Adrian Esposito
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Adrian Esposito (born 1 February 1985) is an Australian professional ice hockey player currently playing for the Sydney Bears in the Australian Ice Hockey League. He is also a former member of the Australian ice hockey team
Career[edit | hide all | hide | edit source]
Esposito first played in 2004 for the Sydney Bears in the Australian Ice Hockey League, during which he played 14 games and amassed 16 penalties in minutes.[1] In the 2008/2009 season, Esposito had a short stint in Italy with Real Torino HC in the Serie B and played three pre-season games.[2] He has played primarily in the Australian Ice Hockey League, most recently as a member of the AIHL Bears (now Sydney Bears).[3] Esposito played the 2009–10 season for the Bristol Pitbulls in the English National Ice Hockey League Division 2 South.[4] Esposito is currently in his seventh season with the Bears and is currently just finished playing the 2010 AIHL season.[5]
He has also been a member for the New South Wales State team in the Brown grade (23 & under) where he played four games and scored two goals in 2008.[1]
Esposito was first called up to represent Australia in 2003 where he joined the national under-20 team to compete in the 2003 IIHF World U20 Championship Division III tournament being held in Izmit, Turkey.[6] That same year he also represented Australia as a member of the national under-18 team when they competed at the 2003 IIHF World U18 Championships Division III Group A tournament in Mexico City, Mexico.[7] Esposito was again selected for the national under-20 team to compete in the 2004 and 2005 IIHF World U20 Championships.[8][9] In 2008 Esposito was selected to play for the national senior team in the 2008 IIHF World Championship Division II Group B tournament being held in Newcastle, Australia. Australia finished first and was promoted to Division I for 2009 while Esposito failed to score any points in his five games.[10] The following year Esposito represented the national senior team in the 2009 IIHF World Championship Division I Group A tournament. He competed in only one game for the tournament and Australia finished in last place and were relegated back to Division II.[11]
Personal life[edit | hide | edit source]
Career statistics[edit | hide | edit source]
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- Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2004 | Sydney Bears | AIHL | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005 | Sydney Bears | AIHL | 21 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006 | Sydney Bears | AIHL | 23 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007 | AIHL Bears | AIHL | 27 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008 | AIHL Bears | AIHL | 20 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2008 | New South Wales | Brown | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009 | AIHL Bears | AIHL | 10 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Bristol Pitbulls | ENIHL | 15 | 16 | 12 | 28 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010 | Sydney Bears | AIHL | 20 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011 | Sydney Bears | AIHL | 14 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
- International
| Year | Team | Competition | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Australia U18 | 2003 IIHF World U18 Championships Division III Group A | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | |
| 2003 | Australia U20 | 2003 IIHF World U20 Championship Division III | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |
| 2004 | Australia U20 | 2004 IIHF World U20 Championship Division III | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 12 | |
| 2005 | Australia U20 | 2005 IIHF World U20 Championship Division II Group B | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2008 | Australia | 2008 IIHF World Championship Division II Group B | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2009 | Australia | 2009 IIHF World Championship Division I Group A | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
References[edit | hide | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 ^
- ↑ Profile AIHL Bears Official Site Archived 19 July 2008 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ Esposito looks toward Italian league debut[permanent dead link]
- ↑ Bristol Pitbulls sign Australian international Esposito
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