Jason Cirone

Jason Gerardo Cirone (born February 21, 1971) is a Canadian-born Italian former professional ice hockey centre. He played for the Winnipeg Jets of the National Hockey League and is the former head coach of the Metro Jets of the North American 3 Hockey League. He is the former head coach of the Midland University Men's hockey team in Fremont, Nebraska. Internationally Cirone represented Italy at several World Championships and at the 2006 Winter Olympics.

Jason Cirone
Born (1971-02-21) February 21, 1971
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Height 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight 209 lb (95 kg; 14 st 13 lb)
Position Centre
Shot Left
Played for HC Asiago
Frankfurt Lions
Winnipeg Jets
National team  Italy
NHL Draft 46th overall, 1989
Winnipeg Jets
Playing career 19912008

Playing career

As a youth, Cirone played in the 1984 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Don Mills.[1]

Cirone was drafted by the Winnipeg Jets in the third round (46th overall) in the 1989 NHL Entry Draft. He played junior hockey for the Cornwall Royals and Windsor Spitfires of the Ontario Hockey League. Cirone appeared in 3 games with the Jets during the 1991-92 season.

On August, 1993, the Jets traded Cirone to the Florida Panthers in exchange for forward Dave Tomlinson.

Cirone had a successful career in minor league hockey. He played for the Moncton Hawks and Rochester Americans of the American Hockey League; and the Cincinnati Cyclones, Los Angeles Ice Dogs, Kansas City Blades, and Flint Generals of the International Hockey League. In 2006-07 he was a player-assistant coach with the Rio Grande Valley Killer Bees of the Central Hockey League. Cirone had two stints overseas for Asiago HC on the Italian Ice Hockey League in 1992-93 and then again from 2001-2006, and the Frankfurt Lions of the German Ice Hockey League in 2000-01. Cirone also spent two seasons playing roller hockey for the Buffalo Stampede in 1994 and 1995.

Cirone holds an Italian passport, and played in the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy as a member of the Italian team.

Coaching career

Cirone is currently the head coach of the Midland University Men's Hockey team located in Fremont, Nebraska from 2013 to 2021. Cirone was previously the head coach of the Metro Jets of the North American 3 Hockey League located in Waterford, Michigan. He also had previously served as an assistant coach for the Jets.


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Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GPGAPtsPIM GPGAPtsPIM
1986–87 Toronto Red Wings U18 AAA GTHL 365364117125
1987–88 Cornwall Royals OHL 5312112341 111234
1988–89 Cornwall Royals OHL 6439448367 171982714
1989–90 Cornwall Royals OHL 3221436456 6461014
1990–91 Cornwall Royals OHL 4031296066
1990–91 Windsor Spitfires OHL 2327235031 11981714
1991–92 Winnipeg Jets NHL 30002
1991–92 Moncton Hawks AHL 64322759124 101128
1992–93 HC Asiago ITA 16651118
1993–94 Cincinnati Cyclones IHL 2642661
1993–94 Birmingham Bulls ECHL 1133645 10881667
1994–95 Cincinnati Cyclones IHL 74221537170 911214
1995–96 Rochester Americans AHL 2445934
1995–96 San Diego Gulls WCHL 321320
1995–96 Los Angeles Ice Dogs IHL 268101847
1996–97 Long Beach Ice Dogs IHL 1143714
1996–97 Kansas City Blades IHL 7018385688 30332
1997–98 Kansas City Blades IHL 82223052166 1133620
1998–99 Kansas City Blades IHL 82422668151 31018
1999–2000 Kansas City Blades IHL 71192443133
2000–01 Frankfurt Lions DEL 51181735138
2001–02 HC Asiago ITA 3720133377 40114
2002–03 HC Asiago ITA 33161834124 1132522
2003–04 HC Asiago ITA 3831215279 12651116
2004–05 HC Asiago ITA 181131434 30112
2005–06 HC Asiago ITA 4618314978
2006–07 Rio Grande Valley Killer Bees CHL 5928356384 50114
2007–08 Flint Generals IHL 6321416264 50112
IHL totals 505160189349894 31581346
NHL totals 30002
ITA totals 18892101193410 30991844

International

Year Team Event GPGAPtsPIM
2004 Italy WC D1 521310
2006 Italy OG 51126
2006 Italy WC 602218
2007 Italy WC 62244
2008 Italy WC 53140
Senior totals 27871538

References

  1. "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 6, 2019. Retrieved January 20, 2019.
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