Tony DeAngelo

Anthony "Tony" DeAngelo (born October 24, 1995) is an American professional ice hockey defenseman for the New York Rangers of the National Hockey League (NHL). DeAngelo was selected by the Tampa Bay Lightning in the first round, 19th overall, of the 2014 NHL Entry Draft.

Tony DeAngelo
DeAngelo at the 2014 CHL/NHL Top Prospects Game
Born (1995-10-24) October 24, 1995
Sewell, New Jersey, U.S.
Height 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight 180 lb (82 kg; 12 st 12 lb)
Position Defense
Shoots Right
NHL team
Former teams		 New York Rangers
Arizona Coyotes
NHL Draft 19th overall, 2014
Tampa Bay Lightning
Playing career 2015–present

Playing career

DeAngelo was born and raised in the Sewell section of Washington Township, Gloucester County, New Jersey. As a youth, he played in the 2008 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with the Philadelphia Flyers minor ice hockey team.[1] DeAngelo left at age 14 to start his junior career with the Cedar Rapids Roughriders of the United States Hockey League (USHL), where he became the league's youngest player.[2] In his 28 games in Iowa, the young defenseman showed enough promise to become a second-round selection in the 2011 Ontario Hockey League (OHL) Draft.[3]

During the 2013–14 season, DeAngelo was suspended eight games by his OHL team, the Sarnia Sting,[4] and league for making "a most inappropriate statement to a teammate".[5][6] Additionally, the article which confirmed the suspension mentioned this was the second time DeAngelo had been suspended by the OHL for violating the harassment, abuse and diversity policy, though it did not detail the first incident. In November of the same year, DeAngelo was suspended one game for abuse of officials.[7] Despite these transgressions, DeAngelo was considered to be a top prospect heading into the 2014 NHL Entry Draft.[8]

DeAngelo was selected 19th overall by the Tampa Bay Lightning during the 2014 NHL Entry Draft.[9] On December 2, 2014, the Lightning announced the signing of DeAngelo to a three-year, entry-level contract.[10] On January 8, 2015, the Sarnia Sting traded DeAngelo to the Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds.[11]

On May 6, 2015, the Ontario Hockey League announced that DeAngelo was the recipient of the Max Kaminsky Trophy as the OHL's most outstanding defensemen. DeAngelo led all defensemen and finished 13th overall in OHL scoring with 89 points in 55 games played recording 25 goals and 64 assists with 25 multi-point games and a plus-minus rating of plus-34. He also became the fourth member of the Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds to win the award.[12] DeAngelo also captured the CHL Defenceman of the Year in the same season, as the top defensemen of the entire Canadian Hockey League.[13]

Despite his play on the ice, DeAngelo was difficult to handle off it, according to an OHL staffer of the time. Both the Sting and the Greyhounds went through a "daily struggle" trying to manage him, describing the experience as something akin to a "gong show," especially when the Sting and Greyhounds weren't playing well. Reportedly, his behavioral issues dated back to his days playing youth hockey in New Jersey.[14]

Professional

After attending the Tampa Bay Lightning's NHL training camp, DeAngelo was assigned to begin his first professional season with AHL affiliate, the Syracuse Crunch.[15] In the 2015–16 season, DeAngelo's offensive game made a smooth transition with the Crunch, contributing with 37 assists and 43 points in 69 games, to finish 7th league wide among blueliners. However, his behavioral issues continued; he was frequently a healthy scratch.[16]

Arizona Coyotes

At the 2016 NHL Entry Draft, the Lightning traded DeAngelo to the Arizona Coyotes in exchange for a second-round draft pick (Libor Hájek) on June 25, 2016.[17] On November 8, 2016, DeAngelo made his NHL debut against the Colorado Avalanche at the Pepsi Center in a Coyotes 4–2 win. In addition to making his NHL debut, DeAngelo also recorded his first career NHL goal and point.[18] On November 12, 2016, DeAngelo recorded his first career NHL assist against the Boston Bruins at Gila River Arena.[19]

On January 1, 2017, the National Hockey League announced that DeAngelo was suspended for three games, without pay, for violating Rule 40.4 (Physical Abuse of Officials). The incident occurred on December 31, 2016, in a game against the Calgary Flames at the Scotiabank Saddledome. At the time DeAngelo was given a game misconduct for abuse of officials. DeAngelo forfeited $14,388.90 as a result of the suspension, which went to the Players' Emergency Assistance Fund.[20]

New York Rangers

On June 23, 2017, DeAngelo, along with a first-round pick in the 2017 NHL Entry Draft (7th overall, used to select Lias Andersson), was traded to the New York Rangers for center Derek Stepan and goaltender Antti Raanta.[21]

On September 20, 2019, DeAngelo signed a one-year, $925,000 contract with the Rangers.[22] On January 9, 2020, DeAngelo had 3 goals and 2 assists to match the New York Rangers franchise record for points in a regular-season game by a defenseman, held by Brian Leetch (February 17, 1989, and April 18, 1995).[23] That season, DeAngelo would have a breakout year, with 15 goals and 38 assists for 53 points in 68 games as the season was cut short due to the coronavirus pandemic.

On October 15, 2020, DeAngelo signed a two-year, $9.6 million contract extension with the Rangers.[24][25] On opening night of the 2020–21 season, DeAngelo overreacted to being called for hooking, resulting in him taking an additional unsportsmanlike conduct penalty. Head coach David Quinn benched him for two games, believing the unsportsmanlike conduct penalty was unneccessary.[16][26] On January 31, 2021, the Rangers waived DeAngelo following reports that he had an altercation with Rangers teammate Alexandar Georgiev following a 5–4 overtime loss to the Pittsburgh Penguins.[27][28] According to The Athletic, his continued "maturity" issues, combined with a marked decline in his play, led the Rangers to seek a trade for him earlier in the season. However, no one expressed interest.[26] The following day, after DeAngelo cleared waivers, Rangers general manager Jeff Gorton told reporters at a pregame press conference that DeAngelo would never play for the Rangers again, and that the team intended to cut ties with him as soon as possible–depending on the source, either by trading him or buying out his contract. While the Rangers would have been well within their rights to terminate DeAngelo's contract for conduct detrimental to the team, Gorton said they did not plan to do so. Gorton revealed that after DeAngelo's behavior on opening night he gave DeAngelo an ultimatum–if there was even one more incident, the Rangers would waive him. Gorton believed that DeAngelo had not been able to "move on" from that incident, and as a result "has played his last game with the Rangers." DeAngelo was nominally assigned to the Rangers' taxi squad after clearing waivers, but will not be allowed around the team or the taxi squad while the Rangers decide what to do with him.[29][30]

International play

DeAngelo competed with Team USA at the 2012 Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament.[31]

On December 2, 2014, DeAngelo was named to Team USA's preliminary roster for the 2015 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships, which was held December 26 through January 5 in Toronto and Montreal.[32]

Personal life

DeAngelo has been a vocal supporter of former American President Donald Trump.[33][34] He frequently expressed support for Trump's baseless claims that he had won the 2020 presidential election, and also downplayed the severity of the COVID-19 pandemic.[16] After Trump's Twitter account was suspended for inciting violence after the 2021 storming of the United States Capitol, he announced on Instagram that he would be joining social media app Parler.[35] The Rangers had upbraided him several times over his postings, and he eventually stopped posting altogether.[26]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs
Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2008–09 Mercer Chiefs 13U AAA AYHL 29312960176 —————
2009–10 Westchester Express 16U AAA EJEPL 75270 —————
2010–11 Cedar Rapids RoughRiders USHL 281141519 —————
2011–12 Sarnia Sting OHL 686172346 61012
2012–13 Sarnia Sting OHL 629495860 41238
2013–14 Sarnia Sting OHL 5115567190 —————
2014–15 Sarnia Sting OHL 2910283864 —————
2014–15 Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds OHL 2615365151 130161618
2015–16 Syracuse Crunch AHL 696374384 —————
2016–17 Tucson Roadrunners AHL 253131631 —————
2016–17 Arizona Coyotes NHL 39591437 —————
2017–18 New York Rangers NHL 3208811 —————
2017–18 Hartford Wolf Pack AHL 292111317 —————
2018–19 New York Rangers NHL 614263077 —————
2019–20 New York Rangers NHL 6815385347 301116
NHL totals 2002481105172 301116

International
Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
2012 United States IH18 7th 406626
2015 United States WJC 5th 52134
Junior totals 927930

Awards and honors
Honors Year
CHL
CHL/NHL Top Prospects Game (Team Cherry) 2014 [36]
Max Kaminsky Trophy 2015 [37]
CHL Defenceman of the Year 2015 [38]

References
  1. "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Retrieved January 5, 2019.
  2. Goldstein, Eric. "2014 NHL Draft: Anthony DeAngelo selected by Tampa Bay Lightning with No. 19 pick", South Jersey Times, June 27, 2014. Accessed September 18, 2018. "Anthony DeAngelo is going to spend his winters in the Sunshine State.... The Sewell native was selected by the Tampa Bay Lightning with the No. 19 pick on Friday night at the NHL draft at the Wells Fargo Center.... DeAngelo lived in Washington Township until age 14, when he left to play for the Cedar Rapids Roughriders in the United States Hockey League."
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  23. http://www.nhl.com/stats/skaters?aggregate=0&reportType=game&dateFrom=1917-12-19&dateTo=2020-01-09&gameType=2&position=D&playerPlayedFor=franchise.10&filter=points,gte,5&sort=gameDate&page=0&pageSize=50
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Awards and achievements
Preceded by
Jonathan Drouin		 Tampa Bay Lightning first round draft pick
2014		 Succeeded by
Brett Howden
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