| Position: | Left wing |
| Shoots: | Left |
| Height Ft: | 5 |
| Height In: | 7 |
| Weight Lb: | 176 |
| Ntl Team: | ITA |
| Birth Date: | June 11, 1967 |
| Birth Place: | Cobalt, Ontario, Canada |
| Career Start: | 1986 |
| Career End: | 2009 |
| 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) |
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.
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.
| Team | League | GP | 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 | ||||
| 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 | |||