Dave Amadio Explained

Position:Defence
Shoots:Right
Height Ft:6
Height In:1
Weight Lb:207
Played For:Detroit Red Wings
Los Angeles Kings
Birth Date:April 23, 1939
Birth Place:Glace Bay, Nova Scotia, Canada
Career Start:1958
Career End:1974

David Augustus "Hoss" Amadio (April 23, 1939 – April 10, 1981) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player who played 125 games in the National Hockey League with the Los Angeles Kings and Detroit Red Wings between 1958 and 1969. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1958 to 1974, was spent in various minor leagues.

Early life

Amadio was born in Glace Bay, Nova Scotia, and raised in Donkin, Nova Scotia.[1]

Career

Amadio spent much of his professional career, playing 500 games over eight seasons, with the Springfield Indians of the American Hockey League, including the team's Calder Cup championship in 1961–62. Amadio holds the AHL record for most goals by a defenseman in a game with five, scored against future Hockey Hall of Fame goaltender Gerry Cheevers and the Rochester Americans on February 8, 1964.[2] Amadio scored the first two goals of the next night's match against the Pittsburgh Hornets, for a total of seven goals in less than 40 minutes of play; he scored only four other goals in the entire season.

Following his retirement as a player after the 1974 season, Amadio coached a single season for the Calgary Centennials of the Western Canada Hockey League.

Death

Amadio died of a heart attack in 1981, less than two weeks shy of his 42nd birthday.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular seasonPlayoffs
SeasonTeamLeagueGP PIMGP G A Pts PIM
1954–55Glace Bay MinersCBJHL30 7 18 25 50
1955–56Burlington HallidaysCOJHL
1956–57Hamilton Tiger CubsOHA44 10 9 19 1174 0 1 1 2
1957–58Hamilton Tiger CubsOHA52 13 21 34 12215 2 5 7 56
1957–58Detroit Red WingsNHL2 0 0 0 2
1957–58Hershey BearsAHL1 0 0 0 0
1958–59Edmonton FlyersWHL58 7 7 14 1103 0 1 1 2
1959–60Edmonton FlyersWHL13 1 4 5 35
1959–60Sudbury WolvesEPHL50 13 17 30 13914 3 7 10 14
1960–61Sudbury WolvesEPHL25 2 14 16 50
1961–62Sudbury WolvesEPHL9 0 5 5 15
1961–62Springfield IndiansAHL58 4 11 15 5611 0 1 1 19
1962–63Springfield IndiansAHL71 8 19 27 95
1963–64Springfield IndiansAHL72 11 24 35 120
1964–65Springfield IndiansAHL72 10 24 34 100
1965–66Springfield IndiansAHL72 9 11 20 1246 0 3 3 6
1966–67Springfield IndiansAHL66 11 29 40 89
1967–68Los Angeles KingsNHL58 4 6 10 1017 0 2 2 8
1967–68Springfield IndiansAHL17 2 6 8 25
1968–69Los Angeles KingsNHL65 1 5 6 609 1 0 1 10
1969–70Springfield KingsAHL40 4 15 19 7813 1 1 2 10
1970–71Kansas City BluesCHL30 2 13 15 45
1970–71Denver SpursWHL35 0 6 6 42
1971–72Salt Lake Golden EaglesWHL68 6 22 28 93
1972–73Salt Lake Golden EaglesWHL72 6 33 39 1299 3 2 5 16
1973–74Seattle TotemsWHL70 6 13 19 60
AHL totals468 59 139 198 68731 1 5 6 35
NHL totals125 5 11 16 16316 1 2 3 18

Notes and References

  1. Web site: fame1 . David Amadio . 2022-07-03 . Nova Scotia Sport Hall of Fame . en-CA.
  2. News: Brown . Garry . February 7, 2014 . Fifty years ago, the Springfield Indians' Dave Amadio set an AHL standard that still stands . . Springfield, MA .