Nate DiCasmirro

Nate DiCasmirro (born September 27, 1978) is a Canadian-born Italian former professional ice hockey right winger who was born in Atikokan, Ontario, but grew up in Burnsville, Minnesota, a suburb of Minneapolis. He most notably played in the American Hockey League and for the Italian national team.

Nate DiCasmirro
Born (1978-09-27) September 27, 1978
Atikokan, Ontario, Canada
Height 5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight 194 lb (88 kg; 13 st 12 lb)
Position Right Wing
Shot Left
Played for Hamilton Bulldogs
Toronto Roadrunners
Edmonton Roadrunners
Grand Rapids Griffins
Providence Bruins
San Antonio Rampage
Syracuse Crunch
HC Bolzano
Timrå IK
EC VSV
Brunico SG
HC Valpellice
Sheffield Steelers
HDD Jesenice
National team  Italy
NHL Draft Undrafted
Playing career 2002–2019

Personal life

He holds dual Canadian and U.S. citizenship[1] and is of Italian descent.

Career

DiCasmirro left home as a teenager to play midget AAA hockey in Marquette, Michigan, and later played for St. Cloud State University.[2] He was signed as a free agent in 2002 by the Edmonton Oilers and was sent to play in the minor leagues. In 2006, he signed as an unrestricted free agent with the Boston Bruins and was assigned to play right wing for the Providence Bruins of the American Hockey League (AHL).[3] On December 6, 2007, he was traded to the Phoenix Coyotes along with a 5th round draft pick in the 2009 NHL Entry Draft for goaltender Alex Auld.[4]

He played several seasons in the AHL and then with Bolzano HC in the Italian Serie A, before being released on December 25, 2008.[5] DiCasmirro then signed a short-term contract to play with Swedish team Timrå IK on January 6, 2009.[6] Having played ten games for the Elitserien team, he continued his visit to Sweden by signing for HockeyAllsvenskan newcomers Örebro HK on September 11, 2009.[7] He moved later in the season to the Austrian Hockey League for EC VSV and in 2010 he signed for Brunico in Serie A.

On August 23, 2015, DiCasmirro returned to the Austrian EBEL, signing for a second stint with Italian club, HC Bolzano, as a free agent on a one-year contract.[8]

Following his seventeenth professional season at the conclusion of the 2018–19 campaign playing with EC KAC second tier Alps Hockey League team, DiCasmirro opted to conclude his career with the intention to remain within EC KAC as a junior coach on March 25, 2019.[9] In 2021, he was hired by the Minnesota Wild to be an assistant coach with their AHL affiliate, the Iowa Wild.[10]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs
Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1994–95 Burnsville High School HS-MN
1995–96 North Iowa Huskies USHL 38 1 8 9 28 — — — — —
1996–97 North Iowa Huskies USHL 51 18 22 40 86 12 0 6 6 22
1997–98 North Iowa Huskies USHL 52 29 45 74 118 11 5 5 10 34
1998–99 St. Cloud State University WCHA 34 6 8 14 46 — — — — —
1999–2000 St. Cloud State University WCHA 40 19 24 43 26 — — — — —
2000–01 St. Cloud State University WCHA 32 9 20 29 26 — — — — —
2001–02 St. Cloud State University WCHA 41 17 33 50 58 — — — — —
2001–02 Hamilton Bulldogs AHL 1 0 0 0 0 10 0 5 5 6
2002–03 Hamilton Bulldogs AHL 49 5 12 17 22 16 2 1 3 8
2003–04 Toronto Roadrunners AHL 71 17 18 35 37 2 0 1 1 0
2004–05 Edmonton Roadrunners AHL 77 7 18 25 48 — — — — —
2005–06 Grand Rapids Griffins AHL 72 16 36 52 97 16 3 3 6 20
2006–07 Providence Bruins AHL 68 10 18 28 59 13 4 0 4 10
2007–08 Providence Bruins AHL 20 2 3 5 12 — — — — —
2007–08 San Antonio Rampage AHL 23 6 2 8 16 — — — — —
2007–08 Syracuse Crunch AHL 20 3 10 13 8 13 3 4 7 12
2008–09 HC Bolzano ITL 23 6 9 15 40 — — — — —
2008–09 Timrå IK SEL 10 3 2 5 4 — — — — —
2009–10 Örebro HK Allsv 19 2 2 4 6 — — — — —
2009–10 EC VSV EBEL 25 4 10 14 14 5 0 0 0 4
2010–11 HC Pustertal Wölfe ITL 40 16 21 37 56 15 4 11 15 20
2011–12 HC Pustertal Wölfe ITL 26 5 10 15 26 13 5 4 9 10
2012–13 HC Valpellice ITL 44 11 40 51 54 15 4 10 14 48
2013–14 Sheffield Steelers EIHL 54 6 32 38 34 4 1 5 6 2
2014–15 HC Valpellice ITL 34 13 25 38 44 5 0 1 1 4
2015–16 HC Bolzano EBEL 54 6 13 19 24 6 1 5 6 4
2016–17 HDD Jesenice AlpsHL 28 7 18 25 12 9 2 4 6 10
2016–17 HDD Jesenice SVN — — — — — 5 4 4 8 0
2017–18 HC Pustertal Wölfe AlpsHL 25 5 14 19 16 9 0 5 5 4
2017–18 HC Pustertal Wölfe ITL 2 1 1 2 2 — — — — —
2018–19 EC KAC II AlpsHL 18 2 6 8 4 — — — — —
AHL totals 401 66 117 183 299 70 12 14 26 56
ITL totals 169 52 106 158 222 47 13 26 39 82

International
Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
2013 Italy OGQ DNQ 3 1 0 1 2
2013 Italy WC D1A 18th 5 1 1 2 6
2014 Italy WC 15th 7 0 1 1 2
2015 Italy WC D1A 21st 5 0 0 0 4
2016 Italy OGQ DNQ 3 0 0 0 0
Senior totals 23 2 2 4 14

Awards and honors
Award Year
USHL
Dave Tyler Junior Player of the Year Award 1998 [11]
College
All-WCHA Second Team 2001–02

References
  1. "Q&A with Nate DiCasmirro]". Hockeysfuture.com. 2004-02-11. Retrieved 2006-02-18.
  2. Marty Sundvall, "Fortitude of a Leader: St. Cloud's DiCasmirro Has a Steely Resolve, and a Will to Win," USCHO.com, Jan. 17, 2002.
  3. Nate DiCasmirro at tsn.com.
  4. TSN : NHL - Canada's Sports Leader
  5. "Holländischer Nationalstürmer Jamie Schaafsma ersetzt Nate DiCasmirro" (in German). HC Bolzano. 2008-12-25. Retrieved 2008-12-26.
  6. "Nate DiCasmirro ansluter till truppen" (in Swedish). Timrå IK. 2009-01-06. Archived from the original on 2010-08-22. Retrieved 2009-01-08.
  7. "DiCasmirro klar för Örebro" (in Swedish). Örebro HK. 2009-09-11. Archived from the original on October 8, 2011. Retrieved 2009-09-11.
  8. "From Valpellic to Bolzano: Nate DiCasmirro" (in Italian). HCB South Tyrol. 2015-08-23. Archived from the original on 2015-08-27. Retrieved 2015-08-23.
  9. "First steps taken with farm club" (in German). EC KAC. 2019-03-25. Retrieved 2019-03-25.
  10. "Iowa Wild Announces Nate Dicasmirro and Nolan Yonkman as Assistant Coaches". OurSports Central. 2021-08-03.
  11. "USHL Awards". United States Hockey League. 2012-04-15. Archived from the original on 2011-08-07. Retrieved 2012-08-29.
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