Jeffrey Joseph Giuliano (born June 20, 1979) is an American former ice hockey left winger who played 101 games in the National Hockey League for the Los Angeles Kings during the 2005–06 and 2007–08 seasons. The rest of his career, which lasted from 2002 to 2015, was spent in the minor leagues and then in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga.

Jeff Giuliano
Giulliano in 2009
Current position
TitleAssistant coach
TeamNew Hampshire
ConferenceHockey East
Biographical details
Born (1979-06-20) June 20, 1979 (age 45)
Nashua, NH, USA
Alma materBoston College
Playing career
2002-2008Manchester Monarchs
2008-2009Dynamo Minsk
2009-2015Iserlohn Roosters
Position(s)Left wing
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2015-2018Manchester Monarchs (assistant)
2018- presentNew Hampshire (assistant)

Playing career

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As a youth, Giuliano played in the 1993 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with the Connecticut Yankees minor ice hockey team.[1]

Giuliano played high school hockey with St. Paul's School (Concord, New Hampshire). He attended Boston College where he developed a reputation for speed, play making, work ethic, reliability, ruggedness, judgment, and leadership on and off the ice. While at Boston College his team played for the national championship twice, winning it 2001. Giuliano was elected captain of the 2002 squad.

After graduating from Boston College, Giuliano played for the Reading Royals, the ECHL affiliate of the Los Angeles Kings. He moved up quickly to the Manchester Monarchs, the Kings' AHL affiliate, where he played for several successful seasons. Giuliano made his NHL debut for the Kings during the 2005–06 NHL season and went on to play 101 games over two seasons with the team.

In 2008, Giuliano joined the Belarusian side HC Dinamo Minsk of the newly formed Kontinental Hockey League. In 2009, he joined the Iserlohn Roosters of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL).[2]

Post-playing career

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After six seasons with the Roosters, Giuliano retired from professional hockey and returned to America to accept an assistant coaching position with the Manchester Monarchs of the ECHL on August 18, 2015.[3]

Career statistics

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Giuliano with the Manchester Monarchs in 2006

Regular season and playoffs

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Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1998–99 Boston College HE 43 5 15 20 10
1999–00 Boston College HE 42 10 13 23 16
2000–01 Boston College HE 43 14 21 35 28
2001–02 Boston College HE 38 11 24 35 14
2002–03 Reading Royals ECHL 38 7 23 30 6
2002–03 Manchester Monarchs AHL 47 4 11 15 8 3 1 0 1 0
2003–04 Manchester Monarchs AHL 80 6 14 20 16 1 0 0 0 0
2004–05 Manchester Monarchs AHL 69 8 16 24 21 2 0 0 0 0
2005–06 Los Angeles Kings NHL 48 3 4 7 26
2005–06 Manchester Monarchs AHL 19 5 6 11 17 7 3 1 4 2
2006–07 Manchester Monarchs AHL 35 4 10 14 27 16 3 3 6 12
2007–08 Los Angeles Kings NHL 53 0 6 6 14
2007–08 Manchester Monarchs AHL 23 3 1 4 14
2008–09 Dynamo Minsk KHL 45 1 5 30
2009–10 Iserlohn Roosters DEL 39 6 9 15 45
2010–11 Iserlohn Roosters DEL 49 5 14 19 39
2011–12 Iserlohn Roosters DEL 48 11 17 28 30 2 0 2 2 2
2012–13 Iserlohn Roosters DEL 47 11 11 22 45
2013–14 Iserlohn Roosters DEL 49 6 16 22 24 9 2 1 3 2
2014–15 Iserlohn Roosters DEL 13 3 2 5 2
AHL totals 273 30 58 88 103 29 7 4 11 14
DEL totals 245 42 69 111 185 11 2 3 5 4
NHL totals 101 3 10 13 40

References

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  1. ^ "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-03-06. Retrieved 2019-02-09.
  2. ^ "Iserlohn: Ardelan and Giuliano extend till 2012". eishockeynews.de (in German). 2010-03-25. Archived from the original on 2011-07-21. Retrieved 2010-03-25.
  3. ^ "Monarchs name Jeff Giuliano assistant coach". Manchester Monarchs. 2015-08-18. Archived from the original on 2015-09-11. Retrieved 2015-08-18.
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