| Birth date | July 12, 1989 (age 37) |
|---|---|
| Birth place | Utica, New York, U.S. |
| Height | 6 ft |
| Height in | 3 |
| Weight lb | 230 |
| Position | Right wing |
| Shoots | Right |
| Played for | New Jersey Devils Minnesota Wild EHC München Schwenninger Wild Wings HC Bolzano |
| Ntl team | USA |
| Draft (2007) | 79th overall |
| Draft team | New Jersey Devils |
| Career start | 2008 |
| Career end | 2017 |
Nicholas Palmieri (born July 12, 1989) is an American former professional ice hockey player. He was selected by the New Jersey Devils in the third-round of the 2007 NHL Draft.[1]
Playing career
As a youth, Palmieri played in the 2002 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Syracuse, New York.[2]
Palmieri played his first National Hockey League game with the New Jersey Devils on January 20, 2010, against the Florida Panthers,[3] during which he scored his first NHL point, an assist on a Travis Zajac goal.[4] His first NHL goal was an empty-net goal scored on January 9, 2011, against the Tampa Bay Lightning. His first game-winning goal was scored against the Dallas Stars.[citation needed]
On February 24, 2012, Palmieri was involved in a multiplayer trade by the Devils along with Stephane Veilleux and Kurtis Foster and additional draft picks to the Minnesota Wild in exchange for Marek Zidlicky.[5]
On February 4, 2013, Palmieri was traded by the Wild, along with forward Darroll Powe, to the New York Rangers in exchange for veteran forward Mike Rupp.[6] In August 2013, Palmieri signed with EHC München of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga.[7]
After two seasons in Germany, Palmieri left the Schwenninger Wild Wings as a free agent, signing a one-year deal in the Neighboring Austrian EBEL on a one-year deal with Italian outfit, HCB South Tyrol on October 16, 2015.[8] In the 2015–16 season, Palmieri made an immediate impression in Italy, contributing with 10 goals and 25 points in 43 games. On May 19, 2016, Palmieri opted to extend his tenure with the foxes in agreeing to a further one-year deal.[9]
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2005–06 | Erie Otters | OHL | 68 | 13 | 10 | 23 | 79 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Erie Otters | OHL | 56 | 24 | 21 | 45 | 99 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Erie Otters | OHL | 50 | 28 | 18 | 46 | 122 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Lowell Devils | AHL | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | Erie Otters | OHL | 18 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 41 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | Belleville Bulls | OHL | 43 | 20 | 9 | 29 | 75 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 17 | 27 | ||
| 2009–10 | Lowell Devils | AHL | 69 | 21 | 15 | 36 | 36 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | ||
| 2009–10 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | Albany Devils | AHL | 26 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 43 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 29 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | Albany Devils | AHL | 25 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | Minnesota Wild | NHL | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | Houston Aeros | AHL | 13 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 18 | ||
| 2012–13 | Houston Aeros | AHL | 40 | 10 | 11 | 21 | 35 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | Connecticut Whale | AHL | 30 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | EHC München | DEL | 47 | 13 | 19 | 32 | 60 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2014–15 | Schwenninger Wild Wings | DEL | 35 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 88 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | HC Bolzano | EBEL | 43 | 10 | 15 | 25 | 24 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | ||
| 2016–17 | HC Bolzano | EBEL | 46 | 14 | 14 | 28 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 87 | 13 | 12 | 25 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
International
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | United States | WC | 8th | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | |
| Senior totals | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||||
References
- ^ Powles, Jason. "Palmieri called up to New Jersey". WKTV. Utica, New York: Smith Media. Archived from the original on September 27, 2011. Retrieved January 20, 2010.
- ^ "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA". Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Archived from the original on 2019-03-06. Retrieved 2019-02-15.
- ^ Chere, Rich. "Rookie call-up Nick Palmieri excited about NHL debut with NJ Devils". The Star-Ledger. New Jersey On-Line. Retrieved January 20, 2010.
- ^ Chere, Rich. "NJ Devils-Florida Panthers: As they played". The Star-Ledger. New Jersey On-Line. Retrieved January 20, 2010.
- ^ "Devils acquire Zidlicky from Wild for three players, picks". The Sports Network. 2012-02-24. Archived from the original on February 27, 2012. Retrieved 2012-02-25.
- ^ "Rangers send Rupp to Wild for Powe, Palmieri". The Sports Network. 2013-01-04. Retrieved 2013-01-04.
- ^ Halford, Mike (28 August 2013). "Ex-Devils, Wild forward Palmieri signs in Germany". NBC Sports. Retrieved 27 November 2013.
- ^ "Newest striker for Bolzano: Nick Palmieri" (in Italian). HCB South Tyrol. 2015-10-16. Archived from the original on 2016-03-22. Retrieved 2015-10-16.
- ^ "HCB South Tyrol extend Palmieri". HCB South Tyrol. 2016-05-19. Retrieved 2016-05-19.