Vinny Saponari

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Birth place: Powder Springs, Georgia, United States
Forward, shoots right
6 ' 1" (185 cm) | 201 lb (91 kg)
Birth place: Powder Springs, Georgia, United States
Forward, shoots right
6 ' 1" (185 cm) | 201 lb (91 kg)
Championships & Medals
| Age | Year | Team | Event | Tournament Location / Series Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | 2007 | Team USA | U18 World Championship | Tampere and Rauma, Finland | |
| 18 | 2008 | Team USA | U18 World Championship | Kazan, Russia | |
| 19 | 2009 | Boston University | NCAA Division I Champion | Boston University defeated Miami University 4‑3 in the championship game. | |
| 21 | 2011 | Dubuque Fighting Saints | USHL Clark Cup Champion | Dubuque Fighting Saints defeated Green Bay Gamblers 3‑1 in a best of five series. | |
| IIHF U18 World Championship Medals | |||||
| USHL Clark Cup Championships | |||||
| NCAA Division I Championships | |||||
| Stripe: | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | LGE | Age | GP | G | A | P | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG | SH% |
| 2006‑07 | Team USA - USNTDP | NAHL | 16 | 35 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 43 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2006‑07 | Team USA U18 | | 16 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 22.2 |
| 2007‑08 | Team USA - USNTDP | NAHL | 17 | 15 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.3 | |
| 2007‑08 | Team USA U18 | | 17 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 33 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2008‑09 | Boston University | NCAA | 18 | 44 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 39 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 13.8 |
| 2009‑10 | Boston University | NCAA | 19 | 38 | 12 | 18 | 30 | 32 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 11.8 |
| 2010‑11 | Dubuque Fighting Saints | USHL | 20 | 56 | 18 | 46 | 64 | 35 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 9.1 | |
| 2011‑12 | Northeastern University | NCAA | 21 | 34 | 7 | 16 | 23 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9.2 |
| 2012‑13 | Northeastern University | NCAA | 22 | 34 | 7 | 22 | 29 | 24 | -10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8.0 |
| 2012‑13 | St. John's IceCaps | AHL | 22 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16.7 |
| 2013‑14 | Cincinnati Cyclones | ECHL | 23 | 14 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 |
| 2013‑14 | Milwaukee Admirals | AHL | 23 | 58 | 15 | 18 | 33 | 14 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 15.3 | |
| 2014‑15 | Greenville Road Warriors | ECHL | 24 | 68 | 18 | 51 | 69 | 16 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 12.3 |
| 2014‑15 | Hartford Wolf Pack | AHL | 24 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| 2015‑16 | Greenville Swamp Rabbits | ECHL | 25 | 40 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 12 | -21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7.0 |
| 2015‑16 | Portland Pirates | AHL | 25 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 20.0 | |
| 2015‑16 | Lake Erie Monsters | AHL | 25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| 2015‑16 | Milwaukee Admirals | AHL | 25 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| 2016‑17 | Frisk Asker | EHL | 26 | 43 | 15 | 36 | 51 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 10.3 |
| 2017‑18 | HC Sparta Praha | ELH | 27 | 15 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.3 |
| 2017‑18 | Frisk Asker | EHL | 27 | 17 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9.4 |
| 2018‑19 | Krefeld Pinguine | DEL | 28 | 43 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 10 | -4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 15.3 |
| 2019‑20 | Krefeld Pinguine | DEL | 29 | 50 | 8 | 23 | 31 | 12 | -2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7.8 |
| 2020‑21 | Krefeld Pinguine | DEL | 30 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| 2021‑22 | Augsburger Panther | DEL | 31 | 46 | 12 | 12 | 24 | 16 | -3 | 1 | 6 | 15.0 | |
| 2022‑23 | Augsburger Panther | DEL | 32 | 39 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 14 | -12 | 0 | 0 | 5.9 | |
| DEL Totals | 186 | 32 | 58 | 90 | 54 | -25 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 10.5 | |||
| NCAA Totals | 150 | 34 | 65 | 99 | 109 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 10.5 | |||
| ECHL Totals | 122 | 25 | 72 | 97 | 32 | -1 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 9.7 | |||
| AHL Totals | 86 | 17 | 26 | 43 | 20 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 13.7 | |||
| Eliteserien Totals | 60 | 20 | 47 | 67 | 20 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 10.1 | |||
| USHL Totals | 56 | 18 | 46 | 64 | 35 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 9.1 | ||||
| NAHL Totals | 50 | 10 | 17 | 27 | 43 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Czech ExtraLiga Totals | 15 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.3 | |||
Playoff Stats
| Season | Team | LGE | Age | GP | G | A | P | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG | SH% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010‑11 | Dubuque Fighting Saints | USHL | 20 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11.6 | |
| 2013‑14 | Milwaukee Admirals | AHL | 23 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| 2016‑17 | Frisk Asker | Eliteserien | 26 | 17 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 36 | -1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 10.9 |
| 2017‑18 | Frisk Asker | Eliteserien | 27 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8.8 |
| Eliteserien Totals | 27 | 10 | 20 | 30 | 42 | -1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10.2 | |||
| USHL Totals | 11 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11.6 | ||||
| AHL Totals | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
National Team Stats - Major Tournaments
| Team | Age | GP | G | A | P | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG | SH% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team USA - U18 World Championship 2007 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 22.2 |
| Team USA - U18 World Championship 2008 | 17 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 33 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| U18 World Championship Totals | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 33 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9.1 |
All-Star Game Appearences
| Year | Team | LGE | Age | GP | G | A | P | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG | SH% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Team USA - USNTDP | NAHL | 18 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11.1 | |
| NAHL Top Prospects Tournament Totals | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11.1 |