Jonathan D'Aversa

{{Infobox ice hockey player

| image = 20160306 ZNO vs DEC 8863.jpg

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1986|3|2|mf=y}}

| birth_place = Richmond Hill, Ontario, Canada

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 2

| weight_lb = 200

| position = Defence

| shoots = Left

| played_for = Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins
Augsburger Panther
Kölner Haie
Dornbirner EC
EHC Black Wings Linz

| draft = Undrafted

| draft_year =

| draft_team =

| career_start = 2007

| career_end = 2019

}}

Jonathan D'Aversa (born March 2, 1986) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman who played in the American Hockey League (AHL) with Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins before spending the majority of his professional career in Europe.

Playing career

D'Aversa was an undrafted player who played for the Sudbury Wolves of the OHL. Serving as an assistant captain for the Wolves in the 2006–07 season, D'Aversa was third on the team in scoring and was selected to play in the OHL All-Star classic. In the play-offs he was ranked second in scoring for defensemen. After completing his junior years, D'Aversa was signed as a free agent to a three-year contract by the Pittsburgh Penguins on May 25, 2007.{{cite web | url = http://loosepucks.com/index.php?blog=3&m=200705 | title = Pittsburgh Penguins sign D'Aversa | publisher = Loosepucks.com | date=May 25, 2007| accessdate=May 25, 2007 | archive-date=March 3, 2016| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160303220629/http://loosepucks.com/index.php?blog=3&m=200705 | url-status = dead }}

In the 2007–08 season, D'Aversa spent time with the Penguins American Hockey League affiliate the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins and the Wheeling Nailers of the ECHL, representing the Nailers in the ECHL All-Star Game.

On July 11, 2010, D'Aversa left North America and signed a one-year contract with Augsburger Panther of the German Deutsche Eishockey Liga for the 2010–11 season.{{cite web| url = http://www.aev-panther.de/aev/Augsburger+Panther/Homepage.html?naid=468 | title = Panthers sign AHL defender Jon D'Aversa | language = German | publisher = Augsburger Panther | date=July 11, 2010| accessdate=July 11, 2010}} Despite scoring 33 points in 51 games, Augsburg missed the playoffs and on April 1, 2011, D'Aversa left to sign with fellow DEL club Kölner Haie.{{cite web| url = http://www.haie.de/index.php?type=article&articleId=5767 | title = New offensive defensman for the Sharks: Jon D'Aversa from Augsburg | publisher = Kölner Haie | date=April 1, 2011| accessdate=April 1, 2011| language = German}}

After one season in Köln, d'Aversa transferred as a free agent to the neighbouring Austrian Hockey League with Dornbirner EC on August 4, 2012. He remained with the club until the end of the 2015-16 season. In April 2016, he penned a deal with another Austrian team, EHC Linz.{{Cite web|url=http://www.ehcliwestlinz.at/zwei-neue-fuer-die-black-wings/ |title=Zwei Neue für die Black Wings| website=EHC Liwest Black Wings Linz|archive-date=April 24, 2016 |url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160424081954/http://www.ehcliwestlinz.at/zwei-neue-fuer-die-black-wings/}}

Following his third season with the Black Wings in 2018–19, D'Aversa opted to end his 12 year professional career and return to North America.{{cite web | url = https://www.blackwings.at/news/beitrag/erste-kaderentscheidungen-bei-den-black-wings.html | title = First roster decisions at the Black Wings | publisher = EHC Black Wings Linz | date=March 28, 2019| archive-date=March 28, 2019| language = German| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190328101151/https://www.blackwings.at/news/beitrag/erste-kaderentscheidungen-bei-den-black-wings.html |url-status = dead }}