Peter Sarno

Peter Sarno (born July 26, 1979) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey centre, who last played for Alleghe Hockey in the Italian Serie A. He was selected in the sixth round of the 1997 NHL entry draft, 141st overall, by the Edmonton Oilers.

Playing career As a youth, Sarno played in the 1993 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with the Toronto Marlboros minor ice hockey team.

After completing a successful junior career with the Windsor Spitfires and the Sarnia Sting of the OHL, in which he twice led the league in points, Sarno apprenticed in the Oilers farm system, playing for their AHL team, the Hamilton Bulldogs. After one season in Finland, Sarno returned to North America, where he played for the Oilers new AHL franchise, the Toronto Roadrunners. He also made his NHL debut, playing six games with the big club. Shortly thereafter, he was dealt to the Vancouver Canucks, who wanted more depth at their centre position. He played one and a half seasons for their AHL affiliate, the Manitoba Moose, before signing on with the Syracuse Crunch (affiliated with the Columbus Blue Jackets).

Sarno then moved to Europe, signing with HC Fribourg-Gottéron in the Nationalliga A in Switzerland in 2006, followed by three seasons in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga in Germany, two with the Hamburg Freezers and one with Grizzly Adams Wolfsburg. In 2010, Sarno moved to Italy and signed with the Serie A club HC Alleghe.

Transactions February 16, 2004 - Edmonton trades Sarno to Vancouver in exchange for Tyler Moss August 22, 2005 - Sarno signs with Columbus May 22, 2006 - Sarno signs with HC Fribourg-Gottéron (Swiss League)

Career statistics Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1995–96 North York Rangers MetJHL 52 39 57 96 27 — — — — — 1996–97 Windsor Spitfires OHL 66 20 63 83 59 5 0 3 3 6 1997–98 Windsor Spitfires OHL 63 33 88 121 18 — — — — — 1997–98 Hamilton Bulldogs AHL 8 1 1 2 2 — — — — — 1998–99 Sarnia Sting OHL 68 37 93 130 49 6 1 7 8 2 1999–2000 Hamilton Bulldogs AHL 67 10 36 46 31 — — — — — 2000–01 Hamilton Bulldogs AHL 79 19 46 65 64 — — — — — 2001–02 Hamilton Bulldogs AHL 76 12 40 52 38 15 6 7 13 4 2002–03 Blues SM-l 45 17 23 40 34 7 2 1 3 2 2003–04 Edmonton Oilers NHL 6 1 0 1 2 — — — — — 2003–04 Toronto Roadrunners AHL 31 6 12 18 29 — — — — — 2003–04 Manitoba Moose AHL 23 5 9 14 6 — — — — — 2004–05 Manitoba Moose AHL 80 16 66 82 53 14 1 8 9 4 2005–06 Columbus Blue Jackets NHL 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 2005–06 Syracuse Crunch AHL 39 12 39 51 20 6 0 5 5 8 2006–07 HC Fribourg-Gottéron NLA 26 5 18 23 22 — — — — — 2007–08 Hamburg Freezers DEL 56 26 48 74 54 8 4 9 13 14 2008–09 Hamburg Freezers DEL 38 5 25 30 28 8 1 4 5 6 2009–10 Grizzly Adams Wolfsburg DEL 40 9 29 38 32 7 1 2 3 6 2010–11 Lausanne HC NLB 2 0 2 2 0 — — — — — 2010–11 HC Alleghe ITA 5 3 5 8 2 5 2 5 7 4 AHL totals 403 81 249 330 243 35 7 20 27 16 NHL totals 7 1 0 1 2 — — — — — DEL totals 134 40 102 142 114 23 6 15 21 26