Victor Posa

{{short description|Italian ice hockey player}}

{{Infobox ice hockey player

| image =

| image_size = 230px

| position = Defence

| shoots = Left

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 0

| weight_lb = 195

| played_for = Chicago Black Hawks
Rotterdam Panda's

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1966|11|5|mf=y}}

| birth_place = Bari, Italy

| draft = 137th overall

| draft_year = 1985

| draft_team = Chicago Black Hawks

| career_start = 1986

| career_end = 1996

}}

Victor Posa (born November 5, 1966) is an Italian-born Canadian former ice hockey defenceman. He played two games in the National Hockey League with the Chicago Black Hawks during the 1985–86 season. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1986 to 1996, was spent in various minor leagues

Biography

Posa was born in Bari, Italy. He played Junior Hockey in the Ontario Hockey League for the Toronto Marlboros and also played college hockey for the University of Wisconsin. He was drafted 137th overall by the Chicago Black Hawks in the 1985 NHL Entry Draft and played two games for them in the 1985–86 season. He currently lives in Grand Blanc, Michigan. He currently is an amateur scout for the Montreal Canadiens. He has two sons who both play hockey. His sons Saverio and Benito played hockey as well. Posa appeared on Season 8 Episode 10 of Dragons Den, presenting a new skate guard product.{{cite web| url = http://www.cbc.ca/dragonsden/pitches/rollergard| title = Season 8: Rollergard - Dragons' Den}}

Career statistics

=Regular season and playoffs=

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! 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

! GP !! G !! A !! Pts !! PIM

1982–83

| Henry Carr Crusaders

| MetJBHL

| 35

21618178

| —

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| 1982–83

| Markham Waxers

| OJHL

| 1

0110

| —

1983–84

| Henry Carr Crusaders

| MetJBHL

| 25

162137139

| —

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| 1984–85

| University of Wisconsin

| WCHA

| 33

15647

| —

1985–86

| Chicago Black Hawks

| NHL

| 2

0002

| —

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| 1985–86

| Toronto Marlboros

| OHL

| 48

283462116

| —

1986–87

| Nova Scotia Oilers

| AHL

| 2

1012

| —

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| 1986–87

| Saginaw Generals

| IHL

| 61

132740203

| 7

10134
1987–88

| Saginaw Hawks

| IHL

| 2

0000

| —

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| 1987–88

| Flint Spirits

| IHL

| 9

10136

| —

1987–88

| Peoria Rivermen

| IHL

| 10

022106

| —

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| 1988–89

| Carolina Thunderbirds

| ECHL

| 10

44893

| —

1988–89

| Flint Spirits

| IHL

| 3

00021

| —

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| 1990–91

| Richmond Renegades

| ECHL

| 20

4913102

| —

1990–91

| Winston-Salem Thunderbirds

| ECHL

| 9

14541

| —

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| 1990–91

| Rotterdam Panda's

| NED

| 1

00032

| —

1991–92

| Michigan Falcons

| CoHL

| 37

144054131

| 3

0228
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| 1992–93

| Detroit Falcons

| CoHL

| 39

152641188

| 6

01130
1993–94

| Huntsville Blast

| ECHL

| 9

13433

| 3

0112
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| 1995–96

| Winston-Salem Mammoths

| SHL

| 21

45936

| 9

33641
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! colspan="3" | IHL totals

! 85 !! 14 !! 29 !! 45 !! 366

! 7 !! 1 !! 0 !! 1 !! 34

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! colspan="3" | NHL totals

! 2 !! 0 !! 0 !! 0 !! 2

! — !! — !! — !! — !! —

References

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