Gaetano Orlando

{{Short description|Italian-Canadian ice hockey player and coach}}

{{Infobox ice hockey player

| image =Gaetano_Orlando_in_2018.png

| image_size = 230px

| caption = Orlando in 2018

| position = Centre

| shoots = Right

| height_ft = 5

| height_in = 8

| weight_lb = 175

| ntl_team = Italy

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1962|11|13|mf=y}}

| birth_place = LaSalle, Quebec, Canada

| draft = 164th overall

| draft_year = 1981

| draft_team = Buffalo Sabres

| career_start = 1980

| career_end = 1999

| played_for = Buffalo Sabres

}}

Gaetano "Gates" Orlando (born November 13, 1962) is a Canadian-born Italian former ice hockey centre and coach. He played in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Buffalo Sabres between 1984 and 1987. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1984 to 1999, was mainly spent in the Italian Serie A and Swiss Nationalliga A. Internationally Orlando played for the Italian national team at several World Championships and at the 1994 and 1998 Winter Olympics. He later coached in the minor leagues for a few years, and also worked as a scout for the New Jersey Devils of the NHL. His father's ancestry hails from Agnone, Isernia, Molise, Italy.

International play

By virtue of his Italian ancestry and playing in Italy, Orlando acquired Italian citizenship and was eligible for the Italian national ice hockey team.

He participated in the following tournaments:

8 A-World Championships: 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999
2 B-World Championships: 1990, 1991
2 Olympic Games: 1994 in Lillehammer and 1998 in Nagano

Orlando wore jersey number 17 in the national team.

Artificial heart and Heart Transplant

A sarcoidosis patient, in March 2011, Orlando was diagnosed with congestive heart failure. He was participating in a clinical study of Life Vest, a wearable defibrillator. On May 22, the defibrillator saved his life after his heart stopped for 40 seconds. Orlando was the first participant in the study to have required the vest to deliver a shock.Rochester Democrat and Chronicle, June 3, 2011 [https://web.archive.org/web/20160117103009/http://www.democratandchronicle.com/article/20110603/NEWS01/106030333]

On April 4, 2012, Orlando received an artificial heart to extend his life while he waits for a donated biological heart. The operation, performed at the University of Rochester Medical Center, was the first such operation in Upstate New York.{{Cite web |url=http://www.rbj.net/article.asp?aID=190945 |title = URMC docs perform area's first artificial heart transplant | Rocheste… |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120911024035/http://www.rbj.net/article.asp?aID=190945 |archive-date=11 September 2012 |url-status=dead}}

A donor heart became available February 4, 2013 so the transplant teams were mobilized for surgery that day at the University of Rochester Medical Center. He was able to return home 25 days later.{{Cite web|url=http://www.donorrecovery.org/2013/03/gates-orlando-organ-donation-heart-transplant/|title = Gates Orlando finally gets his new heart - Finger Lakes Donor Recovery Network| work=Finger Lakes Donor Recovery Network - Changing Lives Through Organ Donation |date = 15 March 2013}}

Career statistics

=Regular season and playoffs=

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bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan="3" bgcolor="#ffffff"\| ! rowspan="100" bgcolor="#ffffff"\| ! colspan="5"\|Regular season ! rowspan="100" bgcolor="#ffffff"\| ! colspan="5"\|Playoffs
bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! Season ! Team ! League ! GP !! G !! A !! Pts !! PIM ! GP !! G !! A !! Pts !! PIM
1979–80 \| Montréal Juniors \| QMJHL \| 70	28	44	72	50 \| 9	6	5	11	8
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 1980–81 \| Providence College \| ECAC \| 31	24	32	56	45 \| —	—	—	—	—
1981–82 \| Providence College \| ECAC \| 28	18	18	36	31 \| —	—	—	—	—
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 1982–83 \| Providence College \| ECAC \| 40	30	39	69	32 \| —	—	—	—	—
1983–84 \| Providence College \| ECAC \| 34	23	30	53	52 \| —	—	—	—	—
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 1983–84 \| Rochester Americans \| AHL \| 11	8	7	15	2 \| 18	4	10	14	6
1984–85 \| Buffalo Sabres \| NHL \| 11	3	6	9	6 \| 5	0	4	4	14
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 1984–85 \| Rochester Americans \| AHL \| 49	26	30	56	62 \| 2	0	1	1	6
1985–86 \| Buffalo Sabres \| NHL \| 60	13	12	25	29 \| —	—	—	—	—
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 1985–86 \| Rochester Americans \| AHL \| 3	4	0	4	10 \| —	—	—	—	—
1986–87 \| Buffalo Sabres \| NHL \| 27	2	8	10	16 \| —	—	—	—	—
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 1986–87 \| Rochester Americans \| AHL \| 44	22	42	64	42 \| 18	9	13	22	14
1987–88 \| HC Merano \| ITA \| 36	49	44	93	66 \| 10	10	7	17	23
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 1987–88 \| Rochester Americans \| AHL \| 13	4	13	17	18 \| 7	2	6	8	6
1988–89 \| HC Bolzano \| ITA \| 34	40	39	79	66 \| 10	17	6	23	0
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 1989–90 \| HC Bolzano \| ITA \| 36	64	62	126	18 \| 6	8	10	18	6
1990–91 \| HC Bolzano \| ITA \| 27	39	33	72	29 \| 10	8	15	23	12
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 1991–92 \| HC Devils Milano \| ITA \| 18	21	22	43	12 \| 11	11	17	28	42
1991–92 \| HC Devils Milano \| ALP \| 11	8	7	15	2 \| —	—	—	—	—
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 1992–93 \| HC Devils Milano \| ITA \| 16	9	18	27	14 \| 11	5	9	14	23
1992–93 \| HC Devils Milano \| ALP \| 25	19	27	46	46 \| —	—	—	—	—
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 1993–94 \| HC Devils Milano \| ITA \| 20	16	44	60	10 \| 8	8	10	18	27
1993–94 \| HC Devils Milano \| AL \| 30	16	31	47	29 \| —	—	—	—	—
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 1994–95 \| SC Bern \| NDA \| 36	24	31	55	58 \| 6	3	7	10	8
1995–96 \| SC Bern \| NDA \| 34	15	26	41	62 \| 11	10	8	18	45
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 1996–97 \| SC Bern \| NDA \| 46	26	56	82	34 \| 13	7	10	17	12
1997–98 \| SC Bern \| NDA \| 38	16	32	48	73 \| 7	6	3	9	18
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 1997–98 \| SC Langnau \| SWI-2 \| —	—	—	—	— \| 4	1	4	5	8
1997–98 \| SG Cortina \| ITA \| —	—	—	—	— \| 2	3	0	3	4
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 1998–99 \| HC Lugano \| NDA \| 27	12	20	32	34 \| 11	6	5	11	10
2003–04 \| Albany River Rats \| AHL \| 1	0	0	0	0 \| —	—	—	—	—
bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan="3" \| ITA totals ! 187 !! 238 !! 262 !! 500 !! 215 ! 68 !! 70 !!74 !! 144 !! 137
bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan="3" \| NHL totals ! 98 !! 18 !! 26 !! 44 !! 51 ! 5 !! 0 !! 4 !! 4 !! 14

=International=

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bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! Year ! Team ! Event ! rowspan="102" bgcolor="#ffffff"\| ! GP !! G !! A !! Pts !! PIM
1990 \| Italy \| WC B \| 7	9	4	13	6
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 1991 \| Italy \| WC B \| 7	8	4	12	2
1992 \| Italy \| WC \| 5	0	3	3	4
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 1993 \| Italy \| WC \| 6	1	0	1	2
1994 \| Italy \| OLY \| 7	3	6	9	4
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 1994 \| Italy \| WC \| 6	3	4	7	6
1995 \| Italy \| WC \| 6	1	2	3	12
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 1996 \| Italy \| WC \| 6	2	5	7	6
1997 \| Italy \| WC \| 8	5	4	9	14
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 1998 \| Italy \| OLY \| 4	1	2	3	4
1998 \| Italy \| WC \| 6	3	2	5	2
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 1999 \| Italy \| WC \| 3	0	1	1	4
bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan="3" \| Senior totals ! 71 !! 36 !! 37 !! 73 !! 66

Coaching career

After retiring from pro ice hockey by the end of 1998–99 with HC Lugano, Orlando become a coach. At the World Championships he served as an assistant coach with the Italian national team while still being a player.

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! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" |

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! Season

! Team

! League

! Type

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| 1999 – 00

| Rochester Junior A Americans

| NAHL

| Head Coach

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| 2000 – 01

| Adirondack IceHawks

| UHL

| Head Coach

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| 2001 – 02

| Adirondack IceHawks

| UHL

| Head Coach

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| 2002 – 03

| Albany River Rats

| AHL

| Assistant Coach

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| 2003 – 04

| Albany River Rats

| AHL

| Assistant Coach

Awards and honors

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! Award

! Year

All-ECAC Hockey First Team

| 1983–84

| {{cite news|title=ECAC All-Teams|url=http://www.augenblick.org/chha/ecac_all.html|publisher=College Hockey Historical Archives|accessdate=May 19, 2013}}

AHCA East Second-Team All-American

| 1983–84

| {{cite news|title=Men's Ice Hockey Award Winners|url=http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/m_icehockey_rb/2013/MIH%20awards%20for%202013.pdf|publisher=NCAA.org|accessdate=June 11, 2013}}

1990 - Serie A Champion with HC Bolzano
1992 - Serie A Champion with Milano Devils
1993 - Serie A Champion with Milano Devils
1994 - Serie A Champion with AC Milan Hockey
1997 - NLA Champion with SC Bern
1999 - NLA Champion with HC Lugano

References

External links

{{icehockeystats}}

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Category:Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in Switzerland

Category:AHCA Division I men's ice hockey All-Americans

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bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! Year ! Team ! Event ! rowspan="102" bgcolor="#ffffff"\| ! GP !! G !! A !! Pts !! PIM
1990 \| Italy \| WC B \| 7	9	4	13	6
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 1991 \| Italy \| WC B \| 7	8	4	12	2
1992 \| Italy \| WC \| 5	0	3	3	4
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 1993 \| Italy \| WC \| 6	1	0	1	2
1994 \| Italy \| OLY \| 7	3	6	9	4
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 1994 \| Italy \| WC \| 6	3	4	7	6
1995 \| Italy \| WC \| 6	1	2	3	12
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 1996 \| Italy \| WC \| 6	2	5	7	6
1997 \| Italy \| WC \| 8	5	4	9	14
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 1998 \| Italy \| OLY \| 4	1	2	3	4
1998 \| Italy \| WC \| 6	3	2	5	2
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 1999 \| Italy \| WC \| 3	0	1	1	4
bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan="3" \| Senior totals ! 71 !! 36 !! 37 !! 73 !! 66