Mario Chitaroni

Mario Brian "Tiger" Chitaroni (born June 11, 1967) is an Italian-Canadian retired professional ice hockey winger. He played major junior with the Sudbury Wolves but went undrafted playing minor pro in the AHL before moving to Italy where he eventually captained their national team.
==International play==
Mario played in the Olympics in 1998, 2006, and helped Italy try to qualify for 2002 and 2010. Additionally he represented Italy in the World Championships fourteen times, being the captain in 2007 and 2008.
==Career statistics==
===Regular season and playoffs===
 	 	 		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
1982–83 	New Liskeard Cubs U18 AAA	GNML 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
1983–84 	New Liskeard Cubs U18 AAA	GNML 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
1984–85 	Sudbury Wolves 	OHL 		63 	18 	34 	52 	108 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1985–86 	Sudbury Wolves 	OHL 		45 	20 	37 	57 	127 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1986–87 	Flint Spirits 	IHL 		11 	2 	12 	14 	14 		6 	5 	1 	6 	6
1986–87 	Sudbury Wolves 	OHL 		65 	54 	48 	102 	164 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1987–88 	Flint Spirits 	IHL 		80 	49 	47 	96 	156 		12 	8 	9 	17 	60
1988–89 	Flint Spirits 	IHL 		21 	10 	11 	21 	59 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1988–89 	New Haven Nighthawks 	AHL 		54 	12 	24 	36 	97 		16 	2 	7 	9 	57
1988–89 	Flint Spirits 	IHL 		21 	10 	11 	21 	59 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1989–90 	Alleghe Hockey 	ITA 		36 	39 	35 	74 	87 		10 	14 	11 	25 	29
1990–91 	Alleghe Hockey 	ITA 		31 	37 	48 	85 	73 		10 	12 	9 	21 	10
1991–92 	Alleghe Hockey 	ITA 		18 	21 	23 	44 	40 		9 	3 	4 	7 	16
1991–92 	Alleghe Hockey 	AL 		18 	17 	20 	37 	43 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1992–93 	Alleghe Hockey 	ITA 		14 	6 	12 	18 	24 		9 	12 	10 	22 	24
1992–93 	Alleghe Hockey 	AL 		28 	21 	 	 	 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1993–94 	HC Devils Milano 	ITA 		23 	15 	28 	43 	22 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1994–95 	Houston Aeros 	IHL 		79 	24 	32 	56 	157 		4 	1 	3 	4 	4
1995–96 	HC Varese 	ITA 		32 	18 	26 	44 	76 		8 	7 	3 	10 	36
1996–97 	Eisbären Berlin 	DEL 		48 	11 	16 	27 	133 		8 	2 	3 	5 	10
1997–98 	Eisbären Berlin 	DEL 		42 	13 	14 	27 	130 		10 	3 	2 	5 	64
1998–99 	Eisbären Berlin 	DEL 		46 	15 	15 	30 	117 		4 	0 	0 	0 	26
1999–2000 	Eisbären Berlin 	DEL 		56 	14 	18 	32 	134 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2000–01 	Nürnberg Ice Tigers 	DEL 		59 	16 	19 	35 	106 		4 	1 	1 	2 	0
2001–02 	Nürnberg Ice Tigers 	DEL 		54 	11 	17 	28 	149 		4 	0 	0 	0 	4
2002–03 	Milano Vipers 	ITA 		39 	23 	33 	56 	66 		9 	5 	5 	10 	16
2003–04 	Milano Vipers 	ITA 		40 	28 	36 	64 	58 		12 	6 	8 	14 	26
2004–05 	Milano Vipers 	ITA 		28 	9 	18 	27 	14 		14 	5 	2 	7 	35
2005–06 	Milano Vipers 	ITA 		45 	13 	23 	36 	62 		1 	0 	1 	1 	0
2006–07 	Milano Vipers 	ITA 		26 	11 	10 	21 	61 		8 	2 	2 	4 	35
2007–08 	Alleghe Hockey 	ITA 		40 	20 	23 	43 	50 		4 	0 	3 	3 	4
2008–09 	Alleghe Hockey 	ITA 		39 	9 	27 	36 	114 		5 	3 	4 	7 	2
IHL totals	IHL totals 	IHL totals		191 	85 	102 	187 	386 		22 	15 	12 	27 	70
ITA totals	ITA totals 	ITA totals		411 	249 	342 	591 	747 		99 	69 	62 	131 	233
DEL totals	DEL totals 	DEL totals		305 	80 	99 	179 	769 		30 	6 	6 	12 	104
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
===International===
Year 	Team 	Event 	 	GP	G 	A 	Pts	PIM
1992 	Italy 	WC 	 	5 	0 	0 	0 	0
1993 	Italy 	WC 	 	6 	1 	2 	3 	4
1994 	Italy 	WC 	 	6 	1 	1 	2 	12
1995 	Italy 	WC 	 	5 	1 	1 	2 	14
1996 	Italy 	WC 	 	6 	3 	1 	4 	4
1997 	Italy 	WC 	 	8 	2 	5 	7 	6
1998 	Italy 	OG 	 	4 	2 	0 	2 	12
1998 	Italy 	WC 	 	6 	3 	2 	5 	16
1999 	Italy 	WC 	 	3 	0 	3 	3 	2
1999 	Italy 	WC Q 	 	3 	3 	1 	4 	14
2000 	Italy 	OGQ 	 	3 	2 	3 	5 	22
2000 	Italy 	WC 	 	6 	1 	3 	4 	12
2001 	Italy 	WC 	 	5 	2 	0 	2 	60
2004 	Italy 	WC D1 	 	5 	4 	5 	9 	2
2005 	Italy 	WC D1 	 	5 	1 	4 	5 	12
2006 	Italy 	OG 	 	5 	0 	1 	1 	6
2007 	Italy 	WC 	 	6 	0 	0 	0 	6
2008 	Italy 	WC 	 	5 	0 	1 	1 	10
2009 	Italy 	OGQ 	 	3 	1 	1 	2 	0
Senior totals	Senior totals	Senior totals	 	95	27	34	61 	214
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
==References==
==External links==
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*Elite prospects
Category:1967 births
Category:Canadian ice hockey forwards
Category:Canadian people of Italian descent
Category:HC Milano players
Category:Ice hockey people from Ontario
Category:Ice hockey players at the 1998 Winter Olympics
Category:Ice hockey players at the 2006 Winter Olympics
Category:Italian ice hockey players
Category:Olympic ice hockey players of Italy
Category:Sudbury Wolves players
Category:Flint Spirits players
Category:New Haven Nighthawks players
Category:Houston Aeros (1994–2013) players
Category:Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in Italy