{{Short description|Canadian ice hockey player (born 1982)}} {{BLP sources|date=October 2023}} {{Use mdy dates|date=May 2013}} {{Infobox ice hockey player | alt = | name = Vince Bellissimo | image = Vince Bellissimo.jpg | caption = Bellissimo with the Lowell Lock Monsters in 2005 | image_size = 230px | played_for = San Antonio Rampage<br>Lowell Lock Monsters<br>KalPa<br>ERC Ingolstadt<br>HC TWK Innsbruck<br>HC Asiago | position = Right wing | shoots = Right | height_ft = 6 | height_in = 0 | weight_lb = 181 | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1982|12|14}} | birth_place = Toronto, Ontario, Canada | draft = 158th overall | draft_year = 2002 | draft_team = Florida Panthers | career_start = 2005 | career_end = 2011 }}
'''Vince Bellissimo''' (born December 14, 1982) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. Bellissimo was selected by the Florida Panthers in the 5th round (158th overall) of the 2002 NHL entry draft.
==Playing career== Bellissimo, brother of Daniel Bellissimo, played NCAA college hockey with the Western Michigan Broncos men's ice hockey team before beginning his professional career in the American Hockey League with the San Antonio Rampage near the end of the 2004–05 AHL season.
In 2007, after three seasons of playing in the North American minor leagues, Bellissimo arrived in Europe to play in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL) with the ERC Ingolstadt. In 2009, after two brief experiences in SM-liiga, Finland, and Austria, he returned to Ingolstadt.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.donaukurier.de/lokales/kurzmeldungen/ingolstadt/Bellissimo-kehrt-zum-ERC-Ingolstadt-zurueck;art74355,2070042 | title = Bellissimo returns to the attack for ERC Ingolstadt | website = donaukurier.de | date = 2009-06-03 | accessdate = 2010-02-03 | language = German | archive-date = October 20, 2012 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20121020082358/http://www.donaukurier.de/lokales/kurzmeldungen/ingolstadt/Bellissimo-kehrt-zum-ERC-Ingolstadt-zurueck;art74355,2070042 | url-status = dead }}<!-- Bot generated title --></ref>
During the 2009-10 season, Bellissimo arrived at HC Asiago where his brother Daniel was playing already.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.hockeytime.net/2010/01/25/lasiago-ufficializza-lingaggio-di-vince-bellissimo/ | title = Asiago sign Vince Bellissimo | website = hockeytime.net | date = 2010-01-25 | accessdate = 2010-01-25}}<!-- Bot generated title --></ref> After winning the title with Asiago, for family reasons he decided to return to North America to play his final 2010–11 season in the ECHL with the Las Vegas Wranglers.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.hockeytime.net/2010/08/15/vince-bellissimo-a-las-vegas/ | title = Vince Bellissimo opts to return home | website = hockeytime.net | date = 2010-08-15 | accessdate = 2010-08-15 | language = Italian}}<!-- Bot generated title --></ref>
==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 ! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" | ! colspan="5" | Playoffs |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! Season ! Team ! League ! GP ! G ! A ! Pts ! PIM ! GP ! G ! A ! Pts ! PIM |- | 1998–99 | Caledon Canadians | OPJHL | 46 | 16 | 26 | 42 | 25 | — | — | — | — | — |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 1999–2000 | St. Michael's Buzzers | OPJHL | 47 | 30 | 29 | 59 | 31 | — | — | — | — | — |- | 2000–01 | St. Michael's Buzzers | OPJHL | 47 | 32 | 64 | 96 | 28 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 2 |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2001–02 | Topeka ScareCrows | USHL | 61 | 37 | 39 | 76 | 33 | — | — | — | — | — |- | 2002–03 | Western Michigan University | CCHA | 37 | 19 | 17 | 36 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2003–04 | Western Michigan University | CCHA | 38 | 13 | 27 | 40 | 42 | — | — | — | — | — |- | 2004–05 | Western Michigan University | CCHA | 35 | 17 | 20 | 37 | 76 | — | — | — | — | — |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2004–05 | San Antonio Rampage | AHL | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |- | 2005–06 | Lowell Lock Monsters | AHL | 47 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2005–06 | Florida Everblades | ECHL | 19 | 13 | 10 | 23 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 4 |- | 2006–07 | Florida Everblades | ECHL | 56 | 29 | 43 | 72 | 31 | 16 | 12 | 11 | 23 | 10 |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2007–08 | ERC Ingolstadt | DEL | 55 | 31 | 25 | 56 | 89 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 |- | 2008–09 | KalPa | SM-liiga | 15 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2008–09 | HC TWK Innsbruck | AUT | 35 | 18 | 23 | 41 | 50 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 12 |- | 2009–10 | ERC Ingolstadt | DEL | 29 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 51 | — | — | — | — | — |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2009–10 | HC Asiago | ITA | 8 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 15 | 3 | 18 | 21 | 22 |- | 2010–11 | Las Vegas Wranglers | ECHL | 13 | 9 | 7 | 16 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan="3" | AHL totals ! 59 ! 11 ! 9 ! 20 ! 22 ! — ! — ! — ! — ! — |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan="3" | ECHL totals ! 88 ! 51 ! 60 ! 111 ! 47 ! 24 ! 17 ! 19 ! 36 ! 14 |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan="3" | DEL totals ! 84 ! 31 ! 39 ! 70 ! 140 ! 3 ! 0 ! 2 ! 2 ! 2 |}
==Awards and honours== {| class="wikitable" ! Award ! Year ! |- | All-CCHA Rookie Team | 2002-03 | |- |}
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== *{{icehockeystats}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Bellissimo, Vince}} Category:1982 births Category:Living people Category:Asiago Hockey 1935 players Category:Canadian ice hockey right wingers Category:ERC Ingolstadt players Category:Florida Everblades players Category:Florida Panthers draft picks Category:HC TWK Innsbruck players Category:KalPa players Category:Las Vegas Wranglers players Category:Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in the United States Category:Lowell Lock Monsters players Category:San Antonio Rampage players Category:Ice hockey people from Toronto Category:Topeka Scarecrows players Category:Western Michigan Broncos men's ice hockey players Category:21st-century Canadian sportsmen Category:Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in Finland