Richard Norman Adduono (born January 25, 1955) is a Canadian professional

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coach and retired professional ice hockey player in the

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and

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Playing career

Rick Adduono was drafted by the

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of the NHL in the

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and by the

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of the WHA in the

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. The Bruins took him in the fourth round, 60th overall, while the Mariners took him in the second round, 27th overall. He began his short professional career by playing one game for the Boston Bruins in the

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. Adduono would not play in the big leagues again until the

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when he played a full 80 games for the Birmingham Bulls. He was quite productive in his only full season scoring 20 goals and 53 points. After the collapse of the WHA, Adduono went back to the NHL where he played three games for the

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Coaching career

In 1990, Rick joined the coaching staff of the

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of the

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. He became head coach of the Flyers in 1993 and left the team in 1995 to coach professional minor league hockey. From 1995 to 1998, he served as the assistant coach for the

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of the

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. In 1998, he accepted the head coaching position for the

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, leading them to their second Kelly Cup victory in 2001. Adduono left the

the following year. For 2002-2003 and 2003–2004, he coached the

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, leading them to a Kelly Cup playoff appearance in the 2002-2003 season. Adduono was head coach of the Roanoke Valley Vipers of the

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. He resigned in September 2005 to pursue a higher paying job opportunity as a coach in the ECHL, and for the 2005–06 season, Adduono was the head coach of the Pensacola Ice Pilots. In July 2006, he was named head coach of the

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of the ECHL. One year later, he signed a contract for the Iserlohn Roosters of the German Deutsche Eishockey Liga. After one year with the Roosters, he accepted the head coach position at fellow DEL side

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prior to the 2009-10 season. He guided the team to a second-place finish in the 2013-14 DEL regular season and was named DEL Coach of the Year. He stepped down from his position on November 3, 2015, but was named senior advisor.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Adduono, Rick 1955 births Atlanta Flames players Binghamton Dusters players Birmingham Bulls players Birmingham Bulls (CHL) players Boston Bruins draft picks Boston Bruins players Canadian expatriate sportspeople in Germany Canadian ice hockey centres Canadian ice hockey coaches Canadian sportspeople of Italian descent ECHL coaches Fredericton Express players Ice hockey people from Thunder Bay EC KAC players Living people New Haven Nighthawks players Rochester Americans players San Diego Mariners draft picks South Carolina Stingrays coaches St. Catharines Black Hawks players Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in Austria