David Augustus "Hoss" Amadio (April 23, 1939 – April 10, 1981) was a Canadian professional

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player who played 125 games in the

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with the

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and

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between 1958 and 1969. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1958 to 1974, was spent in various minor leagues.

Early life

Amadio was born in

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, and raised in

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Career

Amadio spent much of his professional career, playing 500 games over eight seasons, with the

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of the

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, including the team's

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championship in 1961–62. Amadio holds the AHL record for most goals by a defenseman in a game with five, scored against future

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goaltender

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and the

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on February 8, 1964. Amadio scored the first two goals of the next night's match against the

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, for a total of seven goals in less than 40 minutes of play; he only four other goals in the entire season. Following his retirement as a player after the 1974 season, Amadio coached a single season for the

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of the

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Death

Amadio died of a heart attack in 1981, less than two weeks shy of his 42nd birthday.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

References

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* 1939 births 1981 deaths Calgary Centennials coaches Canadian ice hockey coaches Canadian ice hockey defencemen Denver Spurs (WHL) players Detroit Red Wings players Edmonton Flyers (WHL) players Hamilton Tiger Cubs players Hershey Bears players Ice hockey people from Nova Scotia Kansas City Blues (ice hockey) players Los Angeles Kings players People from Glace Bay Salt Lake Golden Eagles (WHL) players Seattle Totems (WHL) players Sportspeople from the Cape Breton Regional Municipality Springfield Indians players Springfield Kings players Sudbury Wolves (EPHL) players {{Canada-icehockey-defenceman-1930s-stub