Phil DeSimone
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| Born | March 19, 1987 East Amherst, NY |
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| Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | ||
| Weight | 187 lb (85 kg; 13 st 5 lb) | ||
| Position | Center | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| AHL team Former teams |
Lehigh Valley Phantoms Hamilton Bulldogs Albany Devils Jokerit Södertälje SK Björklöven IF HC Bolzano Graz 99ers |
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| NHL Draft | 84th overall, 2007 Washington Capitals |
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| Playing career | 2011–present | ||
Philip DeSimone (born 19 March 1987 in East Amherst, New York) is an American of Italian heritage professional ice hockey center who currently plays for the Lehigh Valley Phantoms of the American Hockey League (AHL).
Playing career
Prior to attending the University of New Hampshire, DeSimone played three seasons (2004–07) with the Sioux City Musketeers of the USHL. DeSimone was selected by Washington Capitals in the 3rd round (84th overall) of the 2007 NHL Entry Draft.
DeSimone made his professional debut in the 2011–12 season, after signing a one-year contract with the Hamilton Bulldogs of the AHL. After producing an impressive 33 points in his rookie season, DeSimone was signed by fellow AHL club, the Albany Devils, on a one-year contract on July 6, 2012.[1]
After forging his first European season in the Finnish Liiga with Jokerit and the Swedish HockeyAllsvenskan with Södertälje SK and briefly Björklöven IF, DeSimone opted to sign a one-year contract with Champions Hockey League bound HC Bolzano of the EBEL for the 2014–15 season, on August 19, 2014.[2] DeSimone played upon the scoring lines with Bolzano to contribute with 36 points in 49 games.
On June 29, 2015, DeSimone opted to remain in the Austrian League, leaving Bolzano in signing a one-year contract with fellow competitors Graz 99ers.[3]
Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2004–05 | Sioux City Musketeers | USHL | 44 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 28 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 2005–06 | Sioux City Musketeers | USHL | 60 | 15 | 38 | 53 | 71 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Sioux City Musketeers | USHL | 60 | 26 | 47 | 73 | 60 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 2 | ||
| 2007–08 | University of New Hampshire | HE | 38 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | University of New Hampshire | HE | 38 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 46 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | University of New Hampshire | HE | 39 | 10 | 27 | 37 | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | University of New Hampshire | HE | 39 | 10 | 31 | 41 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | Hamilton Bulldogs | AHL | 76 | 14 | 19 | 33 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | Albany Devils | AHL | 44 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | Trenton Titans | ECHL | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | Jokerit | Liiga | 8 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | Södertälje SK | Allsv | 30 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | HC Bolzano | EBEL | 49 | 14 | 22 | 36 | 16 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | ||
| 2015–16 | Graz 99ers | EBEL | 39 | 9 | 13 | 22 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | Lehigh Valley Phantoms | AHL | 28 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| AHL totals | 148 | 28 | 37 | 65 | 92 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
Awards and honors
| Award | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| USHL | ||
| First All-Star Team | 2007 | [4] |
| Forward of the Year | 2007 | |
| Player of the Year | 2007 | [5] |
| College | ||
| HE All-Academic Team | 2010 | |
References
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External links
- Pages with broken file links
- 1987 births
- Living people
- Albany Devils players
- American ice hockey centers
- IF Björklöven players
- Bolzano HC players
- Graz 99ers players
- Ice hockey people from New York
- Hamilton Bulldogs players
- Jokerit players
- Lehigh Valley Phantoms players
- New Hampshire Wildcats men's ice hockey players
- People from East Amherst, New York
- Sioux City Musketeers players
- Södertälje SK players
- Trenton Titans players
- Washington Capitals draft picks
