Paul Beraldo

Paul Beraldo (born October 5, 1967) is a retired Italian-Canadian professional ice hockey centre. He was selected 139th overall in the 1986 NHL entry draft by the Boston Bruins. He played ten games for the Bruins during the 1987–88 and 1988–89 seasons.

Beraldo has also played for both the Canadian and the Italian national ice hockey teams.

Playing career Beraldo was born in Hamilton, Ontario. Having been selected by the Boston Bruins in the 1986 NHL entry draft, Beraldo was assigned to play for their farm team, the Maine Mariners, in the American Hockey League (AHL) during the 1987–88 season. He played for Maine in the AHL for three seasons, during which time he stepped up to play for Boston in the National Hockey League (NHL) three times during the 1987–88 season and seven times during the 1988–89 season, although he failed to score any points during these games.

After the 1989–90 season, Beraldo signed with HC Milano Saima in the Italian Serie A, where he helped them to win the league in 1991. The following season, he stayed with Milano Saima, playing in Serie A and the international Alpenliga. Staying in Milan, he continued to play in Serie A and the Alpenliga the following season, 1992–93, with HC Lion Milano.

Leaving Italy for Germany in the 1993–94 season, Beraldo played for Berliner SC Preussen in what turned out to be the final season of the old German first division. He returned to Italy at the end of the season to play three games for SG Milano Saima in the Italian playoffs. After one game with Milano Saima at the start of the 1994–95 season, he returned to Germany to play for TuS Geretsried in the German second division. He then finished the season back in North America playing for Brantford Smoke in the Colonial Hockey League.

Returning to Germany for the 1995–96 season, Beraldo played for four teams over the next three seasons in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL) – EC Ratingen Löwen, Adler Mannheim (winning the league with them in 1996–97), Kassel Huskies and Star Bulls Rosenheim. He joined HC Fribourg-Gottéron in the Swiss Nationalliga A for the 1998–99 season, during which time he also appeared for them in the International Ice Hockey Federation's European Hockey League.

After sitting out the 1999–00 season, Beraldo moved onto his fourth European country when he joined up with the Sheffield Steelers in the United Kingdom for the 2000–01 Ice Hockey Superleague (ISL) season. Finishing his ice hockey career on a high, Beraldo helped Sheffield to a Grand Slam of the Benson & Hedges Cup, Challenge Cup, league championship and playoff championship. Currently Beraldo's son Adrien plays professionally for the Toledo Walleye. (ECHL) and his nephew plays Jr in the competitive PJHL in Glanbrook.

Honours Serie A champion with HC Milano Saima in 1990–91. DEL champion with Adler Mannheim in 1996–97. Benson & Hedges Cup, Challenge Cup, ISL and ISL playoff champion with the Sheffield Steelers in the 2000–01 season.

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular seasonPlayoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1983–84 Stoney Creek Warriors NDJCHL 35 18 23 41 27 — — — — — 1984–85 Grimsby Peach Kings NDJCHL 25 9 4 13 24 — — — — — 1984–85 Dixie Beehives OPJAHL 2 0 0 0 2 — — — — — 1985–86 Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds OHL 61 15 13 29 48 — — — — — 1986–87 Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds OHL 63 39 51 90 117 4 3 2 5 6 1987–88 Maine Mariners AHL 62 22 15 37 112 2 0 0 0 19 1987–88 Boston Bruins NHL 3 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 1988–89 Maine Mariners AHL 73 25 28 53 134 — — — — — 1988–89 Boston Bruins NHL 7 0 0 0 4 — — — — — 1989–90 Maine Mariners AHL 51 14 27 41 31 — — — — — 1989–90 Canadian National Team Intl 9 2 9 11 10 — — — — — 1990–91 HC Milano Saima ITA 34 34 27 61 77 10 12 12 24 13 1991–92 HC Milano Saima ALP 10 5 7 12 33 — — — — — 1991–92 HC Milano Saima ITA 16 23 13 36 24 12 10 5 15 11 1992–93 HC Devils Milano ALP 30 25 19 44 47 — — — — — 1992–93 HC Devils Milano ITA 16 16 11 27 10 11 8 3 11 13 1993–94 BSC Preussen GER 12 6 10 16 14 2 1 1 2 0 1993–94 SG Milano Saima ITA — — — — — 3 0 2 2 10 1994–95 SG Milano Saima Serie A 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 1994–95 TuS Geretsried GER-2 18 28 30 58 56 — — — — — 1994–95 Brantford Smoke CoHL 22 7 17 24 22 — — — — — 1995–96 Ratinger Löwen DEL 16 14 7 21 56 — — — — — 1996–97 Adler Mannheim DEL 50 23 25 48 71 9 3 2 5 22 1997–98 Kassel Huskies DEL 18 8 8 16 18 — — — — — 1997–98 Star Bulls Rosenheim DEL 43 5 5 10 12 — — — — — 1998–99 HC Fribourg-Gottéron NLA 21 5 12 17 83 — — — — — 2000–01 Sheffield Steelers ISL 23 12 12 24 18 8 4 3 7 14 AHL totals 186 61 70 131 277 2 0 0 0 19 NHL totals 10 0 0 0 0 — — — — —

International Year Team Event GP G A Pts PIM 1994 Italy WC 6 2 1 3 6 Senior totals 6 2 1 3 6