# Nick Caamano

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{{Short description|Canadian ice hockey player (born 1998)}}
{{Infobox ice hockey player
| position = [Right wing](/source/Winger_(ice_hockey))
| shoots = Left
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 2
| weight_lb = 191
| team = [Grizzlys Wolfsburg](/source/Grizzlys_Wolfsburg)
| league = [DEL](/source/Deutsche_Eishockey_Liga)
| prospect_team = 
| prospect_league = 
| former_teams = [Dallas Stars](/source/Dallas_Stars)
| name = Nick Caamano
| image = 2024-12-06 Grizzlys Wolfsburg gegen EHC Red Bull München (Deutsche Eishockey-Liga 2024-25) by Sandro Halank–049.jpg
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1998|9|7}}
| birth_place = [Ancaster, Ontario](/source/Ancaster%2C_Ontario), Canada
| career_start = 2017
| career_end = 
| draft = 146th overall
| draft_year = 2016
| draft_team = [Dallas Stars](/source/Dallas_Stars)
}}
'''Nicholas Caamano''' (born September 7, 1998) is a [Canadian](/source/Canadians) professional [ice hockey](/source/ice_hockey) [forward](/source/Forward_(ice_hockey)) who is currently under contract with [Grizzlys Wolfsburg](/source/Grizzlys_Wolfsburg) of the [Deutsche Eishockey Liga](/source/Deutsche_Eishockey_Liga) (DEL). He previously played for the [Dallas Stars](/source/Dallas_Stars) of the [National Hockey League](/source/National_Hockey_League) (NHL).

==Early life==
Caamano was born on September 7, 1998, in [Ancaster, Ontario](/source/Ancaster%2C_Ontario), Canada<ref>{{cite web |title=Nick Caamano |url=https://www.eliteprospects.com/player/252448/nick-caamano |website=eliteprospects.com |publisher=Elite Prospects |access-date=May 9, 2021}}</ref> to parents Joe and Amalia Caamano.<ref name="Pecoskie">{{cite news |last1=Pecoskie |first1=Teri |title=Ancaster's Caamano selected by Dallas Stars |url=https://www.thespec.com/sports/2016/06/26/ancaster-s-caamano-selected-by-dallas-stars.html |access-date=May 9, 2021 |publisher=[The Hamilton Spectator](/source/The_Hamilton_Spectator)|date=June 26, 2016}}</ref>

==Playing career==
Born and raised in Ancaster, Caamano attended [Bishop Tonnos Catholic Secondary School](/source/Bishop_Tonnos_Catholic_Secondary_School) while playing with the Hamilton Jr. Bulldogs minor midget team.<ref>{{cite web |title=Players off to the OHL |url=https://www.hamiltonnews.com/news-story/5430216-players-off-to-the-ohl/ |website=hamiltonnews.com |access-date=May 9, 2021 |date=May 21, 2014}}</ref> After committing to play for the [Plymouth Whalers](/source/Plymouth_Whalers), who drafted him in the second round of the 2014 [Ontario Hockey League](/source/Ontario_Hockey_League) (OHL) Priority Selection, he enrolled at the Plymouth-Canton Educational Park.<ref>{{cite web |title=Nicholas Caamano commits to Whalers |url=https://ontariohockeyleague.com/nicholas-caamano-commits-to-whalers/ |website=ontariohockeyleague.com |access-date=May 9, 2021 |date=August 6, 2014}}</ref>

Caamano played for the [Flint Firebirds](/source/Flint_Firebirds), [Plymouth Whalers](/source/Plymouth_Whalers) and [Hamilton Bulldogs](/source/Hamilton_Bulldogs_(OHL)) in the [Ontario Hockey League](/source/Ontario_Hockey_League), and was drafted by the Stars in the [2016 NHL entry draft](/source/2016_NHL_entry_draft).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cbssports.com/fantasy/hockey/news/stars-nick-caamano-recalled-from-ahl-texas/|title=Stars' Nick Caamano: Recalled from AHL Texas|website=CBSSports.com|date=4 October 2019 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.stltoday.com/sports/hockey/professional/morning-skate/thomas-out-with-injury-sanford-in-for-blues-vs-dallas/article_5ba70ac3-ae6f-5a15-bd55-35727dd6f1d7.html|title=Thomas out with injury, Sanford in for Blues vs. Dallas|first=Tom|last=Timmermann|website=stltoday.com|date=5 October 2019 }}</ref>

He scored his first career NHL goal against the Washington Capitals on October 8, 2019.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.defendingbigd.com/2019/10/9/20905792/dallas-stars-afterwords-washington-capitals-roope-hintz-tyler-seguin-alexander-radulov-nick-caamano|title=Game 4 Afterwords: First Goals and Last Shots|first=Robert|last=Tiffin|date=October 9, 2019|website=Defending Big D}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dallasnews.com/sports/stars/2019/10/08/nick-caamanos-first-nhl-goal-nearly-game-winner-stars-dominance-capitals-continues/|title=How Nick Caamano's 'relentless' nature resulted in a memorable first NHL goal with the Stars|date=October 9, 2019|website=Dallas News}}</ref> Upon returning to the AHL, Caamano was nominated as their representative for the IOA/American Specialty AHL Man of the Year award for his outstanding contributions to the Central Texas community.<ref>{{cite web |title=Caamano Earns Stars Nomination for AHL Man of the Year |url=https://www.texasstars.com/news/detail/caamano-earns-stars-nomination-for-ahl-man-of-the-year |website=texasstars.com |access-date=May 9, 2021 |date=April 3, 2019}}</ref> During the [COVID-19 pandemic](/source/COVID-19_pandemic), Caamano played 24 games in the [2020–21 NHL season](/source/2020%E2%80%9321_NHL_season) with the Dallas Stars, while he also enrolled in economics, sports management and personal finance classes at [Southern New Hampshire University](/source/Southern_New_Hampshire_University).<ref>{{cite news |title=Student-athletes in the NHL? Believe it or not, the Dallas Stars have a few |url=https://www.dallasnews.com/sports/stars/2021/03/03/student-athletes-in-the-nhl-believe-it-or-not-the-dallas-stars-have-a-few/ |access-date=May 9, 2021 |publisher=The Dallas Morning News |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210303204539/https://www.dallasnews.com/sports/stars/2021/03/03/student-athletes-in-the-nhl-believe-it-or-not-the-dallas-stars-have-a-few/ |archive-date=March 3, 2021}}</ref> After spending the [2021–22 season](/source/2021%E2%80%9322_AHL_season) playing in the AHL with the Texas Stars, Caamano underwent back surgery in September 2022, and was placed on the non-roster injured reserve list and is expected to be out for at least three months.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cbssports.com/fantasy/hockey/news/stars-nick-caamano-undergoes-back-surgery/ |title=Stars' Nick Caamano: Undergoes back surgery |website=CBS Sports |date=September 21, 2022 |access-date=October 20, 2022}}</ref>

Following six professional seasons within the Stars organization, Caamano left the club as a free agent and opted to pursue a career abroad after signing a one-year contract with German club, Grizzlys Wolfsburg of the DEL, on July 26, 2024.<ref>{{citeweb| url = https://www.grizzlys.de/news_2293.html | title = Nick Caamano agrees to join Wolfsburg | publisher = [Grizzlys Wolfsburg](/source/Grizzlys_Wolfsburg) | date = July 26, 2024 | accessdate = July 26, 2024 | language = German }}</ref>

==Career statistics==
{| border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="0" style="text-align:center; width:60em" 
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" 
! colspan="3" bgcolor="#ffffff" | 
! rowspan="98" bgcolor="#ffffff" | 
! colspan="5" | [Regular season](/source/Regular_season) 
! rowspan="98" bgcolor="#ffffff" | 
! colspan="5" | [Playoffs](/source/Playoffs) 
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" 
! [Season](/source/Season_(sports)) 
! Team 
! League 
! GP 
! [G](/source/Goal_(ice_hockey)) 
! [A](/source/Assist_(ice_hockey)) 
! [Pts](/source/Point_(ice_hockey)) 
! [PIM](/source/Penalty_(ice_hockey)) 
! GP 
! G 
! A 
! Pts 
! PIM 
|-
| 2013–14
| [Ancaster Avalanche](/source/Ancaster_Avalanche)
| [GOJHL](/source/Greater_Ontario_Junior_Hockey_League)
| 3
| 1
| 4
| 5
| 0
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" 
| [2014–15](/source/2014%E2%80%9315_OHL_season)
| [Plymouth Whalers](/source/Plymouth_Whalers)
| [OHL](/source/Ontario_Hockey_League)
| 63
| 3
| 6
| 9
| 29
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|-
| [2015–16](/source/2015%E2%80%9316_OHL_season)
| [Flint Firebirds](/source/Flint_Firebirds)
| OHL
| 64
| 20
| 17
| 37
| 40
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" 
| [2016–17](/source/2016%E2%80%9317_OHL_season)
| Flint Firebirds
| OHL
| 67
| 35
| 29
| 64
| 63
| 5
| 0
| 3
| 3
| 8
|- 
| [2016–17](/source/2016%E2%80%9317_AHL_season)
| [Texas Stars](/source/Texas_Stars)
| [AHL](/source/American_Hockey_League)
| 6
| 0
| 3
| 3
| 2
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" 
| [2017–18](/source/2017%E2%80%9318_OHL_season)
| Flint Firebirds
| OHL
| 23
| 12
| 9
| 21
| 38
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|-
| 2017–18
| [Hamilton Bulldogs](/source/Hamilton_Bulldogs_(OHL))
| OHL
| 41
| 13
| 23
| 36
| 56
| 21
| 10
| 12
| 22
| 22
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" 
| [2018–19](/source/2018%E2%80%9319_AHL_season)
| Texas Stars
| AHL
| 73
| 12
| 12
| 24
| 91
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|-  
| [2019–20](/source/2019%E2%80%9320_NHL_season)
| [Dallas Stars](/source/Dallas_Stars)
| [NHL](/source/National_Hockey_League)
| 12
| 1
| 1
| 2
| 4
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" 
| [2019–20](/source/2019%E2%80%9320_AHL_season)
| Texas Stars
| AHL
| 36
| 9
| 14
| 23
| 51
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|- 
| [2020–21](/source/2020%E2%80%9321_NHL_season)
| Dallas Stars
| NHL
| 24
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 17
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" 
| [2021–22](/source/2021%E2%80%9322_AHL_season)
| Texas Stars
| AHL
| 47
| 8
| 6
| 14
| 40
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|- 
| [2022–23](/source/2022%E2%80%9323_AHL_season)
| Texas Stars
| AHL
| 29
| 2
| 9
| 11
| 10
| 8
| 4
| 2
| 6
| 4
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" 
| [2023–24](/source/2023%E2%80%9324_AHL_season)
| Texas Stars
| AHL
| 55
| 13
| 10
| 23
| 37
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 4
|- 
| [2024–25](/source/2024%E2%80%9325_DEL_season)
| [Grizzlys Wolfsburg](/source/Grizzlys_Wolfsburg)
| [DEL](/source/Deutsche_Eishockey_Liga)
| 35
| 9
| 12
| 21
| 24
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! colspan="3" |NHL totals
! 36!! 1!! 2!! 3 !! 21
! 4 !! 0 !! 0 !! 0 !! 0
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*{{icehockeystats|hockeydb = 177553| elite = 252448}}

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Category:1998 births
Category:Living people
Category:Canadian ice hockey right wingers
Category:Dallas Stars draft picks
Category:Dallas Stars players
Category:Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in the United States
Category:Flint Firebirds players
Category:Grizzlys Wolfsburg players
Category:Hamilton Bulldogs (OHL) players
Category:Plymouth Whalers players
Category:Ice hockey people from Hamilton, Ontario
Category:Texas Stars players
Category:21st-century Canadian sportsmen

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