Jerry D'Amigo

D'Amigo played college ice hockey for Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) of the ECAC conference in the NCAA. He finished fifth nationally in points per game by a rookie (0.97), led RPI in game-winning goals and finished second on the team in short-handed goals.[1] In his single season in the NCAA, won the ECAC Rookie of the Year award and also was named to the ECAC Rookie Team.[2] D'Amigo graduated from Johnson City High School in 2009 in Johnson City, New York, prior to attending RPI.

On August 11, 2010, D'Amigo signed a three-year, entry-level contract with the Toronto Maple Leafs.[3] D'Amigo received a $270,000 signing bonus in addition to the average starting NHL salary of $810,000; should D'Amigo be sent to the Maple Leafs' American Hockey League affiliate, the Toronto Marlies, he would instead make $67,500 annually.

D'Amigo during his tenure with the Marlies.

D'Amigo attended Maple Leafs training camp ahead of the 2010–11 season, with Toronto having the option to keep him on their NHL roster or assign him to either the AHL or to the Ontario Hockey League (OHL)'s Kitchener Rangers, who owned his major junior playing rights.[4] He was ultimately sent to the Toronto Marlies with the open option to send him to Kitchener prior to February 10, 2011, an option the Maple Leafs eventually exercised just prior to the deadline.[5][6][7] Before his assignment to the OHL, he had recorded 14 points in 41 games played with the Marlies. With Kitchener, he finished the 2010–11 OHL season with 12 goals and 16 assists (28 points) in just 21 games played.

On December 5, 2013, whilst playing with the Marlies, D'Amigo was called up to the Maple Leafs for the first time in his career,[8] later making his NHL debut 3–2 Toronto win over the Dallas Stars.[9] On December 14, D'Amigo scored his first career NHL goal against Antti Raanta of the Chicago Blackhawks, also registering his first career NHL assist in the game.[10] On July 1, 2014, D'Amigo, along with a conditional seventh-round pick in 2015, was traded to the Columbus Blue Jackets in exchange for former Maple Leaf Matt Frattin.[11] D'Amigo and the Blue Jackets agreed to terms on a one-year, two-way contract on July 29, though he never played for Columbus at the NHL level during his brief tenure with the organization.[12]

Later that same year, on December 16, D'Amigo was traded to the Buffalo Sabres in exchange for forward Luke Adam.[13] D'Amigo made his debut with the Sabres on March 3, 2015, against the Tampa Bay Lightning.[14]

After spending the 2015–16 season with the Rochester Americans in the AHL, and unable to attract a NHL contract as a free agent, D'Amigo ventured to Finland for the following season, signing with Ilves of the country's top-flight Liiga on October 16, 2016.[15] In his first season abroad, D'Amigo quickly transitioned to the European style game in the 2016–17 campaign, contributing with 13 goals and 33 points in 48 regular season games.

Following Ilves post-season exit, D'Amigo left the club as a free agent. Without a contract over the summer, he belatedly opted to continue in Finland, agreeing to a one-year contract with KalPa on October 12, 2017, for the 2017–18 season.[16]

After two seasons in Finland, D'Amigo left as free agent to sign a one-year deal with German outfit, ERC Ingolstadt of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL) on July 17, 2018.[17] In two seasons under contract with Ingolstadt, D'Amigo played among the top two scoring lines, posting 65 points through 93 regular season games, before he tenure was ended with the cancellation of the 2019–20 season due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Returning to North America, D'Amigo signed as a free agent to join the Orlando Solar Bears of the ECHL on December 7, 2020.[18] In the 2020–21 season, D'Amigo played in 14 games with the Solar Bears before he returned to the AHL in signing a PTO with the Colorado Eagles on February 8, 2021.[19]