Daniel Ciampini

Daniel Ciampini
Ciampini with the Sheffield Steelers in 2024
Born (1990-11-25) November 25, 1990 (age 33)
Concord, Ontario, Canada
Height 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb)
Position Left wing
Shoots Left
EIHL team
Former teams		 Sheffield Steelers
Worcester Sharks
Rockford IceHogs
Ontario Reign
Belleville Senators
Stjernen Hockey
HC TWK Innsbruck
Rytíři Kladno
HC Bozen-Bolzano
NHL draft Undrafted
Playing career 2015–present

Daniel Ciampini (born November 25, 1990) is a Canadian professional ice hockey winger currently playing with the Sheffield Steelers of the UK's Elite Ice Hockey League (EIHL).[1]

Playing career

Ciampini played college hockey at Union from 2011–15; he was part of the 2013–14 national championship team. In 2014–15, Ciampini was a finalist for the Hobey Baker Award, marking him as one of the ten best players in men's college hockey;[2] he was also named All-ECAC First Team.[3] On March 18, 2015, Ciampini signed an amateur try-out agreement with the Worcester Sharks of the AHL.[4] On March 23, 2015, Ciampini signed an AHL contract with Worcester.[5][6]

On July 8, 2015, Ciampini secured an AHL contract as a free agent, agreeing to a one-year deal with the Rockford IceHogs.[7] In the 2015–16 season, contributed with 1 goal in 10 games with the IceHogs. He was reassigned for the majority of the campaign with ECHL affiliate, Indy Fuel, in producing 38 points in 48 games.

As a free agent in the off-season, Ciampini secured another AHL deal, signing a one-year contract with the Ontario Reign on August 4, 2016.[8] In the 2016–17 season, Ciampini split the year between the Reign and ECHL affiliate, the Manchester Monarchs.

On September 15, 2017, having left the Reign as a free agent, Ciampini agreed to a one-year deal with inaugural AHL club, the Belleville Senators.[9]

After two seasons within the Belleville Senators organization, Ciampini decided to pursue a European career, agreeing to a one-year contract with Norwegian club, Stjernen Hockey of the GET-ligaen on June 14, 2019.[10]

Following a season stint in Austria with HC TWK Innsbruck of the ICE Hockey League, Ciampini continued his European career by agreeing to a one-year contract with Czech club, Rytíři Kladno of the ELH, on July 14, 2021.[11]

After a spell in Italy with HC Bozen-Bolzano, Ciampini signed terms ahead of the 2022–23 season with UK EIHL side Sheffield Steelers.[12]

In his second year with the Steelers, Ciampini would win the Grand Slam.[10]

Career statistics

    Regular season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2006–07 Stouffville Spirit OPJHL 2 1 1 2 0 — — — — —
2007–08 St. Michael's Buzzers OPJHL 15 3 5 8 10 — — — — —
2008–09 St. Michael's Buzzers OJHL 40 14 16 30 43 — — — — —
2009–10 St. Michael's Buzzers CCHL 49 42 46 88 64 — — — — —
2010–11 St. Michael's Buzzers OJHL 50 33 49 82 64 3 1 3 4 4
2011–12 Union Dutchmen ECAC 15 3 3 6 2 — — — — —
2012–13 Union Dutchmen ECAC 36 11 10 21 28 — — — — —
2013–14 Union Dutchmen ECAC 41 23 18 41 26 — — — — —
2014–15 Union Dutchmen ECAC 39 26 24 50 30 — — — — —
2014–15 Worcester Sharks AHL 15 3 3 6 2 — — — — —
2015–16 Indy Fuel ECHL 48 14 24 38 14 — — — — —
2015–16 Rockford IceHogs AHL 10 1 0 1 2 — — — — —
2016–17 Manchester Monarchs ECHL 28 12 16 28 8 18 4 10 14 4
2016–17 Ontario Reign AHL 23 1 4 5 12 — — — — —
2017–18 Belleville Senators AHL 49 7 9 16 14 — — — — —
2017–18 Brampton Beast ECHL 15 4 12 16 4 — — — — —
2018–19 Brampton Beast ECHL 51 16 35 51 26 6 4 3 7 8
2018–19 Belleville Senators AHL 19 1 2 3 2 — — — — —
2019–20 Stjernen Hockey GET 43 23 29 52 70 — — — — —
2020–21 HC TWK Innsbruck ICEHL 48 28 31 59 28 — — — — —
2021–22 Rytíři Kladno ELH 8 1 0 1 4 — — — — —
2021–22 HC Bozen-Bolzano ICEHL 22 3 4 7 12 2 0 0 0 0
2022–23 Sheffield Steelers EIHL 51 17 31 48 26 4 0 4 4 2
2023-24 Sheffield Steelers EIHL 54 18 34 52 20 4 2 2 4 4
AHL totals 116 13 18 31 32 — — — — —

Awards and honors

Award Year
College
ECAC All-Academic Team 2012–13, 2013–14
NCAA Division I Champion 2014
NCAA All-Tournament Team 2014
Hobey Baker Award top ten finalist 2014–15 [2]
All-ECAC First Team 2014–15 [3]
Division I AHCA All-American East First Team 2014–15

References

  1. ^ "Fox Confirms Final 3 Forwards".
  2. ^ a b "Top 10 Hobey Finalists announced". Union College. 2015-03-01. Retrieved 2015-03-01.
  3. ^ a b "2014–15 Men's ice hockey awards". ECAC Hockey. 2015-03-29. Archived from the original on 2015-03-23. Retrieved 2015-03-29.
  4. ^ "Daniel Ciampini signs ATO in American Hockey League". Union College. 2015-03-18. Retrieved 2015-03-18.
  5. ^ "Ciampini signs pro contract with Worcester Sharks". Union College. 2015-03-23. Retrieved 2015-03-23.
  6. ^ "Worcester signs Ciampini to AHL contract". Worcester Sharks. 2015-03-23. Archived from the original on 2015-04-02. Retrieved 2015-03-23.
  7. ^ "Rockford signs Ciampini and Visentin". Rockford IceHogs. 2015-07-08. Retrieved 2015-07-08.
  8. ^ "Hobey Baker finalist Ciampini joins Reign". Ontario Reign. 2016-08-04. Retrieved 2016-08-05.
  9. ^ "Senators sign Ciampini to two-way contract". Belleville Senators. 2017-09-15. Retrieved 2017-09-15.
  10. ^ a b "Daniel Ciampini signs with Stjernen" (in Norwegian). Stjernen Hockey. June 14, 2019. Retrieved June 14, 2019.
  11. ^ "Rytíři Kladno sign 6 overseas players" (in Czech). Rytíři Kladno. July 14, 2021. Retrieved July 14, 2021.
  12. ^ "Huge triple signing for Sheffield Steelers revealed". 3 August 2022.