Peter Geronazzo

Peter Geronazzo is a Canadian-Italian retired ice hockey center who was an All-American for Colorado College[1]

Peter Geronazzo
Born (1971-02-27) February 27, 1971
Trail, British Columbia, Canada
Height 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight 194 lb (88 kg; 13 st 12 lb)
Position Center
Shot Left
Played for HC 24 Milan
Orlando Solar Bears
Pee Dee Pride
Playing career 1992–2002

Career

Geronazzo began playing for Colorado College in the fall of 1992 as a walk-on. He had a rather pedestrian first season as a sophomore during which the Tigers finished dead-last in the WCHA.[2] After a coaching change in the off-season, both the team and Geronazzo greatly improved; CC won the regular season title for the first time in 37 years with Geronazzo more than doubling his point production. As a senior, Geronazzo took a more prominent role in the Tigers' offense, tying for team lead in scoring and winning a second-consecutive WCHA title. Geronazzo continued to improve in his final season, leading the team in goals and points while finishing in the top ten for the nation. Geronazzo helped Colorado College march all the way to the NCAA championship game. He recorded a goal and an assist in the title match but it wasn't enough as CC fell 2–3 in overtime.[3]

After college, Geronazzo travelled to Italy and played for HC 24 Milan. He averaged over a point per game in the playoffs as his team reached the league final. The following season he returned to North America. Outside of a brief stint with the Orlando Solar Bears, he spent the next 5 years with the Pee Dee Pride. He produced solid offensive numbers, helping the team win a regular season title in 1999. Geronazzo professional career came to an unsavory end during the 2002 ECHL playoffs when he was suspended indefinitely following an investigation that revealed he had verbally threatened an official.[4]

In 2014, Geronazzo was inducted into both the Trail Sports Hall of Fame and the Colorado Springs Sports Hall of Fame.[5][6]

Statistics

Regular season and playoffs
    Regular Season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1989–90 Penticton Knights BCJHL 18641018—————
1989–90 Estevan Bruins SJHL 3710414126611216
1990–91 Estevan Bruins SJHL 20581363—————
1992–93 Colorado College WCHA 24771422—————
1993–94 Colorado College WCHA 3619193856—————
1994–95 Colorado College WCHA 43292857111—————
1995–96 Colorado College WCHA 4236336981—————
1996–97 HC 24 Milan Alpenliga 4311193046—————
1996–97 HC 24 Milan Serie A 6011810861430
1997–98 Orlando Solar Bears IHL 30000—————
1997–98 Pee Dee Pride ECHL 7025376263813417
1998–99 Pee Dee Pride ECHL 57272552931325720
1999–00 Pee Dee Pride ECHL 702127485553034
2000–01 Pee Dee Pride ECHL 52211738441064108
2001–02 Pee Dee Pride ECHL 7213263934923524
SJHL totals 57151227189611216
NCAA totals 1459187178270—————
ECHL totals 3211071322392893612122449

Awards and honors
Award Year
All-WCHA Second Team 1994–95 [7]
WCHA All-Tournament Team 1995 [8]
All-WCHA First Team 1995–96 [7]
AHCA West First-Team All-American 1995–96 [1]
All-NCAA All-Tournament Team 1996 [9]

References
  1. "Men's Ice Hockey Award Winners" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved June 11, 2013.
  2. "Colorado College men's Hockey 2017-18 Media Guide". Colorado College Tigers. Retrieved 2018-10-06.
  3. "Michigan Wolverines Team History" (PDF). mgoblue.com. Retrieved 2018-05-08.
  4. "Pee Dee's Geronazzo Suspended". Our Sports Central. April 25, 2002. Retrieved October 30, 2021.
  5. "Trail player inducted into Hall of Fame". Trail Times. November 19, 2014. Retrieved October 30, 2021.
  6. "Two CC Legends Join Hall of Fame". Colorado College. Retrieved October 30, 2021.
  7. "WCHA All-Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
  8. "WCHA Tourney History". WCHA. Retrieved 2014-06-26.
  9. "NCAA Frozen Four Records" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved 2013-06-19.
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