Peter Sarno (born July 26, 1979) is a

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former professional

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, who last played for Alleghe Hockey in the

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. He was selected in the sixth round of the

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, 141st overall, by the

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Playing career

As a youth, Sarno played in the 1993

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with the Toronto Marlboros

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team. After completing a successful junior career with the

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and the

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of the OHL, in which he twice led the league in points, Sarno apprenticed in the Oilers farm system, playing for their AHL team, the

Hamilton Bulldogs The Hamilton Bulldogs are a major junior ice hockey team in the Ontario Hockey League that began to play in the 2015–16 season. Based in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, the Bulldogs play their home games at FirstOntario Centre. They were purcha ...

. After one season in

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, Sarno returned to North America, where he played for the Oilers new AHL franchise, the

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. He also made his

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debut, playing six games with the big club. Shortly thereafter, he was dealt to the

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, who wanted more depth at their centre position. He played one and a half seasons for their AHL affiliate, the

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, before signing on with the Syracuse Crunch (affiliated with the

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). Sarno then moved to Europe, signing with

HC Fribourg-Gottéron HC Fribourg-Gottéron is a professional ice hockey team based in Fribourg, Switzerland, which competes in the National League (NL). The team is the sixth most attended team in Switzerland for the 2015/16 season with 6,156 spectators. History The ...

in the Nationalliga A in Switzerland in 2006, followed by three seasons in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga in

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, two with the Hamburg Freezers and one with

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. In 2010, Sarno moved to Italy and signed with the Serie A club HC Alleghe.

Transactions

*February 16, 2004 - Edmonton trades Sarno to Vancouver in exchange for

Tyler Moss Tyler Moss (born June 29, 1975) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender. Moss played for the Carolina Hurricanes, Calgary Flames and Vancouver Canucks of the National Hockey League (NHL). Playing career Moss played junior for the ...

*August 22, 2005 - Sarno signs with Columbus *May 22, 2006 - Sarno signs with HC Fribourg-Gottéron (Swiss League)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Sarno, Peter 1979 births Living people Canadian ice hockey centres Columbus Blue Jackets players Edmonton Oilers draft picks Edmonton Oilers players Espoo Blues players Hamburg Freezers players Hamilton Bulldogs (AHL) players Ice hockey people from Ontario Manitoba Moose players Sarnia Sting players Sportspeople from Toronto Syracuse Crunch players Toronto Roadrunners players Windsor Spitfires players Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in Finland Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in Germany