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USA Germany Vinny Saponari
#74 Eispiraten Crimmitschau / DEL2 - 24/25
1-time U18 WJC Silver Medal 1
1-time U18 WJC Bronze Medal 1
1-time NCAA (Championship) Winner 1
1-time NCAA (Hockey East) Champion 1
1-time USHL Clark Cup Champion 1
1-time USHL Second All-Star Team 1
Date of Birth
Feb 15, 1990
Position
RW
Age
34
Height
6'0" / 184 cm
Place of Birth
Powder Springs, GA, USA
Weight
203 lbs / 92 kg
Nation
USA / Germany
Shoots
R
Youth Team
-
Contract
24/25
Drafted
2008 round 4 #94 overall by Atlanta Thrashers
Agency
PREMIUM

Brother: Victor Saponari
Sisters: Shelby Saponari & Sydney Saponari

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Vinny Saponari Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2005-06 Culver Military Academy Prep USHS-Prep 42* 16* 37* 53* 24* -* |
2006-07 U.S. National U17 Team NTDP -* -* -* -* -* -* |
U.S. National U18 Team NTDP -* -* -* -* -* -* |
U.S. National U18 Team NAHL 35* 9* 10* 19* 43* -* |
USA U18 WJC-18 7* 2* 2* 4* 0* 1* |
2007-08 U.S. National U17 Team NTDP 1* 0* 3* 3* 0* -* |
U.S. National U18 Team NTDP 42* 12* 16* 28* 49* 5* |
U.S. National U18 Team NAHL 15* 1* 7* 8* 0* 5* |
USA U18 WJC-18 7* 0* 3* 3* 33* 4* |
2008-09 Boston Univ. NCAA 44* 8* 9* 17* 39* 6* |
2009-10 Boston Univ. NCAA 38* 12* 18* 30* 32* 0* |
2010-11 Dubuque Fighting Saints USHL 56* 18* 46* 64* 35* 17* | Playoffs 11 5 4 9 6 7
2011-12 Northeastern Univ. NCAA 34* 7* 16* 23* 14* 4* |
2012-13 Northeastern Univ. “C” NCAA 34* 7* 22* 29* 24* -10* |
St. John's IceCaps AHL 7* 1* 1* 2* 0* 0* |
2013-14 Milwaukee Admirals AHL 58* 15* 18* 33* 14* 11* | Playoffs 2 0 0 0 0 -1
Cincinnati Cyclones ECHL 14* 1* 10* 11* 4* 3* |
2014-15 Hartford Wolf Pack AHL 3* 0* 1* 1* 0* 0* |
Greenville Road Warriors ECHL 68* 18* 51* 69* 16* 17* |
2015-16 Portland Pirates AHL 6* 1* 3* 4* 6* 4* |
Greenville Swamp Rabbits ECHL 40* 6* 11* 17* 12* -21* |
Lake Erie Monsters AHL 1* 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* |
Milwaukee Admirals AHL 11* 0* 3* 3* 0* -3* |
2016-17 Frisk Asker Norway 43* 15* 36* 51* 14* 3* | Playoffs 17 7 14 21 36 -1
2017-18 HC Sparta Praha Czechia 15* 1* 6* 7* 6* 2* |
Frisk Asker Norway 17* 5* 11* 16* 6* 5* | Playoffs 10 3 6 9 6 0
2018-19 Krefeld Pinguine DEL 43* 9* 9* 18* 10* -4* |
2019-20 Krefeld Pinguine DEL 50* 8* 23* 31* 12* -2* |
2020-21 Krefeld Pinguine DEL 8* 0* 2* 2* 2* -4* |
EC Kassel Huskies DEL2 20* 4* 19* 23* 4* 12* | Playoffs 11 5 8 13 2 6
2021-22 Augsburger Panther DEL 46* 12* 12* 24* 16* -3* |
2022-23 Augsburger Panther DEL 39* 3* 12* 15* 14* -12* |
2023-24 Eispiraten Crimmitschau DEL2 51* 11* 30* 41* 12* -2* | Playoffs 12 4 4 8 4 -4
2024-25 Eispiraten Crimmitschau DEL2 36* 7* 16* 23* 12* -18* |
Projected DEL2 46* 9* 20* 29* 15* -23* |

Vinny Saponari Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
AHL 4 86* 17* 26* 43* 0.50* 20* 12* | 1 2 0 * 0 * 0 * 0.00 * 0 * -1 *
Czechia 1 15* 1* 6* 7* 0.47* 6* 2* | 0 * * * * * *
DEL 5 186* 32* 58* 90* 0.48* 54* -25* | 0 * * * * * *
DEL2 3 107* 22* 65* 87* 0.81* 28* -8* | 2 23 9 * 12 * 21 * 0.91 * 6 * 2 *
ECHL 3 122* 25* 72* 97* 0.80* 32* -1* | 0 * * * * * *
NAHL 2 50* 10* 17* 27* 0.54* 43* 5* | 0 * * * * * *
NCAA 4 150* 34* 65* 99* 0.66* 109* 0* | 0 * * * * * *
Norway 2 60* 20* 47* 67* 1.12* 20* 8* | 2 27 10 * 20 * 30 * 1.11 * 42 * -1 *
NTDP 2 43* 12* 19* 31* 0.72* 49* 5* | 0 * * * * * *
USHL 1 56* 18* 46* 64* 1.14* 35* 17* | 1 11 5 * 4 * 9 * 0.82 * 6 * 7 *
USHS-Prep 1 42* 16* 37* 53* 1.26* 24* -* | 0 * * * * * *
WJC-18 2 14* 2* 5* 7* 0.50* 33* 5* | 0 * * * * * *
* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Vinny Saponari Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
05/24/2024
05/24/2024 Extension Eispiraten Crimmitschau Eispiraten Crimmitschau
06/13/2023
06/13/2023 Confirmed Augsburger Panther Eispiraten Crimmitschau
05/10/2022
05/10/2022 Extension Augsburger Panther Augsburger Panther
06/01/2021
06/01/2021 Confirmed EC Kassel Huskies Augsburger Panther
02/12/2021
02/12/2021 Confirmed Krefeld Pinguine EC Kassel Huskies
04/26/2020
04/26/2020 Extension Krefeld Pinguine Krefeld Pinguine
03/12/2019
03/12/2019 Extension Krefeld Pinguine Krefeld Pinguine
07/22/2018
07/22/2018 Confirmed Frisk Asker Krefeld Pinguine
12/03/2017
12/03/2017 Confirmed HC Sparta Praha Frisk Asker
05/15/2017
05/15/2017 Confirmed Frisk Asker HC Sparta Praha
09/10/2016
09/10/2016 Confirmed Greenville Swamp Rabbits Frisk Asker
12/01/2015
12/01/2015 Loan Greenville Swamp Rabbits Milwaukee Admirals
11/19/2015
11/19/2015 Loan Greenville Swamp Rabbits Lake Erie Monsters
11/19/2015 Confirmed Portland Pirates Greenville Swamp Rabbits
09/29/2015
09/29/2015 Confirmed Hartford Wolf Pack Portland Pirates
09/09/2014
09/09/2014 Confirmed Milwaukee Admirals Hartford Wolf Pack
09/12/2013
09/12/2013 Confirmed St. John's IceCaps Milwaukee Admirals
03/16/2013
03/16/2013 Confirmed Northeastern Univ. St. John's IceCaps
Player Biography and Trivia

Drafted 2010, 15 #217 overall by Dubuque Fighting Saints in the USHL Entry Draft

Drafted 2007, 12 #237 overall by Kitchener Rangers in the OHL Priority Selection

Cult/Star player for Culver Military Academy Prep