Frank Vatrano

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Frank Vatrano
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Vatrano with the Boston Bruins in 2016
Born (1994-03-14) March 14, 1994 (age 30)
Springfield, Massachusetts, U.S.
Height 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight 201 lb (91 kg; 14 st 5 lb)
Position Right wing
Shoots Left
NHL team
Former teams		 Anaheim Ducks
Boston Bruins
Florida Panthers
New York Rangers
National team  United States
NHL Draft Undrafted
Playing career 2014–present

Frank Vatrano (born March 14, 1994) is an American professional ice hockey player for the Anaheim Ducks of the National Hockey League (NHL). He has previously played for the Boston Bruins, Florida Panthers, and New York Rangers.

Playing career

Amateur

Vatrano was born in Springfield, Massachusetts. As a youth, he played in the 2006 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with the Minuteman Flames minor ice hockey team.[1] He attended Cathedral High School, and later transferred to Pioneer High School in Ann Arbor, Michigan to play in the U.S. National Team Development Program.[2][3][4] He played for the Boston Jr. Bruins in 2009–10 scoring eight goals before playing within the U.S. National Development Team Program. After originally committing to Boston College, Vatrano opted to return to the Boston Jr. Bruins before starting his collegiate career the following season with the University of Massachusetts Amherst. He forwent his senior year in 2014 to pursue professional career, signing a three-year entry level contract with the Boston Bruins on March 12, 2015.[5] He signed an amateur tryout contract with AHL affiliate, the Providence Bruins making his professional debut to finish out the 2014–15 season.

Professional

Boston Bruins

After attending his first Bruins training camp, Vatrano was reassigned to the Providence Bruins to begin his rookie season. Vatrano opened the 2015–16 season, leading the AHL in goal scoring with 10 goals in as many games, earning rookie of the month honors. His quick ascension was realised when he subsequently received his first NHL recall with the Bruins on November 6, 2015.[6] On November 7, 2015, Vatrano made his NHL debut, and scored his first regular season NHL goal for the Bruins against their long-time rivals, the Montreal Canadiens in a 4–2 road game defeat. Vatrano would later go on to score 2 goals against the Detroit Red Wings including an overtime game winner.[7] On December 18, 2015, Vatrano scored his first NHL hat trick with the Bruins against the Pittsburgh Penguins, with the first, fifth, and sixth Bruins goals for a 6–2 road victory.[8]

At the end of the 2015–16 AHL season, he finished with 36 goals and 19 assists for a total of 55 points in 36 games. He also had three hat tricks. On April 14, 2016, the AHL announced San Antonio Rampage rookie Mikko Rantanen and him, shared the Dudley "Red" Garrett Memorial Award as the AHL’s outstanding rookie for the 2015–16 season.[9]

For the start of the 2016–17 Boston Bruins season, Vatrano had suffered an unexpected injury to his left foot due to torn ligaments.[10] As a result, Vatrano missed the Bruins' training camp and pre-season games for his recovery. His first game for the Bruins in the 2016–17 season was on December 22, 2016, on the road against the Florida Panthers and with 2:09 elapsed in the second period, Vatrano scored the first Bruins goal en route to a 3–1 road victory against the Panthers.[11]

Florida Panthers

On February 22, 2018, the Bruins traded Vatrano to the Florida Panthers in exchange for a third-round pick in the 2018 NHL Entry Draft.[12] On February 24, 2019, the Panthers signed Vatrano to a three-year, $7.59 million contract extension.[13]

New York Rangers

On March 16, 2022, Vatrano was traded by the Panthers to the New York Rangers in exchange for a 2022 fourth-round pick.[14] He immediately found chemistry with the Rangers, notching 8 goals and 13 points through 22 appearances to close out the regular season. In the playoffs, he helped the Rangers advance to the Conference Finals, contributing with 5 goals and 13 points through 20 post-season games.

Anaheim Ducks

As a free agent from the Rangers, Vatrano was signed to a three-year, $10.95 million contract with the Anaheim Ducks on July 13, 2022.[15]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2007–08 Boston Jr. Bruins EJHL 2 1 0 1 0 — — — — —
2008–09 Boston Jr. Bruins EJHL 44 25 26 51 30 7 3 2 5 2
2009–10 Boston Jr. Bruins EJHL 8 0 2 2 2 — — — — —
2010–11 U.S. NTDP Juniors USHL 34 11 4 15 22 2 1 0 1 0
2010–11 U.S. NTDP U17 USDP 53 19 11 30 50 — — — — —
2011–12 U.S. NTDP Juniors USHL 24 7 11 18 8 — — — — —
2011–12 U.S. NTDP U18 USDP 60 16 19 35 24 — — — — —
2012–13 U.S. NTDP Juniors USHL 1 0 1 1 2 — — — — —
2012–13 U.S. NTDP U18 USDP 5 0 4 4 21 — — — — —
2012–13 Boston Jr. Bruins EJHL 19 13 9 22 20 — — — — —
2013–14 UMass Minutemen HE 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
2014–15 UMass Minutemen HE 36 18 10 28 28 — — — — —
2014–15 Providence Bruins AHL 5 1 0 1 0 — — — — —
2015–16 Providence Bruins AHL 36 36 19 55 22 3 1 0 1 2
2015–16 Boston Bruins NHL 39 8 3 11 14 — — — — —
2016–17 Providence Bruins AHL 2 2 0 2 4 — — — — —
2016–17 Boston Bruins NHL 44 10 8 18 14 6 1 0 1 4
2017–18 Boston Bruins NHL 25 2 0 2 22 — — — — —
2017–18 Florida Panthers NHL 16 5 3 8 12 — — — — —
2018–19 Florida Panthers NHL 81 24 15 39 38 — — — — —
2019–20 Florida Panthers NHL 69 16 18 34 30 2 0 0 0 2
2020–21 Florida Panthers NHL 56 18 8 26 26 6 1 1 2 4
2021–22 Florida Panthers NHL 49 10 9 19 30 — — — — —
2021–22 New York Rangers NHL 22 8 5 13 6 20 5 8 13 13
NHL totals 401 101 69 170 178 34 7 9 16 23

International

Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
2011 United States U17 2nd 5 2 2 4 4
2012 United States U18 1st 6 2 2 4 2
2016 United States WC 4th 10 3 5 8 12
2019 United States WC 7th 8 2 1 3 4
Junior totals 11 4 4 8 6
Senior totals 18 5 6 11 16

References

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External links

Awards and achievements
Preceded by AHL Rookie of the Year
2015–16 (with Mikko Rantanen)		 Succeeded by
Danny O'Regan
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