Perry Florio

Perry Florio
Born (1967-07-15) July 15, 1967
Long Island, New York
Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight 195 lb (88 kg; 13 st 13 lb)
Position Defense
Shot Right
Played for Johnstown Chiefs
Knoxville Cherokees
Hershey Bears
NHL Draft 72nd overall, 1985
Los Angeles Kings
Playing career 1989–1995

Perry Florio (born July 15, 1967), is a retired American professional ice hockey player who spent the majority of his career with the Johnstown Chiefs of the ECHL.

Career

Florio played the 1986 and 1987 seasons for the Providence College Friars,[1] leading the team in penalty minutes both years.[2] Following the 1986 season, Florio was named to the United States men's national junior ice hockey team for the World Junior Championships.[3]

Florio transferred to Northern Michigan University, where he played ten games in his senior year in 1989.

He started his pro career in the 1989-90 season for the Knoxville Cherokees of the East Coast Hockey League before going to the Johnstown Chiefs the next season. Save for a three-game stint with the Hershey Bears of the American Hockey League in 1992, he played the rest of his professional career in Johnstown, retiring after the 1995 season; he served as the team's captain, and was named to the franchise's 20th Anniversary Team.[4] At the time of his retirement, he was the all-time ECHL leader in games played.[5] He was further honored by being named to the ECHL's all-time 10th Anniversary Team in 1997.[6]

Florio also played in Roller Hockey International for the Philadelphia Bulldogs in 1994 and 1995; he played in the RHI All-Star Game in 1994.

Coaching

After retiring as a player, Florio became an assistant coach for the Roanoke Express of the ECHL in 1998, and was named head coach and general manager in 2000.[7] After making some controversial and unsuccessful trades,[8] he was fired in January 2003 with the team just out of first place, a move unpopular with the players.[9] He was promptly hired as interim head coach for the Anchorage Aces,[10] with whom he finished the season, before going on to be the head coach for the Pee Dee Pride in the 2004 and 2005 seasons. He also was the head coach of the Elmira Jackals of the United Hockey League in 2006.

References

  1. ↑ Mahoney, Larry (November 6, 1986). "Rebuilding Friars at UM This Weekend". Bangor Daily News.
  2. ↑ "Providence College Hockey Year-By-Year Individual Leaders". friars.com. Providence College.
  3. ↑ "Jon Gillies and Team USA Win Gold At World Junior Championship". friars.com. Providence College. January 5, 2013.
  4. ↑ Mastovich, Mike (February 21, 2008). "20th Anniversary Team Coming Together". Tribune-Democrat. Elmira, NY.
  5. ↑ Anderson, Shelley (March 15, 1994). "East Coast League Upgrading Its Image". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
  6. ↑ "Admirals Report". The Virginian-Pilot. Norfolk, VA. October 29, 1997.
  7. ↑ Waugh, Katrina (January 23, 2003). "Coach's Tenure Chaotic But Successful: Florio on Verge of 100 Wins With Express". Roanoke Times. Roanoke, VA.
  8. ↑ Waugh, Katrina (April 19, 2002). "Florio Says He's Getting the Point: Express Coach Learns From Season". Roanoke Times. Roanoke, VA.
  9. ↑ "Roanoke Begins Life after Florio with Win". Roanoke Times. Roanoke, VA. January 31, 2003. Retrieved 2011-06-07.
  10. ↑ "Royals On The Road". Reading Eagle. February 22, 2003.
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