Dave Amadio

Dave Amadio
Born (1939-04-23)April 23, 1939
Glace Bay, Nova Scotia, Canada
Died April 10, 1981(1981-04-10) (aged 41)
Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight 207 lb (94 kg; 14 st 11 lb)
Position Defence
Shot Right
Played for Detroit Red Wings
Los Angeles Kings
Playing career 1958–1974

David Augustus "Hoss" Amadio (April 23, 1939 – April 10, 1981) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player who played 125 games in the National Hockey League with the Los Angeles Kings and Detroit Red Wings between 1958 and 1969. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1958 to 1974, was spent in various minor leagues.

Early life

Amadio was born in Glace Bay, Nova Scotia, and raised in Donkin, Nova Scotia.[1]

Career

Amadio spent much of his professional career, playing 500 games over eight seasons, with the Springfield Indians of the American Hockey League, including the team's Calder Cup championship in 1961–62. Amadio holds the AHL record for most goals by a defenseman in a game with five, scored against future Hockey Hall of Fame goaltender Gerry Cheevers and the Rochester Americans on February 8, 1964.[2] Amadio scored the first two goals of the next night's match against the Pittsburgh Hornets, for a total of seven goals in less than 40 minutes of play; he scored only four other goals in the entire season.

Following his retirement as a player after the 1974 season, Amadio coached a single season for the Calgary Centennials of the Western Canada Hockey League.

Death

Amadio died of a heart attack in 1981, less than two weeks shy of his 42nd birthday.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1954–55 Glace Bay Miners CBJHL 30 7 18 25 50 — — — — —
1955–56 Burlington Hallidays COJHL — — — — — — — — — —
1956–57 Hamilton Tiger Cubs OHA 44 10 9 19 117 4 0 1 1 2
1957–58 Hamilton Tiger Cubs OHA 52 13 21 34 122 15 2 5 7 56
1957–58 Detroit Red Wings NHL 2 0 0 0 2 — — — — —
1957–58 Hershey Bears AHL — — — — — 1 0 0 0 0
1958–59 Edmonton Flyers WHL 58 7 7 14 110 3 0 1 1 2
1959–60 Edmonton Flyers WHL 13 1 4 5 35 — — — — —
1959–60 Sudbury Wolves EPHL 50 13 17 30 139 14 3 7 10 14
1960–61 Sudbury Wolves EPHL 25 2 14 16 50 — — — — —
1961–62 Sudbury Wolves EPHL 9 0 5 5 15 — — — — —
1961–62 Springfield Indians AHL 58 4 11 15 56 11 0 1 1 19
1962–63 Springfield Indians AHL 71 8 19 27 95 — — — — —
1963–64 Springfield Indians AHL 72 11 24 35 120 — — — — —
1964–65 Springfield Indians AHL 72 10 24 34 100 — — — — —
1965–66 Springfield Indians AHL 72 9 11 20 124 6 0 3 3 6
1966–67 Springfield Indians AHL 66 11 29 40 89 — — — — —
1967–68 Los Angeles Kings NHL 58 4 6 10 101 7 0 2 2 8
1967–68 Springfield Indians AHL 17 2 6 8 25 — — — — —
1968–69 Los Angeles Kings NHL 65 1 5 6 60 9 1 0 1 10
1969–70 Springfield Kings AHL 40 4 15 19 78 13 1 1 2 10
1970–71 Kansas City Blues CHL 30 2 13 15 45 — — — — —
1970–71 Denver Spurs WHL 35 0 6 6 42 — — — — —
1971–72 Salt Lake Golden Eagles WHL 68 6 22 28 93 — — — — —
1972–73 Salt Lake Golden Eagles WHL 72 6 33 39 129 9 3 2 5 16
1973–74 Seattle Totems WHL 70 6 13 19 60 — — — — —
AHL totals 468 59 139 198 687 31 1 5 6 35
NHL totals 125 5 11 16 163 16 1 2 3 18

References

  1. ^ fame1. "David Amadio". Nova Scotia Sport Hall of Fame. Retrieved 2022-07-03.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  2. ^ Brown, Garry (February 7, 2014). "Fifty years ago, the Springfield Indians' Dave Amadio set an AHL standard that still stands". Springfield Republican. Springfield, MA.