Frank Nigro Explained

Position:	Centre
Shoots:	Right
Played For:	Toronto Maple Leafs HC Gherdëina HC Merano HC Varese HC Bolzano
Height Ft:	5
Height In:	9
Weight Lb:	182
Birth Date:	11 February 1960
Birth Place:	Richmond Hill, Ontario, Canada
Ntl Team:	ITA
Draft:	93rd overall
Draft Team:	Toronto Maple Leafs
Draft Year:	1979
Career Start:	1980
Career End:	1992

Frank Nigro (born February 11, 1960) is a Canadian-born Italian former professional ice hockey player.

Career

He played 68 games in the National Hockey League with the Toronto Maple Leafs between 1982 and 1984. 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.^[1] As a youth, he played in the 1973 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Richmond Hill.^[2]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP				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	ITA		26	37	43	80	16		4	7	7	14	6
1985–86	HC Merano	ITA		34	68	64	132	6		6	7	9	16	0
1986–87	HC Merano	ITA		33	36	51	87	14		—	—	—	—	—
1987–88	HC Merano	ITA		35	36	36	72	30		8	12	5	17	2
1988–89	HC Varese	ITA		43	39	52	91	12		—	—	—	—	—
1989–90	HC Varese	ITA		33	21	50	71	10		6	5	5	10	0
1990–91	HC Varese	ITA		35	39	45	84	7		10	12	12	24	0
1991–92	HC Bolzano	ITA		18	5	22	27	—		7	8	10	18	8
ITA totals				257	281	363	644	95		41	51	48	99	16
NHL totals				68	8	18	26	39		3	0	0	0	2

International

Year	Team	Event		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1989	Italy	WC-B		7	2	8	10	14
1990	Italy	WC-B		7	4	8	12	2
1991	Italy	WC-B		7	5	3	8	0
1992	Italy	OLY		7	0	3	3	6
Senior totals				28	11	22	33	22

Notes and References

1. Frank Nigro Olympic Results . https://web.archive.org/web/20200418012226/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ni/frank-nigro-1.html . dead . 18 April 2020 . 24 May 2019.
2. Web site: Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA. 2018. Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2019-01-11. 2019-03-06. https://web.archive.org/web/20190306085544/https://www.publicationsports.com/ressources/files/439/Joueurs_Pro.pdf. dead.