Jonathan D'Aversa

Jonathan D'Aversa (born March 2, 1986) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman who played in the American Hockey League (AHL) with Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins before spending the majority of his professional career in Europe.
==Playing career==
D'Aversa was an undrafted player who played for the Sudbury Wolves of the OHL. Serving as an assistant captain for the Wolves in the 2006–07 season, D'Aversa was third on the team in scoring and was selected to play in the OHL All-Star classic. In the play-offs he was ranked second in scoring for defensemen. After completing his junior years, D'Aversa was signed as a free agent to a three-year contract by the Pittsburgh Penguins on May 25, 2007.
In the 2007–08 season, D'Aversa spent time with the Penguins American Hockey League affiliate the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins and the Wheeling Nailers of the ECHL, representing the Nailers in the ECHL All-Star Game.
On July 11, 2010, D'Aversa left North America and signed a one-year contract with Augsburger Panther of the German Deutsche Eishockey Liga for the 2010–11 season. Despite scoring 33 points in 51 games, Augsburg missed the playoffs and on April 1, 2011, D'Aversa left to sign with fellow DEL club Kölner Haie.
After one season in Köln, d'Aversa transferred as a free agent to the neighbouring Austrian Hockey League with Dornbirner EC on August 4, 2012. He remained with the club until the end of the 2015-16 season. In April 2016, he penned a deal with another Austrian team, EHC Linz.
Following his third season with the Black Wings in 2018–19, D'Aversa opted to end his 12 year professional career and return to North America.
==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
2001–02 	Stouffville Spirit 	OPJHL 		2 	0 	1 	1 	0 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2002–03 	Stouffville Spirit 	OPJHL 		49 	4 	21 	25 	18 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2003–04 	Sudbury Wolves 	OHL 		63 	1 	14 	15 	22 		7 	0 	1 	1 	2
2004–05 	Sudbury Wolves 	OHL 		67 	5 	24 	29 	42 		12 	4 	6 	10 	8
2005–06 	Sudbury Wolves 	OHL 		62 	7 	39 	46 	83 		10 	2 	0 	2 	17
2006–07 	Sudbury Wolves 	OHL 		67 	13 	47 	60 	53 		21 	3 	15 	18 	16
2007–08 	Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins	AHL 		27 	4 	2 	6 	6 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2007–08 	Wheeling Nailers 	ECHL 		25 	1 	13 	14 	10 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2008–09 	Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins	AHL 		68 	1 	22 	23 	36 		11 	0 	2 	2 	4
2008–09 	Wheeling Nailers 	ECHL 		3 	1 	3 	4 	2 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2009–10 	Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins	AHL 		21 	0 	1 	1 	23 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2009–10 	Wheeling Nailers 	ECHL 		22 	6 	11 	17 	26 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2010–11 	Augsburger Panther 	DEL 		51 	15 	18 	33 	26 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2011–12 	Kölner Haie 	DEL 		45 	3 	14 	17 	26 		6 	0 	2 	2 	6
2012–13 	Dornbirner EC 	EBEL 		51 	5 	24 	29 	52 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2013–14 	Dornbirner EC 	EBEL 		50 	13 	28 	41 	32 		6 	0 	3 	3 	4
2014–15 	Dornbirner EC 	EBEL 		52 	7 	27 	34 	39 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2015–16 	Dornbirner EC 	EBEL 		49 	7 	14 	21 	59 		6 	2 	3 	5 	0
2016–17 	EHC Black Wings Linz 	EBEL 		53 	2 	19 	21 	24 		5 	0 	4 	4 	4
2017–18 	EHC Black Wings Linz 	EBEL 		41 	10 	27 	37 	24 		12 	3 	7 	10 	2
2018–19 	EHC Black Wings Linz 	EBEL 		41 	5 	16 	21 	20 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
AHL totals	AHL totals 	AHL totals		116 	5 	25 	30 	65 		11 	0 	2 	2 	4
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
==References==
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Category:1986 births
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