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Canada Michael Caruso
#2 Nottingham Panthers / EIHL - 23/24
Date of Birth
Jul 05, 1988
Position
D
Age
37
Height
6'2" / 188 cm
Place of Birth
Mississauga, ON, CAN
Weight
192 lbs / 87 kg
Nation
Canada
Shoots
L
Youth Team
-
Contract
-
Drafted
2006 round 4 #103 overall by Florida Panthers
Agency
PREMIUM

Caruso is a two-way defenseman who can play a physical style. He also has a good shot, but should add some bulk.

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Michael Caruso Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2002-03 Mississauga Rebels U15 AAA GTHL U15 -* -* -* -* -* -* |
2003-04 Mississauga Rebels U16 AAA GTHL U16 -* -* -* -* -* -* |
2004-05 Guelph Storm OHL 56* 0* 3* 3* 31* -9* | Playoffs 4 0 0 0 2 0
Canada Ontario U17 WHC-17 6* 0* 0* 0* 2* -* |
2005-06 Guelph Storm OHL 66* 1* 15* 16* 85* 21* | Playoffs 15 1 2 3 24 10
2006-07 Guelph Storm OHL 64* 4* 16* 20* 119* 1* | Playoffs 4 0 0 0 8 -3
2007-08 Guelph Storm “A” OHL 62* 10* 24* 34* 103* 21* | Playoffs 10 2 6 8 22 6
2008-09 Rochester Americans AHL 73* 1* 9* 10* 66* -10* |
2009-10 Rochester Americans AHL 67* 1* 10* 11* 42* 4* |
2010-11 Rochester Americans AHL 75* 5* 4* 9* 77* -3* |
2011-12 San Antonio Rampage AHL 68* 5* 8* 13* 63* 4* | Playoffs 10 0 4 4 4 3
2012-13 Florida Panthers NHL 2* 0* 0* 0* 0* -1* |
San Antonio Rampage AHL 35* 1* 3* 4* 22* -2* |
2013-14 San Antonio Rampage AHL 35* 0* 2* 2* 32* -9* |
2014-15 Reading Royals “A” ECHL 65* 4* 16* 20* 63* 9* |
2015-16 Dornbirner EC EBEL 53* 2* 13* 15* 53* 4* | Playoffs 6 0 0 0 4 -3
2016-17 Dornbirner EC “A” EBEL 54* 3* 3* 6* 38* -20* |
2017-18 Dornbirner EC EBEL 54* 4* 11* 15* 54* 8* | Playoffs 6 0 2 2 4 2
2018-19 Fehérvár AV19 EBEL 51* 3* 14* 17* 18* 3* | Playoffs 6 1 2 3 4 4
2019-20 Fehérvár AV19 EBEL 38* 2* 7* 9* 24* 1* |
2020-21 Fehérvár AV19 ICEHL 48* 4* 9* 13* 34* -3* | Playoffs 4 0 1 1 4 0
2021-22 HC Pustertal “A” ICEHL 44* 2* 12* 14* 47* 14* | Playoffs 4 0 0 0 4 -7
2022-23 Nottingham Panthers “A” EIHL 44* 1* 7* 8* 34* -8* | Playoffs 2 0 0 0 0 -2
2023-24 Nottingham Panthers “C” EIHL 49* 0* 8* 8* 61* -5* |

Michael Caruso Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2022-23 Nottingham Panthers EIHL Cup 5* 0* 0* 0* 4* 0* |
2023-24 Nottingham Panthers EIHL Cup 5* 0* 1* 1* 2* 0* |

Michael Caruso Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
AHL 6 353* 13* 36* 49* 0.14* 302* -16* | 1 10 0 * 4 * 4 * 0.40 * 4 * 3 *
ECHL 1 65* 4* 16* 20* 0.31* 63* 9* | 0 * * * * * *
EIHL 2 93* 1* 15* 16* 0.17* 95* -13* | 1 2 0 * 0 * 0 * 0.00 * 0 * -2 *
EIHL Cup 2 10* 0* 1* 1* 0.10* 6* 0* | 0 * * * * * *
GTHL U15 1 -* -* -* -* -* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
GTHL U16 1 -* -* -* -* -* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
ICEHL (EBEL) 7 342* 20* 69* 89* 0.26* 268* 7* | 5 26 1 * 5 * 6 * 0.23 * 20 * -4 *
NHL 1 2* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 0* -1* | 0 * * * * * *
OHL 4 248* 15* 58* 73* 0.29* 338* 34* | 4 33 3 * 8 * 11 * 0.33 * 56 * 13 *
WHC-17 1 6* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 2* -* | 0 * * * * * *
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
06/05/2023
06/05/2023 Extension Nottingham Panthers Nottingham Panthers
07/14/2022
07/14/2022 Confirmed HC Pustertal Nottingham Panthers
06/15/2021
06/15/2021 Confirmed Fehérvár AV19 HC Pustertal
04/16/2019
04/16/2019 Extension Fehérvár AV19 Fehérvár AV19
09/15/2018
09/15/2018 Confirmed Dornbirner EC Fehérvár AV19
06/24/2017
06/24/2017 Extension Dornbirner EC Dornbirner EC
06/12/2015
06/12/2015 Confirmed Reading Royals Dornbirner EC
11/08/2014
11/08/2014 Confirmed No team Reading Royals
07/16/2013
07/16/2013 Extension Florida Panthers Florida Panthers
07/17/2012
07/17/2012 Extension Florida Panthers Florida Panthers
07/26/2011
07/26/2011 Extension Florida Panthers Florida Panthers
Player Biography and Trivia

Drafted 2004, 1 #19 overall by Guelph Storm in the OHL Priority Selection