Daniel Ciampini (born November 25, 1990) is a Canadian professional ice hockey winger currently playing with the Sheffield Steelers of the UK's Elite Ice Hockey League (EIHL).
Playing career
Ciampini played college hockey at Union from 2011–15; he was part of the 2013–14 national championship team and was named to the 2014 NCAA All-Tournament Team. In 2014–15, Ciampini was a finalist for the Hobey Baker Award, marking him as one of the ten best players in men's college hockey; he was also named All-ECAC First Team. On March 18, 2015, Ciampini signed an amateur try-out agreement with the Worcester Sharks of the AHL. On March 23, 2015, Ciampini signed an AHL contract with Worcester.
On July 8, 2015, Ciampini secured an AHL contract as a free agent, agreeing to a one-year deal with the Rockford IceHogs. In the 2015–16 season, contributed with 1 goal in 10 games with the IceHogs. He was reassigned for the majority of the campaign with ECHL affiliate, Indy Fuel, in producing 38 points in 48 games.
As a free agent in the off-season, Ciampini secured another AHL deal, signing a one-year contract with the Ontario Reign on August 4, 2016. In the 2016–17 season, Ciampini split the year between the Reign and ECHL affiliate, the Manchester Monarchs.
On September 15, 2017, having left the Reign as a free agent, Ciampini agreed to a one-year deal with inaugural AHL club, the Belleville Senators.
After two seasons within the Belleville Senators organization, Ciampini decided to pursue a European career, agreeing to a one-year contract with Norwegian club, Stjernen Hockey of the GET-ligaen on June 14, 2019.
Following a season stint in Austria with HC TWK Innsbruck of the ICE Hockey League, Ciampini continued his European career by agreeing to a one-year contract with Czech club, Rytíři Kladno of the ELH, on July 14, 2021.
After a spell in Italy with HC Bozen-Bolzano, Ciampini signed terms ahead of the 2022–23 season with UK EIHL side Sheffield Steelers.
In his second year with the Steelers, Ciampini would win the Grand Slam.
Career statistics Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 2006–07 Stouffville Spirit OPJHL 2 1 1 2 0 — — — — — 2007–08 St. Michael's Buzzers OPJHL 15 3 5 8 10 — — — — — 2008–09 St. Michael's Buzzers OJHL 40 14 16 30 43 — — — — — 2009–10 St. Michael's Buzzers CCHL 49 42 46 88 64 — — — — — 2010–11 St. Michael's Buzzers OJHL 50 33 49 82 64 3 1 3 4 4 2011–12 Union Dutchmen ECAC 15 3 3 6 2 — — — — — 2012–13 Union Dutchmen ECAC 36 11 10 21 28 — — — — — 2013–14 Union Dutchmen ECAC 41 23 18 41 26 — — — — — 2014–15 Union Dutchmen ECAC 39 26 24 50 30 — — — — — 2014–15 Worcester Sharks AHL 15 3 3 6 2 — — — — — 2015–16 Indy Fuel ECHL4814243814————— 2015–16 Rockford IceHogs AHL 10 1 0 1 2 — — — — — 2016–17 Manchester Monarchs ECHL 28 12 16 28 8 18 4 10 14 4 2016–17 Ontario Reign AHL 23 1 4 5 12 — — — — — 2017–18 Belleville Senators AHL 49 7 9 16 14 — — — — — 2017–18 Brampton Beast ECHL 15 4 12 16 4 — — — — — 2018–19 Brampton Beast ECHL 51 16 35 51 26 6 4 3 7 8 2018–19 Belleville Senators AHL 19 1 2 3 2 — — — — — 2019–20 Stjernen Hockey GET 43 23 29 52 70 — — — — — 2020–21 HC TWK Innsbruck ICEHL 48 28 31 59 28 — — — — — 2021–22 Rytíři Kladno ELH 8 1 0 1 4 — — — — — 2021–22 HC Bozen-Bolzano ICEHL 22 3 4 7 12 2 0 0 0 0 2022–23 Sheffield Steelers EIHL 51 17 31 48 26 4 0 4 4 22023–24Sheffield Steelers "A"EIHL5418345220422442024–25Sheffield Steelers "A"EIHL52521263941120 AHL totals 116 13 18 31 32 — — — — —
Awards and honors Award Year CollegeECAC All-Academic Team2012–13, 2013–14NCAA Division I Champion2014NCAA All-Tournament Team2014 Hobey Baker Award top ten finalist 2014–15 All-ECAC First Team 2014–15 Division I AHCA All-American East First Team2014–15ICEHLICEHL All-Star Team2020–21EIHLEIHL Champion2023–24EIHL Playoff Champion2023–24EIHL Challenge Cup Champion2023–24
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