Rocco Grimaldi
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Born | Anaheim,[1] CA, USA |
February 8, 1993 ||
Height | 5 ft 6 in (168 cm) | ||
Weight | 180 lb (82 kg; 12 st 12 lb) | ||
Position | Center | ||
Shoots | Right | ||
NHL team | Florida Panthers | ||
NHL Draft | 33rd overall, 2011 Florida Panthers |
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Playing career | 2014–present |
Rocco Niccolas Grimaldi (born February 8, 1993) is an American ice hockey player who currently plays for the Florida Panthers of the National Hockey League (NHL). Grimaldi was drafted by the Panthers in the second round (33rd overall) of the 2011 National Hockey League Entry Draft.[2] At the age of five, Grimaldi started to play roller hockey in California. In 2005, Grimaldi and some of his family relocated to Michigan so that he could play against a better level of competition.
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Playing career
Grimaldi played AAA Hockey for Detroit Little Caesars during the 2008–2009 season, collecting 43 points with 17 goals and 26 assists in 31 games.[3] He then played two seasons with the USA Hockey National Team Development Program against junior teams in the United States Hockey League. During the 2009–10 season, Grimaldi led the United States Under 17 national team in scoring with 40 points in 36 games.[4] He was then promoted to the Under 18 team and helped the team win their second straight World Championship on April 10, 2010.[4] In the gold medal game versus Sweden, Grimaldi had one goal and one assist as the United States triumphed by a 3–1 mark. Rocco Grimaldi scored twice vs. Finland on Friday, November 12 at the 2010 Men's Under-18 Four Nations Cup.[5]
During the 2010–11 season, he led Team USA in scoring with 34 goals and 28 assists in 50 games.[6][7] Grimaldi was eligible to be drafted into the National Hockey League (NHL) in 2011. Prior to the draft, there were concerns about his size. At 5'6", he is smaller than most NHL players.[6] Grimaldi is not concerned about his size, and takes the questions about it in stride, "I think it’s fun."[8] The 2011–12 Hockey Prospectus ranked Grimaldi as its #36 best hockey prospect noting that he "overcomes his diminutive size with off the chart intangibles and physical ability."[9]
Grimaldi committed to the University of North Dakota and entered his freshman season for UND in the 2011–12 season.[10] He was a member of Team USA's Gold Medal team at the 2013 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships, scoring two goals, including the game winner, in the championship game vs. Sweden.[11]
On May 7, 2014, Grimaldi signed a three-year entry-level contract with the Florida Panthers.[12] He was called up to the Panthers on November 18, achieving the rare feat of playing two games in one day—a morning matinee with the San Antonio Rampage, and another with the Panthers that evening (the morning game, coupled with the Panthers playing on the West Coast that evening and thus played three hours later than usual, allowed Grimaldi the time to travel to the second game).[13]
Personal life
Grimaldi was born in Anaheim, California. He started playing organized hockey when he was five. When he was first exposed to the game, he thought it looked more exciting than baseball. Grimaldi is a devout born again Christian.[2] His father was a police officer in California. His mother was the Little Caesars AAA Hockey club team manager.
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
2009–10 | U.S. National Development Team | USHL | 32 | 11 | 9 | 20 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2009–10 | U.S. National Under-18 Team | USDP | 26 | 7 | 16 | 23 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2010–11 | U.S. National Development Team | USHL | 23 | 12 | 13 | 25 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2011–12 | University of North Dakota | WCHA | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2012–13 | University of North Dakota | WCHA | 40 | 13 | 23 | 36 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2013–14 | University of North Dakota | NCHC | 42 | 17 | 22 | 39 | 48 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2014–15 | San Antonio Rampage | AHL | 64 | 14 | 28 | 42 | 22 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | ||
2014–15 | Florida Panthers | NHL | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2015–16 | Portland Pirates | AHL | 52 | 16 | 17 | 33 | 20 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | ||
2015–16 | Florida Panthers | NHL | 20 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
NHL totals | 27 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Medal record | ||
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Men's ice hockey | ||
World Junior Championships | ||
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2013 Ufa | |
IIHF World U18 Championships | ||
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2010 Belarus | |
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2011 Germany | |
World U-17 Hockey Challenge | ||
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2010 Ontario |
International
Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
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2010 | United States | U17 | ![]() |
6 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 8 | |
2010 | United States | WJC18 | ![]() |
7 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 6 | |
2011 | United States | WJC18 | ![]() |
6 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 6 | |
2013 | United States | WJC | ![]() |
7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | |
Junior totals | 26 | 10 | 26 | 36 | 24 |
Awards and honors
Award | Year | |
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USHL | ||
All-Star Game | 2011 | |
College | ||
NCAA Champions | 2012 | |
All-WCHA Rookie Team | 2013 | [14] |
WCHA All-Academic Team | 2013 | |
International | ||
U17 WHC All-Star Team | 2010 | |
U17 WHC Most Assists | 2010 | |
U17 WHC Most Points | 2010 |
References
- ↑ A homecoming for Panthers' Rocco Grimaldi
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External links
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- 1993 births
- Living people
- American Christians
- American ice hockey centers
- Florida Panthers draft picks
- Florida Panthers players
- Ice hockey people from California
- Ice hockey people from Michigan
- Portland Pirates players
- San Antonio Rampage players
- Sportspeople from Anaheim, California
- North Dakota Fighting Hawks men's ice hockey players
- USA Hockey National Team Development Program players