- Andrew Agozzino announced his retirement Tuesday after 14 pro seasons
- The undrafted winger racked up 662 AHL points but managed just 12 in 53 NHL games
- Read below for a look back at a career that never got its NHL run
Andrew Agozzino is calling it a career.
The 35-year-old winger announced his retirement Tuesday, closing the book on 14 seasons of pro hockey. He shared the news on his own Instagram.
Here is Agozzino’s goodbye:
Agozzino never got the NHL run his junior numbers deserved. He was Niagara’s all-time leading scorer in the OHL, piling up 306 points in 318 games with the IceDogs. Every team passed on him at the draft, mostly because of his 5-foot-10 frame.
Colorado gave him his first pro shot in 2012-13, signing him to an AHL deal with the Lake Erie Monsters. His scoring touch carried straight over to the minors.
The call-ups just never turned into a real role. Agozzino played only 53 big-league games across six organizations, suiting up for the Avalanche, Ducks, Penguins, Senators, Sharks and Mammoth. He finished with three goals and nine assists at that level.
Down a rung, he was a completely different player. Agozzino put up 284 goals and 378 assists for 662 points in 847 AHL games, earning All-Star nods in 2013 and 2019.
He spent last season mostly with the Tucson Roadrunners, the Utah Mammoth‘s farm club, where he racked up 39 points in 56 games. He also dressed for two scoreless games with Utah.
Not many undrafted guys hang around for 14 years. Agozzino did it by scoring everywhere he went, even if the NHL never handed him the look he earned.
