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Anthony Aiello

Player Profile
Class:
Junior

Hometown:
Braintree, MA

High School:
Thayer Academy

Height / Weight:
6-1 / 195

Position:
Defenseman

Birthdate:
05/19/1986

Previous Team:
Thayer Academy

ANTHONY AMERICO AIELLO; born May 19, 1986 ... shoots left.

AS A SOPHOMORE (2006-07): Played in 22 games, including 16 Hockey East contests ... missed eight games (2/22 - 3/17) because of a hip injury ... registered nine points - one goal and eight assists; recorded seven points - one goal and six assists - in league action ... finished the season with a plus-one rating ... enjoyed one multiple-point game ... recorded two assists and a plus-four rating in the team's 5-2 win at Massachusetts (12/9) ... scored the game-winning goal - on the power play - in a 3-1 win at Merrimack (11/10) ... notched an assist on Andrew Orpik's decisive goal in a 4-1 victory at Wisconsin (10/28).

AS A FRESHMAN (2005-06): Played in 40 games, including 26 Hockey East contests ... registered nine points - one goal and eight assists; recorded all eight assists in league action ... collected his first collegiate point with an assist on Chris Collins' power-play goal in a 3-2 home win over Providence (10/28) ... netted his first collegiate goal at 15:38 of the second period against North Dakota in the NCAA Tournament's semifinal round victory in Milwaukee, Wis. (4/6) ... assisted on Brock Bradford's decisive goal in a home win against Providence (2/10).

BEFORE BC: Earned All-New England first-team honors as a junior and senior defenseman at Thayer Academy ... was a three-time All-Independent School League selection ... recorded 37 points - 11 goals and 26 assists - in 33 games in 2003-04 ... served as team captain in 2003-04 and 2004-05 ... played for head coaches Jack Foley and Larry Rooney ... was a member of the U.S. Under-17 Select Team that captured the gold medal at the 2002 Under-17 Five Nations Tournament in the Czech Republic ... also earned All-ISL lacrosse honors at Thayer ... captured the 2005 Thayer Athletic Association Award as the school's top male athlete.

PERSONAL: Enrolled as a human development major in the College of Education ... is the 2007-08 recipient of the John P. Cunniff `66 Memorial Hockey Scholarship ... was selected by the Minnesota Wild in the fifth round (129th overall) of the 2005 NHL Entry Draft ... Anthony and his younger sister Kristen are the children of Karen and Ron Aiello.


AIELLO'S CAREER STATISTICS

YEAR CL GP G A PTS PEN PPG SHG HT GW 2005-06 Fr. 40 1 8 9 21/50 0 0 0 0 2006-07 So. 22 1 8 9 12/24 1 0 0 1 CAREER 62 2 16 18 33/74 1 0 0 1