Vince Bellissimo (born December 14, 1982) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. Bellissimo was selected by the Florida Panthers in the 5th round (158th overall) of the 2002 NHL Entry Draft.
| Vince Bellissimo | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Bellissimo with the Lowell Lock Monsters in 2005 | |||
| Born |
December 14, 1982 Toronto, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||
| Weight | 181 lb (82 kg; 12 st 13 lb) | ||
| Position | Right wing | ||
| Shot | Right | ||
| Played for |
San Antonio Rampage Lowell Lock Monsters KalPa ERC Ingolstadt HC TWK Innsbruck HC Asiago | ||
| NHL draft |
158th overall, 2002 Florida Panthers | ||
| Playing career | 2005–2011 | ||
Playing career
editBellissimo, brother of Daniel Bellissimo, played NCAA college hockey with the Western Michigan Broncos men's ice hockey team before beginning his professional career in the American Hockey League with the San Antonio Rampage near the end of the 2004–05 AHL season.
In 2007, after three seasons of playing in the North American minor leagues, Bellissimo arrived in Europe to play in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL) with the ERC Ingolstadt. In 2009, after two brief experiences in SM-liiga, Finland, and Austria, he returned to Ingolstadt.[1]
During the 2009-10 season, Bellissimo arrived at HC Asiago where his brother Daniel was playing already.[2] After winning the title with Asiago, for family reasons he decided to return to North America to play his final 2010–11 season in the ECHL with the Las Vegas Wranglers.[3]
Career statistics
edit| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1998–99 | Caledon Canadians | OPJHL | 46 | 16 | 26 | 42 | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1999–2000 | St. Michael's Buzzers | OPJHL | 47 | 30 | 29 | 59 | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000–01 | St. Michael's Buzzers | OPJHL | 47 | 32 | 64 | 96 | 28 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 2 | ||
| 2001–02 | Topeka ScareCrows | USHL | 61 | 37 | 39 | 76 | 33 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002–03 | Western Michigan University | CCHA | 37 | 19 | 17 | 36 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | Western Michigan University | CCHA | 38 | 13 | 27 | 40 | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | Western Michigan University | CCHA | 35 | 17 | 20 | 37 | 76 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | San Antonio Rampage | AHL | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | Lowell Lock Monsters | AHL | 47 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | Florida Everblades | ECHL | 19 | 13 | 10 | 23 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 4 | ||
| 2006–07 | Florida Everblades | ECHL | 56 | 29 | 43 | 72 | 31 | 16 | 12 | 11 | 23 | 10 | ||
| 2007–08 | ERC Ingolstadt | DEL | 55 | 31 | 25 | 56 | 89 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 2008–09 | KalPa | SM-liiga | 15 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | HC TWK Innsbruck | AUT | 35 | 18 | 23 | 41 | 50 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 12 | ||
| 2009–10 | ERC Ingolstadt | DEL | 29 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 51 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | HC Asiago | ITA | 8 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 15 | 3 | 18 | 21 | 22 | ||
| 2010–11 | Las Vegas Wranglers | ECHL | 13 | 9 | 7 | 16 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| AHL totals | 59 | 11 | 9 | 20 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| ECHL totals | 88 | 51 | 60 | 111 | 47 | 24 | 17 | 19 | 36 | 14 | ||||
| DEL totals | 84 | 31 | 39 | 70 | 140 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||||
Awards and honours
edit| Award | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| All-CCHA Rookie Team | 2002-03 |
References
edit- ^ "Bellissimo returns to the attack for ERC Ingolstadt". donaukurier.de (in German). June 3, 2009. Retrieved February 3, 2010.
- ^ "Asiago sign Vince Bellissimo". hockeytime.net. January 25, 2010. Retrieved January 25, 2010.
- ^ "Vince Bellissimo opts to return home". hockeytime.net (in Italian). August 15, 2010. Retrieved August 15, 2010.
External links
edit- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or The Internet Hockey Database