Nate DiCasmirro

Nate DiCasmirro (born September 27, 1978) is a Canadian-born Italian former professional ice hockey right winger who was born in Atikokan, Ontario, but grew up in Burnsville, Minnesota, a suburb of Minneapolis. He most notably played in the American Hockey League and for the Italian national team.

Nate DiCasmirro
Born	(1978-09-27) September 27, 1978 (age 46) Atikokan, Ontario, Canada
Height	5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight	194 lb (88 kg; 13 st 12 lb)
Position	Right Wing
Shot	Left
Played for	Hamilton Bulldogs Toronto Roadrunners Edmonton Roadrunners Grand Rapids Griffins Providence Bruins San Antonio Rampage Syracuse Crunch HC Bolzano Timrå IK EC VSV Brunico SG HC Valpellice Sheffield Steelers HDD Jesenice
National team	Italy
NHL draft	Undrafted
Playing career	2002–2019

Personal life

He holds dual Canadian and U.S. citizenship^[1] and is of Italian descent.

Career

DiCasmirro left home as a teenager to play midget AAA hockey in Marquette, Michigan, and later played for St. Cloud State University.^[2] He was signed as a free agent in 2002 by the Edmonton Oilers and was sent to play in the minor leagues. In 2006, he signed as an unrestricted free agent with the Boston Bruins and was assigned to play right wing for the Providence Bruins of the American Hockey League (AHL).^[3] On December 6, 2007, he was traded to the Phoenix Coyotes along with a 5th round draft pick in the 2009 NHL Entry Draft for goaltender Alex Auld.^[4]

He played several seasons in the AHL and then with Bolzano HC in the Italian Serie A, before being released on December 25, 2008.^[5] DiCasmirro then signed a short-term contract to play with Swedish team Timrå IK on January 6, 2009.^[6] Having played ten games for the Elitserien team, he continued his visit to Sweden by signing for HockeyAllsvenskan newcomers Örebro HK on September 11, 2009.^[7] He moved later in the season to the Austrian Hockey League for EC VSV and in 2010 he signed for Brunico in Serie A.

On August 23, 2015, DiCasmirro returned to the Austrian EBEL, signing for a second stint with Italian club, HC Bolzano, as a free agent on a one-year contract.^[8]

Following his seventeenth professional season at the conclusion of the 2018–19 campaign playing with EC KAC second tier Alps Hockey League team, DiCasmirro opted to conclude his career with the intention to remain within EC KAC as a junior coach on March 25, 2019.^[9] In 2021, he was hired by the Minnesota Wild to be an assistant coach with their AHL affiliate, the Iowa Wild.^[10]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1994–95	Burnsville High School	HS-MN
1995–96	North Iowa Huskies	USHL		38	1	8	9	28		—	—	—	—	—
1996–97	North Iowa Huskies	USHL		51	18	22	40	86		12	0	6	6	22
1997–98	North Iowa Huskies	USHL		52	29	45	74	118		11	5	5	10	34
1998–99	St. Cloud State University	WCHA		34	6	8	14	46		—	—	—	—	—
1999–2000	St. Cloud State University	WCHA		40	19	24	43	26		—	—	—	—	—
2000–01	St. Cloud State University	WCHA		32	9	20	29	26		—	—	—	—	—
2001–02	St. Cloud State University	WCHA		41	17	33	50	58		—	—	—	—	—
2001–02	Hamilton Bulldogs	AHL		1	0	0	0	0		10	0	5	5	6
2002–03	Hamilton Bulldogs	AHL		49	5	12	17	22		16	2	1	3	8
2003–04	Toronto Roadrunners	AHL		71	17	18	35	37		2	0	1	1	0
2004–05	Edmonton Roadrunners	AHL		77	7	18	25	48		—	—	—	—	—
2005–06	Grand Rapids Griffins	AHL		72	16	36	52	97		16	3	3	6	20
2006–07	Providence Bruins	AHL		68	10	18	28	59		13	4	0	4	10
2007–08	Providence Bruins	AHL		20	2	3	5	12		—	—	—	—	—
2007–08	San Antonio Rampage	AHL		23	6	2	8	16		—	—	—	—	—
2007–08	Syracuse Crunch	AHL		20	3	10	13	8		13	3	4	7	12
2008–09	HC Bolzano	ITL		23	6	9	15	40		—	—	—	—	—
2008–09	Timrå IK	SEL		10	3	2	5	4		—	—	—	—	—
2009–10	Örebro HK	Allsv		19	2	2	4	6		—	—	—	—	—
2009–10	EC VSV	EBEL		25	4	10	14	14		5	0	0	0	4
2010–11	HC Pustertal Wölfe	ITL		40	16	21	37	56		15	4	11	15	20
2011–12	HC Pustertal Wölfe	ITL		26	5	10	15	26		13	5	4	9	10
2012–13	HC Valpellice	ITL		44	11	40	51	54		15	4	10	14	48
2013–14	Sheffield Steelers	EIHL		54	6	32	38	34		4	1	5	6	2
2014–15	HC Valpellice	ITL		34	13	25	38	44		5	0	1	1	4
2015–16	HC Bolzano	EBEL		54	6	13	19	24		6	1	5	6	4
2016–17	HDD Jesenice	AlpsHL		28	7	18	25	12		9	2	4	6	10
2016–17	HDD Jesenice	SVN		—	—	—	—	—		5	4	4	8	0
2017–18	HC Pustertal Wölfe	AlpsHL		25	5	14	19	16		9	0	5	5	4
2017–18	HC Pustertal Wölfe	ITL		2	1	1	2	2		—	—	—	—	—
2018–19	EC KAC II	AlpsHL		18	2	6	8	4		—	—	—	—	—
AHL totals				401	66	117	183	299		70	12	14	26	56
ITL totals				169	52	106	158	222		47	13	26	39	82

International

Year	Team	Event	Result		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2013	Italy	OGQ	DNQ		3	1	0	1	2
2013	Italy	WC D1A	18th		5	1	1	2	6
2014	Italy	WC	15th		7	0	1	1	2
2015	Italy	WC D1A	21st		5	0	0	0	4
2016	Italy	OGQ	DNQ		3	0	0	0	0
Senior totals					23	2	2	4	14

Awards and honors

Award	Year
USHL
Dave Tyler Junior Player of the Year Award	1998	[11]
College
All-WCHA Second Team	2001–02