Nick Caamano

Nick Caamano
Born (1998-09-07) September 7, 1998 (age 26)
Ancaster, Ontario, Canada
Height 6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight 191 lb (87 kg; 13 st 9 lb)
Position Right wing
Shoots Left
DEL team
Former teams		 Grizzlys Wolfsburg
Dallas Stars
NHL draft 146th overall, 2016
Dallas Stars
Playing career 2017–present

Nicholas Caamano (born September 7, 1998) is a Canadian professional ice hockey forward who is currently under contract with Grizzlys Wolfsburg of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL). He previously played for the Dallas Stars of the National Hockey League (NHL).

Early life

Caamano was born on September 7, 1998, in Ancaster, Ontario, Canada[1] to parents Joe and Amalia Caamano.[2]

Playing career

Born and raised in Ancaster, Caamano attended Bishop Tonnos Catholic Secondary School while playing with the Hamilton Jr. Bulldogs minor midget team.[3] After committing to play for the Plymouth Whalers, who drafted him in the second round of the 2014 Ontario Hockey League (OHL) Priority Selection, he enrolled at the Plymouth-Canton Educational Park.[4]

Caamano played for the Flint Firebirds, Plymouth Whalers and Hamilton Bulldogs in the Ontario Hockey League, and was drafted by the Stars in the 2016 NHL Entry Draft.[5][6]

He scored his first career NHL goal against the Washington Capitals on October 8, 2019.[7][8] Upon returning to the AHL, Caamano was nominated as their representative for the IOA/American Specialty AHL Man of the Year award for his outstanding contributions to the Central Texas community.[9] During the COVID-19 pandemic, Caamano played 24 games in the 2020–21 NHL season with the Dallas Stars, while he also enrolled in economics, sports management and personal finance classes at Southern New Hampshire University.[10] After spending the 2021–22 season playing in the AHL with the Texas Stars, Caamano underwent back surgery in September 2022, and was placed on the non-roster injured reserve list and is expected to be out for at least three months.[11]

Following six professional seasons within the Stars organization, Caamano left the club as a free agent and opted to pursue a career abroad after signing a one-year contract with German club, Grizzlys Wolfsburg of the DEL, on July 26, 2024.[12]

Career statistics

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2013–14 Ancaster Avalanche GOJHL 3 1 4 5 0 — — — — —
2014–15 Plymouth Whalers OHL 63 3 6 9 29 — — — — —
2015–16 Flint Firebirds OHL 64 20 17 37 40 — — — — —
2016–17 Flint Firebirds OHL 67 35 29 64 63 5 0 3 3 8
2016–17 Texas Stars AHL 6 0 3 3 2 — — — — —
2017–18 Flint Firebirds OHL 23 12 9 21 38 — — — — —
2017–18 Hamilton Bulldogs OHL 41 13 23 36 56 21 10 12 22 22
2018–19 Texas Stars AHL 73 12 12 24 91 — — — — —
2019–20 Dallas Stars NHL 12 1 1 2 4 4 0 0 0 0
2019–20 Texas Stars AHL 36 9 14 23 51 — — — — —
2020–21 Dallas Stars NHL 24 0 1 1 17 — — — — —
2021–22 Texas Stars AHL 47 8 6 14 40 — — — — —
2022–23 Texas Stars AHL 29 2 9 11 10 8 4 2 6 4
2023–24 Texas Stars AHL 55 13 10 23 37 7 0 0 0 4
NHL totals 36 1 2 3 21 4 0 0 0 0

References

  1. ^ "Nick Caamano". eliteprospects.com. Elite Prospects. Retrieved May 9, 2021.
  2. ^ Pecoskie, Teri (June 26, 2016). "Ancaster's Caamano selected by Dallas Stars". The Hamilton Spectator. Retrieved May 9, 2021.
  3. ^ "Players off to the OHL". hamiltonnews.com. May 21, 2014. Retrieved May 9, 2021.
  4. ^ "Nicholas Caamano commits to Whalers". ontariohockeyleague.com. August 6, 2014. Retrieved May 9, 2021.
  5. ^ "Stars' Nick Caamano: Recalled from AHL Texas". CBSSports.com. 4 October 2019.
  6. ^ Timmermann, Tom (5 October 2019). "Thomas out with injury, Sanford in for Blues vs. Dallas". stltoday.com.
  7. ^ Tiffin, Robert (October 9, 2019). "Game 4 Afterwords: First Goals and Last Shots". Defending Big D.
  8. ^ "How Nick Caamano's 'relentless' nature resulted in a memorable first NHL goal with the Stars". Dallas News. October 9, 2019.
  9. ^ "Caamano Earns Stars Nomination for AHL Man of the Year". texasstars.com. April 3, 2019. Retrieved May 9, 2021.
  10. ^ "Student-athletes in the NHL? Believe it or not, the Dallas Stars have a few". The Dallas Morning News. Archived from the original on March 3, 2021. Retrieved May 9, 2021.
  11. ^ "Stars' Nick Caamano: Undergoes back surgery". CBS Sports. September 21, 2022. Retrieved October 20, 2022.
  12. ^ "Nick Caamano agrees to join Wolfsburg" (in German). Grizzlys Wolfsburg. July 26, 2024. Retrieved July 26, 2024.