Michael Cammalleri
Michael Cammalleri ( born June 8, 1982 in Richmond Hill, Ontario ) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player Italian -Polish- Czechoslovakian ancestry. Since January 2012, he plays for the Calgary Flames of the National Hockey League on the position of the center.
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Career
Cammalleri played with three years from 1999 to 2002 at the University of Michigan in the Central Collegiate Hockey Association of the National Collegiate Athletic Association. Here he was in his last two seasons numerous honors to some, since the fast forward during the season each per game could generate more than one point. Therefore, the Canadians was also selected in the NHL Entry Draft in 2001 in the second round by 49 out of the Los Angeles Kings.
After his third year in the college leagues to Cammalleri decided to season 2002/ 03 to move into the professional and gave up another year at the University of Michigan. In the first season as a professional, his inserts, limited to 41, of which 28 for the Los Angeles Kings. This had the center at the moment used in the Manchester Monarchs in the American Hockey League, but after 13 games in which he scored 20 points, they called him in the NHL squad. After one suffered on 28 January 2003 concussion in the game against the San Jose Sharks the season ended early for him. To the Game 2003 /04 Cammalleri returned to the squad of the Kings, but spent the season between the NHL and AHL. Due to the failure of the entire NHL season 2004/ 05 he played another year in the AHL and secured at the end of the season the Willie Marshall Award for the highest-scoring player in the league. He was also behind Jason Spezza 's second best scorer in the league. After resumption of the NHL game operation for the 2005/06 season, the Canadians finally able to win a regular place in the squad of the Los Angeles Kings, which was also favored by the new rules because technically savvy players benefited. He reached in his first full season 55 points in 80 games, with 80 points before he made the breakthrough in the following year in 81 games. After moderate performance in the season 2007 / 08, in which the Kings again not made their way into the playoffs, management transferred him as part of the NHL Entry Draft in 2008 to the Calgary Flames.
In the 2008 /09 season he was in 81 games for the Flames in action, shot 39 goals and collected 82 points. However, his contract was not renewed and Cammalleri signed on 1 July 2009 at the Montreal Canadiens. In his first season in Montreal he indeed scored fewer points than the previous year, but during the playoffs he drew attention to himself with 13 goals and 19 points in 19 games and was the best scorer of the Canadiens.
On 12 January 2012, the Habs him transferred together with the rights to goalie Karri Rämö and a fifth- round vote in the NHL Entry Draft in 2012 in exchange for Rene Bourque, Patrick Holland and a second-round vote in the NHL Entry Draft in 2013 to the Calgary Flames.
Internationally
Cammalleri first came on for his country at the U20 World Youth Championship in 2001 and was immediately win the bronze medal. The following year he played a decisive role in ensuring that Canadians have won the silver medal because he was elected by his eleven points in seven games at the best striker of the tournament. After a disappointing 2006 World Cup from Canadian point of view Cammalleri crowned his international career by winning the gold medal at the 2007 World Championships.
Awards and achievements
- 2001 CCHA First All -Star Team
- 2001 NCAA West Second All-American Team
- 2002 CCHA Second All-Star Team
- 2002 NCAA West First All-American Team
- 2005 AHL All- Star Classic
- 2005 AHL Second All-Star Team
- 2005 Willie Marshall Award
Internationally
- 2001 bronze medal at the U20 World Junior Championships
- 2002 Silver medal at the U20 World Junior Championships
- 2002 Best striker in the U20 World Junior Championships
- 2007 Gold medal at the World Championships
Career Stats
Internationally
Represented Canada at:
- U20 Junior World Championship 2001
- U20 Junior World Cup 2002
- World Cup 2006
- World Cup 2007
( Key to Career statistics: Sp or GP = Games Played, T or G = goals scored, V or A = achieved assists; Pts or Pts = scored points scorer, SM or PIM = received penalty minutes, / - = Plus / Minus balance sheet; PP = scored majority gates; SH = scored shorthanded goals, GW = achieved victory gates; Play-downs/Relegation 1 )