Daniel Ciampini

Daniel Ciampini
Ciampini with the Sheffield Steelers in 2024
Born (1990-11-25) November 25, 1990 (age 35)
Concord, Ontario, Canada
Height 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb)
Position Left wing
Shot Left
EIHL team
Former teams		 Sheffield Steelers
Worcester Sharks
Rockford IceHogs
Ontario Reign
Belleville Senators
Stjernen Hockey
HC TWK Innsbruck
Rytíři Kladno
HC Bozen-Bolzano
NHL draft Undrafted
Playing career 2015–2025

Daniel Ciampini (born November 25, 1990) is a Canadian professional ice hockey winger currently playing with the Sheffield Steelers of the UK's Elite Ice Hockey League (EIHL).

Playing career

Ciampini played college hockey at Union from 2011–15; he was part of the 2013–14 national championship team and was named to the 2014 NCAA All-Tournament Team. In 2014–15, Ciampini was a finalist for the Hobey Baker Award, marking him as one of the ten best players in men's college hockey; he was also named All-ECAC First Team. On March 18, 2015, Ciampini signed an amateur try-out agreement with the Worcester Sharks of the AHL. On March 23, 2015, Ciampini signed an AHL contract with Worcester.

On July 8, 2015, Ciampini secured an AHL contract as a free agent, agreeing to a one-year deal with the Rockford IceHogs. In the 2015–16 season, contributed with 1 goal in 10 games with the IceHogs. He was reassigned for the majority of the campaign with ECHL affiliate, Indy Fuel, in producing 38 points in 48 games.

As a free agent in the off-season, Ciampini secured another AHL deal, signing a one-year contract with the Ontario Reign on August 4, 2016. In the 2016–17 season, Ciampini split the year between the Reign and ECHL affiliate, the Manchester Monarchs.

On September 15, 2017, having left the Reign as a free agent, Ciampini agreed to a one-year deal with inaugural AHL club, the Belleville Senators.

After two seasons within the Belleville Senators organization, Ciampini decided to pursue a European career, agreeing to a one-year contract with Norwegian club, Stjernen Hockey of the GET-ligaen on June 14, 2019.

Following a season stint in Austria with HC TWK Innsbruck of the ICE Hockey League, Ciampini continued his European career by agreeing to a one-year contract with Czech club, Rytíři Kladno of the ELH, on July 14, 2021.

After a spell in Italy with HC Bozen-Bolzano, Ciampini signed terms ahead of the 2022–23 season with UK EIHL side Sheffield Steelers.

In his second year with the Steelers, Ciampini would win the Grand Slam.

Career statistics

    Regular season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2006–07 Stouffville Spirit OPJHL 2 1 1 2 0 — — — — —
2007–08 St. Michael's Buzzers OPJHL 15 3 5 8 10 — — — — —
2008–09 St. Michael's Buzzers OJHL 40 14 16 30 43 — — — — —
2009–10 St. Michael's Buzzers CCHL 49 42 46 88 64 — — — — —
2010–11 St. Michael's Buzzers OJHL 50 33 49 82 64 3 1 3 4 4
2011–12 Union Dutchmen ECAC 15 3 3 6 2 — — — — —
2012–13 Union Dutchmen ECAC 36 11 10 21 28 — — — — —
2013–14 Union Dutchmen ECAC 41 23 18 41 26 — — — — —
2014–15 Union Dutchmen ECAC 39 26 24 50 30 — — — — —
2014–15 Worcester Sharks AHL 15 3 3 6 2 — — — — —
2015–16 Indy Fuel ECHL 48 14 24 38 14 — — — — —
2015–16 Rockford IceHogs AHL 10 1 0 1 2 — — — — —
2016–17 Manchester Monarchs ECHL 28 12 16 28 8 18 4 10 14 4
2016–17 Ontario Reign AHL 23 1 4 5 12 — — — — —
2017–18 Belleville Senators AHL 49 7 9 16 14 — — — — —
2017–18 Brampton Beast ECHL 15 4 12 16 4 — — — — —
2018–19 Brampton Beast ECHL 51 16 35 51 26 6 4 3 7 8
2018–19 Belleville Senators AHL 19 1 2 3 2 — — — — —
2019–20 Stjernen Hockey GET 43 23 29 52 70 — — — — —
2020–21 HC TWK Innsbruck ICEHL 48 28 31 59 28 — — — — —
2021–22 Rytíři Kladno ELH 8 1 0 1 4 — — — — —
2021–22 HC Bozen-Bolzano ICEHL 22 3 4 7 12 2 0 0 0 0
2022–23 Sheffield Steelers EIHL 51 17 31 48 26 4 0 4 4 2
2023–24 Sheffield Steelers "A" EIHL 54 18 34 52 20 4 2 2 4 4
2024–25 Sheffield Steelers "A" EIHL 52 5 21 26 39 4 1 1 2 0
AHL totals 116 13 18 31 32 — — — — —

Awards and honors

Award Year
College
ECAC All-Academic Team 2012–13, 2013–14
NCAA Division I Champion 2014
NCAA All-Tournament Team 2014
Hobey Baker Award top ten finalist 2014–15
All-ECAC First Team 2014–15
Division I AHCA All-American East First Team 2014–15
ICEHL
ICEHL All-Star Team 2020–21
EIHL
EIHL Champion 2023–24
EIHL Playoff Champion 2023–24
EIHL Challenge Cup Champion 2023–24

References

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  2. 1 2 "NCAA Frozen Four Records" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved 2013-06-19.
  3. 1 2 "Top 10 Hobey Finalists announced". Union College. 2015-03-01. Retrieved 2015-03-01.
  4. 1 2 "2014–15 Men's ice hockey awards". ECAC Hockey. 2015-03-29. Archived from the original on 2015-03-23. Retrieved 2015-03-29.
  5. ↑ "Daniel Ciampini signs ATO in American Hockey League". Union College. 2015-03-18. Retrieved 2015-03-18.
  6. ↑ "Ciampini signs pro contract with Worcester Sharks". Union College. 2015-03-23. Retrieved 2015-03-23.
  7. ↑ "Worcester signs Ciampini to AHL contract". Worcester Sharks. 2015-03-23. Archived from the original on 2015-04-02. Retrieved 2015-03-23.
  8. ↑ "Rockford signs Ciampini and Visentin". Rockford IceHogs. 2015-07-08. Archived from the original on 2015-07-09. Retrieved 2015-07-08.
  9. ↑ "Hobey Baker finalist Ciampini joins Reign". Ontario Reign. 2016-08-04. Retrieved 2016-08-05.
  10. ↑ "Senators sign Ciampini to two-way contract". Belleville Senators. 2017-09-15. Archived from the original on 2017-09-17. Retrieved 2017-09-15.
  11. 1 2 "Daniel Ciampini signs with Stjernen" (in Norwegian). Stjernen Hockey. June 14, 2019. Retrieved June 14, 2019.
  12. ↑ "Rytíři Kladno sign 6 overseas players" (in Czech). Rytíři Kladno. July 14, 2021. Retrieved July 14, 2021.
  13. ↑ "Huge triple signing for Sheffield Steelers revealed". 3 August 2022.