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USA Joseph Cecconi
#55 Avangard Omsk / KHL - 25/26
1-time U20 WJC Gold Medal 1
1-time Hlinka Gretzky Cup Bronze Medal 1
1-time NCAA (B1G) Champion 1
Date of Birth
May 23, 1997
Position
D
Age
28
Height
6'3" / 191 cm
Place of Birth
Youngstown, NY, USA
Weight
209 lbs / 95 kg
Nation
USA
Shoots
R
Youth Team
-
Contract
25/26
Drafted
2015 round 5 #133 overall by Dallas Stars

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Joseph Cecconi Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2012-13 Buffalo Jr. Sabres 16U AAA T1EHL 16U 40* 1* 8* 9* 14* -* | Playoffs 4 1 0 1 0 -
Buffalo Jr. Sabres 18U AAA T1EHL 18U 4* 0* 0* 0* 2* -* | Playoffs 3 0 0 0 2 -
2013-14 Buffalo Jr. Sabres 16U AAA T1EHL 16U 34* 10* 9* 19* 31* -* |
Muskegon Lumberjacks USHL 28* 2* 4* 6* 8* 1* |
2014-15 Muskegon Lumberjacks USHL 60* 3* 14* 17* 35* 10* | Playoffs 12 0 2 2 8 4
2015-16 Univ. of Michigan NCAA 38* 0* 7* 7* 16* 10* |
2016-17 Univ. of Michigan NCAA 33* 1* 7* 8* 18* -5* |
USA U20 WJC-20 7* 0* 2* 2* 0* 1* |
2017-18 Univ. of Michigan “A” NCAA 40* 5* 22* 27* 43* 0* |
2018-19 Univ. of Michigan “A” NCAA 36* 3* 17* 20* 26* -2* |
Texas Stars AHL 8* 0* 2* 2* 0* 1* |
2019-20 Texas Stars AHL 54* 0* 5* 5* 14* -21* |
2020-21 Texas Stars AHL 37* 3* 5* 8* 30* -4* |
2021-22 Texas Stars AHL 65* 1* 15* 16* 52* -6* | Playoffs 2 0 0 0 0 -2
2022-23 Texas Stars AHL 12* 0* 2* 2* 10* -1* |
Rochester Americans AHL 41* 3* 5* 8* 20* 4* | Playoffs 14 2 3 5 22 8
2023-24 Rochester Americans AHL 58* 1* 12* 13* 60* -3* | Playoffs 5 1 2 3 0 2
2024-25 Iowa Wild AHL 51* 2* 11* 13* 41* 5* |
Ontario Reign AHL 23* 0* 4* 4* 10* 0* | Playoffs 2 0 0 0 2 0
2025-26 Avangard Omsk KHL 24* 0* 5* 5* 31* -1* |
Projected KHL 56* 0* 12* 12* 72* -2* |

Joseph Cecconi Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2014-15 Team Orange USA-S17 5* 0* 2* 2* -* -* |
USA U18 Ivan Hlinka Memorial 5* 0* 0* 0* 4* -2* |

Joseph Cecconi Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
AHL 7 349* 10* 61* 71* 0.20* 237* -25* | 4 23 3 * 5 * 8 * 0.35 * 24 * 8 *
Ivan Hlinka Memorial (Hlinka Gretzky Cup) 1 5* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 4* -2* | 0 * * * * * *
KHL 1 24* 0* 5* 5* 0.21* 31* -1* | 0 * * * * * *
NCAA 4 147* 9* 53* 62* 0.42* 103* 3* | 0 * * * * * *
T1EHL 16U 2 74* 11* 17* 28* 0.38* 45* -* | 1 4 1 * 0 * 1 * 0.25 * 0 * - *
T1EHL 18U 1 4* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 2* -* | 1 3 0 * 0 * 0 * 0.00 * 2 * - *
USA-S17 1 5* 0* 2* 2* 0.40* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
USHL 2 88* 5* 18* 23* 0.26* 43* 11* | 1 12 0 * 2 * 2 * 0.17 * 8 * 4 *
WJC-20 1 7* 0* 2* 2* 0.29* 0* 1* | 0 * * * * * *

Joseph Cecconi Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
07/23/2025
07/23/2025 Confirmed Ontario Reign Avangard Omsk
02/27/2025
02/27/2025 Confirmed Minnesota Wild Los Angeles Kings
07/01/2024
07/01/2024 Confirmed Buffalo Sabres Minnesota Wild
06/23/2023
06/23/2023 Extension Buffalo Sabres Buffalo Sabres
12/16/2022
12/16/2022 Confirmed Dallas Stars Buffalo Sabres
06/28/2022
06/28/2022 Extension Dallas Stars Dallas Stars
08/03/2021
08/03/2021 Extension Dallas Stars Dallas Stars
03/19/2019
03/19/2019 Confirmed Univ. of Michigan Dallas Stars
Player Biography and Trivia

Drafted 2014, 8 #143 overall by Oshawa Generals in the OHL Priority Selection

Drafted 2013, 5 #70 overall by Green Bay Gamblers in the USHL Entry Draft

2015 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #131 by FUTURE CONSIDERATIONS

2015 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #88 by NHL CENTRAL SCOUTING (NA Skaters