Louis Liotti
Louis Liotti (born May 25, 1985) is an American former professional ice hockey defenseman. He last played with KS Cracovia in the Polska Liga Hokejowa.
| Louis Liotti | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
May 25, 1985 Westbury, New York, U.S. | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | ||
| Weight | 196 lb (89 kg; 14 st 0 lb) | ||
| Position | Defense | ||
| Shot | Right | ||
| Played for |
Worcester Sharks Lake Erie Monsters Bridgeport Sound Tigers EfB Ishockey WSV Sterzing Broncos KS Cracovia | ||
| NHL Draft | Undrafted | ||
| Playing career | 2009–2015 | ||
Playing career
Liotti played junior hockey with the Sioux City Musketeers in the United States Hockey League.
Liotti attended the Northeastern University where he played four seasons (2005 – 2009) in NCAA's Hockey East conference with the Northeastern Huskies men's ice hockey team. In his senior year Liotti was recognized for his outstanding play when he was named the Hockey East Best Defensive Defenseman.[1]
He subsequently signed a contract with the Worcester Sharks[2] to make his professional debut in the American Hockey League during the 2009–10 season.
On July 9, 2012, Liotti opted to leave North America and sign his first European contract with Danish club, EfB Ishockey of the AL-Bank Ligaen. Liotti assumed a prominent role with Esbjerg scoring 19 points in 36 games from the blueline.
Prior to the 2013–14 season, Liotti returned to North America and attended the Utica Comets inaugural training camp. After his release he was signed to a one-year contract with Italian club, WSV Sterzing Broncos of the Elite.A on October 13, 2013.[3]
Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2002–03 | New York Apple Core | EJHL | 33 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | Sioux City Musketeers | USHL | 60 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 36 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | ||
| 2004–05 | Sioux City Musketeers | USHL | 56 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 36 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | ||
| 2005–06 | Northeastern University | HE | 34 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 61 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Northeastern University | HE | 36 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Northeastern University | HE | 36 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | Northeastern University | HE | 40 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 53 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Worcester Sharks | AHL | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Kalamazoo Wings | ECHL | 52 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 43 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2010–11 | Reading Royals | ECHL | 57 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 22 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | ||
| 2010–11 | Lake Erie Monsters | AHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | Bridgeport Sound Tigers | AHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | Reading Royals | ECHL | 50 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 50 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2012–13 | EfB Ishockey | DEN | 36 | 4 | 15 | 19 | 30 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | ||
| 2013–14 | WSV Sterzing Broncos | ITL | 33 | 4 | 17 | 21 | 44 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 16 | ||
| 2014–15 | KS Cracovia | PHL | 43 | 3 | 18 | 21 | 34 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| AHL totals | 14 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
Awards and honors
| Award | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Hockey East Best Defensive Defenseman | 2008–09 | [4] |
References
- "Sharks sign Louis Liotti to AHL contract". bleacherreport.com. October 15, 2009. Retrieved June 5, 2012.
- "Sharks sign Liotti to AHL contract". Worcester Sharks. October 15, 2009. Archived from the original on October 2, 2013. Retrieved June 5, 2012.
- "With Louis Liotti it should now work" (in Italian). WSV Sterzing Broncos. October 13, 2013. Retrieved October 13, 2013.
- "Hockey East 2009 Awards". hockeyeastonline.com. April 15, 2009. Archived from the original on April 13, 2012. Retrieved April 5, 2012.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or The Internet Hockey Database