ANTHONY NIGRO
North American Skater - Guelph, OHL
Final Rank:72Midterm Rank:76
Position:CenterShoots:Left
Height:6' 0"Weight:194
Born:January 11, 1990
Born in:Vaughan, ON, CAN
Drafted: 2008: STL (6th Round / 155th Overall) 
  • His most memorable hockey moment was scoring the overtime goal in the semi-final game of the Under-17 World Junior ‘A’ tournament.
  • Patterns his game after Dallas Stars’ Brad Richards because of his two-way play and if he could invite any three people to dinner he would choose: Wayne Gretzky, Peter Forsberg and Mario Lemieux.
  • Steve Mercer’s advice “keep your highs low and your lows high” is the best advice he has ever received and he credits his father for having had the most influence on his career – “he was always around and never missed a game or practice."
  •  He started playing hockey at the age of three and his first hockey team was the Vaughan Rangers.
  • The most embarrassing song on his iPod is “Girlfriend” by Avril Lavigne and if he could be in any one movie he would choose Scarface.

 

FAVORITES

 

NHL Team: Philadelphia Flyers

NHL Player: Peter Forsberg

Shootout move: “Shoot low blocker”

Goal celebration: “Glove scraping the ice”

Video Game: NHL 08

Movie: Scarface

TV Show: Family Guy

Actor: Al Pacino

Group: Pearl Jam

Website: ultimate-guitar.com

Book: The Outsiders

Pump-up song: “Welcome home” by Coheed and Cambria

Food to cook: Pasta

Sport (other than hockey): Soccer

Activity away from the rink: Ball hockey and guitar

Toy growing up: Mini-sticks

Place to shop: Yorkdale Mall

Place to visit: Florida

STATISTICS

SEASONTEAMLEAGUEGPGAPPIM
2019-2020SONDERJYSKEDENMARK1217810
2019-2020BRAMPTON (ECHL)DEFUNCT1159144
2018-2019WINTERTHURSWISS-24211142512
2007-2008GUELPHOHL6724244865
2006-2007GUELPHOHL564131726