Nate DiCasmirro

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Nate DiCasmirro
Born (1978-09-27) 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
Serie A team
Former teams 		Brunico SG
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)
Örebro HK (Allsvenskan)
EC VSV (EBEL
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's Serie A.

Personal life

He holds dual Canadian and U.S. citizenship[1] and is of Italian descent.

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] He moved later in the season to the Austrian Hockey League for EC VSV and in 2010 he signed for Brunico in Serie A.

Notable awards and honors

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

References

  1. ↑ Q&A with Nate DiCasmirro, Hockeysfuture.com, Feb. 11, 2004.
  2. ↑ Marty Sundvall, "Fortitude of a Leader: St. Cloud's DiCasmirro Has a Steely Resolve, and a Will to Win," USCHO.com, Jan. 17, 2002.
  3. ↑ Nate DiCasmirro at tsn.com.
  4. ↑ TSN : NHL - Canada's Sports Leader
  5. ↑ "Holländischer Nationalstürmer Jamie Schaafsma ersetzt Nate DiCasmirro" (in German). HC Bolzano. 2008-12-25. Retrieved 2008-12-26. 
  6. ↑ "Nate DiCasmirro ansluter till truppen" (in Swedish). Timrå IK. 2009-01-06. Retrieved 2009-01-08. 
  7. ↑ "DiCasmirro klar för Örebro" (in Swedish). Örebro HK. 2009-09-11. Retrieved 2009-09-11. 
  8. ↑ http://www.ushl.com/news/story.cfm?id=3312

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