Tony Romano (ice hockey)
Tony Romano | |
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| Born | January 5, 1988 Smithtown, New York, U.S. |
| Occupation | Professional ice hockey player (retired) |
| Years active | 2006–2018 |
| Known for | Ice hockey career with New Jersey Devils draft, Cornell University, London Knights, Peterborough Petes, Bridgeport Sound Tigers, Vienna Capitals, Malmö Redhawks, Stavanger Oilers |
Tony Romano (born January 5, 1988) is a retired American professional ice hockey athlete originating from Smithtown, New York. His most recent team affiliation was with the Stavanger Oilers competing in Norway's GET-ligaen.
Playing career
Selected in the sixth round as the 178th overall pick by the New Jersey Devils during the 2006 NHL Entry Draft, Romano had previously completed his education at St. Anthony's High School on Long Island. During the 2005–06 campaign, he impressively netted 50 goals playing for the New York Bobcats within the Atlantic Junior Hockey League. Post-draft, Romano joined Cornell University's hockey squad, where he led all freshmen with nine goals and ten assists.
Due to limited ice time at Cornell, Romano transitioned to the London Knights of the Ontario Hockey League for the 2007–08 season. After undergoing shoulder surgery, he faced a difficult season but later revitalized his performance with the Peterborough Petes, accumulating 36 goals over 65 games and topping the team's scoring charts.
On June 30, 2009, Romano was traded from New Jersey to the New York Islanders in exchange for Ben Walter along with a conditional draft selection in 2012. He participated in the Islanders' mini-camp and conveyed excitement about representing his hometown franchise.
Romano commenced the 2009–10 season playing for the Bridgeport Sound Tigers in the American Hockey League, before being reassigned to the Utah Grizzlies of the ECHL in December of that year.
Following three seasons with Bridgeport, Romano inked a one-year deal with Austria’s EBEL team, the Vienna Capitals. Subsequently, he spent two seasons competing in Sweden’s secondary league, HockeyAllsvenskan, suiting up for Västerås and later the Malmö Redhawks. After a season in Norway, Romano agreed to a one-year contract with Denmark’s Odense Bulldogs of the Metal Ligaen in July 2016.
Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2004–05 | New York Bobcats | AtJHL | 34 | 34 | 29 | 63 | 28 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2005–06 | New York Bobcats | AtJHL | 40 | 50 | 52 | 102 | 38 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2006–07 | Cornell University | ECAC | 29 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2007–08 | London Knights | OHL | 66 | 12 | 10 | 22 | 40 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2008–09 | Peterborough Petes | OHL | 65 | 36 | 33 | 69 | 86 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2009–10 | Bridgeport Sound Tigers | AHL | 21 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2009–10 | Utah Grizzlies | ECHL | 34 | 9 | 15 | 24 | 35 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2009–10 | Toledo Walleye | ECHL | 12 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 19 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | - | 2010–11 | AHL |67 |7 |12 |19 |56 |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2011–12 | AHL |60 |12 |22 |34 |29 |2 |0 |1 |1 |12 |- | 2011–12 | Chicago Express | ECHL |3 |0 |0 |0 |0 |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2012–13 | Vienna Capitals |Austrian Hockey League (EBEL) |37 |13 |16 |29 |24 |15 |3 |1 |4 |38 |- | 2013–14 | VIK Västerås HK (Allsv) |49 |16 |16 |32 |24 |10 |0 |3 |3 |4 |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2014–15 | Malmö Redhawks (Allsv) | 44 | 9 | 5 | 14 | 20 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | 2015–16 GET-ligaen season | Lørenskog IK | GET-ligaen (NOR) | 39 | 17 | 38 | 55 | 55 | 17 | 6 | 9 | 15 | - bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2016–17 Metal Ligaen season | Odense Bulldogs | Metal Ligaen (DEN) | 42 | 28 | 26 | 54 | 47 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 6 | - | 2017–18 GET-ligaen season | Stavanger Oilers | NOR | 11 | 3 | 3 | 6 | - bgcolor="#e0e0e0" | AHL totals | 148 !20 !35 !55 !97 !2 !0 !1 !1 !12 | ||