Vinni Lettieri
| Vinni Lettieri | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Born |
February 6, 1995 Excelsior, Minnesota, U.S. | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | ||
| Weight | 195 lb (88 kg; 13 st 13 lb) | ||
| Position | Center | ||
| Shoots | Right | ||
| NHL team | New York Rangers | ||
| NHL draft | Undrafted | ||
| Playing career | 2017–present | ||
Vinni Lettieri (born February 6, 1995) is an American professional ice hockey center currently playing as a prospect to the New York Rangers of the National Hockey League (NHL).
Playing career
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]
Personal life
Lettieri's grandfather, Lou Nanne, played, coached and was the general manager of the Minnesota North Stars.[7] His father, Tino, played professional soccer, while his uncle Marty Nanne was drafted 161th 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]
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2010–11 | Minnetonka High School | USHS | 25 | 15 | 22 | 37 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | ||
| 2011–12 | Minnetonka High School | USHS | 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 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 46 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
International
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | United States | IH18 | 7th | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | |
| Junior totals | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | ||||
Awards and honors
| Award | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| USHL | ||
| USHL/NHL Top Prospects Game | 2013 | |
| All-Rookie Team | 2013 | |
| College | ||
| B1G Honorable Mention All-Star Team | 2017 | |
| B1G Sportsmanship Award | 2017 | |
References
- ^ a b "VINNI LETTIERI". gophersports.com. Retrieved April 30, 2018.
- ^ "Rangers Agree to Terms With Forward Vinni Lettieri". NHL.com. March 27, 2017. Retrieved December 30, 2017.
- ^ "Rangers Reduce Training Camp Roster by Seven". NHL.com. September 28, 2017. Retrieved April 30, 2018.
- ^ Calamia, Matt (December 30, 2017). "Lettieri Scores in Debut but Rangers Lose in Shootout to Detroit". NHL.com. Retrieved December 30, 2017.
- ^ "VINNI LETTIERI RETURNS TO WOLF PACK". hartfordwolfpack.com. February 26, 2018. Retrieved April 30, 2018.
- ^ Murphy, Mike (May 12, 2019). "2019 Report Card: Vinni Lettieri". Blueshirt Banter. Retrieved February 6, 2020.
- ^ Brooks, Larry (December 28, 2017). "Kreider's replacement gives Rangers an instinct they've craved". New York Post. Retrieved December 30, 2017.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
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- 1995 births
- Living people
- American men's ice hockey centers
- American people of Italian descent
- Hartford Wolf Pack players
- Ice hockey people from Minnesota
- Lincoln Stars players
- Minnesota Golden Gophers men's ice hockey players
- New York Rangers players
- People from Excelsior, Minnesota
- Undrafted National Hockey League players
- USA Hockey National Team Development Program players
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