Tony Cimellaro (born June 14, 1971) is a

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former professional

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player who played two games in the

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for the

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during the

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Playing career

Cimellaro also played in various European leagues, beginning in 1993 with a spell in

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with

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followed by a season in the British National League for the

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and the

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. He then moved to

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to play in the

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for

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, playing for the

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in the

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and Adendorfer EC of the German 1. Liga Nord before returning to North America. Cimellaro spent two seasons in the

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with the

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as a player/coach before finishing his career in the

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with the

Adirondack IceHawks The Adirondack Frostbite were a minor professional ice hockey team based in Glens Falls, New York, and were a member of the United Hockey League (UHL). They played their home games at the Glens Falls Civic Center. The Adirondack IceHawks UHL tea ...

after the WPHL folded. Since 2003 he has been the assistant coach of the

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in the

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.he has taken an assistant coaching position with the AHL Belleville Senators.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Coaching career

From 2003 to 2010, he was an assistant coach with his former junior team, the

in the

. He then was hired as an assistant coach with Queen's University Golden Gaels. In December 2017, he was brought in as a midseason replacement assistant coach with the

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on the

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, but was not kept the following season.

References

External links

* 1971 births Adendorfer EC players Adirondack IceHawks players Belleville Bulls players Blackburn Hawks players Canadian ice hockey centres Canadian people of Italian descent Durham Wasps players EC Ratinger Löwen players Asiago Hockey 1935 players Ice hockey people from Ontario Sportspeople from Kingston, Ontario Kingston Frontenacs players Kingston Raiders players Living people New Haven Senators players North Bay Centennials players Ottawa Senators players Prince Edward Island Senators players Undrafted National Hockey League players Vojens IK players Waco Wizards players Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in England Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in Denmark Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in Italy Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in Germany {{Canada-icehockey-centre-1970s-stub