Stephen Gionta

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Stephen Gionta
Date of birth October 9, 1983
place of birth Rochester , New York , USA
size 170 cm
Weight 84 kg
position Left wing
Shot hand Right
Career stations
1999-2000 Rochester Junior Americans
2000-2002 USA Hockey National Team Development Program
2002-2006 Boston College
2006-2010 Lowell Devils
2010-2016 New Jersey Devils
2016-2019 New York Islanders
Bridgeport Sound Tigers

Stephen Michael Gionta (born October 9, 1983 in Rochester , New York ) is a retired American ice hockey player . The winger played over 300 games for the New Jersey Devils and the New York Islanders in the National Hockey League during his active career , but was mostly used in the American Hockey League .

Career

Stephen Gionta began his career as a hockey player in his hometown with the Rochester Junior Americans, for which he was active in the junior league North American Hockey League in the 1999/2000 season . He then played for two years for the USA Hockey National Team Development Program in the United States Hockey League and the NAHL. From 2002 to 2006 he attended Boston College and played parallel for its ice hockey team in the National Collegiate Athletic Association . In 2003 he was elected to the Hockey East All Academic Team , and in 2005 he won the Hockey East Championship with Boston College. Towards the end of the 2005/06 season , the winger made his professional ice hockey debut when he scored five goals and one assist in three games for the Albany River Rats of the American Hockey League (AHL) with a trial contract .

From 2006 to 2010 Gionta played for the Lowell Devils in the American Hockey League. He subsequently received a contract in August 2010 as a free agent with the New Jersey Devils of the National Hockey League , for which he in the 2010/11 season denied but only twelve games, while mostly for their new AHL farm team Albany Devils used came. Most of the following season he spent again with the Albany Devils in the AHL, before he was appointed to the NHL squad of the New Jersey Devils shortly before the playoffs.

After the 2015/16 season, his expiring contract in New Jersey was not renewed, so he joined the Bridgeport Sound Tigers from the AHL in October 2016 . Two months later, the Tigers' NHL cooperation partner, the New York Islanders , signed him for the rest of the season. In August 2017, his contract was finally extended for a further year before he initially received no further contract in summer 2018. It wasn't until mid-October that he received a new offer from the Islanders for a year. He fulfilled this and then ended his active career by being employed in the scouting department of the Tampa Bay Lightning .

International

For the USA , Gionta took part in the 2001 U18 Junior World Championship . During the tournament he scored two goals in six games. At the 2013 World Cup in Stockholm and Helsinki , Gionta was a member of the men's national team and won the bronze medal with them.

Achievements and Awards

Career statistics

Regular season Playoffs
season team league Sp T V Pt SM Sp T V Pt SM
1999/00 Rochester Junior Americans NEAR 41 11 15th 26th 56 - - - - -
2000/01 USA Hockey NTDP NEAR 1 0 0 0 0 - - - - -
2000/01 USA Hockey NTDP USHL 16 1 2 3 12 - - - - -
2001/02 USA Hockey NTDP NEAR 22nd 2 5 7th 33 - - - - -
2001/02 USA Hockey NTDP USHL 3 0 0 0 0 - - - - -
2002/03 Boston College NCAA 33 5 10 15th 36
2003/04 Boston College NCAA 41 9 15th 24 36
2004/05 Boston College NCAA 38 8th 11 19th 44
2005/06 Boston College NCAA 39 11 21st 32 66
2005/06 Albany River Rats AHL 3 5 1 6th 2 - - - - -
2006/07 Lowell Devils AHL 67 7th 8th 15th 15th - - - - -
2007/08 Lowell Devils AHL 63 16 13 29 33 - - - - -
2008/09 Lowell Devils AHL 52 2 9 11 30th - - - - -
2009/10 Lowell Devils AHL 68 15th 19th 34 26th 5 0 1 1 0
2010/11 Albany Devils AHL 54 10 20th 30th 21st - - - - -
2010/11 New Jersey Devils NHL 12 0 0 0 6th - - - - -
2011/12 Albany Devils AHL 56 6th 10 16 40 - - - - -
2011/12 New Jersey Devils NHL 1 1 0 1 0 24 3 4th 7th 4th
2012/13 Albany Devils AHL 11 2 3 5 4th - - - - -
2012/13 New Jersey Devils NHL 48 4th 10 14th 14th - - - - -
2013/14 New Jersey Devils NHL 66 4th 7th 11 18th - - - - -
2014/15 New Jersey Devils NHL 61 5 8th 13 12 - - - - -
2015/16 New Jersey Devils NHL 82 1 10 11 43 - - - - -
2016/17 Bridgeport Sound Tigers AHL 7th 1 2 3 6th - - - - -
2016/17 New York Islanders NHL 26th 1 5 6th 2 - - - - -
2017/18 Bridgeport Sound Tigers AHL 30th 2 3 5 13 - - - - -
2018/19 Bridgeport Sound Tigers AHL 26th 2 2 4th 8th 5 1 0 1 2
2018/19 New York Islanders NHL 5 0 0 0 0 - - - - -
NAHL total 64 13 20th 33 89 - - - - -
USHL total 19th 1 2 3 12 - - - - -
NCAA overall 151 33 57 90 182
AHL total 437 68 90 158 198 10 1 1 2 2
NHL overall 301 16 40 56 95 24 3 4th 7th 4th

International

Represented the USA at:

year team event result Sp T V Pt SM
2001 United States U18 World Cup 6th place 6th 2 0 2 4th
2013 United States WM 3rd place, bronze 10 3 0 3 2
Juniors overall 6th 2 0 2 4th
Seniors total 10 3 0 3 2

( Legend for player statistics: Sp or GP = games played; T or G = goals scored; V or A = assists scored ; Pkt or Pts = scorer points scored ; SM or PIM = penalty minutes received ; +/− = plus / minus balance; PP = overpaid goals scored ; SH = underpaid goals scored ; GW = winning goals scored; 1  play-downs / relegation )

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personal data
SURNAME Gionta, Stephen
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Gionta, Stephen Michael (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American ice hockey player
DATE OF BIRTH October 9, 1983
PLACE OF BIRTH Rochester , New York , USA