Frank Nigro
Frank Nigro (born February 11, 1960) is a Canadian-born Italian former professional ice hockey player who played 68 games in the National Hockey League with the Toronto Maple Leafs. As a youth, he played in the 1973 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Richmond Hill.[1] In the latter stages of his playing career, he joined Merano and later HC Varese of Italy's Serie A hockey league. He also competed in the men's tournament at the 1992 Winter Olympics for Italy.[2]
| Frank Nigro | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
February 11, 1960 Richmond Hill, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) | ||
| Weight | 182 lb (83 kg; 13 st 0 lb) | ||
| Position | Centre | ||
| Shot | Right | ||
| Played for | Toronto Maple Leafs | ||
| National team |
 Italy | ||
| NHL Draft |
93rd overall, 1979 Toronto Maple Leafs | ||
| Playing career | 1980–1992 | ||
Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1976–77 | Richmond Hill Rams | OPJAHL | 40 | 31 | 35 | 66 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1976–77 | Peterborough Petes | OMJHL | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1977–78 | London Knights | OMJHL | 68 | 35 | 52 | 87 | 37 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 6 | ||
| 1978–79 | London Knights | OMJHL | 63 | 33 | 56 | 89 | 64 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1979–80 | London Knights | OMJHL | 46 | 12 | 26 | 38 | 30 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1980–81 | New Brunswick Hawks | AHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1981–82 | Cincinnati Tigers | CHL | 49 | 24 | 26 | 50 | 24 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | ||
| 1982–83 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 51 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 23 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1982–83 | St. Catharines Saints | AHL | 30 | 20 | 13 | 33 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1983–84 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 17 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1983–84 | St. Catharines Saints | AHL | 41 | 17 | 24 | 41 | 16 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 9 | ||
| 1984–85 | HC Gherdëina | Italy | 26 | 37 | 43 | 80 | 16 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 6 | ||
| 1985–86 | HC Merano | Italy | 34 | 68 | 64 | 132 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 0 | ||
| 1986–87 | HC Merano | Italy | 33 | 36 | 51 | 87 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1987–88 | HC Merano | Italy | 35 | 36 | 36 | 72 | 30 | 8 | 12 | 5 | 17 | 2 | ||
| 1988–89 | HC Varese | Italy | 43 | 39 | 52 | 91 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1989–90 | HC Varese | Italy | 33 | 21 | 50 | 71 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 0 | ||
| 1990–91 | HC Varese | Italy | 35 | 39 | 45 | 84 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 24 | 0 | ||
| 1991–92 | HC Bolzano | Italy | 18 | 5 | 22 | 27 | — | 7 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 8 | ||
| NHL totals | 68 | 8 | 18 | 26 | 39 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||||
| AHL totals | 72 | 37 | 37 | 74 | 24 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 9 | ||||
| Italy totals | 257 | 281 | 363 | 644 | 95 | 41 | 51 | 48 | 99 | 16 | ||||
References
- "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-03-06. Retrieved 2019-01-11.
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Frank Nigro Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
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