Angelo Esposito

Angelo Esposito ( born February 20, 1989 in Montreal, Quebec ) is an Italian- Canadian professional ice hockey player on the position of the center, which is in January 2013 in Milano Rossoblu from the Italian Serie A1 under contract.

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Career

Esposito first played from 2004 to 2005 for the ice hockey team of the St. Mary's Shattuck in the high school league system of the United States. He was to be selected as the first player in the draft of the Canadian Junior Football League Quebec Major Junior Hockey League because of his talent as a candidate, but he said all general managers that he would never play in the league and instead the American College League of National Collegiate Athletic Association prefer. Shortly before the Val- d'Or Foreurs who should choose the eleventh player, were in draft to the series, they gave their vote in the first round of the Quebec Remparts from in exchange for several players and draft picks. By Esposito's statement never to play in the league, he had hitherto been ignored by all the teams, but the Remparts selected him with the draft pick of the Val- d'Or Foreurs. A few weeks later agreed the management of the Remparts with Esposito to a contract.

Esposito was erected at the beginning of his first season in the QMJHL in autumn 2005 in the first row on the position of the center. In his first game he scored his first goal after a few seconds. After he brought great performances in the first half of the season, he was weak in the second half, but made ​​it to 39 goals and 59 assists in 57 games. Together with his partners Mathieu Melanson storm and Alexander Radulow he was the best forward in the league, the way to the final of the Championship and later led the team to victory in the Memorial Cup final round little. Esposito received after the season the Trophée Michel Bergeron as the best rookie on the offensive. Angelo Esposito to be due to its excellent first season in the QMJHL was considered a favorite as the first player in the NHL Entry Draft in 2007 and was selected to the rankings of the National Hockey League Entry Draft for a long time at the top. Since his second season with 27 goals and 52 assists, was worse than the first, he slipped in the final rankings from eighth place.

In the 2007 Entry Draft, he was selected at position 20 of the Pittsburgh Penguins. In September 2007 he took part in the training camp of the Penguins part, but could not prevail, and spent the 2007/08 season at the ramparts, where he continued to play well, but again not enough to approach the achievements of his first season. End of February 2008 was one of Esposito to a package of players, was sent for, among other things Marián Hossa of the Atlanta Thrashers. The season 2007/ 08 ended the attacker at the Chicago Wolves, for whom he made ​​his debut in the American Hockey League. After he was transferred on 7 June 2008 in the QMJHL for the Montreal Junior Hockey Club, took him to the Atlanta Thrashers on 18 July 2008 on the signing of the contract under a multi-year NHL contract. After the training camp with the Atlanta Thrashers sent him this back in the QMJHL. For the Montreal Junior Hockey Club Esposito played during the season just 35 matches since made ​​him turn from playing a torn ACL. The following season spent the Center for the Chicago Wolves and denied after his comeback twelve games in the AHL before a new knee injury again threw him back in the further development. In the 2010/11 season finally for about three years, the Canadian was the first time most of the time the season on the ice and improved its yield point to 13 points in 57 games.

On 9 July 2011, the Winnipeg Jets him transferred in exchange for Kenndal McArdle to the Florida Panthers. In January 2012, the Panthers gave up the center in exchange for the Czech winger Ondrej Roman to the Dallas Stars. The 2012/13 season he joined the Pelicans of the SM- liiga before moving to Italy in January 2013. There he wrote in the Serie A1 against newly Milano Rossoblu.

Awards and achievements

  • 2006 Memorial Cup win with the Quebec Remparts
  • 2006 Trophée Michel Bergeron
  • 2006 QMJHL All- Rookie Team
  • 2006 CHL All- Rookie Team
  • 2007 CHL Top Prospects Game
  • 2007 Trophée Michael Bossy

Internationally

  • 2006 Gold medal at the World U -17 Hockey Challenge
  • 2009 Gold medal at the U20 World Junior Championships

Career Stats

Internationally

Represented Canada at:

  • World U -17 Hockey Challenge 2006
  • U18 World Junior Championships 2007
  • U20 World Junior Championships 2009

( 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 )

Others

Angelo Esposito is not related to the former NHL greats Phil and Tony Esposito. Curiously, however, the names of two of his uncles Phil and Tony. As Phil Esposito he wears the number 7 on his jersey.

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