships and 1983 World Ice Hockey Championships and at the 1984 Olympics.
He died in December 2021, at the age of 69.[3]
Career statistics
Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
1972–73 | University of Minnesota-Duluth | NCAA | 36 | 21 | 14 | 35 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1973–74 | University of Minnesota-Duluth | NCAA | 36 | 26 | 17 | 43 | 35 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1974–75 | University of Minnesota-Duluth | NCAA | 38 | 27 | 30 | 57 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1975–76 | University of Minnesota-Duluth | NCAA | 36 | 26 | 37 | 63 | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1976–77 | Syracuse Blazers | NAHL-Sr. | 72 | 56 | 65 | 121 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 2 | ||
1976–77 | Minnesota Fighting Saints | WHA | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1977–78 | Kalamazoo Wings | IHL | 79 | 44 | 41 | 85 | 41 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 13 | 15 | ||
1978–79 | Kalamazoo Wings | IHL | 78 | 52 | 54 | 106 | 42 | 14 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 51 | ||
1979–80 | Kalamazoo Wings | IHL | 78 | 49 | 62 | 111 | 64 | 17 | 13 | 17 | 30 | 4 | ||
1980–81 | HC Bolzano | Italy | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1981–82 | HC Asiago | Italy | 32 | 60 | 51 | 111 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1982–83 | HC Asiago | Italy | 32 | 38 | 40 | 78 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1983–84 | HC Bruneck | Italy | 16 | 24 | 15 | 39 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1984–85 | HC Como | Italy | 26 | 24 | 31 | 55 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1985–86 | HC Merano | Italy | 36 | 36 | 46 | 82 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1986–87 | HC Varese | Italy | 36 | 11 | 14 | 25 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1987–88 | Fiemme Cavalese | Italy | 34 | 16 | 35 | 51 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
WHA totals | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
IHL totals | 235 | 145 | 157 | 302 | 147 | 41 | 32 | 30 | 62 | 70 | ||||
Italy totals | 212 | 209 | 232 | 441 | 122 | — | — | — | — | — |
Awards and honours
Award | Year | |
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All-WCHA Second Team | 1974–75 | [4] |
All-WCHA First Team | 1975–76 | [4] |
References
- ^ Tom Allan Milani
- ^ Surgent, Scott (2013). The Complete World Hockey Association, 9e. Tempe, Arizona. p. 350. ISBN 978-1-490967400.
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: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ "Former Bulldog Tom Milani passes away at age 69". University of Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs. December 29, 2021. Retrieved December 29, 2021.
- ^ a b "WCHA All-Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
Categories:
- 1952 births
- 2021 deaths
- Asiago Hockey 1935 players
- Bolzano HC players
- Brunico SG players
- Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in Italy
- Canadian ice hockey right wingers
- HC Fiemme Cavalese players
- HC Merano players
- HC Varese players
- Ice hockey people from Ontario
- Ice hockey players at the 1984 Winter Olympics
- Canadian people of Italian descent
- Kalamazoo Wings (1974–2000) players
- Minnesota Fighting Saints players
- Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs men's ice hockey players
- Olympic ice hockey players of Italy
- Sportspeople from Thunder Bay
- Syracuse Blazers players
- Canadian ice hockey winger, 1950s births stubs