Adam Russo

Adam Russo ( born April 12, 1983 in Montreal, Quebec ) is a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender Italo- standing since August 2012 in the Arizona Sundogs in the Central Hockey League under contract.

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Career

Adam Russo began his career as a hockey player at Acadie - Bathurst Titan, for by 2004 he was active from 2000 in the Canadian top junior league Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. Subsequently, the goalkeeper moved to Italy, where he ran aground in the season 2004/ 05 for Asiago HC Alleghe and in Serie A. Then he moved to the Serie B, where he was the following year and a half for the HC Turin and the HC Merano on the ice before he was hired by the first division club HC Bolzano. With the Tyrolese, he won the Italian Championship in the 2007/ 08 season. However, he left the club and joined the Diables Noirs de Tours from the French Ligue Magnus.

For the 2009/10 season, he still moved to Port Huron Icehawks of the International Hockey League. Shortly before the start of the 2010/11 season, signed a contract with Adam Russo SG Cortina of the Serie A1, where he took the place of the wounded Canadians Ryan Munce for one month. In October 2010, he was committed for the rest of the season by the Quad City Mallards of the Central Hockey League. The Mallards he came regularly used, but did not succeed Russo, in the long term to secure a regular place. On 29 July 2011 he was transferred within the Central Hockey League for a still to be determined return to the Wichita Thunder. In August 2012, League rival Arizona Sundogs secured, also by bartering his services, although Russo had come mainly in the previous season as goalkeeper for the Wichita Thunder used.

Internationally

For Italy Russo participated in the A World Championships in 2008 and 2010 and the B World Cup 2009. In addition, he was in the squad of Italy to the qualification for the 2010 Olympic Winter Games in Vancouver.

Awards and achievements

• 2003 CHL First All -Star Team
• 2003 Trophée Jacques Plante
• 2003 CHL Goaltender of the Year

• 2008 Italian Champion with HC Bolzano
• 2009 Ligue Magnus All-Star team

Internationally

• 2009 promotion to the top division at the World Championships Division I