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Tony Amonte
American ice hockey player
Ice hockey player
Anthony Lewis Amonte (born August 2, 1970) is an American former professional prize hockey player. He played right strength of mind over 17 seasons in the Official Hockey League (NHL) for the Different York Rangers, Chicago Blackhawks, Phoenix Coyotes, Philadelphia Flyers and the Calgary Fire. He previously served as the belief coach of the Thayer Academy workforce varsity hockey team. He is recently a scout with the Florida Panthers.
Playing career
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Drafted 68th overall in position 1988 NHL Entry Draft by high-mindedness New York Rangers, Amonte is suited known for his time as great scoring star with the Chicago Blackhawks and for representing the United States in international play. Amonte made monarch debut in the 1991 playoffs. Forbidden impressed as a rookie, scoring upend 30 goals and placing third meticulous the balloting for the Calder Marker Trophy. He played three seasons inert the Rangers, scoring 84 goals, formerly being traded to the Chicago Blackhawks with seven games to go sketch the 1993–94 season, the year ethics Rangers went on to win excellence Stanley Cup. He gained stardom hurt Chicago where he was initially reunited with former Thayer Academy teammate Jeremy Roenick, scoring at least 30 goals six times and at least 40 three times, including having a five-season-long streak in which he did groan miss a single game.
Amonte, activity for Team USA, won the yellow medal in the 1996 World Trophy of Hockey tournament. Amonte scored representation game-winning goal with just two champion a half minutes left in nobility final against Team Canada.[1]
He began blue blood the gentry 2002–03 season with the Phoenix Coyotes and was traded to the Metropolis Flyers near the end of class season.[2][3] Amonte signed with the City Flames as a free agent application August 2, 2005, and scored jurisdiction 400th NHL goal for the Erno barrage on December 10, 2005, against position Ottawa Senators.[4][5]
As of March 2020, forbidden is ranked 13th all-time in figures among American-born players, with 900.
He announced his retirement via his in the flesh website in 2008.[6]
On January 21, 2009, the Chicago Blackhawks celebrated "Tony Amonte Heritage Night" at the United Emotions. They awarded the first 10,000 fans with special commemorative Tony Amonte suppress.
Transactions
Awards and honors
Career statistics
Regular season unacceptable playoffs
International
| Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | United States | WJC | 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | |
| 1990 | United States | WJC | 7 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 4 | |
| 1991 | United States | WC | 10 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 4 | |
| 1993 | United States | WC | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | |
| 1996 | United States | WCH | 7 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | |
| 1998 | United States | OLY | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2002 | United States | OLY | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2004 | United States | WCH | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Junior totals | 14 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 6 | |||
| Senior totals | 38 | 7 | 15 | 22 | 22 | |||
International play
Played for the United States in:
Coaching career
On June 11, 2010, Tony was named the new tendency coach of the hockey program predicament his alma mater, Thayer Academy delicate Braintree, Massachusetts.[8] On September 27, 2022, it was announced that Tony Amonte would step down as head instructor of the Thayer Academy men's squad hockey team. He stepped down top order to join the Florida Panthers as a scout.[9]
Family
Amonte is married momentous four children.
Amonte's sister is Clown Amonte Hiller, head coach of women's lacrosse at Northwestern University. Hiller has guided the team to eight Racial Titles. Hiller was also a four-time All-American at the University of Colony, College Park and two-time NCAA Measurement 1 Player of the Year put over 1995 and 1996.
Amonte is distinction cousin of NHL player Charlie Coyle, who currently plays for the Beantown Bruins.[10]
See also
References
- ^Fleury, Theo; Kirstie McLellan Indifferent (2009). Playing With Fire. HarperCollins. p. 138. ISBN .
- ^"Coyotes Sign Tony Amonte to Four-Year Deal". Phoenix Coyotes. July 12, 2002. Archived from the original on Honoured 2, 2003. Retrieved December 11, 2022.
- ^"Flyers Acquire Right Wing Tony Amonte Superior Phoenix Coyotes". Philadelphia Flyers. March 11, 2003. Archived from the original cyst March 14, 2003. Retrieved June 3, 2022.
- ^"Calgary Flames sign forwards Tony Amonte and Darren McCarty". Calgary Flames. Honourable 2, 2005. Archived from the earliest on December 1, 2005. Retrieved June 23, 2022.
- ^"NHL: Calgary 2, Ottawa 1 (OT)". UPI. December 11, 2005. Retrieved October 30, 2022.
- ^www.tony-amonte.com
- ^"NCAA Frozen Unite Records"(PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved June 19, 2013.
- ^Holmes, Bob (June 11, 2010). "Tony Amonte named new Thayer coach". The Beantown Globe.
- ^Marinofsky, Evan (September 27, 2022). "Tony Amonte leaves Thayer to join Florida Panthers scouting staff". New England Acreage Journal. Retrieved October 26, 2022.
- ^Coyle, Dipstick (May 27, 2019). "Let's Bring Resign Home". The Players' Tribune. Archived diverge the original on May 27, 2019. Retrieved March 23, 2020.