Anthony Angello (born March 6, 1996) is an American professional ice hockey forward currently playing for the Milwaukee Admirals in the American Hockey League (AHL) while under contract to the Nashville Predators in the National Hockey League (NHL).

Anthony Angello
Born (1996-03-06) March 6, 1996 (age 28)
Albany, New York, U.S.
Height 6 ft 5 in (196 cm)
Weight 210 lb (95 kg; 15 st 0 lb)
Position Forward
Shoots Right
NHL team (P)
Cur. team
Former teams
Nashville Predators
Milwaukee Admirals (AHL)
Pittsburgh Penguins
NHL draft 145th overall, 2014
Pittsburgh Penguins
Playing career 2018–present

Early life

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Angello was born on March 6, 1996, in Albany, New York[1] to parents David and Pamela Angello.[2] His family moved to Manlius when he was four and he was drawn to play hockey by his uncle, Jason Hover, who played hockey at Air Force Academy. Growing up, he played basketball, lacrosse, and hockey but committed to solely hockey as a freshman in high school.[3]

Playing career

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Angello attended Fayetteville-Manlius High School from 2011 to 2013 and played for both the Syracuse Jr. Stars and the public high school team. He scored over 120 points in two high school seasons and was nearly a point-per-game producer for the Stars in his first year.[4] In his sophomore season, Angello was selected by the Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds in the 15th round of the 2012 Ontario Hockey League (OHL) Priority Draft.[5] Despite his selection, Angello committed to play NCAA Division I ice hockey for the Cornell Big Red men's ice hockey team over opportunities at Harvard, Yale, and Colgate.[6] He was also selected by the Omaha Lancers in the fifth round of the 2013 United States Hockey League (USHL) Entry Draft and participated in the USA Hockey Select 17 festival.[7]

Angello played two seasons with the Lancers before being selected by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the fifth round, 145th overall, of the 2014 NHL Entry Draft. Angello played college hockey at Cornell University in the ECAC Hockey conference from 2015 to 2018.[8] During the 2019–20 season, Angello made his NHL debut on January 31, 2020, in Pittsburgh's 4–3 overtime win over the Philadelphia Flyers.[9] He later recorded his first career NHL goal and assist a few games later on February 18 in a 5–2 win over the Toronto Maple Leafs. Angello was not expected to play that night but was a last minute substitution for an ill Evgeni Malkin.[10] He concluded his sophomore season with the Penguins organization recording 25 points in 48 games with their AHL affiliate and signed a two-year two-way contract extension worth $725,000 annually.[11]

On July 14, 2022, Angello having left the Penguins as a free agent was signed to a one-year, two-way contract with the St. Louis Blues.[12] Assigned to the Blues AHL affiliate, the Springfield Thunderbirds for the 2022–23 season, Angello in a third-line forward role added 6 goals and 11 points through 45 games. On March 8, 2023, Angello was traded by the Blues to the Nashville Predators in exchange for future considerations.[13]

Career statistics

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Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2011–12 Syracuse Jr. Stars EmJHL 36 11 21 32 18 4 0 1 1 4
2012–13 Syracuse Jr. Stars EmJHL 40 31 29 60 60 3 1 3 4 2
2013–14 Omaha Lancers USHL 58 11 10 21 85 4 0 1 1 4
2014–15 Omaha Lancers USHL 56 19 16 35 90 3 1 1 2 4
2015–16 Cornell University ECAC 34 11 13 24 26
2016–17 Cornell University ECAC 35 12 8 20 51
2017–18 Cornell University ECAC 33 13 13 26 42
2017–18 Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins AHL 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 2 2
2018–19 Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins AHL 65 16 13 29 53
2019–20 Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins AHL 48 16 9 25 55
2019–20 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 8 1 0 1 4
2020–21 Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins AHL 19 6 4 10 15
2020–21 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 19 2 2 4 8
2021–22 Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins AHL 44 7 12 19 27 5 0 1 1 4
2021–22 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 4 0 0 0 2
2022–23 Springfield Thunderbirds AHL 45 6 5 11 65
2022–23 Milwaukee Admirals AHL 17 7 5 12 22 16 1 2 3 28
2023–24 Milwaukee Admirals AHL 46 3 10 13 42
NHL totals 31 3 2 5 14

Awards and honors

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Award Year
USHL
Scholar-Athlete Award 2014
College
All-Ivy League Second Team 2018
ECAC Second All-Star Team 2018

References

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  1. ^ "Anthony Angello". eliteprospects.com. Elite Prospects. Retrieved March 24, 2021.
  2. ^ "ANTHONY ANGELLO". cornellbigred.com. Retrieved March 24, 2021.
  3. ^ Vensel, Matt (February 21, 2020). "Size, grit have helped Anthony Angello succeed with Penguins". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Archived from the original on February 22, 2020. Retrieved March 24, 2021.
  4. ^ Boyd, Joshua (February 7, 2020). "Former Syracuse Jr. Star Angello Talks About Start Of NHL Career". usphl.com. Archived from the original on August 14, 2022. Retrieved March 24, 2021.
  5. ^ "Anthony Angello". hockeysfuture.com. Hockeys Future. Retrieved March 24, 2021.
  6. ^ Webb, Donnie (December 18, 2012). "F-M's Anthony Angello commits to Cornell to play ice hockey for the Big Red". syracuse.com. Retrieved March 24, 2021.
  7. ^ Kramer, Lindsay (November 13, 2014). "Manlius' Anthony Angello tabbed for U.S. Junior select hockey team". syracuse.com. Retrieved March 24, 2021.
  8. ^ "Anthony Angello – 2017–18 – Men's Ice Hockey". Cornell University Athletics.
  9. ^ Shimada, Naomi (January 31, 2020). "A surreal night for the entire Angello family". nhl.com. National Hockey League. Retrieved March 24, 2021.
  10. ^ Crechiolo, Michelle (February 18, 2020). "Angello scores first NHL goal after getting 'a call out of the bullpen'". nhl.com. National Hockey League. Retrieved March 24, 2021.
  11. ^ "Penguins Re-Sign Forward Anthony Angello to a Two-Year Contract". nhl.com. National Hockey League. October 10, 2020. Retrieved March 24, 2021.
  12. ^ "Blues sign Perunovich, Walker". NHL.com. St. Louis Blues. July 14, 2022. Retrieved July 14, 2022.
  13. ^ "Predators acquire Anthony Angello from St. Louis Blues". Nashville Predators. March 8, 2023. Retrieved March 8, 2023.
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