Mario Chitaroni | |||
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Born |
Cobalt, Ontario, Canada | June 11, 1967||
Height | 5 ft 7 in (170 cm) | ||
Weight | 176 lb (80 kg; 12 st 8 lb) | ||
Position | Left wing | ||
Shot | Left | ||
Played for |
New Haven Nighthawks (AHL Flint Spirits (IHL Houston Aeros (IHL) HC Alleghe (Serie A) HC Varese (Serie A) Eisbären Berlin (DEL) HC Devils Milano (Serie A) | ||
National team | Italy | ||
Playing career | 1986–2009 |
Mario Brian "Tiger" Chitaroni[1] (born June 11, 1967) is an Italian-Canadian retired professional ice hockey winger. He played major junior with the Sudbury Wolves but went undrafted playing minor pro in the AHL before moving to Italy where he eventually captained their national team.
International play
Mario played in the Olympics in 1998, 2006,[2] and helped Italy try to qualify for 2002 and 2010. Additionally he represented Italy in the World Championships fourteen times, being the captain in 2007 and 2008.
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
1982–83 | New Liskeard Cubs U18 AAA | GNML | ||||||||||||
1983–84 | New Liskeard Cubs U18 AAA | GNML | ||||||||||||
1984–85 | Sudbury Wolves | OHL | 63 | 18 | 34 | 52 | 108 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1985–86 | Sudbury Wolves | OHL | 45 | 20 | 37 | 57 | 127 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1986–87 | Flint Spirits | IHL | 11 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 6 | ||
1986–87 | Sudbury Wolves | OHL | 65 | 54 | 48 | 102 | 164 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1987–88 | Flint Spirits | IHL | 80 | 49 | 47 | 96 | 156 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 60 | ||
1988–89 | Flint Spirits | IHL | 21 | 10 | 11 | 21 | 59 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1988–89 | New Haven Nighthawks | AHL | 54 | 12 | 24 | 36 | 97 | 16 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 57 | ||
1988–89 | Flint Spirits | IHL | 21 | 10 | 11 | 21 | 59 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1989–90 | Alleghe Hockey | ITA | 36 | 39 | 35 | 74 | 87 | 10 | 14 | 11 | 25 | 29 | ||
1990–91 | Alleghe Hockey | ITA | 31 | 37 | 48 | 85 | 73 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 21 | 10 | ||
1991–92 | Alleghe Hockey | ITA | 18 | 21 | 23 | 44 | 40 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 16 | ||
1991–92 | Alleghe Hockey | AL | 18 | 17 | 20 | 37 | 43 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1992–93 | Alleghe Hockey | ITA | 14 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 24 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 22 | 24 | ||
1992–93 | Alleghe Hockey | AL | 28 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
1993–94 | HC Devils Milano | ITA | 23 | 15 | 28 | 43 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1994–95 | Houston Aeros | IHL | 79 | 24 | 32 | 56 | 157 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | ||
1995–96 | HC Varese | ITA | 32 | 18 | 26 | 44 | 76 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 36 | ||
1996–97 | Eisbären Berlin | DEL | 48 | 11 | 16 | 27 | 133 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | ||
1997–98 | Eisbären Berlin | DEL | 42 | 13 | 14 | 27 | 130 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 64 | ||
1998–99 | Eisbären Berlin | DEL | 46 | 15 | 15 | 30 | 117 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | ||
1999–2000 | Eisbären Berlin | DEL | 56 | 14 | 18 | 32 | 134 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2000–01 | Nürnberg Ice Tigers | DEL | 59 | 16 | 19 | 35 | 106 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
2001–02 | Nürnberg Ice Tigers | DEL | 54 | 11 | 17 | 28 | 149 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
2002–03 | Milano Vipers | ITA | 39 | 23 | 33 | 56 | 66 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 16 | ||
2003–04 | Milano Vipers | ITA | 40 | 28 | 36 | 64 | 58 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 26 | ||
2004–05 | Milano Vipers | ITA | 28 | 9 | 18 | 27 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 35 | ||
2005–06 | Milano Vipers | ITA | 45 | 13 | 23 | 36 | 62 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
2006–07 | Milano Vipers | ITA | 26 | 11 | 10 | 21 | 61 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 35 | ||
2007–08 | Alleghe Hockey | ITA | 40 | 20 | 23 | 43 | 50 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | ||
2008–09 | Alleghe Hockey | ITA | 39 | 9 | 27 | 36 | 114 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 2 | ||
IHL totals | 191 | 85 | 102 | 187 | 386 | 22 | 15 | 12 | 27 | 70 | ||||
ITA totals | 411 | 249 | 342 | 591 | 747 | 99 | 69 | 62 | 131 | 233 | ||||
DEL totals | 305 | 80 | 99 | 179 | 769 | 30 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 104 |
International
Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
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1992 | Italy | WC | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
1993 | Italy | WC | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |
1994 | Italy | WC | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 12 | |
1995 | Italy | WC | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 14 | |
1996 | Italy | WC | 6 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | |
1997 | Italy | WC | 8 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 6 | |
1998 | Italy | OG | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 12 | |
1998 | Italy | WC | 6 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 16 | |
1999 | Italy | WC | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | |
1999 | Italy | WC Q | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 14 | |
2000 | Italy | OGQ | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 22 | |
2000 | Italy | WC | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 12 | |
2001 | Italy | WC | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 60 | |
2004 | Italy | WC D1 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 2 | |
2005 | Italy | WC D1 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 12 | |
2006 | Italy | OG | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | |
2007 | Italy | WC | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
2008 | Italy | WC | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | |
2009 | Italy | OGQ | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
Senior totals | 95 | 27 | 34 | 61 | 214 |
References
- ^ "That Sudbury Sports Guy: Tale of a Tiger who shone in Wolves' clothing".
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Mario Chitaroni Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 26 May 2019.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
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