Thomas Milani

Thomas Allan Milani (April 13, 1952 – December 28, 2021) was a Canadian-born Italian professional and Olympic ice hockey player.

During the 1976–77 season, Milani played two games in the World Hockey Association with the Minnesota Fighting Saints.

Milani also played for the Italian national team on several occasions including at the A Pool of the 1982 World Ice Hockey Championships and 1983 World Ice Hockey Championships and at the 1984 Olympics.

He died in December 2021, at the age of 69.

Career statistics Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1972–73 University of Minnesota-Duluth NCAA 36 21 14 35 20 — — — — — 1973–74 University of Minnesota-Duluth NCAA 36 26 17 43 35 — — — — — 1974–75 University of Minnesota-Duluth NCAA 38 27 30 57 36 — — — — — 1975–76 University of Minnesota-Duluth NCAA 36 26 37 63 40 — — — — — 1976–77 Syracuse Blazers NAHL-Sr. 72 56 65 121 15 9 6 7 13 2 1976–77 Minnesota Fighting Saints WHA 2 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 1977–78 Kalamazoo Wings IHL 79 44 41 85 41 10 10 3 13 15 1978–79 Kalamazoo Wings IHL 78 52 54 106 42 14 9 10 19 51 1979–80 Kalamazoo Wings IHL 78 49 62 111 64 17 13 17 30 4 1980–81 HC Bolzano Italy — — — — — — — — — — 1981–82 HC Asiago Italy 32 60 51 111 20 — — — — — 1982–83 HC Asiago Italy 32 38 40 78 22 — — — — — 1983–84 HC Bruneck Italy 16 24 15 39 10 — — — — — 1984–85 HC Como Italy 26 24 31 55 24 — — — — — 1985–86 HC Merano Italy 36 36 46 82 14 — — — — — 1986–87 HC Varese Italy 36 11 14 25 26 — — — — — 1987–88 Fiemme Cavalese Italy 34 16 35 51 6 — — — — — WHA totals 2 0 0 0 0 — — — — — IHL totals 235 145 157 302 147 41 32 30 62 70 Italy totals 212 209 232 441 122 — — — — —

Awards and honours Award Year All-WCHA Second team 1974–75 All-WCHA First team 1975–76 NAHL Rookie-of-the-Year 1976–77 NAHL First Team All-Star 1976–77 IHL Second Team All-Star 1977–78 IHL Second Team All-Star 1978–79