Tony Cimellaro

Tony Cimellaro (born June 14, 1971) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who played two games in the National Hockey League for the Ottawa Senators during the 1992–93 NHL season.

Playing career Cimellaro also played in various European leagues, beginning in 1993 with a spell in Serie A with Asiago followed by a season in the British National League for the Durham Wasps and the Blackburn Hawks. He then moved to Denmark to play in the Oddset Ligaen for Vojens IK followed by two seasons in Germany, playing for the Ratingen Löwen in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga and Adendorfer EC of the German 1. Liga Nord before returning to North America.

Cimellaro spent two seasons in the Western Professional Hockey League with the Waco Wizards as a player/coach before finishing his career in the United Hockey League with the Adirondack IceHawks after the WPHL folded. Since 2003 he has been the assistant coach of the Kingston Frontenacs in the Ontario Hockey League. He has taken an assistant coaching position with the AHL Belleville Senators.

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular seasonPlayoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1988–89 North Bay Centennials OHL 11 2 1 3 7 — — — — — 1988–89 Kingston Raiders OHL 47 6 7 13 12 — — — — — 1989–90 Kingston Frontenacs OHL 62 8 31 39 26 7 1 4 5 2 1990–91 Kingston Frontenacs OHL 64 26 25 51 42 — — — — — 1991–92 Belleville Bulls OHL 48 39 44 83 61 5 6 4 10 10 1992–93 New Haven Senators AHL 76 18 16 34 73 — — — — — 1992–93 Ottawa Senators NHL 2 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 1993–94 P.E.I Senators AHL 19 1 0 1 30 — — — — — 1993–94 Asiago ITA 16 16 11 27 13 — — — — — 1994–95 Durham Wasps BHL 4 2 5 7 10 — — — — — 1994–95 Blackburn Hawks BD1 24 40 33 73 76 — — — — — 1995–96 Voyens IK DEN 40 38 27 65 87 — — — — — 1996–97 EC Ratingen DEL 48 5 11 16 44 — — — — — 1997–98 Adendorfer EC GER-2 32 12 20 32 97 18 13 19 32 34 1998–99 Waco Wizards WPHL 61 28 54 82 110 4 2 1 3 4 1999–00 Waco Wizards WPHL 27 14 15 29 52 — — — — — 1999–00 Adirondack IceHawks UHL 46 11 24 35 46 2 0 0 0 0 2004–05 Tamworth Braves EOSHL 6 3 3 6 6 — — — — — 2005–06 Kingston Aces EOSHL 7 6 6 12 6 2 1 2 3 12 NHL totals 2 0 0 0 0 — — — — —

Coaching career From 2003 to 2010, he was an assistant coach with his former junior team, the Kingston Frontenacs in the Ontario Hockey League. He then was hired as an assistant coach with Queen's University Golden Gaels. In December 2017, he was brought in as a midseason replacement assistant coach with the Belleville Senators on the American Hockey League, but was not kept the following season.