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USA Nick Abruzzese
#80 Syracuse Crunch / AHL - 25/26
1-time NCAA (East) First All-American Team 1
1-time NCAA (East) Second All-American Team 1
1-time NCAA (ECAC) Champion 1
1-time USHL First All-Star Team 1
1-time USHL Most Points 1
Date of Birth
Jun 04, 1999
Position
C/LW
Age
26
Height
5'10" / 178 cm
Place of Birth
Slate Hill, NY, USA
Weight
179 lbs / 81 kg
Nation
USA
Shoots
L
Youth Team
-
Contract
25/26
Cap Hit
$775,000 Powered by
NHL Rights
Tampa Bay Lightning Tampa Bay Lightning / Signed
Drafted
2019 round 4 #124 overall by Toronto Maple Leafs
Agency
PREMIUM

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Nick Abruzzese Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2012-13 New Jersey Colonials 13U AAA AYHL 13U 31* 17* 29* 46* 12* -* |
2013-14 Mid Fairfield Rangers 14U AAA HPHL 14U 2* 0* 1* 1* 0* -* |
Mid Fairfield Rangers 18U AAA 18U AAA -* -* -* -* -* -* |
2014-15 Westchester Express 16U AAA EJEPL 16U 15* 5* 5* 10* 0* -* |
North Jersey Avalanche 16U AAA AYHL 16U 22* 8* 6* 14* 8* -* |
2015-16 North Jersey Avalanche 16U AAA AYHL 16U 24* 22* 13* 35* 16* -* | Playoffs 5 2 6 8 0 -
North Jersey Avalanche 16U AAA T1EHL 16U 32* 17* 13* 30* 6* -* | Playoffs 5 2 0 2 4 -
2016-17 North Jersey Avalanche 18U AAA “A” AYHL 18U 17* 11* 18* 29* 6* -* | Playoffs 1 0 1 1 0 -
North Jersey Avalanche 18U AAA “A” T1EHL 18U 32* 18* 25* 43* 10* -* | Playoffs 5 0 3 3 0 -
New Jersey Junior Titans NAHL 4* 1* 0* 1* 0* -3* |
2017-18 Chicago Steel USHL 56* 13* 23* 36* 12* -4* | Playoffs 7 1 3 4 2 -1
2018-19 Chicago Steel “A” USHL 62* 29* 51* 80* 20* -1* | Playoffs 11 7 7 14 0 8
2019-20 Harvard Univ. NCAA 31* 14* 30* 44* 4* 8* |
2020-21 Harvard Univ. NCAA 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* -* |
2021-22 Harvard Univ. “C” NCAA 28* 9* 24* 33* 8* 14* |
Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 9* 1* 0* 1* 2* -1* |
USA OG 4* 1* 3* 4* 0* 5* |
2022-23 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 2* 0* 2* 2* 0* 1* |
Toronto Marlies AHL 69* 16* 32* 48* 18* -16* | Playoffs 7 2 5 7 0 0
2023-24 Toronto Marlies AHL 71* 16* 36* 52* 24* 7* | Playoffs 3 0 0 0 0 -2
2024-25 Toronto Marlies AHL 71* 15* 28* 43* 10* -11* | Playoffs 2 0 1 1 0 1
2025-26 Syracuse Crunch AHL 25* 6* 18* 24* 4* 10* |
Projected AHL 72* 17* 52* 69* 12* 29* |

Nick Abruzzese Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2008-09 Connecticut Yankees Brick Invitational 5* 2* 1* 3* 0* -* |
2011-12 New York Jr. Rangers QC Int PW 4* 1* 0* 1* 2* -* |
2016-17 Team Orange USA-S17 5* 0* 1* 1* -* -* |

Nick Abruzzese Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
18U AAA 1 -* -* -* -* -* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
AHL 4 236* 53* 114* 167* 0.71* 56* -10* | 3 12 2 * 6 * 8 * 0.67 * 0 * -1 *
AYHL 13U 1 31* 17* 29* 46* 1.48* 12* -* | 0 * * * * * *
AYHL 16U 2 46* 30* 19* 49* 1.07* 24* -* | 1 5 2 * 6 * 8 * 1.60 * 0 * - *
AYHL 18U 1 17* 11* 18* 29* 1.71* 6* -* | 1 1 0 * 1 * 1 * 1.00 * 0 * - *
Brick Invitational 1 5* 2* 1* 3* 0.60* 0* -* | 0 * * * * * *
EJEPL 16U 1 15* 5* 5* 10* 0.67* 0* -* | 0 * * * * * *
HPHL 14U 1 2* 0* 1* 1* 0.50* 0* -* | 0 * * * * * *
NAHL 1 4* 1* 0* 1* 0.25* 0* -3* | 0 * * * * * *
NCAA 3 59* 23* 54* 77* 1.31* 12* 22* | 0 * * * * * *
NHL 2 11* 1* 2* 3* 0.27* 2* 0* | 0 * * * * * *
OG 1 4* 1* 3* 4* 1.00* 0* 5* | 0 * * * * * *
QC Int PW 1 4* 1* 0* 1* 0.25* 2* -* | 0 * * * * * *
T1EHL 16U 1 32* 17* 13* 30* 0.94* 6* -* | 1 5 2 * 0 * 2 * 0.40 * 4 * - *
T1EHL 18U 1 32* 18* 25* 43* 1.34* 10* -* | 1 5 0 * 3 * 3 * 0.60 * 0 * - *
USA-S17 1 5* 0* 1* 1* 0.20* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
USHL 2 118* 42* 74* 116* 0.98* 32* -5* | 2 18 8 * 10 * 18 * 1.00 * 2 * 7 *

Nick Abruzzese Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
10/01/2025
10/01/2025 Up/Down Tampa Bay Lightning Syracuse Crunch
07/01/2025
07/01/2025 Confirmed Toronto Maple Leafs Tampa Bay Lightning
07/31/2023
07/31/2023 Extension Toronto Maple Leafs Toronto Maple Leafs
03/26/2022
03/26/2022 Confirmed Harvard Univ. Toronto Maple Leafs
12/01/2018
12/01/2018 Confirmed Chicago Steel Harvard Univ.
05/03/2017
05/03/2017 Confirmed Lincoln Stars Chicago Steel
Player Biography and Trivia

Drafted 2016, 15 #241 overall by Lincoln Stars in the USHL Entry Draft

2019 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #259 by FCHockey

2019 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #208 by McKeen's Hockey

2019 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #122 by NHL Central Scouting