Daniel Ciampini
Canadian professional ice hockey winger
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Daniel Ciampini (born November 25, 1990) is a Canadian professional ice hockey winger currently playing with the Sheffield Steelers of the UK's Elite Ice Hockey League (EIHL).[1]
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| Daniel Ciampini | |||
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Ciampini with the Sheffield Steelers in 2024 | |||
| Born |
November 25, 1990 Concord, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | ||
| Weight | 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb) | ||
| Position | Left wing | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| EIHL team Former teams |
Sheffield Steelers Worcester Sharks Rockford IceHogs Ontario Reign Belleville Senators Stjernen Hockey HC TWK Innsbruck Rytíři Kladno HC Bozen-Bolzano | ||
| NHL draft | Undrafted | ||
| Playing career | 2015–2025 | ||
Playing career
Ciampini played college hockey at Union from 2011–15; he was part of the 2013–14 national championship team and was named to the 2014 NCAA All-Tournament Team.[2] In 2014–15, Ciampini was a finalist for the Hobey Baker Award, marking him as one of the ten best players in men's college hockey;[3] he was also named All-ECAC First Team.[4] On March 18, 2015, Ciampini signed an amateur try-out agreement with the Worcester Sharks of the AHL.[5] On March 23, 2015, Ciampini signed an AHL contract with Worcester.[6][7]
On July 8, 2015, Ciampini secured an AHL contract as a free agent, agreeing to a one-year deal with the Rockford IceHogs.[8] In the 2015–16 season, contributed with 1 goal in 10 games with the IceHogs. He was reassigned for the majority of the campaign with ECHL affiliate, Indy Fuel, in producing 38 points in 48 games.
As a free agent in the off-season, Ciampini secured another AHL deal, signing a one-year contract with the Ontario Reign on August 4, 2016.[9] In the 2016–17 season, Ciampini split the year between the Reign and ECHL affiliate, the Manchester Monarchs.
On September 15, 2017, having left the Reign as a free agent, Ciampini agreed to a one-year deal with inaugural AHL club, the Belleville Senators.[10]
After two seasons within the Belleville Senators organization, Ciampini decided to pursue a European career, agreeing to a one-year contract with Norwegian club, Stjernen Hockey of the GET-ligaen on June 14, 2019.[11]
Following a season stint in Austria with HC TWK Innsbruck of the ICE Hockey League, Ciampini continued his European career by agreeing to a one-year contract with Czech club, Rytíři Kladno of the ELH, on July 14, 2021.[12]
After a spell in Italy with HC Bozen-Bolzano, Ciampini signed terms ahead of the 2022–23 season with UK EIHL side Sheffield Steelers.[13]
In his second year with the Steelers, Ciampini would win the Grand Slam.[11]
Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2006–07 | Stouffville Spirit | OPJHL | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | St. Michael's Buzzers | OPJHL | 15 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | St. Michael's Buzzers | OJHL | 40 | 14 | 16 | 30 | 43 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | St. Michael's Buzzers | CCHL | 49 | 42 | 46 | 88 | 64 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | St. Michael's Buzzers | OJHL | 50 | 33 | 49 | 82 | 64 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | ||
| 2011–12 | Union Dutchmen | ECAC | 15 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | Union Dutchmen | ECAC | 36 | 11 | 10 | 21 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | Union Dutchmen | ECAC | 41 | 23 | 18 | 41 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | Union Dutchmen | ECAC | 39 | 26 | 24 | 50 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | Worcester Sharks | AHL | 15 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | Indy Fuel | ECHL | 48 | 14 | 24 | 38 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | Rockford IceHogs | AHL | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2016–17 | Manchester Monarchs | ECHL | 28 | 12 | 16 | 28 | 8 | 18 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 4 | ||
| 2016–17 | Ontario Reign | AHL | 23 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2017–18 | Belleville Senators | AHL | 49 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2017–18 | Brampton Beast | ECHL | 15 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2018–19 | Brampton Beast | ECHL | 51 | 16 | 35 | 51 | 26 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 8 | ||
| 2018–19 | Belleville Senators | AHL | 19 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2019–20 | Stjernen Hockey | GET | 43 | 23 | 29 | 52 | 70 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2020–21 | HC TWK Innsbruck | ICEHL | 48 | 28 | 31 | 59 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2021–22 | Rytíři Kladno | ELH | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2021–22 | HC Bozen-Bolzano | ICEHL | 22 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2022–23 | Sheffield Steelers | EIHL | 51 | 17 | 31 | 48 | 26 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | ||
| 2023–24 | Sheffield Steelers "A" | EIHL | 54 | 18 | 34 | 52 | 20 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | ||
| 2024–25 | Sheffield Steelers "A" | EIHL | 52 | 5 | 21 | 26 | 39 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| AHL totals | 116 | 13 | 18 | 31 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
Awards and honors
| Award | Year | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| College | ||||
| ECAC All-Academic Team | 2012–13, 2013–14 | |||
| NCAA Division I Champion | 2014 | |||
| NCAA All-Tournament Team | 2014 | [2] | ||
| Hobey Baker Award top ten finalist | 2014–15 | [3] | ||
| All-ECAC First Team | 2014–15 | [4] | ||
| Division I AHCA All-American East First Team | 2014–15 | |||
| ICEHL | ||||
| ICEHL All-Star Team | 2020–21 | |||
| EIHL | ||||
| EIHL Champion | 2023–24 | |||
| EIHL Playoff Champion | 2023–24 | |||
| EIHL Challenge Cup Champion | 2023–24 | |||