Thomas Milani
Canadian-born Italian ice hockey player (1952–2021)
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Thomas Allan Milani[1] (April 13, 1952 – December 28, 2021) was a Canadian-born Italian professional and Olympic ice hockey player.
Born
April 13, 1952
Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada
Died
December 28, 2021 (aged 69)
Height
5 ft 7 in (170 cm)
Weight
165 lb (75 kg; 11 st 11 lb)
| Thomas Milani | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
April 13, 1952 Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Died | December 28, 2021 (aged 69) | ||
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (170 cm) | ||
| Weight | 165 lb (75 kg; 11 st 11 lb) | ||
| Position | Right wing | ||
| Shot | Right | ||
| Played for |
Minnesota Fighting Saints (WHA) Kalamazoo Wings (IHL) | ||
| National team |
 Italy | ||
| NHL draft | Undrafted | ||
| Playing career | 1976–1988 | ||
During the 1976–77 season, Milani played two games in the World Hockey Association with the Minnesota Fighting Saints.[2]
Milani also played for the Italian national team on several occasions including at the A Pool of the 1982 World Ice Hockey Championships and 1983 World Ice Hockey Championships and at the 1984 Olympics.
He died in December 2021, at the age of 69.[3]
Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1972–73 | University of Minnesota-Duluth | NCAA | 36 | 21 | 14 | 35 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1973–74 | University of Minnesota-Duluth | NCAA | 36 | 26 | 17 | 43 | 35 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1974–75 | University of Minnesota-Duluth | NCAA | 38 | 27 | 30 | 57 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1975–76 | University of Minnesota-Duluth | NCAA | 36 | 26 | 37 | 63 | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1976–77 | Syracuse Blazers | NAHL-Sr. | 72 | 56 | 65 | 121 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 2 | ||
| 1976–77 | Minnesota Fighting Saints | WHA | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1977–78 | Kalamazoo Wings | IHL | 79 | 44 | 41 | 85 | 41 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 13 | 15 | ||
| 1978–79 | Kalamazoo Wings | IHL | 78 | 52 | 54 | 106 | 42 | 14 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 51 | ||
| 1979–80 | Kalamazoo Wings | IHL | 78 | 49 | 62 | 111 | 64 | 17 | 13 | 17 | 30 | 4 | ||
| 1980–81 | HC Bolzano | Italy | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1981–82 | HC Asiago | Italy | 32 | 60 | 51 | 111 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1982–83 | HC Asiago | Italy | 32 | 38 | 40 | 78 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1983–84 | HC Bruneck | Italy | 16 | 24 | 15 | 39 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1984–85 | HC Como | Italy | 26 | 24 | 31 | 55 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1985–86 | HC Merano | Italy | 36 | 36 | 46 | 82 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1986–87 | HC Varese | Italy | 36 | 11 | 14 | 25 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1987–88 | Fiemme Cavalese | Italy | 34 | 16 | 35 | 51 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| WHA totals | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| IHL totals | 235 | 145 | 157 | 302 | 147 | 41 | 32 | 30 | 62 | 70 | ||||
| Italy totals | 212 | 209 | 232 | 441 | 122 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
