Andy Chiodo
Andy Chiodo ( born April 25, 1983 in Toronto, Ontario ) is a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender who played in the EC KAC in the Austrian Hockey League.
Career
Chiodo began his career in the Ontario Hockey League for the Toronto St. Michael's Majors. There he spent three seasons from 2000. In his first two seasons in Toronto Chiodo said the goal with Peter Budaj. Chiodo was in his first season of OHL goaltender with the lowest Gegentorschnitt, he was overcome only 2.49 per game times. In his second season Chiodo received for the benefit of Budaj significantly less inserts. Nevertheless, he achieved two shutouts and helped that Toronto had the second lowest Gegentorschnitt the league. Together with Budaj Chiodo had the second best fishing quota in the league. The third season Chiodo could then prevail in the AHL as the first goalkeeper according to the exchange Budajs. Chiodo came up with three shutouts. With him Toronto reached the semifinals of the Conference play-offs, which it has mainly lost. Nevertheless, Chiodo has seen no less than 18 play-off games this season and was voted the best goalkeeper of the season.
He was pulled from the New York Islanders in the NHL Entry Draft in 2001 in the sixth round to 166 point total. After Chiodo but could not agree on a contract with the Islanders, he was drawn by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the seventh round of the NHL Entry Draft in 2003 at a total of 199 point.
After Draft 2003 Chiodo joined in the organization of the Pittsburgh Penguins and moved to 2006 again and again between the farm team of the Penguins in the ECHL, the Wheeling Nailers and the AHL, the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins. 2003/ 04 came Chiodo on eight missions in the Penguins in the NHL. On his third NHL he could use to help make the Penguins were able to finish a series of 18 games without a win. The following seasons, he was no longer used in the NHL.
For the 2006/07 season Chiodo changes in the Finnish SM- liiga. There he was the long-time goalkeeper Niklas Bäckström replace at the Oulu Kärpät, who moved to North America. However, Chiodo was not convincing in Oulu and was dismissed from the team. The season 2008/ 09 he spent at HK Dinamo Minsk in the Kontinental Hockey League before he signed a one-year contract with the Ottawa Senators in August. The Austrian ice hockey Redordmeister EC KAC was on April 14, 2010, the obligation of Chiodo known. He signed a one-year contract.
Chiodo is considered quite emotional player, which earned him quite often negative attention. In 2003, he got into a game with the former goalkeeper of the Binghamton Senators, Ray Emery, together. After the fight, both were expelled from the game. 2004 has Chiodo with Philippe Sauve, then keeper of the Hershey Bears. 2005, Chiodo put on with Antero Niittymaki, then keeper of the Philadelphia Phantoms. In 2012, he delivered himself in the playoff semi-finals of the Erste Bank Liga a fight with Robert Kristan KHL Medveščak Zagreb
Awards and achievements
- 2001 CHL All- Rookie Team
- 2001 F. W. " Dinty " Moore Trophy
- 2001 OHL First All - Rookie Team
- 2003 OHL Goaltender of the Year
- 2003 OHL First All - Star Team
- 2008 Finnish Champion with Kärpät Oulu
- 2013 Austrian Champion with the EC KAC
Career Stats
Main Round
Playoffs
( Key to the goalkeeper stats: GP or Sp = Total Games; W or W = Wins, L = Losses, or N, T or D = Draw or shootout defeat, min = minutes; SOG or ZAT = Shots on goal, GA or GT = Goals against; SO = shutouts, GAA or GTS = Gegentorschnitt; Sv % or SVS % = quota, EN = Empty Net Goal; Play-downs/Relegation 1 )