Phil Varone

Philip Varone (born December 4, 1990) is a Canadian professional ice hockey forward. He currently plays for the Pittsburgh Penguins of the National Hockey League (NHL). Varone was selected by the San Jose Sharks in the fifth round (147th overall) of the 2009 NHL Entry Draft.
==Playing career==
===Amateur===
Varone played major junior hockey in the Ontario Hockey League (OHL) from 2006–07 to 2010–11, collecting 78 goals and 152 assists for 230 points in 228 games.
===Professional===
Varone attended the San Jose Sharks training camp in 2010, but was sent down to London for the season. By July 2011, the Sharks had not signed Varone to a contract, making him a free agent. Varone attended the Buffalo Sabres training camp in 2011, but did not make the team. He instead signed a one-year AHL contract with the Sabres' affiliate Rochester Americans of the American Hockey League (AHL). He led Rochester in scoring with 11 goals and 41 assists.
On March 19, 2012, the Buffalo Sabres signed Varone to a three-year entry level contract. Varone was recalled to the Sabres' active roster on January 22, 2014, and scored his first career point with an assist on a goal by Brian Flynn the next night against the Carolina Hurricanes. Varone scored his first goal in his fourth career game, against Braden Holtby of the Washington Capitals on January 28, 2014.
Following the 2014–15 season, Varone became a restricted free agent under the NHL Collective Bargaining Agreement. The Buffalo Sabres made him a qualifying offer to retain his NHL rights and, on July 5, 2015, Varone filed for salary arbitration. The two sides reached an agreement on a one-year, two-way contract on July 13.
In the 2015–16 season, Varone played in a further five games with the Sabres, but was on assignment with the Rochester Americans when on February 27, 2016, he was traded to the Ottawa Senators as part of a seven-player deal. Varone was called up to Ottawa for the final game of the season, April 9, 2016 and recorded an assist. In the following 2016–17 season, Varone split between Ottawa and their American Hockey League affiliate, the Binghamton Senators. Serving as an alternate captain he appeared in 65 regular season games for Binghamton, where he recorded 36 assists and 51 points. He was scoreless over 7 games in the NHL with Ottawa.
On July 1, 2017, having left the Senators as a free agent, Varone signed a two-year, two-way contract with the Philadelphia Flyers. At the end of the 2017–18 regular season, Varone was named the AHL's Most Valuable Player.
On December 7, 2018, Varone was recalled by the Flyers. He made his Flyers debut on December 8 against the Buffalo Sabres. He scored his first goal as a member of the Flyers on December 22 in a 4-3 loss to the Columbus Blue Jackets.
As a free agent Varone left the Flyers to sign a one-year, two-way contract with the Montreal Canadiens on July 3, 2019. Assigned to AHL affiliate, the Laval Rocket, to begin the 2019–20 season, Varone although limited through injury contributed with 14 points in 27 games. On February 20, 2020, Varone was traded by the Canadiens along with Riley Barber to the Pittsburgh Penguins in exchange for Joseph Blandisi and Jake Lucchini. He was immediately assigned to join affiliate, the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins.
==Career statistics==
 	 	 		Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season		Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs
Season 	Team 	League 		GP 	G 	A 	Pts 	PIM 		GP 	G 	A 	Pts 	PIM
2006–07 	Kitchener Rangers 	OHL 		13 	1 	3 	4 	2 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2007–08 	Kitchener Rangers 	OHL 		36 	5 	20 	25 	12 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2007–08 	London Knights 	OHL 		31 	10 	26 	36 	14 		5 	1 	1 	2 	7
2008–09 	London Knights 	OHL 		58 	19 	33 	52 	32 		14 	10 	9 	19 	19
2009–10 	London Knights 	OHL 		31 	9 	22 	31 	17 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2010–11 	London Knights 	OHL 		4 	1 	0 	1 	2 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2010–11 	Erie Otters 	OHL 		55 	33 	48 	81 	30 		7 	3 	10 	13 	4
2011–12 	Rochester Americans 	AHL 		76 	11 	41 	52 	42 		3 	2 	1 	3 	0
2012–13 	Rochester Americans 	AHL 		62 	11 	24 	35 	42 		3 	0 	0 	0 	2
2013–14 	Rochester Americans 	AHL 		69 	18 	43 	61 	58 		5 	0 	3 	3 	0
2013–14 	Buffalo Sabres 	NHL 		9 	1 	1 	2 	4 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2014–15 	Rochester Americans 	AHL 		55 	15 	29 	44 	22 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2014–15 	Buffalo Sabres 	NHL 		28 	3 	2 	5 	10 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2015–16 	Rochester Americans 	AHL 		44 	13 	19 	32 	20 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2015–16 	Buffalo Sabres 	NHL 		5 	1 	1 	2 	2 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2015–16 	Binghamton Senators 	AHL 		21 	6 	17 	23 	8 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2015–16 	Ottawa Senators 	NHL 		1 	0 	1 	1 	0 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2016–17 	Ottawa Senators 	NHL 		7 	0 	0 	0 	2 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2016–17 	Binghamton Senators 	AHL 		65 	15 	36 	51 	22 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2017–18 	Lehigh Valley Phantoms 	AHL 		74 	23 	47 	70 	36 		7 	0 	3 	3 	2
2018–19 	Lehigh Valley Phantoms 	AHL 		22 	11 	17 	28 	6 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2018–19 	Philadelphia Flyers 	NHL 		47 	3 	4 	7 	8 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2019–20 	Laval Rocket 	AHL 		27 	4 	10 	14 	8 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2019–20 	Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins	AHL 		6 	0 	5 	5 	6 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
NHL totals	NHL totals 	NHL totals		97 	8 	9 	17 	26 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
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