Anthony Angello

{{Infobox ice hockey player

| name = Anthony Angello

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1996|3|6}}

| birth_place = Albany, New York, U.S.

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| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 5

| weight_lbs = 210

| position = Forward

| shoots = Right

| league = NHL

| team = Tampa Bay Lightning

| prospect_league = AHL

| prospect_team = Syracuse Crunch

| former_teams = Pittsburgh Penguins

| ntl_team =

| draft = 145th overall

| draft_year = 2014

| draft_team = Pittsburgh Penguins

| career_start = 2018

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Anthony Angello (born March 6, 1996) is an American professional ice hockey forward for the Syracuse Crunch of the American Hockey League (AHL) while under contract to the Tampa Bay Lightning of the National Hockey League (NHL).

Early life

Angello was born on March 6, 1996, in Albany, New York{{cite web |title=Anthony Angello |url=https://www.eliteprospects.com/player/178527/anthony-angello |website=eliteprospects.com |publisher=Elite Prospects |access-date=March 24, 2021}} to parents David and Pamela Angello.{{cite web |title=ANTHONY ANGELLO |url=https://cornellbigred.com/sports/mens-ice-hockey/roster/anthony-angello/43975 |website=cornellbigred.com |access-date=March 24, 2021}} His family moved to Manlius when he was four and he was drawn to play hockey by his uncle, Jason Hover, who played hockey at Air Force Academy. Growing up, he played basketball, lacrosse, and hockey but committed to solely hockey as a freshman in high school.{{cite news |last1=Vensel |first1=Matt |title=Size, grit have helped Anthony Angello succeed with Penguins |url=https://www.post-gazette.com/sports/penguins/2020/02/21/Anthony-Angello-Penguins-Syracuse-New-York-Cornell-Sam-Lafferty-Mike-Sullivan/stories/202002210134 |access-date=March 24, 2021 |publisher=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette |date=February 21, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200222134047/https://www.post-gazette.com/sports/penguins/2020/02/21/Anthony-Angello-Penguins-Syracuse-New-York-Cornell-Sam-Lafferty-Mike-Sullivan/stories/202002210134 |archive-date=February 22, 2020}}

Playing career

Angello attended Fayetteville-Manlius High School from 2011 to 2013 and played for both the Syracuse Jr. Stars and the public high school team. He scored over 120 points in two high school seasons and was nearly a point-per-game producer for the Stars in his first year.{{cite web |last1=Boyd |first1=Joshua |title=Former Syracuse Jr. Star Angello Talks About Start Of NHL Career |url=https://www.usphl.com/news_article/show/1084805 |website=usphl.com |access-date=March 24, 2021 |date=February 7, 2020 |archive-date=August 14, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220814140753/https://www.usphl.com/news_article/show/1084805 |url-status=dead }} In his sophomore season, Angello was selected by the Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds in the 15th round of the 2012 Ontario Hockey League (OHL) Priority Draft.{{cite web |title=Anthony Angello |url=https://www.hockeysfuture.com/prospects/anthony-angello/ |website=hockeysfuture.com |publisher=Hockeys Future |access-date=March 24, 2021}} Despite his selection, Angello committed to play NCAA Division I ice hockey for the Cornell Big Red men's ice hockey team over opportunities at Harvard, Yale, and Colgate.{{cite web |last1=Webb |first1=Donnie |title=F-M's Anthony Angello commits to Cornell to play ice hockey for the Big Red |url=https://www.syracuse.com/sports/2012/12/f-ms_anthony_angello_is_headed.html |website=syracuse.com |access-date=March 24, 2021 |date=December 18, 2012}} He was also selected by the Omaha Lancers in the fifth round of the 2013 United States Hockey League (USHL) Entry Draft and participated in the USA Hockey Select 17 festival.{{cite web |last1=Kramer |first1=Lindsay |title=Manlius' Anthony Angello tabbed for U.S. Junior select hockey team |url=https://www.syracuse.com/sports/2014/11/manlius_anthony_angello_tabbed_for_us_junior_select_hockey_team.html |website=syracuse.com |access-date=March 24, 2021 |date=November 13, 2014}}

Angello played two seasons with the Lancers before being selected by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the fifth round, 145th overall, of the 2014 NHL entry draft. Angello played college hockey at Cornell University in the ECAC Hockey conference from 2015 to 2018.{{Cite web|url=https://cornellbigred.com/sports/mens-ice-hockey/roster/anthony-angello/43975|title=Anthony Angello – 2017–18 – Men's Ice Hockey|website=Cornell University Athletics}} During the 2019–20 season, Angello made his NHL debut on January 31, 2020, in Pittsburgh's 4–3 overtime win over the Philadelphia Flyers.{{cite web |last1=Shimada |first1=Naomi |title=A surreal night for the entire Angello family |url=https://www.nhl.com/penguins/news/a-surreal-night-for-the-entire-angello-family/c-314504970 |website=nhl.com |publisher=National Hockey League |access-date=March 24, 2021 |date=January 31, 2020}} He later recorded his first career NHL goal and assist a few games later on February 18 in a 5–2 win over the Toronto Maple Leafs. Angello was not expected to play that night but was a last minute substitution for an ill Evgeni Malkin.{{cite web |last1=Crechiolo |first1=Michelle |title=Angello scores first NHL goal after getting 'a call out of the bullpen' |url=https://www.nhl.com/penguins/news/angello-scores-first-nhl-goal-after-getting-a-call-out-of-the-bullpen/c-315240952 |website=nhl.com |publisher=National Hockey League |access-date=March 24, 2021 |date=February 18, 2020}} He concluded his sophomore season with the Penguins organization recording 25 points in 48 games with their AHL affiliate and signed a two-year two-way contract extension worth $725,000 annually.{{cite web |title=Penguins Re-Sign Forward Anthony Angello to a Two-Year Contract |url=https://www.nhl.com/penguins/news/penguins-re-sign-forward-anthony-angello-two-year-contract/c-319420886 |website=nhl.com |publisher=National Hockey League |access-date=March 24, 2021 |date=October 10, 2020}}

On July 14, 2022, Angello having left the Penguins as a free agent was signed to a one-year, two-way contract with the St. Louis Blues.{{cite web|url=https://www.nhl.com/blues/news/blues-sign-perunovich-walker/c-334982356?fbclid=IwAR1ZdXQDMyFChSKuG-orXPaFDaX7Jwb54gOPmKXo0BP_1rH3sPeDe9zI2j0|title=Blues sign Perunovich, Walker|website=NHL.com|publisher= St. Louis Blues |date=July 14, 2022|access-date=July 14, 2022}} Assigned to the Blues AHL affiliate, the Springfield Thunderbirds for the 2022–23 season, Angello in a third-line forward role added 6 goals and 11 points through 45 games. On March 8, 2023, Angello was traded by the Blues to the Nashville Predators in exchange for future considerations.{{cite web| url = https://www.nhl.com/predators/news/nashville-predators-acquire-anthony-angello-from-st-louis-blues/c-341996684 | title = Predators acquire Anthony Angello from St. Louis Blues | publisher = Nashville Predators | date = March 8, 2023 | accessdate = March 8, 2023}}

After spending most of the 2024–25 season in the AHL for the Milwaukee Admirals, on February 26, 2025, the Predators traded Angello to the Tampa Bay Lightning in exchange for Jesse Ylönen.{{cite web |url=https://www.nhl.com/predators/news/predators-acquire-jesse-ylonen-from-tampa-bay-2025-02-26 |title=Predators Acquire Jesse Ylonen From Tampa Bay |publisher=Nashville Predators |date=February 26, 2025 |access-date=February 26, 2025}}

Career statistics

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bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan="3" bgcolor="#ffffff" \| ! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" \| ! colspan="5" \| Regular season ! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" \| ! colspan="5" \| Playoffs
bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! Season ! Team ! League ! GP !! G !! A !! Pts !! PIM ! GP !! G !! A !! Pts !! PIM
2011–12 \| Syracuse Jr. Stars \| EmJHL \| 36	11	21	32	18 \| 4	0	1	1	4
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 2012–13 \| Syracuse Jr. Stars \| EmJHL \| 40	31	29	60	60 \| 3	1	3	4	2
2013–14 \| Omaha Lancers \| USHL \| 58	11	10	21	85 \| 4	0	1	1	4
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 2014–15 \| Omaha Lancers \| USHL \| 56	19	16	35	90 \| 3	1	1	2	4
2015–16 \| Cornell University \| ECAC \| 34	11	13	24	26 \| —	—	—	—	—
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 2016–17 \| Cornell University \| ECAC \| 35	12	8	20	51 \| —	—	—	—	—
2017–18 \| Cornell University \| ECAC \| 33	13	13	26	42 \| —	—	—	—	—
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 2017–18 \| Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins \| AHL \| 2	0	0	0	0 \| 2	2	0	2	2
2018–19 \| Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins \| AHL \| 65	16	13	29	53 \| —	—	—	—	—
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 2019–20 \| Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins \| AHL \| 48	16	9	25	55 \| —	—	—	—	—
2019–20 \| Pittsburgh Penguins \| NHL \| 8	1	0	1	4 \| —	—	—	—	—
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 2020–21 \| Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins \| AHL \| 19	6	4	10	15 \| —	—	—	—	—
2020–21 \| Pittsburgh Penguins \| NHL \| 19	2	2	4	8 \| —	—	—	—	—
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 2021–22 \| Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins \| AHL \| 44	7	12	19	27 \| 5	0	1	1	4
2021–22 \| Pittsburgh Penguins \| NHL \| 4	0	0	0	2 \| —	—	—	—	—
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 2022–23 \| Springfield Thunderbirds \| AHL \| 45	6	5	11	65 \| —	—	—	—	—
2022–23 \| Milwaukee Admirals \| AHL \| 17	7	5	12	22 \| 16	1	2	3	28
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 2023–24 \| Milwaukee Admirals \| AHL \| 46	3	10	13	42 \| —	—	—	—	—
2024–25 \| Milwaukee Admirals \| AHL \| 41	7	7	14	28 \| —	—	—	—	—
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 2024–25 \| Syracuse Crunch \| AHL \| 19	4	6	10	20 \| 3	0	0	0	4
bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan="3" \| NHL totals ! 31 !! 3 !! 2 !! 5 !! 14 ! — !! — !! — !! — !! —