Bears Sign Forward Jon Disalvatore
Published on July 2, 2012 under American Hockey League (AHL)
Hershey Bears News Release
HERSHEY, Pa. - The HERSHEY BEARS announced today that the club has signed left wing Jon DiSalvatore to an American Hockey League contract for the 2012-2013 season. The announcement was made by BEARS President/GM Doug Yingst.
DiSalvatore, 31, comes to HERSHEY after spending the last three seasons serving as team captain of the AHL's Houston Aeros. During that time, he appeared in all but one regular-season game and recorded 174 points (77 goals, 97 assists), leading the Aeros in scoring with identical 61-point seasons (28 goals, 33 assists) in both 2010-11 and 2011-12.
The 6-1, 200-pound native of Bangor, ME was named to the AHL Second All-Star Team near the conclusion of last season. He also led the Aeros to the Western Conference Championship in 2011.
DiSalvatore has appeared in a total of 678 career AHL games with Cleveland, Worcester, Peoria, San Antonio, Lowell and Houston, and has accumulated 491 points (206 goals, 285 assists). He has scored at least 20 goals in all nine of his AHL seasons.
DiSalvatore has also appeared in six NHL contests with the St. Louis Blues and Minnesota Wild.
Prior to turning pro, DiSalvatore spent four years at Providence College (HE), where he registered 142 points (59 goals, 83 assists). He was originally selected by the Blues in the fourth round (104th overall) of the 2000 NHL Entry Draft.
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