Rick Adduono | |||
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Born |
Fort William, Ontario, Canada |
January 25, 1955 ||
Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | ||
Weight | 182 lb (83 kg; 13 st 0 lb) | ||
Position | Centre | ||
Shot | Left | ||
Played for |
Boston Bruins Atlanta Flames Klagenfurt AC |
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NHL Draft | 60th overall, 1975 Boston Bruins |
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Playing career | 1975–1982 |
Richard Norman Adduono (born January 25, 1955) is a Canadian professional ice hockey coach and retired professional ice hockey player in the World Hockey Association and National Hockey League.
Rick Adduono was drafted by the Boston Bruins of the NHL in the 1975 NHL Amateur Draft and by the San Diego Mariners of the WHA in the 1975 WHA Amateur Draft. The Bruins took him in the fourth round, 60th overall, while the Mariners took him in the second round, 27th overall.
He began his short professional career by playing one game for the Boston Bruins in the 1975–76 NHL season. Adduono would not play in the big leagues again until the 1978–79 WHA season when he played a full 80 games for the Birmingham Bulls. He was quite productive in his only full season scoring 20 goals and 53 points. After the collapse of the WHA, Adduono went back to the NHL where he played three games for the Atlanta Flames.
In 1990, Rick joined the coaching staff of the Thunder Bay Flyers of the United States Hockey League. He became head coach of the Flyers in 1993 and left the team in 1995 to coach professional minor league hockey. From 1995 to 1998, he served as the assistant coach for the South Carolina Stingrays of the ECHL. In 1998, he accepted the head coaching position for the Stingrays, leading them to their second Kelly Cup victory in 2001. Adduono left the Stingrays the following year. For 2002-2003 and 2003–2004, he coached the Greensboro Generals, leading them to a Kelly Cup playoff appearance in the 2002-2003 season.