Michael Amadio

Michael Amadio (born May 13, 1996) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player who is a forward for the Ottawa Senators of the National Hockey League (NHL). Amadio was selected by the Los Angeles Kings, 90th overall, in the 2014 NHL entry draft. He has also played for the Toronto Maple Leafs and the Vegas Golden Knights. He is a one-time Stanley Cup champion, which he won with the Golden Knights in 2023.

Playing career

Major junior Amadio was a prolific scorer playing in Northern Ontario's bantam and midget levels, before he was selected by the Brampton Battalion of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL) in the second round, 36th overall, of the 2012 OHL Priority Selection draft. In his OHL rookie season in 2012–13 he appeared in 63 games, scoring six goals, 13 assists and 19 points. In the offseason the Battalion were relocated to North Bay, Ontario to become the North Bay Battalion. In his second season with the franchise in 2013–14, Amadio tallied 12 goals and 38 points in 64 games and added another four goals and nine points in North Bay's 22 playoff games.

Ahead of the 2015–16 season, Amadio was named the captain of the Battalion. He scored a franchise record of 50 goals that season in 68 games, registering 98 points and was nominated for the Red Tilson Trophy and William Hanley Trophy. Amadio was named the winner of the William Hanley Trophy on April 22, 2016, and was later selected for the OHL Second All-Star Team.

Professional Los Angeles Kings Amadio was selected by the Los Angeles Kings of the National Hockey League (NHL) with the last pick in the third round, 90th overall, of the 2014 NHL entry draft. He was then reassigned to join their American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Ontario Reign for their playoff run following the 2015–16 season. In 11 post-season games he contributed with one goal and five points. He made his NHL debut that night in a 4–0 shutout victory over the Montreal Canadiens. In his fourth game, Amadio registered his first NHL goal, scoring in a 5–3 victory over the Toronto Maple Leafs on November 2, 2017. He was returned to the Reign, going on a 17-game point streak in the AHL but was recalled in January and remained with the Kings into March. He recorded his first multi-point game on January 21, 2018, when he scored a powerplay goal and assisted on another powerplay goal by Tanner Pearson in a 4–2 victory over the New York Rangers. He played in 32 regular season games with Ontario, scoring 11 goals and 35 points and in 37 games with Los Angeles, tallying four goals and eight points. He also appeared in the Reign's 2018 Calder Cup playoffs run, playing in four games, scoring one goal and four points. After playing in 28 games, Amadio was reassigned to the Ontario Reign. Despite recalls throughout the season, he was again assigned to the Ontario Reign after the Kings failed to clinch a post season berth. He made 43 appearances with the Kings, marking six goals and 13 points and added another eight goals and 26 points in 28 games with Ontario. He once again made the Kings opening night roster out of training camp in 2019–20. He played in 68 games with Los Angeles, scoring six goals and 16 points, He began the pandemic-shortened 2020–21 season with the Kings, and appeared in 20 games, registering only two assists. He was placed on waivers on March 19 and went unclaimed. He was then assigned to the Kings' taxi squad. He also appeared for the Reign, where he played two games, adding two assists.

Ottawa Senators and Toronto Maple Leafs On March 29, 2021, Amadio was traded to the Ottawa Senators in exchange for defenceman Christian Wolanin. He made his Senators debut on April 8, in a 3–1 loss to the Edmonton Oilers. He registered his first point with Ottawa in the next game, assisting on Tim Stützle's goal in a 6–5 loss to the Toronto Maple Leafs. He made five appearances with the Senators following the trade, registering the one assist.

Amadio signed a one-year, two-way contract with the Toronto Maple Leafs on July 29, 2021. After Ilya Mikheyev was injured during training camp, Amadio beat out Adam Brooks for the final lineup spot on the Maple Leafs opening night roster to commence the 2021–22 season. Vegas claimed him after placing Nolan Patrick on injured reserve and were dealing with a shortage of healthy forwards. He made his Golden Knights debut on November 2 in a 4–0 shutout loss to his former team, the Maple Leafs. He registered his first point with Vegas on December 1, assisting on William Carrier's second period goal in a 6–5 loss to the Anaheim Ducks. He scored his first goal for the Golden Knights in the next game, a two-point effort in a 7–1 win over the Arizona Coyotes. On January 30, 2022, the Golden Knights signed Amadio to a two-year, $1.525 million contract extension. He marked a three-point night scoring one goal and registering two assists in a 5–4 victory over the Anaheim Ducks on March 5. He finished the season playing in 53 games with Vegas, scoring 11 goals and 18 points. He changed his game in Vegas from that of a playmaker to a more direct style and soon made earned himself a role that saw his playing time increase. He finished the season with 16 goals and 27 points in 67 games. Amadio finished the playoffs with five goals and ten points including a goal in the series-clinching game five of the 2023 Stanley Cup Final, where the Golden Knights won the Stanley Cup. On July 19, Amadio was awarded the key to the city of Sault Ste. Marie by Mayor Matthew Shoemaker when he brought the Stanley Cup to the city.

In 2023–24 Amadio was now an established regular on the Golden Knights as the team made few changes to the roster that won them the Stanley Cup. A bottom-six forward with Vegas, he played in 73 games, scoring 14 goals and 27 points. He registered his first goal with the Senators on November 9 in a 3–2 victory over the Boston Bruins. He mostly saw time on the team's third line alongside Shane Pinto and Ridly Greig, often matched against the opponent's top line. The line was often Ottawa's most consistent during the season and in 72 games, he tallied 11 goals and 27 points. The Senators qualified for the playoffs and faced the Toronto Maple Leafs in the opening round. The Senators were eliminated in six games in their best-of-seven series. In the six games, Amadio tallied one assist. On December 11, 2025, he recorded a three-point game, scoring one goal and assisting on two others by Giroux and Tim Stützle. In 81 games, he tallied 15 goals and 35 points.

Career statistics Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 2010–11 Soo Greyhounds NOBHL 39 60 74 134 16 6 10 9 19 2 2011–12 Sault Ste. Marie North Stars GNML 29 32 30 62 12 11 5 9 14 6 2012–13 Brampton Battalion OHL 63 6 13 19 8 5 0 0 0 0 2013–14 North Bay Battalion OHL 64 12 26 38 14 22 4 5 9 2 2014–15 North Bay Battalion OHL 68 24 47 71 18 15 6 9 15 4 2015–16 North Bay Battalion OHL 68 50 48 98 40 11 12 6 18 10 2015–16 Ontario Reign AHL — — — — — 11 1 4 5 0 2016–17 Ontario Reign AHL 68 16 25 41 4 5 2 0 2 0 2017–18 Ontario Reign AHL 32 11 24 35 12 4 1 3 4 2 2017–18 Los Angeles Kings NHL 37 4 4 8 8 1 0 1 1 0 2018–19 Los Angeles Kings NHL 43 6 7 13 6 — — — — — 2018–19 Ontario Reign AHL 28 8 18 26 12 — — — — — 2019–20 Los Angeles Kings NHL 68 6 10 16 10 — — — — — 2020–21 Los Angeles Kings NHL 20 0 2 2 2 — — — — — 2020–21 Ontario Reign AHL 2 0 2 2 0 — — — — — 2020–21 Ottawa Senators NHL 5 0 1 1 2 — — — — — 2021–22 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 3 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 2021–22 Vegas Golden Knights NHL 56 11 7 18 15 — — — — — 2022–23 Vegas Golden Knights NHL 67 16 11 27 12 16 5 5 10 4 2023–24 Vegas Golden Knights NHL 73 14 13 27 16 4 1 1 2 0 2024–25 Ottawa Senators NHL 72 11 16 27 18 6 0 1 1 2 2025–26 Ottawa Senators NHL 81 15 20 35 18 4 0 0 0 2 NHL totals 522 83 91 174 107 31 6 8 14 8

Awards and honours Award Year OHL William Hanley Trophy 2016 Second All-Star Team 2016 NHL Stanley Cup champion 2023