Enrico Ciccone

Enrico Pasquale Ciccone (born April 10, 1970) is a Canadian politician and former professional ice hockey defenceman who played in the National Hockey League (NHL). He currently represents Marquette as a member of the Quebec Liberal Party.

Hockey career Ciccone is best known for his role in a 1992 incident while playing for the International Hockey League's Kalamazoo Wings in which he was arrested on a battery charge after San Diego Gulls photographer Essy Ghavameddini was cut and received a deep bruise below his left eye that required stitches. Ciccone assaulted him after entering the penalty box from which Ghavameddini was photographing the game.

Ciccone was drafted in 1990 by the Minnesota North Stars. After playing just 31 games with the North Stars, he was traded to the Washington Capitals prior to the 1993–94 NHL season. After just 51 games, he was traded to the Tampa Bay Lightning at the trade deadline. Ciccone also played for the Chicago Blackhawks, Carolina Hurricanes, and Vancouver Canucks before he returned for a second tour with the Lightning. During the 1998–99 season the Lightning traded him to the Capitals for his second tour in Washington. His final NHL games were played with the Montreal Canadiens and he retired on December 8, 2000.

In 374 NHL games, Ciccone scored 10 goals and 18 assists, and amassed 1,469 penalty minutes.

Ciccone became caught in a minor incident during the 1996 Stanley Cup Playoffs, when during a game 2 loss to the Colorado Avalanche in the second round, Ciccone was given a 10-minute misconduct penalty, and had to go to the Blackhawks' locker room. Ciccone was seen shoving a referee as he was leaving the ice, and as he was walking to the locker room, was apparently struck by a cup of popcorn thrown by a Colorado fan, which caused Ciccone to briefly attack the fan, before he was hustled away by a security guard. As he was escorted away, Ciccone tried to pull himself away from the security guard and inadvertently struck the guard in the face. The security guard was also an off-duty detective with the Denver police department, and Ciccone avoided charges and a possible arrest by making a public apology the next day.

Political career On August 16, 2018, Ciccone announced that he was going to be running as a candidate for the Quebec Liberal Party in the riding of Marquette for the 2018 Quebec general election. He won this election on October 1, 2018. As of September 7, 2024, he serves as the opposition critic for Sports, Recreation and Healthy Living; Bas-Saint-Laurent; and Gaspésie-Îles-de-la-Madeleine.

Personal life Ciccone formerly worked as a hockey player agent, and was also part of the French broadcast team for the Ottawa Senators. Ciccone is also honored in the Puck in Drublic hockey league, with one of the divisions being named after him.

Career statistics Bold indicates led league

Regular season and playoffs Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1987–88 Shawinigan Cataractes QMJHL 61 2 12 14 324 11 0 0 0 36 1988–89 Shawinigan Cataractes QMJHL 34 7 11 18 132 — — — — — 1988–89 Trois Rivieres Draveurs QMJHL 24 0 8 8 157 2 0 0 0 4 1989–90 Trois Rivieres Draveurs QMJHL 40 4 24 28 227 3 0 0 0 15 1990–91 Kalamazoo Wings IHL 57 4 9 13 384 4 0 1 1 32 1991–92 Kalamazoo Wings IHL 53 4 16 20 406 10 0 1 1 58 1991–92 Minnesota North Stars NHL 11 0 0 0 48 — — — — — 1992–93 Kalamazoo Wings IHL 13 1 3 4 50 — — — — — 1992–93 Hamilton Canucks AHL 6 1 3 4 44 — — — — — 1992–93 Minnesota North Stars NHL 31 0 1 1 115 — — — — — 1993–94 Portland Pirates AHL 6 0 0 0 27 — — — — — 1993–94 Washington Capitals NHL 46 1 1 2 174 — — — — — 1993–94 Tampa Bay Lightning NHL 11 0 1 1 52 — — — — — 1994–95 Tampa Bay Lightning NHL 41 2 4 6 225 — — — — — 1995–96 Tampa Bay Lightning NHL 55 2 3 5 258 — — — — — 1995–96 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 11 0 1 1 48 9 1 0 1 30 1996–97 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 67 2 2 4 223 4 0 0 0 18 1997–98 Carolina Hurricanes NHL 14 0 3 3 83 — — — — — 1997–98 Vancouver Canucks NHL 13 0 1 1 47 — — — — — 1997–98 Tampa Bay Lightning NHL 12 0 0 0 45 — — — — — 1998–99 Cleveland Lumberjacks IHL 6 0 0 0 23 — — — — — 1998–99 Tampa Bay Lightning NHL 16 1 1 2 24 — — — — — 1998–99 Washington Capitals NHL 43 2 0 2 103 — — — — — 1999–00 Essen Mosquitoes DEL 14 0 4 4 101 — — — — — 2000–01 Montreal Canadiens NHL 3 0 0 0 14 — — — — — 2000–01 Quebec Citadelles AHL 2 0 0 0 22 — — — — — NHL totals 374 10 18 28 1469 13 1 0 1 48

Electoral record