Stephen Gionta
| Stephen Gionta | |||
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Gionta in 2013
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| Born |
October 9, 1983 Rochester, New York, U.S. |
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| Height | 5 ft 7 in (170 cm) | ||
| Weight | 175 lb (79 kg; 12 st 7 lb) | ||
| Position | Center | ||
| Shoots | Right | ||
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NHL team Former teams |
New York Islanders New Jersey Devils |
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| National team |
 United States
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| NHL Draft | Undrafted | ||
| Playing career | 2006–present | ||
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| Representing the United States
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| Ice hockey | ||
| Ice Hockey World Championships | ||
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2013 Sweden/Finland | |
Stephen Michael Gionta (born October 9, 1983) is an American ice hockey left wing, currently under contract with the New York Islanders of the National Hockey League (NHL). He formerly played with the New Jersey Devils. He is the younger brother of Buffalo Sabres player Brian Gionta, who played for the Devils from 2001 to 2009.
He was not drafted by any team, but after graduating from Boston College he signed an amateur tryout agreement with the Albany River Rats, the AHL affiliate of his older brother's team at the time, the New Jersey Devils.
Stephen made his professional debut at the end of the 2005–06 AHL season with the River Rats. Gionta's first ever AHL game was on April 13, 2006 against the Springfield Falcons. Stephen led his team to a 5–3 victory by scoring 3 goals and adding 1 assist. He was named the first star of the game.
For the 2006–07 season, Stephen played for the Devils AHL affiliate, the Lowell Devils. He was on the team with Mike Pandolfo and Jordan Parise, who also have brothers (Jay and Zach, respectively) playing for the Devils, marking arguably the first time that three sets of brothers were playing for the same system simultaneously. This lasted until Brian signed with Montreal in 2009.
Stephen was called up by the New Jersey Devils on November 4, 2010. He made his NHL debut the following day playing in a home game 3–0 shutout loss to the New York Rangers.
Stephen scored his first NHL goal in the New Jersey Devils season finale on April 7, 2012 against Craig Anderson the Ottawa Senators. His goal was the game-winning goal, and he received first star honors of the game.
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