Stephen Saviano(born August 31, 1981) is a formerAmericanprofessionalice hockeyleft winger.He last played for theLausitzer FüchseinDEL2.
| Steve Saviano | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Saviano with Tappara in 2009 | |||
| Born |
August 31, 1981 Reading,Massachusetts,USA | ||
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (170 cm) | ||
| Weight | 181 lb (82 kg; 12 st 13 lb) | ||
| Position | Left wing | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| DEL2team Former teams |
Lausitzer Füchse Lowell Lock Monsters Tappara Växjö Lakers Djurgårdens IF HC Bolzano Belfast Giants | ||
| NHL draft | Undrafted | ||
| Playing career | 2005–2019 | ||
Saviano spent four seasons with theUniversity of New Hampshireand turned pro in 2004. He had spells in theAmerican Hockey Leaguewith theLowell Lock Monstersand theECHLwith theFlorida Everblades.In 2006 he moved toSwedento play inHockeyAllsvenskanthe country's second tier, playing for theVäxjö Lakers.In 2007, he signed with FinnishSM-liigasideTappara,but after two seasons in the Finnish SM-liiga, he returned toVäxjö Lakers.
After six seasons in Sweden between the Lakers andDjurgårdens IFin theSwedish Hockey League,Saviano left as a free agent and signed a one-year contract with Italian participants of the AustrianEBEL,HCB South Tyrolon August 25, 2015.[1]In his only season with Bolzano in the2015–16campaign, Saviano contributed with 11 goals and 30 points in 54 games.
As a free agent, Saviano opted to leave Italy to sign with Northern Irish EIHL participants, the Belfast Giants, on a one-year contract on June 7, 2016.[2]He stayed for two seasons and was an assistant captain with the team during the 2017–18 season. On August 20, 2018, Saviano signed with the Lausitzer Füchse in DEL2, playing one season there before retiring in 2019.[3]
Awards and honors
edit| Award | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Hockey EastAll-Tournament Team | 2003 | [4] |
| All-NCAAAll-Tournament Team | 2003 | [5] |
| All-Hockey EastFirst Team | 2003–04 | |
| AHCAEast First-Team All-American | 2003–04 |
Career statistics
edit| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1998–99 | Reading Memorial High School | HSMA | ||||||||||||
| 1999–2000 | Reading Memorial High School | HSMA | ||||||||||||
| 2000–01 | University of New Hampshire | HE | 16 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | University of New Hampshire | HE | 40 | 13 | 14 | 27 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002–03 | University of New Hampshire | HE | 42 | 9 | 30 | 39 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | University of New Hampshire | HE | 41 | 27 | 22 | 49 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | Lowell Lock Monsters | AHL | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | Florida Everblades | ECHL | 58 | 14 | 38 | 52 | 4 | 17 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 2 | ||
| 2005–06 | Lowell Lock Monsters | AHL | 25 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | Florida Everblades | ECHL | 42 | 25 | 45 | 70 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 0 | ||
| 2006–07 | Växjö Lakers | Allsv | 24 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 2007–08 | Tappara | SM-l | 56 | 7 | 16 | 23 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 4 | ||
| 2008–09 | Tappara | SM-l | 57 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Växjö Lakers | Allsv | 52 | 19 | 16 | 35 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | ||
| 2010–11 | Växjö Lakers | Allsv | 52 | 19 | 29 | 48 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 2 | ||
| 2011–12 | Växjö Lakers | SEL | 54 | 9 | 12 | 21 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | Växjö Lakers | SEL | 55 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | Djurgårdens IF | Allsv | 52 | 11 | 17 | 28 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | ||
| 2014–15 | Djurgårdens IF | SHL | 53 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2015–16 | HC Bolzano | AUT | 54 | 11 | 19 | 30 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 2016–17 | Belfast Giants | GBR | 52 | 17 | 28 | 45 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2017–18 | Belfast Giants | GBR | 54 | 20 | 28 | 48 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2018–19 | Lausitzer Füchse | GER.2 | 50 | 23 | 25 | 48 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | ||
| ECHL totals | 100 | 39 | 83 | 122 | 8 | 22 | 6 | 22 | 28 | 2 | ||||
| Allsv totals | 180 | 55 | 77 | 132 | 32 | 31 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 10 | ||||
| SEL/SHL totals | 162 | 22 | 22 | 44 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
References
edit- ^"HCB welcome two additions to squad".HCB South Tyrol(in Italian). August 25, 2015. Archived fromthe originalon December 23, 2015.RetrievedAugust 25,2015.
- ^@BelfastGiants (June 7, 2016)."We are excited to welcome the newest member of 2016/17 @BelfastGiants...@SteveSaviano!! 🚨 #ThisIsBelfastWeAreGiants"(Tweet).RetrievedJune 7,2016– viaTwitter.
- ^@EIHLFanNews (April 1, 2019)."Former @BelfastGiants forward @SteveSaviano has announced his retirement.The 37 year old scored 115 points in 133…"(Tweet) – viaTwitter.
- ^"2013-14 Hockey East Media Guide".Hockey East.RetrievedMay 19,2014.
- ^"NCAA Frozen Four Records"(PDF).NCAA.org.RetrievedJune 19,2013.
External links
edit- Biographical information and career statistics fromNHL,orEliteprospects,orThe Internet Hockey Database
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