THOMAS: HARTFORD WOLF PACK AGREES TO TERMS WITH FORWARD CRISTIANO DIGIACINTO ON A ONE-YEAR AHL CONTRACT
HARTFORD, CT – The Hartford Wolf Pack has announced that the club has signed a one-year, standard AHL contract with forward Cristiano DiGiacinto for the 2022-23 AHL season.
The native of Hamilton, Ontario, enters his second season with the Wolf Pack after signing with the club in September of 2021. DiGiacinto appeared in 47 games for the Wolf Pack in his first AHL season and recorded 13 points (6 g, 7 a). He made his AHL debut on October 16th, 2021, against the Springfield Thunderbirds at the MassMutual Center. He scored his first AHL goal on October 31st, 2021, against the Bridgeport Islanders at Total Mortgage Arena.
The 5’11”, 183 lbs. forward also collected his first career multi-point game in the AHL on December 29th, 2021, when he scored a goal and an assist against the Islanders in Bridgeport.
Before joining the Wolf Pack, DiGiacinto played in parts of four seasons for Acadia University. In 67 games at the school, he scored 53 points (27 g, 26 a). DiGiacinto also spent 12 games in the ECHL with the Jacksonville Icemen during the 2017-18 season, scoring six points (1 g, 5 a).
DiGiacinto spent four seasons in the OHL as a junior player with the Windsor Spitfires, scoring 149 points (67 g, 82 a) in 223 games. He helped the Spitfires win the Memorial Cup after the 2016-17 season.
A sixth-round selection (170th overall) by the Tampa Bay Lightning during the 2014 NHL Entry Draft, DiGiacinto is the second player to sign an AHL contract with the Wolf Pack for the 2022-23 season. He joins veteran forward Tanner Fritz, who signed an extension with the club in March.
