Nick Palmieri
Nicholas Palmieri | |
|---|---|
| Born | July 12, 1989 United States |
| Occupation | Professional ice hockey player (retired) |
| Years active | 2007–2017 |
| Known for | Playing in the NHL for New Jersey Devils, Minnesota Wild, New York Rangers; playing in DEL and EBEL leagues |
Nicholas Palmieri (born July 12, 1989) is a retired American professional ice hockey athlete. He was chosen by the New Jersey Devils during the third round of the 2007 NHL Draft.
Playing career
Palmieri made his NHL debut with the New Jersey Devils on January 20, 2010, facing the Florida Panthers, where he earned his first NHL point by providing an assist. He netted his inaugural NHL goal on January 9, 2011, against the Tampa Bay Lightning, and later recorded his first game-winning goal versus the Dallas Stars.
On February 24, 2012, the Devils traded Palmieri to the Minnesota Wild along with Stephane Veilleux, Kurtis Foster, and draft selections in return for Marek Zidlicky. Subsequently, on February 4, 2013, the Wild sent him to the New York Rangers together with Darroll Powe in exchange for Mike Rupp.
In August 2013, Palmieri agreed to terms with EHC München competing in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga. After completing two seasons in Germany, he departed from the Schwenninger Wild Wings as a free agent and secured a one-year contract with Italian team HCB South Tyrol of the Austrian Hockey League (EBEL) on October 16, 2015. Throughout the 2015–16 campaign, he tallied 10 goals and amassed 25 points over 43 games. On May 19, 2016, Palmieri renewed his contract with HCB South Tyrol for an additional season.
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2005–06 | Erie Otters | OHL | 68 | 13 | 10 | 23 | 79 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Erie Otters | OHL | 56 | 24 | 21 | 45 | 99 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Erie Otters | OHL | 50 | 28 | 18 | 46 | 122 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Lowell Devils | AHL | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | Erie Otters | OHL | 18 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 41 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | Belleville Bulls | OHL | 43 | 20 | 9 | 29 | 75 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 17 | 27 | ||
| 2009–10 | Lowell Devils | AHL | 69 | 21 | 15 | 36 | 36 | 5 | 1 | 3 | "4" | "2" | ||
| New Jersey Devils|"NHL"|6|"0"|"1"|"1"|"0"|— |— |— |— |— | ||||||||||||||
| Albany Devils|"AHL"|26|"6"|"5"|"11"|"28"|— |— |— |— |— | ||||||||||||||
| New Jersey Devils|"NHL"|43|"9"|"8"|"17"|"6"|— |— |— |— |— | ||||||||||||||
| New Jersey Devils|"NHL"|29|"4"|"3"|"7"|"12"|— |— |— |— |— | ||||||||||||||
| Albany Devils|"AHL"|25|"5"|"6"|"11"|"24"|— |— |— |— |— | ||||||||||||||
| Minnesota Wild|"NHL"|9|"0"|"0"|"0"|"2"|— |— |— |— |— | ||||||||||||||
| Houston Aeros|"AHL"|13|"3"|"3"|"6"|"8"|4 |0 |1 |1 |18 | ||||||||||||||
| 'Houston Aeros'|'AHL'|'40'|'10'|'11'|'21'|'35'|'—'|'—'|'—'|'—'|'—' | ||||||||||||||
| 'Connecticut Whale'|'AHL'|'30'|'3'|'6'|'9'|'19'|'—'|'—'|'—'|'—'|'—' | ||||||||||||||
| 'EHC München'|'Deutsche Eishockey Liga'|'47'|'13'|'19'|'32'|'60'|'3'|'2'|'1'|'3'|'0' | ||||||||||||||
| 'Schwenninger Wild Wings'|'DEL'|'35'|'7'|'3'|'10'|'88'|'—'|'—'|'—'|'—'|'—' | ||||||||||||||
| 'HCB South Tyrol'|'Austrian Hockey League (EBEL)'|'43'|'10'|'15'|'25'|'24'|'6'|'3'|'1'|'4'|'2' | ||||||||||||||
| HC Bolzano | EBEL |46 |14 |14 |28 |22 | — | — | — | — | — |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" | NHL totals !87 !13 !12 !25 !20 ! — ! — ! — ! — ! — | |||||||||||||
International
| Year | Team | Tournament | Placement | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | United States | WC | 8th place | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | |
| Career senior totals | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||||