Pat Cannone

Patrick Cannone (born August 9, 1986) is an American former professional ice hockey player who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Minnesota Wild.

Playing career Born in Bayport, New York, Cannone played junior hockey for the New England Jr. Falcons of the Eastern Junior Hockey League (EJHL) from 2004 through 2006. He then joined the Cedar Rapids RoughRiders of the United States Hockey League (USHL) for one season before enrolling at Miami University, where he played four seasons of college hockey. In 2011, after the end of the college hockey season, Cannone was signed as a free agent by the Ottawa Senators of the National Hockey League, and was assigned to their Binghamton affiliate in the AHL. On July 8, 2013, Cannone was traded to the St. Louis Blues for future considerations.

After three seasons with the Blues' AHL affiliate, the Chicago Wolves, Cannone left as a free agent to sign a one-year, two-way deal with the Minnesota Wild on July 1, 2016.

Cannone played two seasons within the Wild organization before departing as a free agent following the 2017–18 season. On July 19, 2018, he agreed to his first contract abroad in signing a one-year deal with German club, ERC Ingolstadt of the DEL. As an Alternate captain, Cannone appeared in every game for the 2018–19 season, notching 38 points in 52 games, before opting to leave the club at the conclusion of the post-season.

On May 27, 2019, Cannone signed a one-year contract to continue in the DEL, agreeing to terms with the Schwenninger Wild Wings. He made 51 regular season appearances with the Wild Wings, collecting 10 goals and 35 points, before the playoffs were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

As a free agent, Cannone returned to North America after two seasons abroad, signing his first contract in the third tier ECHL with the Utah Grizzlies on December 17, 2020.

Career statistics Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 2004–05 New England Jr. Falcons EJHL 49 26 28 54 50 — — — — — 2005–06 New England Jr. Falcons EJHL 45 22 31 53 52 — — — — — 2006–07 Cedar Rapids RoughRiders USHL 59 18 37 55 46 6 1 7 8 6 2007–08 Miami RedHawks CCHA 42 6 24 30 20 — — — — — 2008–09 Miami RedHawks CCHA 41 11 24 35 16 — — — — — 2009–10 Miami RedHawks CCHA 44 14 17 31 22 — — — — — 2010–11 Miami RedHawks CCHA 39 14 23 37 25 — — — — — 2010–11 Binghamton Senators AHL 2 1 1 2 2 — — — — — 2011–12 Binghamton Senators AHL 76 19 24 43 32 — — — — — 2012–13 Binghamton Senators AHL 74 10 15 25 41 3 0 0 0 4 2013–14 Chicago Wolves AHL 59 16 18 34 16 9 0 2 2 4 2014–15 Chicago Wolves AHL 64 14 33 47 18 5 0 6 6 0 2015–16 Chicago Wolves AHL 73 20 32 52 38 — — — — — 2016–17 Iowa Wild AHL 73 9 29 38 26 — — — — — 2016–17 Minnesota Wild NHL 3 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 2017–18 Iowa Wild AHL 76 17 22 39 24 — — — — — 2018–19 ERC Ingolstadt DEL 52 8 30 38 34 7 0 2 2 2 2019–20 Schwenninger Wild Wings DEL 51 10 25 35 14 — — — — — 2020–21 Utah Grizzlies ECHL 36 10 18 28 16 3 0 1 1 0 NHL totals 3 0 0 0 0 — — — — —