Nate DiCasmirro

Nate DiCasmirro (born September 27, 1978) is a Canadian-born Italian former professional ice hockey right winger who was born in Atikokan, Ontario, but grew up in Burnsville, Minnesota, a suburb of Minneapolis. He most notably played in the American Hockey League and for the Italian national team.

Personal life He holds dual Canadian and U.S. citizenship and is of Italian descent.

Career DiCasmirro left home as a teenager to play midget AAA hockey in Marquette, Michigan, and later played for St. Cloud State University. He was signed as a free agent in 2002 by the Edmonton Oilers and was sent to play in the minor leagues. In 2006, he signed as an unrestricted free agent with the Boston Bruins and was assigned to play right wing for the Providence Bruins of the American Hockey League (AHL). On December 6, 2007, he was traded to the Phoenix Coyotes along with a 5th round draft pick in the 2009 NHL Entry Draft for goaltender Alex Auld.

He played several seasons in the AHL and then with Bolzano HC in the Italian Serie A, before being released on December 25, 2008. DiCasmirro then signed a short-term contract to play with Swedish team Timrå IK on January 6, 2009. Having played ten games for the Elitserien team, he continued his visit to Sweden by signing for HockeyAllsvenskan newcomers Örebro HK on September 11, 2009. He moved later in the season to the Austrian Hockey League for EC VSV and in 2010 he signed for Brunico in Serie A.

On August 23, 2015, DiCasmirro returned to the Austrian EBEL, signing for a second stint with Italian club, HC Bolzano, as a free agent on a one-year contract.

Following his seventeenth professional season at the conclusion of the 2018–19 campaign playing with EC KAC second tier Alps Hockey League team, DiCasmirro opted to conclude his career with the intention to remain within EC KAC as a junior coach on March 25, 2019. In 2021, he was hired by the Minnesota Wild to be an assistant coach with their AHL affiliate, the Iowa Wild.

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1994–95 Burnsville High School HS-MN 1995–96 North Iowa Huskies USHL 38 1 8 9 28 — — — — — 1996–97 North Iowa Huskies USHL 51 18 22 40 86 12 0 6 6 22 1997–98 North Iowa Huskies USHL 52 29 45 74 118 11 5 5 10 34 1998–99 St. Cloud State University WCHA 34 6 8 14 46 — — — — — 1999–2000 St. Cloud State University WCHA 40 19 24 43 26 — — — — — 2000–01 St. Cloud State University WCHA 32 9 20 29 26 — — — — — 2001–02 St. Cloud State University WCHA 41 17 33 50 58 — — — — — 2001–02 Hamilton Bulldogs AHL 1 0 0 0 0 10 0 5 5 6 2002–03 Hamilton Bulldogs AHL 49 5 12 17 22 16 2 1 3 8 2003–04 Toronto Roadrunners AHL 71 17 18 35 37 2 0 1 1 0 2004–05 Edmonton Roadrunners AHL 77 7 18 25 48 — — — — — 2005–06 Grand Rapids Griffins AHL 72 16 36 52 97 16 3 3 6 20 2006–07 Providence Bruins AHL 68 10 18 28 59 13 4 0 4 10 2007–08 Providence Bruins AHL 20 2 3 5 12 — — — — — 2007–08 San Antonio Rampage AHL 23 6 2 8 16 — — — — — 2007–08 Syracuse Crunch AHL 20 3 10 13 8 13 3 4 7 12 2008–09 HC Bolzano ITL 23 6 9 15 40 — — — — — 2008–09 Timrå IK SEL 10 3 2 5 4 — — — — — 2009–10 Örebro HK Allsv 19 2 2 4 6 — — — — — 2009–10 EC VSV EBEL 25 4 10 14 14 5 0 0 0 4 2010–11 HC Pustertal Wölfe ITL 40 16 21 37 56 15 4 11 15 20 2011–12 HC Pustertal Wölfe ITL 26 5 10 15 26 13 5 4 9 10 2012–13 HC Valpellice ITL 44 11 40 51 54 15 4 10 14 48 2013–14 Sheffield Steelers EIHL 54 6 32 38 34 4 1 5 6 2 2014–15 HC Valpellice ITL 34 13 25 38 44 5 0 1 1 4 2015–16 HC Bolzano EBEL 54 6 13 19 24 6 1 5 6 4 2016–17 HDD Jesenice AlpsHL 28 7 18 25 12 9 2 4 6 10 2016–17 HDD Jesenice SVN — — — — — 5 4 4 8 0 2017–18 HC Pustertal Wölfe AlpsHL 25 5 14 19 16 9 0 5 5 4 2017–18 HC Pustertal Wölfe ITL 2 1 1 2 2 — — — — — 2018–19 EC KAC II AlpsHL 18 2 6 8 4 — — — — — AHL totals 401 66 117 183 299 70 12 14 26 56 ITL totals 169 52 106 158 222 47 13 26 39 82

International

Awards and honors Award Year USHL Dave Tyler Junior Player of the Year Award 1998 College All-WCHA Second Team 2001–02