| Phil Varone | |
|---|---|
| Born | December 4, 1990, Vaughan, Ontario, Canada |
| Height Weight |
5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb) |
| Position | Centre |
| Shoots | Left |
| NHL team F. teams |
Pittsburgh Penguins Buffalo Sabres Ottawa Senators Philadelphia Flyers |
| NHL Draft | 147th overall, 2009 San Jose Sharks |
| Playing career | 2011–present |
Philip Varone (born December 4, 1990) is a Canadian professional ice hockey forward. He currently plays for the Pittsburgh Penguins of the National Hockey League (NHL). Varone was selected by the San Jose Sharks in the fifth round (147th overall) of the 2009 NHL Entry Draft.
Playing career[]
Amateur[]
Varone played major junior hockey in the Ontario Hockey League (OHL) from 2006–07 to 2010–11, collecting 78 goals and 152 assists for 230 points in 228 games.
Professional[]
Varone attended the San Jose Sharks training camp in 2010, but was sent down to London for the season. By July 2011, the Sharks had not signed Varone to a contract, making him a free agent. Varone attended the Buffalo Sabres training camp in 2011, but did not make the team. He instead signed a one-year AHL contract with the Sabres' affiliate Rochester Americans of the American Hockey League (AHL). He led Rochester in scoring with 11 goals and 41 assists.[1]
On March 19, 2012, the Buffalo Sabres signed Varone to a three-year entry level contract.[2] Varone was recalled to the Sabres' active roster on January 22, 2014,[3] and scored his first career point with an assist on a goal by Brian Flynn the next night against the Carolina Hurricanes.[4] Varone scored his first goal in his fourth career game, against Braden Holtby of the Washington Capitals on January 28, 2014.[5]
Following the 2014–15 season, Varone became a restricted free agent under the NHL Collective Bargaining Agreement. The Buffalo Sabres made him a qualifying offer to retain his NHL rights and, on July 5, 2015, Varone filed for salary arbitration.[6] The two sides reached an agreement on a one-year, two-way contract on July 13.
In the 2015–16 season, Varone played in a further five games with the Sabres, but was on assignment with the Rochester Americans when on February 27, 2016, he was traded to the Ottawa Senators as part of a seven-player deal.[7] Varone was called up to Ottawa for the final game of the season, April 9, 2016 and recorded an assist. In the following 2016–17 season, Varone split between Ottawa and their American Hockey League affiliate, the Binghamton Senators. Serving as an alternate captain he appeared in 65 regular season games for Binghamton, where he recorded 36 assists and 51 points. He was scoreless over 7 games in the NHL with Ottawa.
On July 1, 2017, having left the Senators as a free agent, Varone signed a two-year, two-way contract with the Philadelphia Flyers.[8] At the end of the 2017–18 regular season, Varone was named the AHL's Most Valuable Player.[9]
On December 7, 2018, Varone was recalled by the Flyers. He made his Flyers debut on December 8 against the Buffalo Sabres. He scored his first goal as a member of the Flyers on December 22 in a 4-3 loss to the Columbus Blue Jackets.
As a free agent Varone left the Flyers to sign a one-year, two-way contract with the Montreal Canadiens on July 3, 2019.[10] Assigned to AHL affiliate, the Laval Rocket, to begin the 2019–20 season, Varone although limited through injury contributed with 14 points in 27 games. On February 20, 2020, Varone was traded by the Canadiens along with Riley Barber to the Pittsburgh Penguins in exchange for Joseph Blandisi and Jake Lucchini. He was immediately assigned to join affiliate, the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins.[11]
Career statistics[]
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2006–07 | Kitchener Rangers | OHL | 13 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Kitchener Rangers | OHL | 36 | 5 | 20 | 25 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | London Knights | OHL | 31 | 10 | 26 | 36 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | ||
| 2008–09 | London Knights | OHL | 58 | 19 | 33 | 52 | 32 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 19 | ||
| 2009–10 | London Knights | OHL | 31 | 9 | 22 | 31 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | London Knights | OHL | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | Erie Otters | OHL | 55 | 33 | 48 | 81 | 30 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 4 | ||
| 2011–12 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 76 | 11 | 41 | 52 | 42 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2012–13 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 62 | 11 | 24 | 35 | 42 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2013–14 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 69 | 18 | 43 | 61 | 58 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2013–14 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 55 | 15 | 29 | 44 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 28 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 44 | 13 | 19 | 32 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | Binghamton Senators | AHL | 21 | 6 | 17 | 23 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | Ottawa Senators | NHL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2016–17 | Ottawa Senators | NHL | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2016–17 | Binghamton Senators | AHL | 65 | 15 | 36 | 51 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2017–18 | Lehigh Valley Phantoms | AHL | 74 | 23 | 47 | 70 | 36 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | ||
| 2018–19 | Lehigh Valley Phantoms | AHL | 22 | 11 | 17 | 28 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2018–19 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 47 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2019–20 | Laval Rocket | AHL | 27 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2019–20 | Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins | AHL | 6 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 97 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
References[]
- ↑ Phil Varone. Hockey's Future. Retrieved on April 9, 2016.
- ↑ Sabres Sign Varone To Entry-Level Contract. Buffalo Sabres (2012-03-19). Retrieved on 2012-03-19.
- ↑ Phil Varone Recalled From Amerks. Buffalo Sabres (2014-01-22). Retrieved on 2014-01-22.
- ↑ Recap: Hurricanes 5 - Sabres 3. Buffalo Sabres (2014-01-23). Retrieved on 2014-01-23.
- ↑ Varone scores 1st NHL goal in OT loss. Buffalo Sabres (2014-01-28). Retrieved on 2014-01-28.
- ↑ Four players headed to arbitration. National Hockey League (2015-07-05). Retrieved on 2015-07-05.
- ↑ Sabres acquire four from Senators. Buffalo Sabres (2016-02-27). Retrieved on 2016-02-27.
- ↑ "Flyers sign Vecchione, Knight and Varone". Philadelphia Flyers (2017-07-01). Retrieved on 2017-07-01.
- ↑ PHANTOMS’ VARONE VOTED AHL MVP. American Hockey League (13 April 2018).
- ↑ "One-year, two-way contract for free agent forward Phil Varone". Montreal Canadiens (July 3, 2019). Retrieved on July 3, 2019.
- ↑ "Pens acquire Barber, Varone from Montreal for Blandisi and Lucchini". Pittsburgh Penguins (February 20, 2020). Retrieved on February 20, 2020.
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