Dustin Gazley

Dustin James Gazley (born October 3, 1988) is an Italian–American professional ice hockey player who is a winger for HC Bolzano of the ICE Hockey League (ICEHL).

Playing career Undrafted, Gazley played collegiate hockey for Michigan State in the Central Collegiate Hockey Association from 2007 through 2011.

He made his professional debut with Greenville Road Warriors of the ECHL to end the 2010–11 season, before later making his American Hockey League (AHL) debut with the Binghamton Senators during the 2012–13 season.

On August 7, 2013, Gazley signed an initial one-year AHL contract with the Hershey Bears.

After his fifth season with the Bears in 2017–18, and having enjoyed a 278-game career in the AHL, Gazley left as a free agent to sign his first contract abroad, agreeing to a one-year deal with Austrian outfit, EC Red Bull Salzburg, of the EBEL on July 12, 2018.

Personal life Gazley is of Italian descent through his mother, with roots in Sicily, and held dual American and Italian citizenship since the early 2000s.

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 2005–06 Sioux City Musketeers USHL 55 16 14 30 29 — — — — — 2006–07 Sioux City Musketeers USHL 40 3 9 12 31 — — — — — 2007–08 Michigan State University CCHA 40 3 9 12 31 — — — — — 2008–09 Michigan State University CCHA 37 7 7 14 34 — — — — — 2009–10 Michigan State University CCHA 38 9 12 21 28 — — — — — 2010–11 Michigan State University CCHA 38 11 15 26 42 — — — — — 2010–11 Greenville Road Warriors ECHL 2 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 2011–12 Elmira Jackals ECHL 72 25 60 85 73 10 1 7 8 2 2012–13 Elmira Jackals ECHL 37 14 35 49 15 — — — — — 2012–13 Binghamton Senators AHL 29 4 5 9 12 1 0 0 0 0 2013–14 Reading Royals ECHL 25 8 10 18 22 3 0 0 0 0 2013–14 Hershey Bears AHL 42 8 7 15 18 — — — — — 2014–15 Hershey Bears AHL 72 18 20 38 36 10 2 2 4 0 2015–16 Hershey Bears AHL 61 14 17 31 47 16 4 5 9 4 2016–17 Hershey Bears AHL 3 1 0 1 0 12 1 0 1 8 2017–18 Hershey Bears AHL 71 11 21 32 46 — — — — — 2018–19 EC Red Bull Salzburg EBEL 37 14 17 31 16 8 3 2 5 2 2019–20 Mora IK Allsv 31 9 11 20 12 — — — — — 2020–21 HC Bolzano ICEHL 48 17 27 44 6 9 3 6 9 0 2021–22 HC Bolzano ICEHL 38 10 21 31 8 2 1 0 1 2 2022–23 HC Bolzano ICEHL 47 17 31 48 14 18 9 4 13 4 2023–24 HC Bolzano ICEHL 48 18 13 31 26 12 6 5 11 4 2024–25 HC Bolzano ICEHL 29 8 14 22 10 11 5 7 12 0 AHL totals 278 56 70 126 159 39 7 7 14 12 International

Awards and honors Award Year ECHL Rookie of the Year 2012 Scoring Leader 2012 First All-Star Team 2012 All-Star Game 2013