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Carlo Colaiacovo

Carlo Colaiacovo (pronounced koh-lay-ah-koh-voh) (born January 27, 1983 in Toronto, Ontario) is a Canadian ice hockey defenceman of Italian descent currently with the Toronto Maple Leafs of the NHL. Colaiacovo also has an identical twin brother, Paulo Colaiacovo who is a goaltender currently playing for the Colorado Eagles of the Central Hockey League.[1]

Colaiacovo was drafted 17th overall by Toronto in the 2001 NHL Entry Draft. Colaiacovo has been bothered by injuries that have hindered him from becoming an NHL regular, but the Maple Leafs still consider him to be a good prospect. He scored his first career NHL goal on November 8, 2005 against the Washington Capitals.

On January 23, 2006, Colaiacovo missed a hipcheck on Vaclav Varada in a game against the Ottawa Senators, smashing head-first into the boards. He was taken off the ice in a stretcher. The injury was a major concussion, and missed the end of the 2005-06 NHL season..

Colaiacovo recovered fully from his concussion, but later injured his hand in his first game back into the Toronto Marlies lineup. On December 4, the Maple Leafs recalled Colaiacovo from the Marlies and on December 16, he scored his first goal of the season against the New York Rangers. Colaiacovo underwent arthroscopic knee surgery on April 29, 2007.

Scouting Report

Assets Plays a sound positional game and rarely gets beaten one-on-one. Has plenty of offensive upside and puck-moving skills.
Flaws Hasn’t been able to avoid the injury bug so far in his NHL career. Must play with more physical toughness in the defensive zone.
Career potential Top four defenseman.

Honours and Awards

2001-02 OHL - Second All-Star Team

Transactions / Injuries / Suspensions

03-Oct-07: Knee injury, sidelined indefinitely.
21-Jun-07: Re-signed by the Toronto Maple Leafs to a three-year contract extension.
05-Apr-07: Missed 1 game (leg injury).
03-Apr-07: Leg injury, day-to-day.
01-Jan-07: Missed 1 game (headache).
30-Dec-06: Headache, day-to-day.
12-Dec-06: Missed 3 games (head injury).
05-Dec-06: Head injury, sidelined indefinitely.
04-Dec-06: Recalled from Toronto (AHL).
29-Nov-06: Assigned to Toronto (AHL) for conditioning.
31-Oct-06: Recalled from Toronto (AHL).
20-Oct-06: Missed 7 games (headache) and assigned to Toronto (AHL).
03-Oct-06: Headache, sidelined indefinitely.
17-Jul-06: Re-signed as a restricted free agent by the Toronto Maple Leafs.
18-Apr-06: Missed the last 34 games of the regular season (concussion).
24-Jan-06: Concussion, sidelined indefinitely.
10-Jan-06: Missed 5 games (wrist injury).
28-Dec-05: Wrist injury, day-to-day.
27-Nov-05: Recalled from Toronto (AHL).
09-Nov-05: Assigned to Toronto (AHL).
08-Nov-05: Recalled from Toronto (AHL).
06-Oct-05: Assigned to Toronto (AHL).
05-Oct-05: Recalled from Toronto (AHL).
03-Oct-05: Assigned to Toronto (AHL).

Trades

23-Jun-01: Drafted by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 1st round (17th overall) in 2001.

Career Stats

Year Team League GP G A Pts +/- PIM Shots Sh%
2006-07 Toronto NHL 48 8 9 17 +5 22 60 13.33
2006-07 Toronto AHL 5 1 5 6 +5 4 10 10.00
2005-06 Toronto NHL 21 2 5 7 0 17 21 9.52
2005-06 Toronto AHL 14 5 6 11 -3 14 - -
2004-05 St. John’s AHL 49 4 20 24 +9 59 87 4.60
2003-04 Toronto NHL 2 0 1 1 +1 2 0 -
2003-04 St. John’s AHL 62 6 25 31 -15 50 135 4.44
2002-03 Toronto NHL 2 0 1 1 0 0 1 0.00
2002-03 Erie OHL 35 14 21 35 -12 12 - -
2001-02 Erie OHL 60 13 27 40 +30 49 - -
2000-01 Erie OHL 62 12 27 39 +46 59 - -
1999-00 Erie OHL 52 4 18 22 +7 12 - -
1998-99 Mississauga MTHL 44 10 12 22 - 28 - -
  Total NHL 73 10 16 26 +6 41 82 12.20
  Total AHL 130 16 56 72 -4 127 - -
  Total OHL 209 43 93 136 +71 132 - -
  Total MTHL 44 10 12 22 - 28 - -

Playoff Stats

Year Team League GP G A Pts +/- PIM Shots Sh%
2006-07 Toronto NHL - - - - - - - -
2006-07 Toronto AHL - - - - - - - -
2005-06 Toronto NHL - - - - - - - -
2005-06 Toronto AHL - - - - - - - -
2004-05 St. John’s AHL 5 0 1 1 -1 2 12 0.00
2003-04 Toronto NHL - - - - - - - -
2003-04 St. John’s AHL - - - - - - - -
2002-03 Toronto NHL - - - - - - - -
2002-03 Erie OHL - - - - - - - -
2001-02 Erie OHL 21 7 10 17 +13 20 - -
2000-01 Erie OHL 14 4 7 11 +14 16 - -
1999-00 Erie OHL 13 2 4 6 -2 9 - -
1998-99 Mississauga MTHL - - - - - - - -
  Total AHL 5 0 1 1 -1 2 12 0.00
  Total OHL 48 13 21 34 +25 45 - -