Frank Vatrano

Frank Vatrano

Vatrano in January 2016
Born (1994-03-14) March 14, 1994
East Longmeadow, MA, USA
Height 5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight 201 lb (91 kg; 14 st 5 lb)
Position Centre
Shoots Left
NHL team Boston Bruins
NHL Draft Undrafted
Playing career 2014–present

Frank "Frankie" Vatrano (born March 14, 1994) is an American professional ice hockey Centre currently playing for the Boston Bruins of the National Hockey League (NHL).

Playing career

Amateur

Vatrano was born in Springfield, Massachusetts, and attended Cathedral High School, graduating in 2012. He played for the Boston Jr. Bruins in 2009–10 scoring 8 goals before playing within the U.S. National Development Team Program. After originally committing to Boston College, Vatrano opted to return to the Boston Jr. Bruins before starting his collegiate career the following season with the University of Massachusetts Amherst. He forwent his senior year in 2014 to pursue professional career, signing a three-year entry-level contract with the Boston Bruins on March 12, 2015.[1] He signed an amateur try-out contract with AHL affiliate, the Providence Bruins making his professional debut to finish out the 2014–15 season.

Professional

After attending his first Bruins training camp, Vatrano was re-assigned to the Providence Bruins to begin his rookie season. Vatrano opened the 2015–16 season, leading the AHL in goal scoring with 10 goals in as many games, earning rookie of the month honors. His quick ascension was realised when he was subsequently received his first NHL recall with the Bruins on November 6, 2015.[2] On November 7, 2015, Vatrano made his NHL debut, and scored his first regular season NHL goal for the Bruins against their long-time rivals, the Montreal Canadiens in a 4–2 road game defeat. Vatrano would later go on to score 2 goals against the Detroit Red Wings including an overtime game winner.[3] On December 18th, 2015, Vatrano scored his first NHL hat trick with the Bruins against the Pittsburgh Penguins, with the first, fifth, and sixth Bruins goals for a 6-2 road victory.[4]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2009–10 Boston Jr. Bruins EJHL 8 0 2 2 2 — — — — —
2010–11 U.S. National Development Team USHL 34 11 4 15 22 2 1 0 1 0
2011–12 U.S. National Development Team USHL 24 7 11 18 8 — — — — —
2012–13 U.S. National Development Team USHL 1 0 1 1 2 — — — — —
2012–13 Boston Jr. Bruins EJHL 19 13 9 22 20 — — — — —
2013–14 UMass-Amherst HE 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
2014–15 UMass-Amherst HE 36 18 10 28 28 — — — — —
2014–15 Providence Bruins AHL 10 10 2 12 0 — — — — —
AHL totals 5 1 0 1 0 — — — — —

International

Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
2011 United States U17 2nd 5 2 2 4 4
2012 United States WJC18 1st 6 2 2 4 2
Junior totals 11 4 4 8 6

References

  1. ↑ "Bruins sign Frank Vatrano to entry-level contract". Boston Bruins. 2015-03-12. Retrieved 2015-11-07.
  2. ↑ "Bruins assign Khokhlachev to Providence, recall Vatrano". Boston Bruins. 2015-11-06. Retrieved 2015-11-06.
  3. ↑ "Frank Vatrano scores first NHL goal for Bruins with Family looking on". NESN. 2015-11-07. Retrieved 2015-11-07.
  4. ↑ Crosby, Wes (December 19, 2015). "Vatrano's hat trick leads Bruins past Penguins". nhl.com. National Hockey League. Retrieved December 19, 2015.

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