Fernando Pisani

Fernando Antonio Pisani (born December 27, 1976) is a Canadian professional ice hockey right winger who is currently a free agent.
==Playing career==
After posting 103 points in 58 games with the St. Albert Saints of the Alberta Junior Hockey League (AJHL), Pisani was drafted in the eighth round, 195th overall, by his hometown team, the Edmonton Oilers in the 1996 NHL Entry Draft. Upon being drafted, Pisani played four years of collegiate hockey for Providence College. 
In 2000–01, the Oilers assigned him to their American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Hamilton Bulldogs. Pisani spent two seasons in Hamilton, before being called up in his third AHL season in 2002–03. He scored his first NHL goal on February 5, 2003, in a 2-1 win against the Anaheim Mighty Ducks. He finished the season with the Oilers, playing in 35 games with 13 points. Pisani is generally considered a "late bloomer", because he did not see his first NHL action until the age of 27.
Due to the 2004–05 NHL lockout, Pisani went overseas to Europe and played in the Swiss Nationalliga A and Italian Serie A.
As NHL play resumed in 2005–06, Pisani scored a career-high 18 goals, 19 assists and 37 points. Although the Oilers entered the playoffs as the eighth and final seed in the Western Conference, they embarked on a cinderella run to the 2006 Stanley Cup Finals against the Carolina Hurricanes. Pisani became a playoff hero in the process, significantly elevating his game. Against the first-seeded Detroit Red Wings, Pisani scored two third period goals (his fourth and fifth of the series) in game six, series-clinching 4-2 victory. Advancing to the second round against the San Jose Sharks, Pisani recorded another two-goal effort, including the game winner, in a 6-3 game five win. Reaching the finals against Carolina, the Oilers faced elimination in the fifth game. Going into overtime on the penalty kill, Pisani intercepted a pass and scored his second goal of the game on a breakaway to stave off elimination. It was the first time in Stanley Cup Finals history that an overtime game was decided by a shorthanded goal. Pisani then scored the Oilers' only goal in a losing game seven effort. He nearly tied the game with three minutes left to go in regulation off a Raffi Torres rebound, but was denied a seemingly sure-goal by Carolina goalie Cam Ward. Pisani finished the playoffs with a league-leading 14 goals and 5 game-winners, nearly matching his regular season output of 18 goals in 80 games. He was re-signed by the Oilers in the off-season to a four-year, $10 million contract on July 1, 2006.
Pisani followed his 2006 playoff performance with a 28-point season in 2006–07, but the Oilers failed to qualify for the post-season. Prior to the start of the 2007–08 season, he was diagnosed with ulcerative colitis, sidelining him for the first 26 games of the campaign. He returned to the Oilers lineup on December 2, 2007, and was nominated for the Bill Masterton Trophy – given for perseverance and dedication to hockey – at the end of the season. The award was subsequently given to Jason Blake of the Toronto Maple Leafs who, at the start of the season in October, had been diagnosed with chronic myelogenous leukemia, but still managed to play all 82 games.
An injury shortened 2008-09 NHL Season saw Pisani suit up for only 38 games, scoring seven goals to go with eight assists.
After becoming a unrestricted free agent, Pisani signed a one-year deal with the reigning Stanley Cup champions the Chicago Blackhawks for the 2010–11 season.
==Personal life==
He attended St. Edmund's and Archbishop O'Leary Catholic High School with Sheldon Souray. He and his wife Heidi have two sons and a daughter.
Pisani holds dual citizenship with Canada and Italy. He derives Italian citizenship through his Italian-born father.
==Records==
*First player to score a shorthanded overtime goal in Stanley Cup Finals history - June 14, 2006
==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
1993-94 	St. Albert Saints 	AJHL 		50 	6 	21 	27 	24 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1994-95 	Bonnyville Pontiacs	AJHL 		16 	4 	34 	38 	97 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1995-96 	St. Albert Saints 	AJHL 		58 	40 	63 	103 	134 		18 	7 	22 	29 	28
1996–97 	Providence College 	HE 		35 	12 	18 	30 	36 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1997–98 	Providence College 	HE 		36 	16 	18 	34 	20 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1998–99 	Providence College 	HE 		38 	14 	37 	51 	42 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1999–00 	Providence College 	HE 		38 	14 	24 	38 	56 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2000–01 	Hamilton Bulldogs 	AHL 		52 	12 	13 	25 	28 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2001–02 	Hamilton Bulldogs 	AHL 		79 	26 	34 	60 	60 		15 	4 	6 	10 	4
2002–03 	Hamilton Bulldogs 	AHL 		41 	17 	15 	32 	24 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2002–03 	Edmonton Oilers 	NHL 		35 	8 	5 	13 	10 		6 	1 	0 	1 	2
2003–04 	Edmonton Oilers 	NHL 		76 	16 	14 	30 	46 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2004–05 	SCL Tigers 	NLA 		7 	1 	3 	4 	0 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2004–05 	Asiago Hockey A.S. 	ITL 		12 	1 	5 	6 	6 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2005–06 	Edmonton Oilers 	NHL 		80 	18 	19 	37 	42 		24 	14 	4 	18 	10
2006–07 	Edmonton Oilers 	NHL 		77 	14 	14 	28 	40 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2007–08 	Edmonton Oilers 	NHL 		56 	13 	9 	22 	28 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2008–09 	Edmonton Oilers 	NHL 		38 	7 	8 	15 	14 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2009–10 	Edmonton Oilers 	NHL 		40 	4 	4 	8 	10 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2010–11 	Chicago Blackhawks 	NHL 		60 	7 	9 	16 	10 		3 	0 	0 	0 	0
NHL totals	NHL totals 	NHL totals		482 	87 	82 	169 	200 		33 	15 	4 	19 	12
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
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