Jeff LoVecchio (born August 26, 1985) is an American professional ice hockey Left wing who last played for the Nippon Paper Cranes of the Asia League Ice Hockey (ALIH).
| Jeff LoVecchio | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 LoVecchio with the Providence Bruins in 2010 | |||
| Born |
August 26, 1985 Chesterfield, Missouri, USA | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | ||
| Weight | 195 lb (88 kg; 13 st 13 lb) | ||
| Position | Left wing | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| ALIH team Former teams |
Nippon Paper Cranes Providence Bruins Rochester Americans San Antonio Rampage HC Alleghe Lillehammer IK Alba Volán Székesfehérvár Lørenskog IK | ||
| NHL draft | Undrafted | ||
| Playing career | 2008–present | ||
Playing career
editOn March 18, 2008, LoVecchio was signed as a free agent to a two-year entry-level contract by the Boston Bruins after attending the Western Michigan University and was assigned to their AHL affiliate, the Providence Bruins, for the remainder of the 2007–08 AHL season.[1] In the off-season, however, LoVecchio sustained a concussion from skating and was forced to miss the entire 2008–09 season.[2]
On December 9, 2010, he was traded from the Bruins, along with Jordan Knackstedt, to the Florida Panthers in exchange for Sean Zimmerman.[3]
After his second season abroad with Lillehammer IK of the GET-ligaen, LoVecchio opted to change European leagues for the third consecutive year, signing a one-year contract with Hungarian club, Alba Volán Székesfehérvár who compete in the EBEL on June 23, 2014.[4]
LoVecchio returned for one season in the GET-ligaen with Lørenskog IK, before signing, alongside teammate Wacey Rabbit, to a one-year contract with Japanese club, Nippon Paper Cranes of the ALIH on July 28, 2015.[5]
Career statistics
edit| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2002–03 | River City Lancers | USHL | 26 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 28 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | ||
| 2003–04 | River City Lancers | USHL | 58 | 16 | 13 | 29 | 29 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 2004–05 | Omaha Lancers | USHL | 57 | 17 | 27 | 44 | 82 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2005–06 | Western Michigan University | CCHA | 40 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 46 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Western Michigan University | CCHA | 37 | 19 | 15 | 34 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Western Michigan University | CCHA | 36 | 9 | 12 | 21 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Providence Bruins | AHL | 14 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 2009–10 | Providence Bruins | AHL | 65 | 15 | 9 | 24 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | Providence Bruins | AHL | 22 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 51 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | Utah Grizzlies | ECHL | 26 | 10 | 13 | 23 | 54 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 2011–12 | San Antonio Rampage | AHL | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | HC Alleghe | ITL | 43 | 21 | 20 | 41 | 54 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 12 | ||
| 2013–14 | Lillehammer IK | GET | 45 | 26 | 32 | 58 | 106 | 12 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 4 | ||
| 2014–15 | Alba Volán Székesfehérvár | EBEL | 39 | 21 | 14 | 35 | 53 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | Lørenskog IK | GET | 9 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 18 | ||
| 2015–16 | Nippon Paper Cranes | AL | 48 | 26 | 30 | 56 | 62 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||
| AHL totals | 164 | 26 | 22 | 48 | 84 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||
References
edit- ^ "Bruins sign Jeff LoVecchio". Boston Bruins. 2008-03-18. Retrieved 2011-03-13.
- ^ "LoVecchio looks forward to September". Boston Bruins. 2009-08-05. Retrieved 2011-03-13.
- ^ "Rochester Amerks get wingers Jordan Knackstedt and Jeff LoVecchio in trade". Norton Sports. 2010-12-09. Archived from the original on 2011-07-14. Retrieved 2010-12-09.
- ^ "Jeff LoVecchio and Johan Ejdepalm agree to terms with Volan". Alba Volán Székesfehérvár. 2014-06-23. Archived from the original on 2014-08-20. Retrieved 2014-06-23.
- ^ "Paper Cranes sign three new foreign players" (in Japanese). Nippon Paper Cranes. 2015-07-28. Retrieved 2015-07-28.
External links
edit- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
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