Anthony DeAngelo

Anthony DeAngelo
Born October 24, 1995
Sewell, NJ, USA
Height 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight 168 lb (76 kg; 12 st 0 lb)
Position Defence
Shoots Right
OHL team Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds
NHL Draft 19th overall, 2014
Tampa Bay Lightning
Playing career TBA–present

Anthony DeAngelo (born October 24, 1995) is an American ice hockey defenceman. He is currently playing with the Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL). DeAngelo was selected by the Tampa Bay Lightning in the first round (19th overall) of the 2014 NHL Entry Draft.

Playing career

Juniors

During the 2013–14 season, DeAngelo was suspended eight games by his Ontario Hockey League team, the Sarnia Sting,[1] and league for making "a most inappropriate statement to a teammate".[2][3] Despite this trangression, DeAngelo was considered to be a top prospect heading into the 2014 NHL Entry Draft.[4]

On December 2, 2014, the Tampa Bay Lightning announced the signing of DeAngelo to a three-year, entry level contract. DeAngelo, has skated in 22 games this season with the Sarnia Sting of the Ontario Hockey League, recording seven goals and 27 points to go along with 52 penalty minutes. He currently ranks first in points and second in assists (20) among all OHL defensemen. DeAngelo led all OHL defensemen in points (71) and assists (56) last season. He has skated in 203 OHL games, all with the Sarnia Sting over four seasons, recording 37 goals and 179 points to go along with 248 penalty minutes. Additionally, he has appeared in 10 career OHL playoff games, putting up two goals and two assists.[5]

International Play

DeAngelo competed with Team USA at the 2012 Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament.[6]

On December 2, 2014, DeAngelo was named to Team USA's preliminary roster for the World Junior Championship tournament, which is being held December 26 through January 5 in Toronto and Montreal.[7]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2008–09 Mercer Chiefs AYHL. 29 31 29 60 176 — — — — —
2010–11 Cedar Rapids RoughRiders USHL 28 1 14 15 19 — — — — —
2011–12 Sarnia Sting OHL 68 6 17 23 46 6 1 0 1 2
2012–13 Sarnia Sting OHL 62 9 49 58 60 4 1 2 3 8
2013–14 Sarnia Sting OHL 51 15 56 71 90 — — — — —
2014–15 Sarnia Sting OHL 29 10 28 38 64 — — — — —
2014–15 Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds OHL 26 15 36 51 51
OHL totals 236 55 186 241 311 10 2 2 4 10

International

Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
2012 United States IH18 7th 4 0 6 6 26
Junior totals 4 0 6 6 26

Awards and honours

Honours Year
CHL
CHL/NHL Top Prospects Game (Team Cherry) 2014 [8]

References

  1. ↑ "Sarnia's Anthony DeAngelo suspended for slur directed at teammate". Yahoo! Sports. 2014-02-14. Retrieved 2014-02-14.
  2. ↑ "DeAngelo suspended eight games". Sarnia Observer. 2014-02-14. Retrieved 2014-02-14.
  3. ↑ "Prospector Files: Sarnia's Anthony DeAngelo looks to move on". National Hockey League. 2014-03-15. Retrieved 2014-03-17.
  4. ↑ "Sarnia Sting's Anthony DeAngelo followed unique path to Ontario Hockey League". National Hockey League. 2014-06-20. Retrieved 2014-06-20.
  5. ↑ Tampa Bay, Lightning (December 2, 2014). "Lightning Sign Anthony DeAngelo to Entry-Level Contract". Lightning Beat Writer. Retrieved December 2, 2014.
  6. ↑ "Canadian players head list of top Ivan Hlinka performers". HockeysFuture.com. 2013-01-01. Retrieved 2014-05-23.
  7. ↑ Peters, Chris (December 2, 2014). "Jack Eichel headlines USA's preliminary roster for World Juniors". CBSSports.com. Retrieved December 2, 2014.
  8. ↑ "Team Orr beats Team Cherry in CHL Top Prospects Game". The Globe and Mail. 2014-01-16. Retrieved 2014-05-17.

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Awards and achievements
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Jonathan Drouin		 Tampa Bay Lightning first round draft pick
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