{{short description|Canadian professional ice hockey winger|bot=PearBOT 5}} {{Infobox ice hockey player | name = Daniel Ciampini | image = 2024-11-19 Eisbären Berlin gegen Sheffield Steelers (Champions Hockey League 2024-25) by Sandro Halank–111.jpg | image_size = 230 px | caption = Ciampini with the Sheffield Steelers in 2024 | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1990|11|25}} | birth_place = Concord, Ontario, Canada | death_date = | death_place = | height_ft = 5 | height_in = 11 | weight_lb = 185 | position = Left wing | shoots = Left | league = EIHL | team = Sheffield Steelers | prospect_team = | prospect_league = | former_teams = Worcester Sharks<br>Rockford IceHogs<br>Ontario Reign<br>Belleville Senators<br>Stjernen Hockey<br>HC TWK Innsbruck<br>Rytíři Kladno<br>HC Bozen-Bolzano | ntl_team = | draft = Undrafted | career_start = 2015 | career_end = 2025 }}

'''Daniel Ciampini''' (born November 25, 1990) is a Canadian professional ice hockey winger currently playing with the Sheffield Steelers of the UK's Elite Ice Hockey League (EIHL).<ref>{{cite web | url=https://sheffieldsteelers.co.uk/fox-confirms-final-3-forwards/ | title=Fox Confirms Final 3 Forwards | access-date=2022-08-03 | archive-date=2022-08-03 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220803142907/https://sheffieldsteelers.co.uk/fox-confirms-final-3-forwards/ | url-status=dead }}</ref>

==Playing career==

Ciampini played college hockey at Union from 2011–15; he was part of the 2013–14 national championship team and was named to the 2014 NCAA All-Tournament Team.<ref name = ncaa>{{cite news|title=NCAA Frozen Four Records|url=http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/frozen_4/2009/f4recs.pdf|publisher=NCAA.org|accessdate=2013-06-19}}</ref> In 2014–15, Ciampini was a finalist for the Hobey Baker Award, marking him as one of the ten best players in men's college hockey;<ref name=hobeybaker>{{cite web| url = http://www.unionathletics.com/news/2015/3/19/MICE_0319152719.aspx?path=mhockey | title = Top 10 Hobey Finalists announced | publisher = Union College | date = 2015-03-01 | accessdate = 2015-03-01}}</ref> he was also named All-ECAC First Team.<ref name=ecac>{{cite web | url = http://ecachockey.com/men/2014-15/News/20152003_Men_Awards | title = 2014–15 Men's ice hockey awards | publisher = ECAC Hockey | date = 2015-03-29 | accessdate = 2015-03-29 | archive-date = 2015-03-23 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150323105004/http://www.ecachockey.com/men/2014-15/News/20152003_Men_Awards | url-status = dead }}</ref> On March 18, 2015, Ciampini signed an amateur try-out agreement with the Worcester Sharks of the AHL.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.unionathletics.com/news/2015/3/18/MICE_0318153504.aspx?path=mhockey | title = Daniel Ciampini signs ATO in American Hockey League | publisher = Union College | date = 2015-03-18 | accessdate = 2015-03-18}}</ref> On March 23, 2015, Ciampini signed an AHL contract with Worcester.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.unionathletics.com/news/2015/3/23/MICE_0323151357.aspx?path=mhockey | title = Ciampini signs pro contract with Worcester Sharks | publisher = Union College | date = 2015-03-23 | accessdate = 2015-03-23}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.sharksahl.com/Story.asp?story_id=4161 | title = Worcester signs Ciampini to AHL contract | publisher = Worcester Sharks | date = 2015-03-23 | accessdate = 2015-03-23 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150402135200/http://www.sharksahl.com/Story.asp?story_id=4161 | archive-date = 2015-04-02 | url-status = dead }}</ref>

On July 8, 2015, Ciampini secured an AHL contract as a free agent, agreeing to a one-year deal with the Rockford IceHogs.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.icehogs.com/news/icehogs/?article_id=4769 | title = Rockford signs Ciampini and Visentin | publisher = Rockford IceHogs | date = 2015-07-08 | accessdate = 2015-07-08 | archive-date = 2015-07-09 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150709224149/http://icehogs.com/news/icehogs/?article_id=4769 | url-status = dead }}</ref> In the 2015–16 season, contributed with 1 goal in 10 games with the IceHogs. He was reassigned for the majority of the campaign with ECHL affiliate, Indy Fuel, in producing 38 points in 48 games.

As a free agent in the off-season, Ciampini secured another AHL deal, signing a one-year contract with the Ontario Reign on August 4, 2016.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.ontarioreign.com/news/detail/hobey-baker-finalist-daniel-ciampini-joins-reign | title = Hobey Baker finalist Ciampini joins Reign | publisher = Ontario Reign | date = 2016-08-04 | accessdate = 2016-08-05}}</ref> In the 2016–17 season, Ciampini split the year between the Reign and ECHL affiliate, the Manchester Monarchs.

On September 15, 2017, having left the Reign as a free agent, Ciampini agreed to a one-year deal with inaugural AHL club, the Belleville Senators.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://bellevillesens.com/senators-sign-ciampini-to-two-way-ahlechl-contract/ | title = Senators sign Ciampini to two-way contract | publisher = Belleville Senators | date = 2017-09-15 | accessdate = 2017-09-15 | archive-date = 2017-09-17 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170917033031/http://bellevillesens.com/senators-sign-ciampini-to-two-way-ahlechl-contract/ | url-status = dead }}</ref>

After two seasons within the Belleville Senators organization, Ciampini decided to pursue a European career, agreeing to a one-year contract with Norwegian club, Stjernen Hockey of the GET-ligaen on June 14, 2019.<ref name=":0">{{cite web| url = https://stjernen.no/daniel-ciampini/ | title = Daniel Ciampini signs with Stjernen | publisher = Stjernen Hockey | date = June 14, 2019 | accessdate = June 14, 2019 | language = Norwegian}}</ref>

Following a season stint in Austria with HC TWK Innsbruck of the ICE Hockey League, Ciampini continued his European career by agreeing to a one-year contract with Czech club, Rytíři Kladno of the ELH, on July 14, 2021.<ref>{{cite web| publisher = Rytíři Kladno | title = Rytíři Kladno sign 6 overseas players | url = https://www.rytirikladno.cz/clanek.asp?id=Rytirske-novinky-6-zamorskych-hracu-kanadsky-trener-nove-dresy-a-nahradni-stadion-7937 | date = July 14, 2021 | accessdate = July 14, 2021 | language = Czech}}</ref>

After a spell in Italy with HC Bozen-Bolzano, Ciampini signed terms ahead of the 2022–23 season with UK EIHL side Sheffield Steelers.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.thestar.co.uk/sport/ice-hockey/huge-triple-signing-for-sheffield-steelers-revealed-3791508 | title=Huge triple signing for Sheffield Steelers revealed | date=3 August 2022 }}</ref>

In his second year with the Steelers, Ciampini would win the Grand Slam.<ref name=":0" />

==Career statistics== {| border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="0" style="text-align:center; width:60em;" |- style="background:#e0e0e0;" ! colspan="3" bgcolor="#ffffff" | &nbsp; ! rowspan="102" bgcolor="#ffffff" | &nbsp; ! colspan="5" | Regular&nbsp;season ! rowspan="102" bgcolor="#ffffff" | &nbsp; ! colspan="5" | Playoffs |- style="background:#e0e0e0;" ! Season ! Team ! League ! GP ! G ! A ! Pts ! PIM ! GP ! G ! A ! Pts ! PIM |- | 2006–07 | Stouffville Spirit | OPJHL | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2007–08 | St. Michael's Buzzers | OPJHL | 15 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — |- | 2008–09 | St. Michael's Buzzers | OJHL | 40 | 14 | 16 | 30 | 43 | — | — | — | — | — |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2009–10 | St. Michael's Buzzers | CCHL | 49 | 42 | 46 | 88 | 64 | — | — | — | — | — |- | 2010–11 | St. Michael's Buzzers | OJHL | 50 | 33 | 49 | 82 | 64 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2011–12 | Union Dutchmen | ECAC | 15 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |- | 2012–13 | Union Dutchmen | ECAC | 36 | 11 | 10 | 21 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2013–14 | Union Dutchmen | ECAC | 41 | 23 | 18 | 41 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — |- | 2014–15 | Union Dutchmen | ECAC | 39 | 26 | 24 | 50 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2014–15 | Worcester Sharks | AHL | 15 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |- | 2015–16 | Indy Fuel | ECHL |48 |14 |24 |38 |14 |— |— |— |— |— |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2015–16 | Rockford IceHogs | AHL | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |- | 2016–17 | Manchester Monarchs | ECHL | 28 | 12 | 16 | 28 | 8 | 18 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 4 |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2016–17 | Ontario Reign | AHL | 23 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — |- | 2017–18 | Belleville Senators | AHL | 49 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2017–18 | Brampton Beast | ECHL | 15 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — |- | 2018–19 | Brampton Beast | ECHL | 51 | 16 | 35 | 51 | 26 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 8 |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2018–19 | Belleville Senators | AHL | 19 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |- | 2019–20 | Stjernen Hockey | GET | 43 | 23 | 29 | 52 | 70 | — | — | — | — | — |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2020–21 | HC TWK Innsbruck | ICEHL | 48 | 28 | 31 | 59 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — |- | 2021–22 | Rytíři Kladno | ELH | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2021–22 | HC Bozen-Bolzano | ICEHL | 22 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |- | 2022–23 | Sheffield Steelers | EIHL | 51 | 17 | 31 | 48 | 26 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" |2023–24 |Sheffield Steelers "A" |EIHL |54 |18 |34 |52 |20 |4 |2 |2 |4 |4 |- |2024–25 |Sheffield Steelers "A" |EIHL |52 |5 |21 |26 |39 |4 |1 |1 |2 |0 |- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan="3" | AHL totals ! 116 ! 13 ! 18 ! 31 ! 32 ! — ! — ! — ! — ! — |}

==Awards and honors== {| class="wikitable" ! Award ! Year ! |- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#e0e0e0" | colspan="3" | College |- |ECAC All-Academic Team |2012–13, 2013–14 | |- |NCAA Division I Champion |2014 | |- |NCAA All-Tournament Team |2014 | <ref name=ncaa/> |- | Hobey Baker Award top ten finalist | 2014–15 | <ref name=hobeybaker/> |- | All-ECAC First Team | 2014–15 | <ref name=ecac/> |- |Division I AHCA All-American East First Team |2014–15 | |- |- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#e0e0e0" | colspan="3" |ICEHL |- |ICEHL All-Star Team |2020–21 | |- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#e0e0e0" | colspan="3" |EIHL |- |EIHL Champion |2023–24 | |- |EIHL Playoff Champion |2023–24 | |- |EIHL Challenge Cup Champion |2023–24 | colspan="3" | |}

==References== {{reflist}}

==External links== * {{Ice hockey stats}}

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