Thomas Di Pauli

Thomas Di Pauli von Treuheim (born April 29, 1994) is an Italian-born American former professional ice hockey player. He played as a forward for the Pittsburgh Penguins of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was drafted in the fourth round, 100th overall in 2012 by the Washington Capitals.

Early life Di Pauli was born April 29, 1994, to Christina DiPauli and Alexander Di Pauli von Treuheim, in Caldaro, a small town in northern Italy where he lived until he was 12 years old.

Di Pauli moved to the United States in 2007 after his brother was scouted by the Chicago Mission AAA Youth Hockey Club. Thomas accompanied his brother to try and make a younger team with the organization; while his brother, Theo, was playing for the Chicago Mission Bantam Major AAA team, Thomas successfully tried out for the Chicago Mission Bantam Minor AAA team. Di Pauli graduated to the Bantam Major AAA team, and then the Under-16 team in the subsequent two years.

Playing career After graduating from the Chicago Mission organization, Di Pauli joined the U.S. National Team Development Program of the United States Hockey League (USHL), before committing to play for the University of Notre Dame, while studyinf marketing in Notre Dame's Mendoza College of Business. Di Pauli served as the Fighting Irish's alternate captain and earned the team's Offensive MVP award in his final season.

In the final year of his entry-level contract in the 2018–19 season, Di Pauli was on track to improve his offensive contribution, posting 15 points in just 29 games before suffering a season-ending lower-body injury. As an impending restricted free agent, Di Pauli agreed to a one-year, two-way extension with the Pittsburgh Penguins on May 1, 2019.

Personal life Di Pauli has one brother, Theo Di Pauli von Treuheim, and one sister, Sandra Di Pauli. Thomas moved with his brother, sister and mother to the United States, while their father Alexander remained in Italy and traveled back and forth to see them when he could.

Knowing Italian, Di Pauli is trilingual, as the main language in the town he grew up in was German and his mother, Christina, was from the United States, and he would speak English with her.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 2010–11 U.S. National Development Team USHL 32 4 11 15 16 2 0 1 1 0 2011–12 U.S. National Development Team USHL 21 6 5 11 6 — — — — — 2012–13 Notre Dame CCHA 41 5 7 12 31 — — — — — 2013–14 Notre Dame HE 26 3 2 5 12 — — — — — 2014–15 Notre Dame HE 41 8 21 29 24 — — — — — 2015–16 Notre Dame HE 37 14 18 32 16 — — — — — 2016–17 Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins AHL 21 2 0 2 20 — — — — — 2017–18 Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins AHL 58 12 8 20 38 — — — — — 2018–19 Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins AHL 29 7 8 15 32 — — — — — 2019–20 Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins AHL 39 8 9 17 24 — — — — — 2019–20 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 2 0 0 0 10 — — — — — NHL totals 2 0 0 0 10 — — — — —

International Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM 2011 United States U17 5 2 4 6 8 2012 United States WJC18 6 1 0 1 0 2014 United States WJC 5th 5 0 3 3 2 Junior totals 16 3 7 10 10

Awards and honors Award Year RefCollege HE Honorable Mention All-Star Team 2016