Ray DiLauro (born July 13, 1979) is an American former professional

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. He was selected by the Atlanta Thrashers in the 9th round (246th overall) of the

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Career

After playing

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for the Philadelphia Glaciers and Tier III Junior "A" Ice Hockey for the Philadelphia Little Flyers, DiLauro played High School Ice Hockey for the National Sports Academy in

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. DiLauro then attended St. Lawrence University where he played four seasons of NCAA Division I Ice Hockey with the Saint Lawrence Saints from

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- 2002. While at St. Lawrence, DiLauro served as an Alternate Captain during the 2001-02 season, won the 2002 '' Pete McGeough Award'' as the team's outstanding

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, and won both the 2000 ECAC Championship and the 2001 ECAC Championship. During his

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career, DiLauro played in the

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with the

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, Wilkes-Barre Scranton Penguins, Springfield Falcons, Manchester Monarchs, and Binghamton Senators. He also played in the

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for the

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Wheeling Nailers The Wheeling Nailers are a professional ECHL ice hockey team based in Wheeling, West Virginia. They are the ECHL affiliate of the Pittsburgh Penguins of the National Hockey League and the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins of the American Hockey Lea ...

Columbus Cottonmouths The Columbus Cottonmouths were a professional ice hockey team based in Columbus, Georgia. The team is nicknamed the Snakes and played their home games at the Columbus Civic Center. In 2017, the team suspended operations after failing to find a ne ...

, and

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. In addition, he played in the

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for the

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, the

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'' Deutsche Eishockey Liga'' for

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and

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, the '' Austrian Hockey League'' for

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, the

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'' for HC Bolzano, and in Asia League Ice Hockey for the Japanese club

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. For the 2013–14 season, DiLauro joined the

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Ice Hockey organization. With the Revolution, he served as Head Coach of the organizations's U16 team which competed in the ''Eastern Junior Elite Prospects League'', and also as a coach for the organization's Pee Wee team competing in the ''Full Check Hockey League''.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:DiLauro, Ray 1979 births Living people American men's ice hockey defensemen Atlanta Thrashers draft picks Binghamton Senators players Bolzano HC players Cleveland Barons (2001–2006) players Columbus Cottonmouths (ECHL) players EHC Black Wings Linz players Füchse Duisburg players Fresno Falcons players Ice hockey players from Pennsylvania Krefeld Pinguine players Manchester Monarchs (AHL) players Missouri Mavericks players Nippon Paper Cranes players Sportspeople from Bucks County, Pennsylvania Reading Royals players St. Lawrence Saints men's ice hockey players Springfield Falcons players Trenton Titans players Wheeling Nailers players Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins players People from Bensalem Township, Pennsylvania