Tony DeAngelo

Tony DeAngelo was born on October 24, 1995, in Sewell, New Jersey, USA. He began his ice hockey journey playing minor league hockey in South Jersey at Hollydell Ice Arena. At age 14, he joined the Cedar Rapids RoughRiders, becoming the youngest player in United States Hockey League (USHL) history. In the 2010-11 USHL season, he recorded 1 goal and 14 assists in 28 games before a knee injury ended his season early. Subsequently, he moved to the Ontario Hockey League (OHL), joining the Sarnia Sting after being selected 24th overall in the 2011 OHL Priority Selection Draft. He refined his offensive play, achieving 58 points in 62 games during the 2012-13 season with the Sting.

DeAngelo’s notable amateur career continued with the Sarnia Sting, where he led all OHL defensemen in scoring with 71 points (15 goals, 56 assists) in the 2013-14 season. This performance led to his selection by the Tampa Bay Lightning 19th overall in the first round of the 2014 NHL Draft. In 2015, he was traded to the Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds, where he again led all OHL defensemen with 89 points (25 goals, 64 assists) in 55 games, earning the Max Kaminsky Trophy for OHL’s Most Outstanding Defenseman and the CHL Defenceman of the Year award. He started his professional career with the Syracuse Crunch of the American Hockey League (AHL) in the 2015-16 season, accumulating 43 points (6 goals, 37 assists) in 69 games.

His NHL career began in the 2016-17 season with the Arizona Coyotes, who acquired him in a trade. He made his NHL debut on November 8, 2016, scoring his first NHL goal against the Colorado Avalanche. He later played for the New York Rangers, Carolina Hurricanes, Philadelphia Flyers, and SKA Saint Petersburg in the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). DeAngelo signed with the New York Islanders on January 24, 2025, and then another one-year deal on July 1, 2025. Over his career, he has achieved 52 goals and 178 assists for 230 points in 410 NHL games.