Brian Gionta
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Gionta in April 2016.
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| Born |
January 18, 1979 Rochester, New York |
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| Height | 5 ft 7 in (170 cm) | ||
| Weight | 178 lb (81 kg; 12 st 10 lb) | ||
| Position | Right Wing | ||
| Shoots | Right | ||
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NHL team Former teams |
Buffalo Sabres New Jersey Devils Montreal Canadiens |
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| National team |
 United States
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| NHL Draft | 82nd overall, 1998 New Jersey Devils |
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| Playing career | 2001–present | ||
Brian Joseph Gionta (born January 18, 1979) is an American professional ice hockey player and the captain of the Buffalo Sabres of the National Hockey League (NHL). He goes by the nickname "Gio" from his teammates and The Rochester Rocket, dubbed by the media.
Gionta was drafted 82nd overall by the New Jersey Devils in the 1998 NHL Entry Draft. The diminutive but fiery forward attended high school at the Aquinas Institute in Rochester, New York, where in 1993–94 he was selected as their Rookie of the Year. He then skated for Boston College from 1997 to 2001, winning a National Championship as Eagles captain in the 2000–01 season. He was mentored by former NHL forward Marty Reasoner, also a Rochester native, and enjoyed his best statistical season in his freshman year on a line with Reasoner, posting 30 goals and 62 points in 40 games as the Eagles fell to the University of Michigan in the National Championship game in Boston.
Gionta followed up with a 60-point season his sophomore year as Boston College was eliminated by their Hockey East rival, the University of Maine, in the Frozen Four semi-finals. In his junior year, he posted a 33 goal, 56 point season as the Eagles fell to the University of North Dakota in that year's national championship game.
In his senior season as captain, Gionta's point total dipped again to 54 points. Nevertheless, a roster stocked with future NHL talent produced a national championship as Boston College defeated North Dakota 3–2 in overtime in Albany, New York. During his senior season, he led the nation in goal-scoring with 33 goals, including a spectacular performance against the University of Maine, in which he scored five goals on his first five shots.
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