Paul Beraldo (born October 5, 1967) is a retired Italian-Canadian professional

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. He was selected 139th overall in the

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by the

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. He played ten games for the Bruins during the 1987–88 and 1988–89 seasons. Beraldo has also played for both the

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and the Italian national ice hockey teams.

Playing career

Beraldo was born in

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. Having been selected by the

in the

, Beraldo was assigned to play for their farm team, the

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, in the

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(AHL) during the 1987–88 season. He played for Maine in the AHL for three seasons, during which time he stepped up to play for Boston in the

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(NHL) three times during the 1987–88 season and seven times during the 1988–89 season, although he failed to score any points during these games. After the 1989–90 season, Beraldo signed with HC Milano Saima in the Italian

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, where he helped them to win the league in 1991. The following season, he stayed with Milano Saima, playing in Serie A and the international

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. Staying in Milan, he continued to play in Serie A and the Alpenliga the following season, 1992–93, with HC Lion Milano. Leaving Italy for

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in the 1993–94 season, Beraldo played for Berliner SC Preussen in what turned out to be the final season of the old German first division. He returned to Italy at the end of the season to play three games for SG Milano Saima in the Italian playoffs. After one game with Milano Saima at the start of the 1994–95 season, he returned to Germany to play for TuS Geretsried in the German

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. He then finished the season back in

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playing for

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in the Colonial Hockey League. Returning to Germany for the 1995–96 season, Beraldo played for four teams over the next three seasons in the

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(DEL) – EC Ratingen Löwen,

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(winning the league with them in 1996–97), Kassel Huskies and Star Bulls Rosenheim. He joined HC Fribourg-Gottéron in the

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Nationalliga A for the 1998–99 season, during which time he also appeared for them in the

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. After sitting out the 1999–00 season, Beraldo moved onto his fourth European country when he joined up with the Sheffield Steelers in the

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for the 2000–01

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(ISL) season. Finishing his ice hockey career on a high, Beraldo helped Sheffield to a Grand Slam of the

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, league championship and playoff championship. Currently Beraldo's son Adrien plays professionaly for the Toledo Walleye. (ECHL) and his nephew plays Jr in the competitive PJHL in Glanbrook.

Honours

champion with HC Milano Saima in 1990–91. * DEL champion with

in 1996–97. *

, ISL and ISL playoff champion with the Sheffield Steelers in the 2000–01 season.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

International

References

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Beraldo, Paul 1967 births Living people Adler Mannheim players Boston Bruins draft picks Boston Bruins players Brantford Smoke players BSC Preussen Berlin players Buffalo Stampede players Canadian ice hockey centres Canadian sportspeople of Italian descent EC Ratinger Löwen players HC Fribourg-Gottéron players HC Milano players HC Milano Saima players Italian ice hockey players Italian people of Canadian descent Kassel Huskies players Maine Mariners (AHL) players Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds players Sheffield Steelers players Ice hockey people from Hamilton, Ontario Starbulls Rosenheim players TuS Geretsried players