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Mario Chitaroni

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Mario Chitaroni
Born (1967-06-11) June 11, 1967 (age 57)
Cobalt, Ontario, Canada
Height 5 ft 7 in (170 cm)
Weight 176 lb (80 kg; 12 st 8 lb)
Position Left wing
Shot Left
Played for New Haven Nighthawks (AHL
Flint Spirits (IHL
Houston Aeros (IHL)
HC Alleghe (Serie A)
HC Varese (Serie A)
Eisbären Berlin (DEL)
HC Devils Milano (Serie A)
National team  Italy
Playing career 1986–2009

Mario Brian "Tiger" Chitaroni[1] (born June 11, 1967) is an Italian-Canadian retired professional ice hockey winger. He played major junior with the Sudbury Wolves but went undrafted playing minor pro in the AHL before moving to Italy where he eventually captained their national team.

International play

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Mario played in the Olympics in 1998, 2006,[2] and helped Italy try to qualify for 2002 and 2010. Additionally he represented Italy in the World Championships fourteen times, being the captain in 2007 and 2008.

Career statistics

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Regular season and playoffs

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Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1982–83 New Liskeard Cubs U18 AAA GNML
1983–84 New Liskeard Cubs U18 AAA GNML
1984–85 Sudbury Wolves OHL 63 18 34 52 108
1985–86 Sudbury Wolves OHL 45 20 37 57 127
1986–87 Flint Spirits IHL 11 2 12 14 14 6 5 1 6 6
1986–87 Sudbury Wolves OHL 65 54 48 102 164
1987–88 Flint Spirits IHL 80 49 47 96 156 12 8 9 17 60
1988–89 Flint Spirits IHL 21 10 11 21 59
1988–89 New Haven Nighthawks AHL 54 12 24 36 97 16 2 7 9 57
1988–89 Flint Spirits IHL 21 10 11 21 59
1989–90 Alleghe Hockey ITA 36 39 35 74 87 10 14 11 25 29
1990–91 Alleghe Hockey ITA 31 37 48 85 73 10 12 9 21 10
1991–92 Alleghe Hockey ITA 18 21 23 44 40 9 3 4 7 16
1991–92 Alleghe Hockey AL 18 17 20 37 43
1992–93 Alleghe Hockey ITA 14 6 12 18 24 9 12 10 22 24
1992–93 Alleghe Hockey AL 28 21
1993–94 HC Devils Milano ITA 23 15 28 43 22
1994–95 Houston Aeros IHL 79 24 32 56 157 4 1 3 4 4
1995–96 HC Varese ITA 32 18 26 44 76 8 7 3 10 36
1996–97 Eisbären Berlin DEL 48 11 16 27 133 8 2 3 5 10
1997–98 Eisbären Berlin DEL 42 13 14 27 130 10 3 2 5 64
1998–99 Eisbären Berlin DEL 46 15 15 30 117 4 0 0 0 26
1999–2000 Eisbären Berlin DEL 56 14 18 32 134
2000–01 Nürnberg Ice Tigers DEL 59 16 19 35 106 4 1 1 2 0
2001–02 Nürnberg Ice Tigers DEL 54 11 17 28 149 4 0 0 0 4
2002–03 Milano Vipers ITA 39 23 33 56 66 9 5 5 10 16
2003–04 Milano Vipers ITA 40 28 36 64 58 12 6 8 14 26
2004–05 Milano Vipers ITA 28 9 18 27 14 14 5 2 7 35
2005–06 Milano Vipers ITA 45 13 23 36 62 1 0 1 1 0
2006–07 Milano Vipers ITA 26 11 10 21 61 8 2 2 4 35
2007–08 Alleghe Hockey ITA 40 20 23 43 50 4 0 3 3 4
2008–09 Alleghe Hockey ITA 39 9 27 36 114 5 3 4 7 2
IHL totals 191 85 102 187 386 22 15 12 27 70
ITA totals 411 249 342 591 747 99 69 62 131 233
DEL totals 305 80 99 179 769 30 6 6 12 104

International

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Year Team Event   GP G A Pts PIM
1992 Italy WC 5 0 0 0 0
1993 Italy WC 6 1 2 3 4
1994 Italy WC 6 1 1 2 12
1995 Italy WC 5 1 1 2 14
1996 Italy WC 6 3 1 4 4
1997 Italy WC 8 2 5 7 6
1998 Italy OG 4 2 0 2 12
1998 Italy WC 6 3 2 5 16
1999 Italy WC 3 0 3 3 2
1999 Italy WC Q 3 3 1 4 14
2000 Italy OGQ 3 2 3 5 22
2000 Italy WC 6 1 3 4 12
2001 Italy WC 5 2 0 2 60
2004 Italy WC D1 5 4 5 9 2
2005 Italy WC D1 5 1 4 5 12
2006 Italy OG 5 0 1 1 6
2007 Italy WC 6 0 0 0 6
2008 Italy WC 5 0 1 1 10
2009 Italy OGQ 3 1 1 2 0
Senior totals 95 27 34 61 214

References

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  1. ^ "That Sudbury Sports Guy: Tale of a Tiger who shone in Wolves' clothing".
  2. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Mario Chitaroni Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 26 May 2019.
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