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Frank Nigro
Frank Nigro (born February 11, 1960) is a Canadian-born Italian former professional ice hockey player.
| Frank Nigro | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born | February 11, 1960 Richmond Hill, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) | ||
| Weight | 182 lb (83 kg; 13 st 0 lb) | ||
| Position | Centre | ||
| Shot | Right | ||
| Played for | Toronto Maple Leafs | ||
| National team | Italy | ||
| NHL Draft | 93rd overall, 1979 Toronto Maple Leafs HC Gherdëina HC Merano HC Varese HC Bolzano | ||
| Playing career | 1980–1992 | ||
Career Edit
He played 68 games in the National Hockey League with the Toronto Maple Leafs between 1982 and 1984. In the latter stages of his playing career, he joined Merano and later HC Varese of Italy's Serie A hockey league. He also competed in the men's tournament at the 1992 Winter Olympics for Italy.[1] As a youth, he played in the 1973 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Richmond Hill.[2]
Career statistics Edit
Regular season and playoffs Edit
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1976–77 | Richmond Hill Rams | OPJAHL | 40 | 31 | 35 | 66 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1976–77 | Peterborough Petes | OMJHL | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1977–78 | London Knights | OMJHL | 68 | 35 | 52 | 87 | 37 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 6 | ||
| 1978–79 | London Knights | OMJHL | 63 | 33 | 56 | 89 | 64 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1979–80 | London Knights | OMJHL | 46 | 12 | 26 | 38 | 30 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1980–81 | New Brunswick Hawks | AHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1981–82 | Cincinnati Tigers | CHL | 49 | 24 | 26 | 50 | 24 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | ||
| 1982–83 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 51 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 23 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1982–83 | St. Catharines Saints | AHL | 30 | 20 | 13 | 33 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1983–84 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 17 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1983–84 | St. Catharines Saints | AHL | 41 | 17 | 24 | 41 | 16 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 9 | ||
| 1984–85 | HC Gherdëina | ITA | 26 | 37 | 43 | 80 | 16 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 6 | ||
| 1985–86 | HC Merano | ITA | 34 | 68 | 64 | 132 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 0 | ||
| 1986–87 | HC Merano | ITA | 33 | 36 | 51 | 87 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1987–88 | HC Merano | ITA | 35 | 36 | 36 | 72 | 30 | 8 | 12 | 5 | 17 | 2 | ||
| 1988–89 | HC Varese | ITA | 43 | 39 | 52 | 91 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1989–90 | HC Varese | ITA | 33 | 21 | 50 | 71 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 0 | ||
| 1990–91 | HC Varese | ITA | 35 | 39 | 45 | 84 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 24 | 0 | ||
| 1991–92 | HC Bolzano | ITA | 18 | 5 | 22 | 27 | — | 7 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 8 | ||
| ITA totals | 257 | 281 | 363 | 644 | 95 | 41 | 51 | 48 | 99 | 16 | ||||
| NHL totals | 68 | 8 | 18 | 26 | 39 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||||
International Edit
References Edit
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. . Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
- ^ (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-03-06. Retrieved 2019-01-11.
External links Edit
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database