Frank Nigro
Canadian ice hockey player (born 1960)
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Frank Nigro (born February 11, 1960) is a Canadian-born Italian former professional ice hockey player.
Born
February 11, 1960
Richmond Hill, Ontario, Canada
Height
5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
Weight
182 lb (83 kg; 13 st 0 lb)
Position
Centre
| Frank Nigro | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
February 11, 1960 Richmond Hill, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) | ||
| Weight | 182 lb (83 kg; 13 st 0 lb) | ||
| Position | Centre | ||
| Shot | Right | ||
| Played for |
Toronto Maple Leafs HC Gherdëina HC Merano HC Varese HC Bolzano | ||
| National team |
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| NHL draft |
93rd overall, 1979 Toronto Maple Leafs | ||
| Playing career | 1980–1992 | ||
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 | G | A | Pts | 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 | ||||