Cristiano DiGiacinto
Ice hockey player
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Cristiano DiGiacinto (born January 10, 1996) is a Canadian-Italian professional ice hockey player who is a forward for HC Bozen–Bolzano of the ICE Hockey League (ICEHL).
| Cristiano DiGiacinto | |||
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| Born |
January 10, 1996 Hamilton, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | ||
| Weight | 183 lb (83 kg; 13 st 1 lb) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| ICEHL team Former teams |
HC Bolzano Hartford Wolf Pack | ||
| National team |
 Italy | ||
| NHL draft |
170th overall, 2014 Tampa Bay Lightning | ||
| Playing career | 2017–present | ||
Playing career
DiGiacinto is from Hamilton, Ontario, and played AAA hockey for the Hamilton Reps and Hamilton Huskies.[1] After going unselected in the OHL Draft, and being cut from Erie Otters training camp, he played for the Hamilton Red Wings, before being signed by the Windsor Spitfires in October 2013.[2][3][4] On January 12, 2014, DiGiacinto checked Erie Otters player André Burakovsky in the head and received an eight-game suspension.[5] On March 22, 2014, DiGiacinto instigated a fight with London Knights player Gemel Smith and was suspended for five games.[6]
He was drafted by the Tampa Bay Lightning in the sixth round (170th overall) of the 2014 NHL entry draft.[7][4]
On February 19, 2017, DiGiacinto checked Guelph Storm player Nic Sicoly in the head and received a ten-game suspension.[8]
International play
DiGiacinto represented the Italy national team at the 2026 Winter Olympics.[9] On 13 February 2026, DiGiacinto delivered an illegal check to the head of Slovakia's Martin Fehérváry and received a one-game suspension.[10]
Personal life
DiGiacinto is of Italian descent.[11]
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2010–11 | Hamilton Reps U16 AAA | Alliance U16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2011–12 | Hamilton Reps U16 AAA | Alliance U16 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 48 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 32 | ||
| 2011–12 | Hamilton Reps U18 AAA | Alliance U18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | ||
| 2012–13 | Hamilton Huskies U18 AAA | Alliance U18 | 29 | 22 | 19 | 41 | 52 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | ||
| 2013–14 | Hamilton Red Wings | OJHL | 9 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | Windsor Spitfires | OHL | 50 | 17 | 11 | 28 | 101 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | ||
| 2014–15 | Windsor Spitfires | OHL | 63 | 21 | 24 | 45 | 100 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | Windsor Spitfires | OHL | 63 | 16 | 26 | 42 | 107 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 2016–17 | Windsor Spitfires | OHL | 47 | 13 | 21 | 34 | 61 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 13 | ||
| 2017–18 | Jacksonville Icemen | ECHL | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2017–18 | Acadia University | U Sports | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 14 | ||
| 2018–19 | Acadia University | U Sports | 25 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 96 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 2019–20 | Acadia University | U Sports | 30 | 20 | 17 | 37 | 80 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 10 | ||
| 2020–21 | Acadia University | U Sports | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2021–22 | Hartford Wolf Pack | AHL | 47 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 47 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2022–23 | Hartford Wolf Pack | AHL | 36 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2022–23 | Jacksonville Icemen | ECHL | 19 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 24 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 14 | ||
| 2023–24 | Hartford Wolf Pack | AHL | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2023–24 | Cincinnati Cyclones | ECHL | 21 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2023–24 | HC Bolzano | ICEHL | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | ||
| 2024–25 | HC Bolzano | ICEHL | 48 | 13 | 18 | 31 | 33 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 13 | ||
| 2025–26 | HC Bolzano | ICEHL | 46 | 8 | 14 | 22 | 49 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 22 | ||
| AHL totals | 92 | 10 | 17 | 27 | 93 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| ICEHL totals | 99 | 21 | 33 | 54 | 84 | 26 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 43 | ||||
