Phil Varone (ice hockey)
Phil Varone | ||||||
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Born |
Vaughan, Ontario, Canada | December 4, 1990|||||
Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | |||||
Weight | 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb) | |||||
Position | Centre | |||||
Shoots | Left | |||||
DEL team Former teams |
NHL Draft |
147th overall, 2009 San Jose Sharks | ||||
Playing career | 2011–present |
Philip Varone (born December 4, 1990) is a Canadian professional
Playing career
Amateur
Varone played major junior hockey in the Ontario Hockey League (OHL) from 2006–07 to 2010–11, collecting 78 goals and 152 assists for 230 points in 228 games.
Professional
Varone attended the San Jose Sharks training camp in 2010, but was sent down to London for the season. By July 2011, the Sharks had not signed Varone to a contract, making him a free agent. Varone attended the Buffalo Sabres training camp in 2011, but did not make the team. He instead signed a one-year AHL contract with the Sabres' affiliate Rochester Americans of the American Hockey League (AHL). He led Rochester in scoring with 11 goals and 41 assists.[1]
On March 19, 2012, the Buffalo Sabres signed Varone to a three-year entry level contract.[2] Varone was recalled to the Sabres' active roster on January 22, 2014,[3] and scored his first career point with an assist on a goal by Brian Flynn the next night against the Carolina Hurricanes.[4] Varone scored his first goal in his fourth career game, against Braden Holtby of the Washington Capitals on January 28, 2014.[5] During the 2013-2014 season, Varone also played for the Rochester Americans in the 2013 Spengler Cup, scoring 1 goal and 3 assists.
Following the
In the
On July 1, 2017, having left the Senators as a free agent, Varone signed a two-year, two-way contract with the Philadelphia Flyers.[8] At the end of the 2017–18 regular season, Varone was named the AHL's Most Valuable Player.[9]
On December 7, 2018, Varone was recalled by the Flyers. He made his Flyers debut on December 8 against the Buffalo Sabres. He scored his first goal as a member of the Flyers on December 22 in a 4–3 loss to the Columbus Blue Jackets.
As a free agent Varone left the Flyers to sign a one-year, two-way contract with the
With the following North American season delayed due to the pandemic, Varone as a free agent opted to sign abroad for the first time in his career, joining Kazahstani based club, Barys Nur-Sultan of the KHL on October 26, 2020.[12]
On July 7, 2021, Varone joined Lausanne HC of the National League (NL) on a one-year deal.[13] On November 17, 2021, Varone was shipped to SC Bern for the remainder of his contract.
As a free agent from Bern, Varone returned to the KHL in agreeing to a one-year deal with
Career statistics
Regular season
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Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
2006–07 | Kitchener Dutchmen | MWJHL | 20 | 10 | 11 | 21 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2006–07 | Kitchener Rangers | OHL | 13 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2007–08 | Kitchener Rangers | OHL | 36 | 5 | 20 | 25 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2007–08 | London Knights | OHL | 31 | 10 | 26 | 36 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | ||
2008–09 | London Knights | OHL | 58 | 19 | 33 | 52 | 32 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 19 | ||
2009–10 | London Knights | OHL | 31 | 9 | 22 | 31 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2010–11 | London Knights | OHL | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2010–11 | Erie Otters | OHL | 55 | 33 | 48 | 81 | 30 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 4 | ||
2011–12 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 76 | 11 | 41 | 52 | 42 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
2012–13 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 62 | 11 | 24 | 35 | 42 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
2013–14 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 69 | 18 | 43 | 61 | 58 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||
2013–14 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2014–15 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 55 | 15 | 29 | 44 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2014–15 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 28 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2015–16 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 44 | 13 | 19 | 32 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2015–16 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2015–16 | Binghamton Senators | AHL | 21 | 6 | 17 | 23 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2015–16 | Ottawa Senators | NHL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2016–17 | Ottawa Senators | NHL | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2016–17 | Binghamton Senators | AHL | 65 | 15 | 36 | 51 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2017–18 | Lehigh Valley Phantoms | AHL | 74 | 23 | 47 | 70 | 36 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | ||
2018–19 | Lehigh Valley Phantoms | AHL | 22 | 11 | 17 | 28 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2018–19 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 47 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2019–20 | Laval Rocket | AHL | 27 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2019–20 | Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins | AHL | 6 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2020–21 | Barys Nur-Sultan
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KHL | 42 | 9 | 16 | 25 | 42 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||
2021–22
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Lausanne HC | NL | 13 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2021–22 | SC Bern | NL | 29 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2022–23 | Spartak Moscow | KHL | 57 | 15 | 15 | 30 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2023–24 | Düsseldorfer EG | DEL | 34 | 11 | 16 | 27 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
NHL totals | 97 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
KHL totals | 99 | 24 | 31 | 55 | 60 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
References
- ^ "Phil Varone". Hockey's Future. Retrieved April 9, 2016.
- ^ "Sabres Sign Varone To Entry-Level Contract". Buffalo Sabres. March 19, 2012. Retrieved March 19, 2012.
- ^ "Phil Varone Recalled From Amerks". Buffalo Sabres. January 22, 2014. Retrieved January 22, 2014.
- ^ "Recap: Hurricanes 5 - Sabres 3". Buffalo Sabres. January 23, 2014. Retrieved January 23, 2014.
- ^ "Varone scores 1st NHL goal in OT loss". Buffalo Sabres. January 28, 2014. Retrieved January 28, 2014.
- ^ "Four players headed to arbitration". National Hockey League. July 5, 2015. Retrieved July 5, 2015.
- ^ "Sabres acquire four from Senators". Buffalo Sabres. February 27, 2016. Retrieved February 27, 2016.
- ^ "Flyers sign Vecchione, Knight and Varone". Philadelphia Flyers. July 1, 2017. Retrieved July 1, 2017.
- ^ "PHANTOMS' VARONE VOTED AHL MVP". American Hockey League. April 13, 2018. Retrieved April 13, 2018.
- ^ "One-year, two-way contract for free agent forward Phil Varone". Montreal Canadiens. July 3, 2019. Retrieved July 3, 2019.
- ^ "Pens acquire Barber, Varone from Montreal for Blandisi and Lucchini". Pittsburgh Penguins. February 20, 2020. Retrieved February 20, 2020.
- ^ "Varone to Barys" (in Russian). Kontinental Hockey League. October 26, 2020. Retrieved October 26, 2020.
- ^ "Lausanne HC signs two new import players to their roster". swisshockeynews.ch. July 7, 2021. Retrieved July 7, 2021.
- ^ "Newcomer to Spartak - Phil Varone" (in Russian). HC Spartak Moscow. July 21, 2022. Retrieved July 21, 2022.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database