Louis Liotti (born May 25, 1985) is an American former professional ice hockey defenseman. He last played with KS Cracovia in the Polska Liga Hokejowa.

Louis Liotti
Born (1985-05-25) May 25, 1985 (age 39)
Westbury, New York, U.S.
Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight 196 lb (89 kg; 14 st 0 lb)
Position Defense
Shot Right
Played for Worcester Sharks
Lake Erie Monsters
Bridgeport Sound Tigers
EfB Ishockey
WSV Sterzing Broncos
KS Cracovia
NHL draft Undrafted
Playing career 2009–2015

Playing career

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Liotti played junior hockey with the Sioux City Musketeers in the United States Hockey League.

Liotti attended the Northeastern University where he played four seasons (2005 – 2009) in NCAA's Hockey East conference with the Northeastern Huskies men's ice hockey team. In his senior year Liotti was recognized for his outstanding play when he was named the Hockey East Best Defensive Defenseman.[1]

He subsequently signed a contract with the Worcester Sharks[2] to make his professional debut in the American Hockey League during the 2009–10 season.

On July 9, 2012, Liotti opted to leave North America and sign his first European contract with Danish club, EfB Ishockey of the AL-Bank Ligaen. Liotti assumed a prominent role with Esbjerg scoring 19 points in 36 games from the blueline.

Prior to the 2013–14 season, Liotti returned to North America and attended the Utica Comets inaugural training camp. After his release he was signed to a one-year contract with Italian club, WSV Sterzing Broncos of the Elite.A on October 13, 2013.[3]

Career statistics

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Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2002–03 New York Apple Core EJHL 33 3 2 5 26
2003–04 Sioux City Musketeers USHL 60 1 13 14 36 7 1 4 5 0
2004–05 Sioux City Musketeers USHL 56 3 11 14 36 13 1 1 2 10
2005–06 Northeastern University HE 34 1 5 6 61
2006–07 Northeastern University HE 36 0 6 6 38
2007–08 Northeastern University HE 36 1 4 5 26
2008–09 Northeastern University HE 40 4 9 13 53
2009–10 Worcester Sharks AHL 10 0 1 1 4
2009–10 Kalamazoo Wings ECHL 52 1 12 13 43 5 0 0 0 2
2010–11 Reading Royals ECHL 57 0 13 13 22 8 0 2 2 6
2010–11 Lake Erie Monsters AHL 3 0 0 0 0
2010–11 Bridgeport Sound Tigers AHL 1 0 0 0 0
2011–12 Reading Royals ECHL 50 2 5 7 50 5 0 0 0 2
2012–13 EfB Ishockey DEN 36 4 15 19 30 6 0 3 3 6
2013–14 WSV Sterzing Broncos ITL 33 4 17 21 44 6 1 2 3 16
2014–15 KS Cracovia PHL 43 3 18 21 34 2 0 0 0 4
AHL totals 14 0 1 1 4

Awards and honors

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Award Year
Hockey East Best Defensive Defenseman 2008–09 [4]

References

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  1. ^ "Sharks sign Louis Liotti to AHL contract". bleacherreport.com. October 15, 2009. Retrieved June 5, 2012.
  2. ^ "Sharks sign Liotti to AHL contract". Worcester Sharks. October 15, 2009. Archived from the original on October 2, 2013. Retrieved June 5, 2012.
  3. ^ "With Louis Liotti it should now work" (in Italian). WSV Sterzing Broncos. October 13, 2013. Retrieved October 13, 2013.
  4. ^ "Hockey East 2009 Awards". hockeyeastonline.com. April 15, 2009. Archived from the original on April 13, 2012. Retrieved April 5, 2012.
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Awards and achievements
Preceded by
Joe Charlebois
Hockey East Best Defensive Defenseman
2008–09
Succeeded by