Roberto Romano

Roberto Romano
Born (1962-10-26) October 26, 1962 (age 62)
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Height 5 ft 6 in (168 cm)
Weight 170 lb (77 kg; 12 st 2 lb)
Position Goaltender
Caught Left
Played for Pittsburgh Penguins
Boston Bruins
HC Devils Milano
HC Bolzano
HC Meran
National team  Italy
NHL draft Undrafted
Playing career 1982–1994

Roberto Romano (born October 26, 1962) is a Canadian-born Italian former ice hockey goaltender.[1] He played 126 games in the National Hockey League with the Pittsburgh Penguins and Boston Bruins between 1982 and 1994. He also played several years in the Italian Serie A. Internationally Romano played for the Italian national team at the 1992 World Championships.

Playing career

Romano played major junior with the Quebec Remparts and Hull Olympiques. He started his National Hockey League career with the Pittsburgh Penguins in 1982. During his career, he was traded in 1987 to the Boston Bruins, before moving to Europe. Seven years after making his previous NHL appearance, Romano played two games for the Pittsburgh Penguins in 1994.[2] He retired after the 1994 season.

International

Romano has Italian citizenship and played for the Italian national ice hockey team at the 1992 World Ice Hockey Championships. He played in 3 games.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP W L T MIN GA SO GAA SV% GP W L MIN GA SO GAA SV%
1979–80 Quebec Remparts QMJHL 52 21 17 3 2411 183 0 4.55 .868 3 1 1 150 12 0 4.80 .842
1980–81 Quebec Remparts QMJHL 59 24 26 2 3174 233 0 4.40 .882 4 1 2 164 18 0 6.59 .874
1981–82 Quebec Remparts QMJHL 1 0 1 0 60 4 0 4.00 .889 — — — — — — — —
1981–82 Hull Olympiques QMJHL 56 34 17 2 3090 194 1 3.77 .899 13 6 7 760 50 0 3.95 .890
1982–83 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 3 0 2 0 155 18 0 6.97 .813 — — — — — — — —
1982–83 Baltimore Skipjacks AHL 38 19 14 3 2163 146 0 4.05 .888 — — — — — — — —
1983–84 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 18 6 11 0 1018 78 1 4.60 .876 — — — — — — — —
1983–84 Baltimore Skipjacks AHL 31 23 6 1 1759 106 0 3.62 .889 9 5 3 544 36 0 3.97 —
1984–85 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 31 9 17 2 1619 120 1 4.45 .879 — — — — — — — —
1984–85 Baltimore Skipjacks AHL 12 2 8 2 719 44 0 3.67 .878 — — — — — — — —
1985–86 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 46 21 20 3 2676 159 2 3.56 .885 — — — — — — — —
1986–87 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 25 9 11 2 1433 87 0 3.64 .878 — — — — — — — —
1986–87 Boston Bruins NHL 1 0 1 0 60 6 0 6.00 .824 — — — — — — — —
1986–87 Baltimore Skipjacks AHL 5 0 3 0 274 18 0 3.94 .871 — — — — — — — —
1986–87 Moncton Golden Flames AHL 1 1 0 0 65 3 0 2.77 .897 — — — — — — — —
1987–88 Maine Mariners AHL 16 5 8 1 875 52 0 3.57 .872 — — — — — — — —
1987–88 HC Meran ITA 8 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
1989–90 HC Bolzano ITA 32 — — — 1778 105 0 3.54 — — — — — — — — —
1990–91 HC Devils Milano ITA 10 — — — 538 31 0 3.45 — — — — — — — — —
1991–92 HC Devils Milano ITA 17 — — — 973 42 1 2.58 — 2 — — 120 2 1 1.00 —
1991–92 HC Devils Milano ALP 29 — — — 1704 78 2 2.74 — — — — — — — — —
1992–93 HC Devils Milano ALP 28 — — — 1549 73 0 2.82 — — — — — — — — —
1993–94 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 2 1 0 1 125 3 0 1.44 .946 — — — — — — — —
1993–94 Cleveland Lumberjacks IHL 11 2 7 2 642 45 1 4.20 .882 — — — — — — — —
NHL totals 126 46 63 8 7087 471 4 3.99 .879 — — — — — — — —

International

Year Team Event GP W L T MIN GA SO GAA SV%
1992 Italy WC 3 — — — 151 11 0 4.37 .880
Senior totals 3 — — — 151 11 0 4.37 .880

References

  1. ^ https://www.nhl.com/player/roberto-romano-8450993 [bare URL]
  2. ^ "Seven years later, Romano makes winning look easy". Baltimore Sun. January 11, 1994. Archived from the original on August 1, 2024.
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