Nick Saracino
| Nick Saracino | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
20 February 1992 St. Louis, Missouri, U.S. | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||
| Weight | 194 lb (88 kg; 13 st 12 lb) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| ICEHL team Former teams |
HC Pustertal Iowa Wild Binghamton Devils HKM Zvolen Asiago HC Bolzano | ||
| National team |
 Italy | ||
| NHL draft | Undrafted | ||
| Playing career | 2016–present | ||
Nicholas Samuel Saracino (born 20 February 1992) is an Italian-American professional ice hockey player who is a forward for HC Pustertal Wölfe in the ICE Hockey League (ICEHL).
Early life
[edit]Saracino attended Christian Brothers College High School, graduating in 2010.[1]
Playing career
[edit]Saracino played college hockey for the Providence Friars from 2012 to 2016.[2]
He played for the Worcester Railers of the ECHL in the 2017–18 season.[3] On 26 June 2018, he was traded to the Wheeling Nailers.[4]
He signed with HC Pustertal Wölfe on 19 May 2025.[5]
International play
[edit]Saracino represented the Italy national team at the 2026 Winter Olympics.[6][7]
Personal life
[edit]Saracino is of Italian descent.[8]
Career statistics
[edit]Regular season and playoffs
[edit]| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2010–11 | Cedar Rapids RoughRiders | USHL | 52 | 7 | 18 | 25 | 20 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2011–12 | Cedar Rapids RoughRiders | USHL | 47 | 13 | 35 | 48 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 2012–13 | Providence College | NCAA | 28 | 11 | 7 | 18 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | Providence College | NCAA | 39 | 10 | 18 | 28 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | Providence College | NCAA | 40 | 14 | 24 | 38 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | Providence College | NCAA | 38 | 11 | 21 | 32 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | Iowa Wild | AHL | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2016–17 | Iowa Wild | AHL | 33 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2017–18 | Worcester Railers | ECHL | 61 | 12 | 25 | 37 | 20 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | ||
| 2018–19 | Wheeling Nailers | ECHL | 27 | 17 | 20 | 37 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2018–19 | Binghamton Devils | AHL | 38 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2019–20 | Wheeling Nailers | ECHL | 31 | 8 | 15 | 23 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2020–21 | Jacksonville Icemen | ECHL | 58 | 18 | 27 | 45 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2021–22 | HKM Zvolen | Slovak | 50 | 16 | 14 | 30 | 14 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 6 | ||
| 2022–23 | Asiago | ICEHL | 34 | 13 | 14 | 27 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2023–24 | Asiago | ICEHL | 26 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2024–25 | Asiago | ICEHL | 37 | 15 | 22 | 37 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2024–25 | HC Bolzano | ICEHL | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | ||
| 2025–26 | HC Pustertal | ICEHL | 41 | 11 | 15 | 26 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 8 | ||
| AHL totals | 78 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| ICEHL totals | 139 | 45 | 61 | 106 | 64 | 24 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 12 | ||||
International
[edit]| Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Italy | WC (D1A) | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | |
| 2026 | Italy | OG | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2026 | Italy | WC | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| Senior totals | 15 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | |||
References
[edit]- ↑ "Nick Saracino '10 named to Italy's hockey roster for 2026 Olympics". www.cbchs.org.
- ↑ "Nick Saracino – Men's Ice Hockey". Providence College Athletics.
- ↑ Ballou, Bill. "Railers: Forward Nick Saracino produces after shaking shoulder injuries". The Worcester Telegram & Gazette.
- ↑ "Worcester trades Nick Saracino to Wheeling for Nick Sorkin". Worcester Railers. 26 June 2018.
- ↑ "PUSTERTAL SIGNS DUO FROM ASIAGO". www.ice.hockey. 19 May 2025.
- ↑ Marostica, Davide (20 January 2026). "Ufficializzate le Nazionali dei cinque sport sul ghiaccio: pronti 87 azzurri per i Giochi di Milano Cortina". FISG – Federazione Italiana Sport del Ghiaccio (in Italian).
- ↑ "Nicholas Samuel SARACINO". milanocortina2026.coni.it.
- ↑ "'I feel like this is where I'm meant to be': St. Louis native Nick Saracino represents Italy on the ice at Olympics". ksdk.com. 8 February 2026.
External links
[edit]- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
- Nick Saracino at Milano Cortina 2026
- Nick Saracino at Olympics.com
- Nick Saracino at Olympedia
- Nick Saracino on Instagram
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- 1992 births
- Living people
- Ice hockey people from St. Louis
- American men's ice hockey forwards
- Italian ice hockey forwards
- American people of Italian descent
- Christian Brothers College High School alumni
- Providence Friars men's ice hockey players
- Cedar Rapids RoughRiders players
- Iowa Wild players
- Worcester Railers players
- Wheeling Nailers players
- Binghamton Devils players
- Jacksonville Icemen players
- HC Pustertal Wölfe players
- HKM Zvolen players
- Asiago Hockey 1935 players
- HC Bozen–Bolzano players
- Ice hockey players at the 2026 Winter Olympics
- Olympic ice hockey players for Italy
- Italian ice hockey biography stubs
- American ice hockey biography stubs
