Stefano Giliati

Stefano Giliati
Born	(1987-10-07) October 7, 1987 Montreal, QC, CAN
Height	5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight	198 lb (90 kg; 14 st 2 lb)
Position	Left Wing
Shoots	Left
Liiga team Former teams	Espoo Blues Toronto Marlies Norfolk Admirals HC Bolzano SaiPa
NHL Draft	Undrafted
Playing career	2008–present

Stefano Giliati (born October 7, 1987) is a Canadian professional ice hockey Left Wing who is currently playing with Espoo Blues of the Finnish Liiga.

Playing career

Giliati played major junior hockey in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League with the Shawinigan Cataractes and the Lewiston MAINEiacs.

Originally signed as a free agent by the Toronto Maple Leafs, on August 27, 2010, Giliati was traded by the Maple Leafs (along with Alex Berry) to the Tampa Bay Lightning in exchange for Matt Lashoff.

At the conclusion of his entry-level contract, and released as a free agent by the Lightning, Giliati opted to pursue a career abroad in signing with Italian club, HC Bolzano of the Serie A. Of Italian heritage, Giliati spent a single season with HCB in Italy, helping claim the Italian Championship, before leaving for the Finnish Liiga with SaiPa. After two seasons with SaiPa, Giliati transferred to fellow Finnish club, Espoo Blues on a one-year contract on April 28, 2014. Giliati scored his first goal for Blues on September 20th 2014 in a 5-4 away loss to Oulun Kärpät.

Career statistics

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2004–05	Shawinigan Cataractes	QMJHL		54	9	5	14	23		3	0	0	0	2
2005–06	Lewiston Maineiacs	QMJHL		70	21	28	49	72		6	2	0	2	6
2006–07	Lewiston Maineiacs	QMJHL		68	24	33	57	73		17	4	11	15	22
2007–08	Lewiston Maineiacs	QMJHL		65	40	47	87	103		6	1	3	4	10
2007–08	Toronto Marlies	AHL		1	0	0	0	0		13	0	1	1	0
2008–09	Toronto Marlies	AHL		53	6	9	15	16		—	—	—	—	—
2009–10	Reading Royals	ECHL		46	23	32	55	76		13	4	4	8	18
2009–10	Toronto Marlies	AHL		25	3	6	9	8		—	—	—	—	—
2010–11	Norfolk Admirals	AHL		69	7	14	21	39		6	1	0	1	0
2011–12	HC Bolzano	ITL		40	17	34	51	42		12	5	10	15	26
2012–13	SaiPa	SM-l		53	18	18	36	107		3	0	0	0	2
2013–14	SaiPa	Liiga		35	4	14	18	78		13	2	5	7	12
2013–14	SaPKo	Mestis		2	0	0	0	2		—	—	—	—	—
AHL totals				148	16	29	45	63		19	1	1	2	0

External links

• Stefano Giliati's career statistics at EliteProspects.com
• Stefano Giliati's career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database
• Stefano Giliati's player profile at NHL.com
• "10 Questions with Stefano Giliati" (Toronto Marlies Q&A)