# Perry Florio > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Perry_Florio > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Perry_Florio.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perry_Florio > Source revision: 1294374494 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|American ice hockey player (born 1967)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=March 2025}} {{Infobox ice hockey player | image = | team= | played_for = [Johnstown Chiefs](/source/Johnstown_Chiefs)
[Knoxville Cherokees](/source/Knoxville_Cherokees)
[Hershey Bears](/source/Hershey_Bears) | position = [Defense](/source/defense_(ice_hockey)) | shoots = Right | height_ft = 6 | height_in = 0 | weight_lb = 195 | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1967|7|15}} | birth_place = [Long Island](/source/Long_Island), [New York](/source/New_York_(state)), U.S. | draft = 72nd overall | draft_year = 1985 | draft_team = Los Angeles Kings | career_start = 1989 | career_end = 1995 }} '''Perry Florio''' (born {{Birth date|1967|7|15}}), is an American former professional [ice hockey](/source/ice_hockey) player who spent the majority of his career with the [Johnstown Chiefs](/source/Johnstown_Chiefs) of the [ECHL](/source/ECHL). ==Personal life== Florio is married, has two children, and three siblings. Both of his parents are deceased. ==Career== Florio played the 1986 and 1987 seasons for the [Providence College Friars](/source/Providence_Friars),{{cite news |last=Mahoney |first=Larry |date=November 6, 1986 |title=Rebuilding Friars at UM This Weekend |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2457&dat=19861106&id=m6xJAAAAIBAJ&sjid=lQ4NAAAAIBAJ&pg=4372,3750161 |newspaper=Bangor Daily News }} leading the team in penalty minutes both years.{{cite web |url=http://www.friars.com/sports/m-hockey/archive/prov-m-hockey-yrbyyrlead.html |title=Providence College Hockey Year-By-Year Individual Leaders |author= |website=friars.com |publisher=Providence College }} Following the 1986 season, Florio was named to the [United States men's national junior ice hockey team](/source/United_States_men's_national_junior_ice_hockey_team) for the [World Junior Championships](/source/1985_World_Junior_Ice_Hockey_Championships).{{cite web |url=http://www.friars.com/sports/m-hockey/spec-rel/010513aaa.html |title=Jon Gillies and Team USA Win Gold At World Junior Championship |author= |date=January 5, 2013 |website=friars.com |publisher=Providence College }} Florio transferred to [Northern Michigan University](/source/Northern_Michigan_University), where he played ten games in his senior year in 1989. He started his pro career in the 1989-90 season for the [Knoxville Cherokees](/source/Knoxville_Cherokees) of the [East Coast Hockey League](/source/ECHL) before going to the [Johnstown Chiefs](/source/Johnstown_Chiefs) the next season. Save for a three-game stint with the [Hershey Bears](/source/Hershey_Bears) of the [American Hockey League](/source/American_Hockey_League) in 1992, he played the rest of his professional career in Johnstown, retiring after the 1995 season; he served as the team's captain, and was named to the franchise's 20th Anniversary Team.{{cite news |last=Mastovich |first=Mike |date=February 21, 2008 |title=20th Anniversary Team Coming Together |url=http://www.tribune-democrat.com/prosports/x519157492/MIKE-MASTOVICH-Anniversary-team-coming-together |newspaper=Tribune-Democrat |location=Elmira, NY }} At the time of his retirement, he was the all-time ECHL leader in games played.{{cite news |last=Anderson |first=Shelley |date=March 15, 1994 |title=East Coast League Upgrading Its Image |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1129&dat=19940315&id=O7JRAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Qm8DAAAAIBAJ&pg=2899,7098005 |newspaper=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette }} He was further honored by being named to the ECHL's all-time 10th Anniversary Team in 1997.{{cite news |author= |title=Admirals Report |url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-68517679.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924162521/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-68517679.html |url-status=dead|archive-date=September 24, 2015 |newspaper=The Virginian-Pilot |location=Norfolk, VA |date=October 29, 1997 }} Florio also played in [Roller Hockey International](/source/Roller_Hockey_International) for the [Philadelphia Bulldogs](/source/Philadelphia_Bulldogs) in 1994 and 1995; he played in the RHI All-Star Game in 1994 where he was named the game's MVP. ==Coaching== After retiring as a player, Florio became an assistant coach for the [Roanoke Express](/source/Roanoke_Express) of the [ECHL](/source/ECHL) in 1998, and was named head coach and general manager in 2000.{{cite web |url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-12644831.html |archive-url=https://archive.today/20140806031056/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-12644831.html |url-status=dead|archive-date=August 6, 2014 |title=Coach's Tenure Chaotic But Successful: Florio on Verge of 100 Wins With Express |last1=Waugh |first1=Katrina |date=January 23, 2003 |newspaper=Roanoke Times |location=Roanoke, VA }} After making some controversial and unsuccessful trades,{{cite web |url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-12622376.html |archive-url=https://archive.today/20140806031101/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-12622376.html |url-status=dead|archive-date=August 6, 2014 |title=Florio Says He's Getting the Point: Express Coach Learns From Season |last1=Waugh |first1=Katrina |date=April 19, 2002 |newspaper=Roanoke Times |location=Roanoke, VA }} he was fired in January 2003 with the team just out of first place, a move unpopular with the players.{{cite news |url=http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=RO&p_theme=ro&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0F8EDA67B0DEEB3E&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM |title=Roanoke Begins Life after Florio with Win |newspaper=Roanoke Times |location=Roanoke, VA |date=January 31, 2003 |access-date=2011-06-07}} He was promptly hired as interim head coach for the [Anchorage Aces](/source/Anchorage_Aces),{{cite news |date=February 22, 2003 |title=Royals On The Road |newspaper=Reading Eagle }} with whom he finished the season, before going on to be the head coach for the [Pee Dee Pride](/source/Pee_Dee_Pride) in the 2004 and 2005 seasons. He also was the head coach of the [Elmira Jackals](/source/Elmira_Jackals) of the [United Hockey League](/source/United_Hockey_League) in 2006. ==Career statistics== {| border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="0" style="text-align:center; width:60em" |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan="3" bgcolor="#ffffff" | ! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" | ! colspan="5" | [Regular season](/source/Regular_season) ! rowspan="99" 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 |- | [1985–86](/source/1985%E2%80%9386_NCAA_Division_I_men's_ice_hockey_season) | [Providence College](/source/Providence_College) | [NCAA](/source/NCAA_Division_I_Men's_Ice_Hockey_Tournament) | 39 || 4 || 5 || 9 || 90 | — || — || — || — || — |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | [1986–87](/source/1986%E2%80%9387_NCAA_Division_I_men's_ice_hockey_season) | Providence College | NCAA | 23 || 1 || 6 || 7 || 58 | — || — || — || — || — |- | [1987–88](/source/1987%E2%80%9388_NCAA_Division_I_men's_ice_hockey_season) | [Northern Michigan University](/source/Northern_Michigan_University) | NCAA | — || — || — || — || — | — || — || — || — || — |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | [1988–89](/source/1988%E2%80%9389_NCAA_Division_I_men's_ice_hockey_season) | Northern Michigan University | NCAA | 10 || 0 || 4 || 4 || 8 | — || — || — || — || — |- | [1989–90](/source/1989%E2%80%9390_ECHL_season) | [Knoxville Cherokees](/source/Knoxville_Cherokees) | [ECHL](/source/ECHL) | 53 || 8 || 16 || 24 || 114 | — || — || — || — || — |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | [1990–91](/source/1990%E2%80%9391_ECHL_season) | [Johnstown Chiefs](/source/Johnstown_Chiefs) | ECHL | 57 || 8 || 36 || 44 || 179 | 9 || 1 || 4 || 5 || 30 |- | [1991–92](/source/1991%E2%80%9392_ECHL_season) | Johnstown Chiefs | ECHL | 63 || 10 || 35 || 45 || 247 | 6 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 21 |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | [1992–93](/source/1992%E2%80%9393_AHL_season) | [Hershey Bears](/source/Hershey_Bears) | [AHL](/source/American_Hockey_League) | 3 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 | — || — || — || — || — |- | [1992–93](/source/1992%E2%80%9393_ECHL_season) | Johnstown Chiefs | ECHL | 61 || 11 || 32 || 43 || 162 | 5 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 25 |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | [1993–94](/source/1993%E2%80%9394_ECHL_season) | Johnstown Chiefs | ECHL | 62 || 12 || 40 || 52 || 117 | 3 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 42 |- | [1994–95](/source/1994%E2%80%9395_ECHL_season) | Johnstown Chiefs | ECHL | 62 || 3 || 28 || 31 || 94 | 4 || 0 || 6 || 6 || 12 |- |- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan="3" | ECHL totals ! ALIGN="center" | 358 ! ALIGN="center" | 52 ! ALIGN="center" | 187 ! ALIGN="center" | 239 ! ALIGN="center" | 913 ! ALIGN="center" | 27 ! ALIGN="center" | 1 ! ALIGN="center" | 12 ! ALIGN="center" | 13 ! ALIGN="center" | 130 |} ==External links== *{{icehockeystats}} ==References== {{reflist|2}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Florio, Perry}} Category:1967 births Category:American men's ice hockey defensemen Category:Hershey Bears players Category:Johnstown Chiefs players Category:Knoxville Cherokees players Category:Living people Category:Los Angeles Kings draft picks Category:Northern Michigan Wildcats men's ice hockey players Category:Philadelphia Bulldogs players Category:Providence Friars men's ice hockey players Category:American inline hockey players Category:20th-century American sportsmen --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Perry Florio](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perry_Florio) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perry_Florio?action=history)). 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