Jason Cirone
{{Short description|Canadian-Italian ice hockey centre (1971–2024)|bot=PearBOT 5}}
{{Sources|date=October 2024}}
{{Infobox ice hockey player
| image =
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| played_for = HC Asiago
Frankfurt Lions
Winnipeg Jets
| league = NHL
| position = Centre
| shoots = Left
| height_ft = 5
| height_in = 11
| weight_lb = 209
| ntl_team = Italy
| birth_date = {{birth date|1971|2|21}}
| birth_place = Toronto, Ontario, Canada
| death_date = {{death date and age|2024|10|2|1971|2|21}}
| death_place =
| draft = 46th overall
| draft_year = 1989
| draft_team = Winnipeg Jets
| career_start = 1991
| career_end = 2008
}}
Jason Gerardo Cirone (February 21, 1971 – October 2, 2024) was a Canadian-Italian professional ice hockey centre. He played for the Winnipeg Jets of the National Hockey League and was the former head coach of the Metro Jets of the North American 3 Hockey League. He was head coach of the Midland University Men's hockey team in Fremont, Nebraska. Internationally, Cirone represented Italy at several World Championships and at the 2006 Winter Olympics.
Playing career
As a youth, Cirone played in the 1984 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Don Mills.{{cite web|url=https://www.publicationsports.com/ressources/files/439/Joueurs_Pro.pdf|title=Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA|year=2018|website=Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament|access-date=January 20, 2019|archive-date=March 6, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190306085544/https://www.publicationsports.com/ressources/files/439/Joueurs_Pro.pdf|url-status=dead}}
Cirone was drafted by the Winnipeg Jets in the third round (46th overall) in the 1989 NHL Entry Draft. He played junior hockey for the Cornwall Royals and Windsor Spitfires of the Ontario Hockey League. Cirone appeared in three games with the Jets during the 1991–92 season.{{cn|date=January 2019}}
In August 1993, the Jets traded Cirone to the Florida Panthers in exchange for forward Dave Tomlinson.{{cn|date=January 2019}}
Cirone had a successful career in minor-league hockey.{{cn|date=January 2019}} He played for the Moncton Hawks and Rochester Americans of the American Hockey League; and the Cincinnati Cyclones, Los Angeles Ice Dogs, Kansas City Blades, and Flint Generals of the International Hockey League. In 2006–07 he was a player-assistant coach with the Rio Grande Valley Killer Bees of the Central Hockey League.{{cn|date=January 2019}} Cirone had two stints overseas for Asiago HC on the Italian Ice Hockey League in 1992–93 and then again from 2001 to 2006, and the Frankfurt Lions of the German Ice Hockey League in 2000–01. Cirone also spent two seasons playing roller hockey for the Buffalo Stampede in 1994 and 1995.{{cn|date=January 2019}}
Cirone held an Italian passport, and played in the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy as a member of the Italian team.{{cn|date=January 2019}}
Coaching career
Cirone was the Midland University Men's Hockey team's head coach in Fremont, Nebraska from 2013 to 2021. Cirone was previously the head coach of the Metro Jets of the North American 3 Hockey League located in Waterford, Michigan. He also had previously served as an assistant coach for the Jets.{{cn|date=January 2019}}
Death
Cirone died from cancer on October 2, 2024, at the age of 53.{{cite news |last1=Gerics |first1=Chris |title=Former Winnipeg Jets draft pick Jason Cirone passes away at 53 |url=https://www.yardbarker.com/nhl/articles/former_winnipeg_jets_draft_pick_jason_cirone_passes_away_at_53/s1_17430_40992273 |access-date=3 October 2024 |work=Yardbarker |date=2 October 2024}}
Career statistics
=Regular season and playoffs=
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! colspan="3" bgcolor="#ffffff"| ! rowspan="100" bgcolor="#ffffff"| ! colspan="5"|Regular season ! rowspan="100" bgcolor="#ffffff"| ! colspan="5"|Playoffs | ||||||||
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! Season ! Team ! League ! GP !! G !! A !! Pts !! PIM | ||||||||
| 1986–87
| Toronto Red Wings U18 AAA | GTHL | 36 | 53 | 64 | 117 | 125
| — | — | — | — | — |
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| 1987–88 | OHL | 53 | 12 | 11 | 23 | 41
| 11 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| 1988–89
| Cornwall Royals | OHL | 64 | 39 | 44 | 83 | 67
| 17 | 19 | 8 | 27 | 14 |
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| 1989–90 | Cornwall Royals | OHL | 32 | 21 | 43 | 64 | 56
| 6 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 14 |
| 1990–91
| Cornwall Royals | OHL | 40 | 31 | 29 | 60 | 66
| — | — | — | — | — |
| bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 1990–91 | OHL | 23 | 27 | 23 | 50 | 31
| 11 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 14 |
| 1991–92
| NHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2
| — | — | — | — | — |
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| 1991–92 | AHL | 64 | 32 | 27 | 59 | 124
| 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 |
| 1992–93
| ITA | 16 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 18
| — | — | — | — | — |
| bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 1993–94 | IHL | 26 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 61
| — | — | — | — | — |
| 1993–94
| ECHL | 11 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 45
| 10 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 67 |
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| 1994–95 | Cincinnati Cyclones | IHL | 74 | 22 | 15 | 37 | 170
| 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 14 |
| 1995–96
| AHL | 24 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 34
| — | — | — | — | — |
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| 1995–96 | WCHL | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 20
| — | — | — | — | — |
| 1995–96
| IHL | 26 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 47
| — | — | — | — | — |
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| 1996–97 | IHL | 11 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 14
| — | — | — | — | — |
| 1996–97
| IHL | 70 | 18 | 38 | 56 | 88
| 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
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| 1997–98 | Kansas City Blades | IHL | 82 | 22 | 30 | 52 | 166
| 11 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 20 |
| 1998–99
| Kansas City Blades | IHL | 82 | 42 | 26 | 68 | 151
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
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| Kansas City Blades | IHL | 71 | 19 | 24 | 43 | 133
| — | — | — | — | — |
| 2000–01
| DEL | 51 | 18 | 17 | 35 | 138
| — | — | — | — | — |
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| 2001–02 | HC Asiago | ITA | 37 | 20 | 13 | 33 | 77
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 2002–03
| HC Asiago | ITA | 33 | 16 | 18 | 34 | 124
| 11 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 22 |
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| 2003–04 | HC Asiago | ITA | 38 | 31 | 21 | 52 | 79
| 12 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 16 |
| 2004–05
| HC Asiago | ITA | 18 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 34
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 2005–06 | HC Asiago | ITA | 46 | 18 | 31 | 49 | 78
| — | — | — | — | — |
| 2006–07
| Rio Grande Valley Killer Bees | CHL | 59 | 28 | 35 | 63 | 84
| 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 2007–08 | IHL | 63 | 21 | 41 | 62 | 64
| 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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! colspan="3" | IHL totals ! 505 !! 160 !! 189 !! 349 !! 894 ! 31 !! 5 !! 8 !! 13 !! 46 | ||||||||
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! colspan="3" | NHL totals ! 3 !! 0 !! 0 !! 0 !! 2 ! — !! — !! — !! — !! — | ||||||||
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! colspan="3" | ITA totals ! 188 !! 92 !! 101 !! 193 !! 410 ! 30 !! 9 !! 9 !! 18 !! 44 |
=International=
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! Year ! Team ! Event ! rowspan="102" bgcolor="#ffffff"| ! GP !! G !! A !! Pts !! PIM | ||||
| 2004
| Italy | WC D1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 |
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| 2006 | Italy | OG | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 2006
| Italy | WC | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 18 |
| bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 2007 | Italy | WC | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 |
| 2008
| Italy | WC | 5 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! colspan="3"| Senior totals ! 27 !! 8 !! 7 !! 15 !! 38 |
References
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External links
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Category:Asiago Hockey 1935 players
Category:Birmingham Bulls (ECHL) players
Category:Buffalo Stampede players
Category:Canadian ice hockey centres
Category:Canadian inline hockey players
Category:Canadian sportspeople of Italian descent
Category:Cincinnati Cyclones (IHL) players
Category:Cornwall Royals players
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Category:Ice hockey players at the 2006 Winter Olympics
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Category:Long Beach Ice Dogs (IHL) players
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Category:Olympic ice hockey players for Italy
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