Stephen Gionta
| Stephen Gionta | |
|---|---|
 Gionta in 2013 | |
| Born | October 9, 1983 Rochester, NY, USA |
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (170 cm) |
| Weight | 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb) |
| Position | Left Wing |
| Shoots | Right |
| NHL team | New Jersey Devils |
| National team |  United States |
| NHL Draft | Undrafted |
| Playing career | 2006–present |
Stephen Michael Gionta (born October 9, 1983) is an American ice hockey left wing, currently playing for the New Jersey Devils of the National Hockey League. He is the younger brother of Buffalo Sabres player Brian Gionta, who played for the Devils from 2001 to 2009.
Pro career
He was not drafted by any team, but after graduating from Boston College he signed an amateur tryout agreement with the Albany River Rats, the AHL affiliate of his older brother's team at the time, the New Jersey Devils.[1]
Stephen made his professional debut at the end of the 2005–06 AHL season with the River Rats. Gionta's first ever AHL game was on April 13, 2006 against the Springfield Falcons. Stephen led his team to a 5–3 victory by scoring 3 goals and adding 1 assist. He was named the first star of the game.[2]
For the 2006–07 season, Stephen played for the Devils AHL affiliate, the Lowell Devils. He was on the team with Mike Pandolfo and Jordan Parise, who also have brothers (Jay and Zach, respectively) playing for the Devils, marking arguably the first time that three sets of brothers were playing for the same system simultaneously. This lasted until Brian signed with Montreal in 2009.
Stephen was called up by the New Jersey Devils on November 4, 2010. He made his NHL debut the following day playing in a home game 3–0 shutout loss to the New York Rangers.
Stephen scored his first NHL goal in the New Jersey Devils season finale on April 7, 2012 against Craig Anderson the Ottawa Senators. His goal was the game-winning goal, and he received first star honors of the game.
In his first ever home playoff game on Tuesday April 17, 2012, Stephen scored the second goal of the game for the New Jersey Devils in a 4–3 loss to the Florida Panthers. He would also score the Devils second goal in Game 7 against the Panthers in the Devils 3–2 Double OT win.
On May 23, 2012, he scored his fourth NHL goal, and third playoff goal, against the New York Rangers in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference Finals. As he also had an assist, it was his first multi-point playoff game.
On June 29, 2012, Gionta re-signed with the New Jersey Devils on a two-year contract.[3] On July 1, 2014, Gionta re-signed for another two years.[4]
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1999–00 | Rochester Jr. Americans | NAHL | 41 | 11 | 15 | 26 | 56 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000–01 | U.S. National Development Team | USDP | 17 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | U.S. National Development Team | USDP | 25 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 33 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002–03 | Boston College | HE | 33 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | Boston College | HE | 41 | 9 | 15 | 24 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | Boston College | HE | 38 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | Boston College | HE | 39 | 11 | 21 | 32 | 66 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | Albany River Rats | AHL | 3 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Lowell Devils | AHL | 67 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Lowell Devils | AHL | 63 | 16 | 13 | 29 | 33 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | Lowell Devils | AHL | 52 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Lowell Devils | AHL | 68 | 15 | 19 | 34 | 26 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2010–11 | Albany Devils | AHL | 54 | 10 | 20 | 30 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | Albany Devils | AHL | 56 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 4 | ||
| 2012–13 | Albany Devils | AHL | 11 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 48 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 66 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 61 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 188 | 14 | 25 | 39 | 50 | 24 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 4 | ||||
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Competitor for the United States
| ||
| Ice hockey | ||
| Ice Hockey World Championships | ||
| Bronze | 2013 Sweden/Finland | |
International
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | United States | WJC18 | 6th | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
| 2013 | United States | WC |  |
10 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | |
| Junior totals | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | ||||
| Senior totals | 10 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | ||||
References
- ↑ "Devils sign familiar name in Gionta". Albany River Rats. 2006-03-29. Retrieved 2009-04-19.
- ↑ "Rats defeat Falcons". American Hockey League. 2006-04-13. Retrieved 2009-04-19.
- ↑ "Devils re-sign Steve Bernier, Stephen Gionta, Ryan Carter, Cam Janssen". The Star-Ledger. 2012-06-29. Retrieved 2014-08-06.
- ↑ "Devils re-sign Stephen Gionta, bring back goalie Scott Clemmensen to compete for backup job". The Record. 2014-07-01. Retrieved 2014-08-06.
External links
- Stephen Gionta's player profile at NHL.com
- Stephen Gionta's career statistics at EliteProspects.com
- Stephen Gionta's career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database