| Domenic Amodeo | |
| Position: | Left wing[1] |
| Shoots: | Left |
| Height Ft: | 6 |
| Height In: | 0 |
| Weight Lb: | 185 |
| Played For: | Providence Bruins Charlotte Checkers HC Asiago Como 1. EV Weiden Grasshopper Club Zurich HC Thurgau HC Merano EHC Basel Dragons London Knights |
| Birth Date: | March 6, 1968 |
| Birth Place: | Toronto, Canada |
| Draft: | Undrafted |
| Career Start: | 1992 |
| Career End: | 2002 |
| Ntl Team: | CAN |
Domenic Amodeo (born March 6, 1968, in Toronto, Canada) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. He played in the minor leagues and throughout Europe.
Amodeo began his collegiate career in 1988 with the New Hampshire Wildcats. During his time in the Hockey East he was a prolific scorer, registering 167 points in 142 games over the four years he was with the program.[2] In his senior year, Amodeo was named as both a Second Team All-American[3] and a member of the Hockey East All-Tournament Team.[4]
Upon graduating, Amodeo signed a professional contract with the Canadian National Team, who, at the time, played exhibition games across North America. The following season, Amodeo signed with the NHL's Boston Bruins, who assigned him to their AHL affiliate team, the Providence Bruins.[5] He was only in Providence for 3 games however, before being reassigned to the Charlotte Checkers. Amodeo subsequently moved to Europe in order to play for Italian Serie A outfit HC Asiago. He remained in Italy the following season, playing for Como in Serie B where he had a career year. The following season, Amodeo moved to German 1st Liga 1. EV Weiden.[6] Amodeo moved to Switzerland for the 1997–98 season, playing for Grasshopper Club Zurich of the NLB. He remained with the team the following season, before moving to HC Thurgau, also of the NLB for the 1999–00 season. He returned to Serie A the following season, with HC Merano.
The 2001-02 saw Amodeo begin with EHC Basel Dragons as injury cover for Steve Potvin who was out with a broken foot. Upon Potvin's return to the line up, Amodeo moved to the United Kingdom in order to play for the London Knights of the BISL,[7] joining the team of transfer deadline day.[8] Following the culmination of the British season, Amodeo retired from professional hockey.
| Team | League | GP | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988-89 | New Hampshire Wildcats | HE | 32 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1989–90 | New Hampshire Wildcats | HE | 39 | 19 | 26 | 45 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1990–91 | New Hampshire Wildcats | HE | 34 | 15 | 22 | 37 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1991–92 | New Hampshire Wildcats | HE | 37 | 26 | 41 | 67 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1993–94 | Providence Bruins | AHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1993–94 | Charlotte Checkers | ECHL | 55 | 25 | 49 | 74 | 51 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1994-95 | HC Asiago | Serie A | 34 | 24 | 27 | 51 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1995-96 | Como | Serie B | 35 | 60 | 59 | 119 | 30 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 6 | ||
| 1996-97 | 1. EV Weiden | 1st Liga | 43 | 55 | 53 | 108 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1997-98 | Grasshopper Club Zurich | NLB | 38 | 37 | 32 | 69 | 24 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | ||
| 1998-99 | Grasshopper Club Zurich | NLB | 40 | 27 | 28 | 55 | 34 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | ||
| 1999-00 | HC Thurgau | NLB | 35 | 20 | 25 | 45 | 20 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 | ||
| 2000-01 | HC Merano | Serie A | 31 | 16 | 16 | 32 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001-02 | EHC Basel Dragons | NLB | 11 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001-02 | London Knights | BISL | 8 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| AHL totals | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | ||||
| NLB totals | 142 | 66 | 101 | 167 | 70 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 18 | ||||
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1992-93 | INT | 58 | 20 | 32 | 52 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| Totals | 58 | 20 | 32 | 52 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
Amodeo now runs the Olympic Hockey Academy,[9] and has worked with several NHL players, including Robby Fabbri,[10] and Ryan Strome.