Jonathan D'Aversa

Jonathan D'Aversa (born March 2, 1986) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman who played in the American Hockey League (AHL) with Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins before spending the majority of his professional career in Europe.

Playing career D'Aversa was an undrafted player who played for the Sudbury Wolves of the OHL. Serving as an assistant captain for the Wolves in the 2006–07 season, D'Aversa was third on the team in scoring and was selected to play in the OHL All-Star classic. In the play-offs he was ranked second in scoring for defensemen. After completing his junior years, D'Aversa was signed as a free agent to a three-year contract by the Pittsburgh Penguins on May 25, 2007.

In the 2007–08 season, D'Aversa spent time with the Penguins American Hockey League affiliate the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins and the Wheeling Nailers of the ECHL, representing the Nailers in the ECHL All-Star Game.

On July 11, 2010, D'Aversa left North America and signed a one-year contract with Augsburger Panther of the German Deutsche Eishockey Liga for the 2010–11 season. Despite scoring 33 points in 51 games, Augsburg missed the playoffs and on April 1, 2011, D'Aversa left to sign with fellow DEL club Kölner Haie.

After one season in Köln, d'Aversa transferred as a free agent to the neighbouring Austrian Hockey League with Dornbirner EC on August 4, 2012. He remained with the club until the end of the 2015–16 season. In April 2016, he penned a deal with another Austrian team, EHC Linz.

Following his third season with the Black Wings in 2018–19, D'Aversa opted to end his 12-year professional career and return to North America.

Career statistics Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 2001–02 Stouffville Spirit OPJHL 2 0 1 1 0 — — — — — 2002–03 Stouffville Spirit OPJHL 49 4 21 25 18 — — — — — 2003–04 Sudbury Wolves OHL 63 1 14 15 22 7 0 1 1 2 2004–05 Sudbury Wolves OHL 67 5 24 29 42 12 4 6 10 8 2005–06 Sudbury Wolves OHL 62 7 39 46 83 10 2 0 2 17 2006–07 Sudbury Wolves OHL 67 13 47 60 53 21 3 15 18 16 2007–08 Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins AHL 27 4 2 6 6 — — — — — 2007–08 Wheeling Nailers ECHL 25 1 13 14 10 — — — — — 2008–09 Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins AHL 68 1 22 23 36 11 0 2 2 4 2008–09 Wheeling Nailers ECHL 3 1 3 4 2 — — — — — 2009–10 Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins AHL 21 0 1 1 23 — — — — — 2009–10 Wheeling Nailers ECHL 22 6 11 17 26 — — — — — 2010–11 Augsburger Panther DEL 51 15 18 33 26 — — — — — 2011–12 Kölner Haie DEL 45 3 14 17 26 6 0 2 2 6 2012–13 Dornbirner EC EBEL 51 5 24 29 52 — — — — — 2013–14 Dornbirner EC EBEL 50 13 28 41 32 6 0 3 3 4 2014–15 Dornbirner EC EBEL 52 7 27 34 39 — — — — — 2015–16 Dornbirner EC EBEL 49 7 14 21 59 6 2 3 5 0 2016–17 EHC Black Wings Linz EBEL 53 2 19 21 24 5 0 4 4 4 2017–18 EHC Black Wings Linz EBEL 41 10 27 37 24 12 3 7 10 2 2018–19 EHC Black Wings Linz EBEL 41 5 16 21 20 — — — — — AHL totals 116 5 25 30 65 11 0 2 2 4