About Perry Florio
Born 1967. Perry Florio is an American ice hockey player.
Perry Florio (born ), is an American former professional ice hockey player who spent the majority of his career with the Johnstown Chiefs of the ECHL.
Personal life Florio is married, has two children, and three siblings. Both of his parents are deceased.
Career Florio played the 1986 and 1987 seasons for the Providence College Friars, leading the team in penalty minutes both years. Following the 1986 season, Florio was named to the United States men's national junior ice hockey team for the World Junior Championships.
Florio transferred to Northern Michigan University, where he played ten games in his senior year in 1989.
He started his pro career in the 1989-90 season for the Knoxville Cherokees of the East Coast Hockey League before going to the Johnstown Chiefs the next season. Save for a three-game stint with the Hershey Bears of the American Hockey League in 1992, he played the rest of his professional career in Johnstown, retiring after the 1995 season; he served as the team's captain, and was named to the franchise's 20th Anniversary Team. At the time of his retirement, he was the all-time ECHL leader in games played. He was further honored by being named to the ECHL's all-time 10th Anniversary Team in 1997.
Florio also played in Roller Hockey International for the Philadelphia Bulldogs in 1994 and 1995; he played in the RHI All-Star Game in 1994 where he was named the game's MVP.
Coaching After retiring as a player, Florio became an assistant coach for the Roanoke Express of the ECHL in 1998, and was named head coach and general manager in 2000. After making some controversial and unsuccessful trades, he was fired in January 2003 with the team just out of first place, a move unpopular with the players. He was promptly hired as interim head coach for the Anchorage Aces, with whom he finished the season, before going on to be the head coach for the Pee Dee Pride in the 2004 and 2005 seasons. He also was the head coach of the Elmira Jackals of the United Hockey League in 2006.
Career statistics Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1985β86 Providence College NCAA 39 4 5 9 90 β β β β β 1986β87 Providence College NCAA 23 1 6 7 58 β β β β β 1987β88 Northern Michigan University NCAA β β β β β β β β β β 1988β89 Northern Michigan University NCAA 10 0 4 4 8 β β β β β 1989β90 Knoxville Cherokees ECHL 53 8 16 24 114 β β β β β 1990β91 Johnstown Chiefs ECHL 57 8 36 44 179 9 1 4 5 30 1991β92 Johnstown Chiefs ECHL 63 10 35 45 247 6 0 0 0 21 1992β93 Hershey Bears AHL 3 0 0 0 0 β β β β β 1992β93 Johnstown Chiefs ECHL 61 11 32 43 162 5 0 1 1 25 1993β94 Johnstown Chiefs ECHL 62 12 40 52 117 3 0 1 1 42 1994β95 Johnstown Chiefs ECHL 62 3 28 31 94 4 0 6 6 12 ECHL totals 358 52 187 239 913 27 1 12 13 130
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Who is Perry Florio?
American ice hockey player (born 1967)
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Perry Florio was born on 15 July 1967 in Long Island.
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Perry Florio is an ice hockey player.
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