Nate DiCasmirro (born September 27, 1978) is a Canadian-born Italian former professional

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who was born in Atikokan, Ontario, but grew up in

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, a suburb of

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. He most notably played in the

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and for the

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Personal life

He holds dual Canadian and U.S. citizenship and is of Italian descent.

Career

DiCasmirro left home as a teenager to play midget AAA hockey in

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, and later played for

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. He was signed as a free agent in 2002 by the

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and was sent to play in the minor leagues. In 2006, he signed as an unrestricted free agent with the

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and was assigned to play right wing for the

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of the

(AHL). On December 6, 2007, he was traded to the

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along with a 5th round draft pick in the 2009 NHL Entry Draft for goaltender Alex Auld. He played several seasons in the AHL and then with

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in the Italian

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, before being released on December 25, 2008. DiCasmirro then signed a short-term contract to play with Swedish team

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on January 6, 2009. Having played ten games for the

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team, he continued his visit to Sweden by signing for HockeyAllsvenskan newcomers

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on September 11, 2009. He moved later in the season to the

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for EC VSV and in 2010 he signed for Brunico in Serie A. On August 23, 2015, DiCasmirro returned to the Austrian EBEL, signing for a second stint with Italian club, HC Bolzano, as a free agent on a one-year contract. Following his seventeenth professional season at the conclusion of the 2018–19 campaign playing with EC KAC second tier Alps Hockey League team, DiCasmirro opted to conclude his career with the intention to remain within EC KAC as a junior coach on March 25, 2019. In 2021, he was hired by the

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to be an assistant coach with their AHL affiliate, the

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Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

International

Awards and honors

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Dicasmirro, Nate 1978 births American men's ice hockey right wingers American people of Italian descent Bolzano HC players Brunico SG players Canadian emigrants to the United States Canadian ice hockey right wingers Canadian people of Italian descent Edmonton Road Runners players EC VSV players Grand Rapids Griffins players Hamilton Bulldogs (AHL) players Ice hockey people from Ontario Living people North Iowa Huskies players Örebro HK players People from Burnsville, Minnesota People from Rainy River District Providence Bruins players San Antonio Rampage players St. Cloud State Huskies men's ice hockey players Sheffield Steelers players Syracuse Crunch players Timrå IK players Toronto Roadrunners players HC Valpellice players Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in England Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in Austria Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in Italy Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in Sweden