Jeff LoVecchio
Jeff LoVecchio | |||
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![]() LoVecchio with the Providence Bruins in 2010 | |||
Born |
Chesterfield, Missouri, USA | August 26, 1985||
Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | ||
Weight | 195 lb (88 kg; 13 st 13 lb) | ||
Position | Left Wing | ||
Shoots | Left | ||
ALIH team Former teams |
Nippon Paper Cranes Providence Bruins Rochester Americans San Antonio Rampage HC Alleghe Lillehammer IK Alba Volán Székesfehérvár Lørenskog IK | ||
NHL draft | Undrafted | ||
Playing career | 2008–present |
Jeff LoVecchio (born August 26, 1985) is an American professional ice hockey Left Wing who is currently playing for of the Nippon Paper Cranes of the Asia League Ice Hockey (ALIH).
Playing career
On March 18, 2008, LoVecchio was signed as a free agent to a two-year entry level contract by the Boston Bruins after attending the Western Michigan University and was assigned to their AHL affiliate, the Providence Bruins, for the remainder of the 2007–08 AHL season.[1] In the off-season, however, LoVecchio sustained a concussion from skating and was forced to miss the entire 2008–09 season.[2]
On December 9, 2010, he was traded from the Bruins, along with Jordan Knackstedt, to the Florida Panthers in exchange for Sean Zimmerman.[3]
After his second season abroad with Lillehammer IK of the GET-ligaen, LoVecchio opted to change European leagues for the third consecutive year, signing a one-year contract with Hungarian club, Alba Volán Székesfehérvár who compete in the EBEL on June 23, 2014.[4]
LoVecchio returned for one season in the GET-ligaen with Lørenskog IK, before signing, alongside teammate Wacey Rabbit, to a one-year contract with Japanese club, Nippon Paper Cranes of the ALIH on July 28, 2015.[5]
Career statistics
Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
2002–03 | River City Lancers | USHL | 26 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 28 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | ||
2003–04 | River City Lancers | USHL | 58 | 16 | 13 | 29 | 29 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
2004–05 | Omaha Lancers | USHL | 57 | 17 | 27 | 44 | 82 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
2005–06 | Western Michigan University | CCHA | 40 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 46 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2006–07 | Western Michigan University | CCHA | 37 | 19 | 15 | 34 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2007–08 | Western Michigan University | CCHA | 36 | 9 | 12 | 21 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2007–08 | Providence Bruins | AHL | 14 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
2009–10 | Providence Bruins | AHL | 65 | 15 | 9 | 24 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2010–11 | Providence Bruins | AHL | 22 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2010–11 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 51 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2011–12 | Utah Grizzlies | ECHL | 26 | 10 | 13 | 23 | 54 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
2011–12 | San Antonio Rampage | AHL | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2012–13 | HC Alleghe | ITL | 43 | 21 | 20 | 41 | 54 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 12 | ||
2013–14 | Lillehammer IK | GET | 45 | 26 | 32 | 58 | 106 | 12 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 4 | ||
2014–15 | Alba Volán Székesfehérvár | EBEL | 39 | 21 | 14 | 35 | 53 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2014–15 | Lørenskog IK | GET | 9 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 18 | ||
2015–16 | Nippon Paper Cranes | AL | 48 | 26 | 30 | 56 | 62 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||
AHL totals | 164 | 26 | 22 | 48 | 84 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
References
- ^ "Bruins sign Jeff LoVecchio". Boston Bruins. 2008-03-18. Retrieved 2011-03-13.
- ^ "LoVecchio looks forward to September". Boston Bruins. 2009-08-05. Retrieved 2011-03-13.
- ^ "Rochester Amerks get wingers Jordan Knackstedt and Jeff LoVecchio in trade". Norton Sports. 2010-12-09. Archived from the original on 2011-07-14. Retrieved 2010-12-09.
- ^ "Jeff LoVecchio and Johan Ejdepalm agree to terms with Volan". Alba Volán Székesfehérvár. 2014-06-23. Archived from the original on 2014-08-20. Retrieved 2014-06-23.
- ^ "Paper Cranes sign three new foreign players" (in Japanese). Nippon Paper Cranes. 2015-07-28. Retrieved 2015-07-28.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
- 1985 births
- Fehérvár AV19 players
- HC Alleghe players
- Lillehammer IK players
- Living people
- Lørenskog IK players
- Nippon Paper Cranes players
- Omaha Lancers players
- Providence Bruins players
- River City Lancers players
- Rochester Americans players
- San Antonio Rampage players
- Utah Grizzlies (ECHL) players
- Western Michigan Broncos men's ice hockey players
- Ice hockey people from Missouri
- American men's ice hockey left wingers
- American ice hockey player stubs