Adrian Esposito

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Adrian Esposito
Born (1985-02-01) 1 February 1985 (age 35)
Sydney, NSW, Australia
Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight 180 lb (82 kg; 12 st 12 lb)
Position Forward
Shoots Right
AIHL team
Former teams		 Sydney Bears
Bristol Pitbulls
Real Torino HC
National team  Australia
Playing career 2004–present

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]

Esposito was born on 1 February 1985 in Sydney, NSW, Australia[12] He holds multiple citizenship for both Australia and Italy.[5]

Career statistics[edit | hide | edit source]

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|- ! colspan="3" style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;background-color:#cccccc;" | Ice Hockey World U18 Championships

|- | style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" | Gold medal – first place|| style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" | 2003 Mexico|| style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" | Division III

|- ! colspan="3" style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;background-color:#cccccc;" | Ice Hockey World U20 Championships

|- | style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" | Gold medal – first place|| style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" | 2004 Bulgaria|| style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" | Division III

|- ! colspan="3" style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;background-color:#cccccc;" | Ice Hockey World Championships

|- | style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" | Gold medal – first place|| style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" | 2008 Australia|| style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" | Division II Group B Template:MedalBottom

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. ↑ 1.0 1.1 ^
  2. ↑ Profile AIHL Bears Official Site Archived 19 July 2008 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ↑ Esposito looks toward Italian league debut[permanent dead link]
  4. ↑ Bristol Pitbulls sign Australian international Esposito
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 ^
  6. ↑ ^
  7. ↑ ^
  8. ↑ ^
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  11. ↑ ^
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