Peter Geronazzo

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Peter Geronazzo
Born (1971-02-27) February 27, 1971 (age 53)
Trail, British Columbia, Canada
Height 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight 194 lb (88 kg; 13 st 12 lb)
Position Center
Shot Left
Played for HC 24 Milan
Orlando Solar Bears
Pee Dee Pride
Playing career 1992–2002

Peter Geronazzo is a Canadian-Italian retired ice hockey center who was an All-American for Colorado College[1]

Career

Geronazzo began playing for

NCAA championship game. He recorded a goal and an assist in the title match but it wasn't enough as CC fell 2–3 in overtime.[3]

After college, Geronazzo travelled to Italy and played for HC 24 Milan. He averaged over a point per game in the playoffs as his team reached the league final. The following season he returned to North America. Outside of a brief stint with the Orlando Solar Bears, he spent the next 5 years with the Pee Dee Pride. He produced solid offensive numbers, helping the team win a regular season title in 1999. Geronazzo professional career came to an unsavory end during the 2002 ECHL playoffs when he was suspended indefinitely following an investigation that revealed he had verbally threatened an official.[4]

In 2014, Geronazzo was inducted into both the Trail Sports Hall of Fame and the Colorado Springs Sports Hall of Fame.[5][6]

Statistics

Regular season and playoffs

    Regular Season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1989–90 Penticton Knights BCJHL 18 6 4 10 18
1989–90 Estevan Bruins SJHL 37 10 4 14 126 6 1 1 2 16
1990–91 Estevan Bruins SJHL 20 5 8 13 63
1992–93 Colorado College WCHA 24 7 7 14 22
1993–94 Colorado College WCHA 36 19 19 38 56
1994–95 Colorado College WCHA 43 29 28 57 111
1995–96 Colorado College WCHA 42 36 33 69 81
1996–97 HC 24 Milan Alpenliga 43 11 19 30 46
1996–97 HC 24 Milan Serie A 6 0 1 1 8 10 8 6 14 30
1997–98 Orlando Solar Bears IHL 3 0 0 0 0
1997–98 Pee Dee Pride ECHL 70 25 37 62 63 8 1 3 4 17
1998–99 Pee Dee Pride ECHL 57 27 25 52 93 13 2 5 7 20
1999–00 Pee Dee Pride ECHL 70 21 27 48 55 5 3 0 3 4
2000–01 Pee Dee Pride ECHL 52 21 17 38 44 10 6 4 10 8
2001–02 Pee Dee Pride ECHL 72 13 26 39 34 9 2 3 5 24
SJHL totals 57 15 12 27 189 6 1 1 2 16
NCAA totals 145 91 87 178 270
ECHL totals 321 107 132 239 289 36 12 12 24 49

Awards and honors

Award Year
All-
Second Team
1994–95 [7]
All-Tournament Team
1995
[8]
All-
First Team
1995–96 [7]
AHCA West First-Team All-American 1995–96 [1]
All-
All-Tournament Team
1996
[9]

References

  1. ^ a b "Men's Ice Hockey Award Winners" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved June 11, 2013.
  2. ^ "Colorado College men's Hockey 2017-18 Media Guide". Colorado College Tigers. Retrieved 2018-10-06.
  3. ^ "Michigan Wolverines Team History" (PDF). mgoblue.com. Retrieved 2018-05-08.
  4. ^ "Pee Dee's Geronazzo Suspended". Our Sports Central. April 25, 2002. Retrieved October 30, 2021.
  5. ^ "Trail player inducted into Hall of Fame". Trail Times. November 19, 2014. Retrieved October 30, 2021.
  6. ^ "Two CC Legends Join Hall of Fame". Colorado College. Retrieved October 30, 2021.
  7. ^ a b "WCHA All-Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
  8. ^ "WCHA Tourney History". WCHA. Retrieved 2014-06-26.
  9. ^ "NCAA Frozen Four Records" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved 2013-06-19.

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