Carlo Colaiacovo

Carlo Colaiacovo; born January 27, 1983) is a Canadian ice hockey defenceman currently playing for the St. Louis Blues of the National Hockey League (NHL). Colaiacovo also has an identical twin brother, Paulo Colaiacovo, who is a professional ice hockey goaltender.
==Playing career==
Colaiacovo was drafted 17th overall by Toronto in the 2001 NHL Entry Draft. Colaiacovo has been bothered by injuries that have hindered him from becoming an NHL regular, but many still consider him to be a good prospect. He scored his first career NHL goal on November 8, 2005, against the Washington Capitals.
On January 23, 2006, Colaiacovo missed a hipcheck on Václav Varaďa in a game against the Ottawa Senators, smashing head-first into the boards. He was taken off the ice in a stretcher. The injury was a major concussion, and he missed the end of the 2005–06 NHL season.
Colaiacovo recovered fully from his concussion, but later injured his hand in his first game back into the Toronto Marlies lineup. On December 4, the Maple Leafs recalled Colaiacovo from the Marlies and on December 16, he scored his first goal of the season against the New York Rangers. Colaiacovo underwent arthroscopic knee surgery on April 29, 2007.
On November 24, 2008, Colaiacovo was traded by the Leafs, along with Alexander Steen, to the St. Louis Blues for Lee Stempniak.
He has played very well since the trade, and finished the 08-09 season with 30 points, more than any other St. Louis Blues defenceman. 
In the 2009-2010 season, he once again put up more than 30 points, finishing second among Blues' defencemen.
After a successful 2010-2011 season, he joined Team Canada at the World Hockey Championship in Slovakia.
==Awards and achievements==
* 2001 - Voted Best Defensive Defenceman - OHL Western Conference
* 2003 - WJC First All-Star Team
==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
1999–00	Erie Otters 	OHL 	 	52 	4 	18 	22 	12 	 	13 	2 	4 	6 	9
2000–01	Erie Otters 	OHL 	 	62 	12 	27 	39 	59 	 	14 	4 	7 	11 	16
2001–02	Erie Otters 	OHL 	 	60 	13 	27 	40 	49 	 	21 	7 	10 	17 	20
2002–03	Toronto Maple Leafs 	NHL 	 	2 	0 	1 	1 	0 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2002–03	Erie Otters 	OHL 	 	35 	14 	21 	35 	12 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2003–04	Toronto Maple Leafs 	NHL 	 	2 	0 	1 	1 	2 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2003–04	St. John's Maple Leafs	AHL 	 	62 	6 	25 	31 	50 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2004–05	St. John's Maple Leafs	AHL 	 	49 	4 	20 	24 	59 	 	5 	0 	1 	1 	2
2005–06	Toronto Maple Leafs 	NHL 	 	18 	2 	5 	7 	17 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2005–06	Toronto Marlies 	AHL 	 	14 	5 	6 	11 	14 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2006–07	Toronto Maple Leafs 	NHL 	 	48 	8 	9 	17 	22 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2007–08	Toronto Maple Leafs 	NHL 	 	28 	2 	4 	6 	10 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2008–09	Toronto Maple Leafs 	NHL 	 	10 	0 	1 	1 	6 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2008–09	St. Louis Blues 	NHL 	 	63 	3 	26 	29 	29 	 	4 	0 	0 	0 	2
2009–10	St. Louis Blues 	NHL 	 	67 	7 	25 	32 	60 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2010–11	St. Louis Blues 	NHL 	 	65 	6 	20 	26 	23 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
 	NHL totals 	 	 	306 	28 	92 	120 	169 	 	4 	0 	0 	0 	2
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
==References==
==External links==
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* Hockey's Future
* SI.com
* Yahoo Sports
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Category:Born in 1983
Category:Canadian ice hockey players
Category:Erie Otters alumni
Category:National Hockey League first round draft picks
Category:St. John's Maple Leafs players
Category:St. Louis Blues players
Category:Toronto Maple Leafs draft picks
Category:Toronto Maple Leafs players
Category:Toronto Marlies players