Cristiano DiGiacinto
| Cristiano DiGiacinto | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 | |||
| Born |
January 10, 1996 Hamilton, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | ||
| Weight | 183 lb (83 kg; 13 st 1 lb) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| ICEHL team Former teams |
HC Bolzano Hartford Wolf Pack | ||
| National team |
 Italy | ||
| NHL draft |
170th overall, 2014 Tampa Bay Lightning | ||
| Playing career | 2017–present | ||
Cristiano DiGiacinto (born January 10, 1996) is a Canadian-Italian professional ice hockey player who is a forward for HC Bozen–Bolzano of the ICE Hockey League (ICEHL).
Playing career
DiGiacinto is from Hamilton, Ontario, and played AAA hockey for the Hamilton Reps and Hamilton Huskies.[1] After going unselected in the OHL Draft, and being cut from Erie Otters training camp, he played for the Hamilton Red Wings, before being signed by the Windsor Spitfires in October 2013.[2][3][4] On January 12, 2014, DiGiacinto checked Erie Otters player André Burakovsky in the head and received an eight-game suspension.[5] On March 22, 2014, DiGiacinto instigated a fight with London Knights player Gemel Smith and was suspended for five games.[6]
He was drafted by the Tampa Bay Lightning in the sixth round (170th overall) of the 2014 NHL entry draft.[7][4]
On February 19, 2017, DiGiacinto checked Guelph Storm player Nic Sicoly in the head and received a ten-game suspension.[8]
International play
DiGiacinto represented the Italy national team at the 2026 Winter Olympics.[9] On 13 February 2026, DiGiacinto delivered an illegal check to the head of Slovakia's Martin Fehérváry and received a one-game suspension.[10]
Personal life
DiGiacinto is of Italian descent.[11]
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2010–11 | Hamilton Reps U16 AAA | Alliance U16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2011–12 | Hamilton Reps U16 AAA | Alliance U16 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 48 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 32 | ||
| 2011–12 | Hamilton Reps U18 AAA | Alliance U18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | ||
| 2012–13 | Hamilton Huskies U18 AAA | Alliance U18 | 29 | 22 | 19 | 41 | 52 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | ||
| 2013–14 | Hamilton Red Wings | OJHL | 9 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | Windsor Spitfires | OHL | 50 | 17 | 11 | 28 | 101 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | ||
| 2014–15 | Windsor Spitfires | OHL | 63 | 21 | 24 | 45 | 100 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | Windsor Spitfires | OHL | 63 | 16 | 26 | 42 | 107 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 2016–17 | Windsor Spitfires | OHL | 47 | 13 | 21 | 34 | 61 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 13 | ||
| 2017–18 | Jacksonville Icemen | ECHL | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2017–18 | Acadia University | U Sports | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 14 | ||
| 2018–19 | Acadia University | U Sports | 25 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 96 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 2019–20 | Acadia University | U Sports | 30 | 20 | 17 | 37 | 80 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 10 | ||
| 2020–21 | Acadia University | U Sports | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2021–22 | Hartford Wolf Pack | AHL | 47 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 47 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2022–23 | Hartford Wolf Pack | AHL | 36 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2022–23 | Jacksonville Icemen | ECHL | 19 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 24 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 14 | ||
| 2023–24 | Hartford Wolf Pack | AHL | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2023–24 | Cincinnati Cyclones | ECHL | 21 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2023–24 | HC Bolzano | ICEHL | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | ||
| 2024–25 | HC Bolzano | ICEHL | 48 | 13 | 18 | 31 | 33 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 13 | ||
| 2025–26 | HC Bolzano | ICEHL | 46 | 8 | 14 | 22 | 49 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 22 | ||
| AHL totals | 92 | 10 | 17 | 27 | 93 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| ICEHL totals | 99 | 21 | 33 | 54 | 84 | 26 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 43 | ||||
International
| Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Italy | OG | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2026 | Italy | WC | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Senior totals | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |||
References
- ↑ "Hockey's Future - Cristiano DiGiacinto". Hockey's Future. Archived from the original on January 20, 2016.
- ↑ "Newcomers help Spitfires end skid". Windsor Star. October 20, 2013. Archived from the original on August 24, 2019.
- ↑ "Spits forward DiGiacinto to return from second suspension". windsorstar. Archived from the original on January 20, 2021.
- 1 2 Radley, Scott (June 29, 2014). "All NHL roads lead to Hamilton and Cristiano DiGiacinto". The Hamilton Spectator. ISSN 1189-9417.
- ↑ "Video: DiGiacinto suspended eight games". Windsor Star. January 17, 2014. Archived from the original on December 8, 2019.
- ↑ "DiGiacinto suspended five games". March 25, 2014.
- ↑ Duff, Bob (June 28, 2014). "Duff: Patience pays off for Spitfires at the NHL draft".
- ↑ Parker, Jim (February 22, 2017). "Spitfires' forward DiGiacinto handed 10-game suspension by OHL for head-checking major". Windsor Star. Archived from the original on February 24, 2017.
- ↑ Marostica, Davide (January 20, 2026). "Ufficializzate le Nazionali dei cinque sport sul ghiaccio: pronti 87 azzurri per i Giochi di Milano Cortina". FISG – Federazione Italiana Sport del Ghiaccio (in Italian).
- ↑ "IIHF - Cristiano Digiacinto (ITA) suspended one game by IIHF". IIHF International Ice Hockey Federation.
- ↑ Hindi, Rob (January 22, 2026). "Former Spitfire player representing Team Italy in winter games". CTVNews.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
- Cristiano DiGiacinto at Milano Cortina 2026
- Cristiano DiGiacinto at Olympics.com
- Cristiano DiGiacinto at Olympedia
- Cristiano DiGiacinto on Instagram
- 1996 births
- Living people
- Canadian men's ice hockey players
- Windsor Spitfires players
- Canadian ice hockey left wingers
- Italian ice hockey left wingers
- Olympic ice hockey players for Italy
- Ice hockey players at the 2026 Winter Olympics
- Jacksonville Icemen players
- Cincinnati Cyclones (ECHL) players
- Hartford Wolf Pack players
- Acadia Axemen ice hockey players
- Ice hockey people from Hamilton, Ontario
- Tampa Bay Lightning draft picks
- Canadian sportspeople of Italian descent
- Canadian people of Italian descent
- Hamilton Red Wings (OHA) players
- HC Bozen–Bolzano players
- Italian ice hockey biography stubs
- Canadian ice hockey winger, 1990s birth stubs