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{{Short description|American ice hockey player (born 2001)}}
{{infobox ice hockey player
|name= Sam Colangelo
|position= [[Winger (ice hockey)|Right Wing]]
|shoots=Right
|height_ft=6
|height_in=2
|weight_lbs =209
|birth_date={{birth date and age|2001|12|26}}
|birth_place= [[Stoneham, Massachusetts]], U.S.
|team = [[Anaheim Ducks]]
|league = [[National Hockey League|NHL]]
|prospect_team = <!--[[San Diego Gulls]]-->
|prospect_league = [[American Hockey League|AHL]]
|draft=36th overall
|draft_team= [[Anaheim Ducks]]
|draft_year=2020
|career_start=2024
|career_end=
}}

'''Sam Colangelo''' (born December 26, 2001) is an American professional [[ice hockey]] [[Forward (ice hockey)|forward]] who is currently playing for the [[Anaheim Ducks]] in the [[National Hockey League]] (NHL). He was selected by the Ducks in the second-round, 36th overall, in the [[2020 NHL Entry Draft]].

==Playing career==
===Early life and high school===
Colangelo was born on December 26, 2001, in Stoneham, Massachusetts.<ref name="Elite Prospects">{{cite web |title=Sam Colangelo Northeastern Univ. / NCAA - 20/21 |url=https://www.eliteprospects.com/player/386333/sam-colangelo |website=Elite Prospects |accessdate=October 10, 2020}}</ref> In high school, he attended [[Lawrence Academy (Groton, Massachusetts)|Lawrence Academy]], where he played on the ice hockey team and scored 34 goals with 70 assists.<ref name="Boston globe article">{{cite web |last1=Mahoney |first1=Andrew |title=Northeastern's Sam Colangelo, a Stoneham native, drafted by Anaheim Ducks in second round |url=https://www.bostonglobe.com/2020/10/07/sports/northeasterns-sam-colangelo-stoneham-native-drafted-by-anaheim-ducks-second-round/ |website=Boston Globe |accessdate=October 10, 2020 |date=October 7, 2020}}</ref>

===Amateur===
Colangelo played two seasons with the [[Chicago Steel]] in the [[United States Hockey League]] (USHL).<ref name="Boston globe article"/> In his first season, he scored just three goals.<ref name="Elite Prospects"/> But in his second season he scored 28 goals with 30 assists.<ref name="Elite Prospects"/> Colangelo opted for the NHL draft.<ref>{{cite web |title=Stoneham's Sam Colangelo ready for NHL draft |url=https://www.bostonherald.com/2020/09/26/stonehams-sam-colangelo-ready-for-nhl-draft/ |website=Boston Herald |accessdate=October 10, 2020 |date=September 26, 2020}}</ref> He was drafted in the second-round, 36th overall, by the Anaheim Ducks in the [[2020 NHL Entry Draft]].<ref name="Boston globe article"/><ref name="CBS Sports">{{cite web |title=Ducks' Sam Colangelo: Nabbed by Ducks in Round 2 |url=https://www.cbssports.com/fantasy/hockey/news/ducks-sam-colangelo-nabbed-by-ducks-in-round-2/ |website=CBS Sports |date=7 October 2020 |accessdate=October 10, 2020}}</ref>

Colangelo played three seasons of collegiate hockey at [[Northeastern Huskies men's ice hockey|Northeastern University]] before entering the transfer portal after his Junior season. Moving to the [[Western Michigan Broncos men's ice hockey|Western Michigan Broncos]] for the [[2023-24 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season|2023-24]] season, Colangelo broke out offensively, finishing tied for fifth among NCAA leaders in goals, scoring a career-high 24 while setting single-season bests with 24 goals, 19 assists, for 43 points in 38 appearances.

===Professional===
Having concluded his senior year with the Broncos, Colangelo was originally signed to a professional try-out contract the Ducks AHL affiliate, the [[San Diego Gulls]], on April 2, 2024.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.sandiegogulls.com/news/detail/san-diego-gulls-sign-sam-colangelo-to-professional-tryout-april-1-2024?utm_source=social&utm_medium=twitter | title = San Diego Gulls sign Sam Colangelo to PTO | publisher = [[San Diego Gulls]] | date = April 2, 2024 | accessdate = April 2, 2024}}</ref> He made his professional debut with the Gulls and after 4 successful regular season games he was signed to a two-year, entry-level with the Anaheim Ducks on April 12, 2024.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.nhl.com/ducks/news/ducks-sign-colangelo-to-two-year-entry-level-contract | title = Ducks sign Colangelo to two-year, entry-level contract | publisher = [[Anaheim Ducks]] | date = April 12, 2024 | accessdate = April 12, 2024}}</ref> Colangelo immediately joined the Ducks roster to conclude the {{NHL Year|2023}} season and scored his first goal in his NHL debut in a 6–3 defeat to the [[Calgary Flames]] on April 13, 2024.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.nhl.com/ducks/news/recap-colangelo-scores-in-debut-game-as-ducks-comeback-bid-falls-short | title = Colangelo scores in debut game as Ducks comeback bid falls short | publisher = [[Anaheim Ducks]] | date = April 13, 2024 | accessdate = April 13, 2024}}</ref>

==Career statistics==
===Regular season and playoffs===
{| border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="0" style="text-align:center; width:60em"
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" 
! colspan="3" bgcolor="#ffffff" | 
! rowspan="92" bgcolor="#ffffff" | 
! colspan="5" | [[Regular season]] 
! rowspan="92" bgcolor="#ffffff" | 
! colspan="5" | [[Playoffs]] 
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" 
! [[Season (sports)|Season]] 
! Team 
! League 
! GP 
! [[Goal (ice hockey)|G]] 
! [[Assist (ice hockey)|A]] 
! [[Point (ice hockey)|Pts]] 
! [[Penalty (ice hockey)|PIM]] 
! GP
! G 
! A 
! Pts 
! PIM 
|-
|2016–17
|[[Lawrence Academy (Groton, Massachusetts)|Lawrence Academy]]
|[[Independent School League (Boston Area)|USHS]]
|27
|2
|12
|14
|4
|—
|—
|—
|—
|—
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
|2017–18
|Lawrence Academy
|USHS
|29
|13
|29
|42
|8
|—
|—
|—
|—
|—
|-
|-
|2018–19
|Lawrence Academy
|USHS
|28
|19
|29
|48
|36
|—
|—
|—
|—
|—
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
|2018–19
|[[Boston Jr. Bruins]]
|[[National Collegiate Development Conference|NCDC]]
|3
|0
|0
|0
|0
|—
|—
|—
|—
|—
|- 
|[[2018–19 USHL season|2018–19]]
|[[Chicago Steel]]
|[[United States Hockey League|USHL]]
|11
|3
|0
|3
|4
|2
|0
|0
|0
|4
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
|[[2019–20 USHL season|2019–20]]
|Chicago Steel
|USHL
|44
|28
|30
|58
|47
|—
|—
|—
|—
|—
|- 
|[[2020–21 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season|2020–21]]
|[[Northeastern University]]
|[[Hockey East|HE]]
|8
|0
|3
|3
|2
|—
|—
|—
|—
|—
|-  bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
|[[2021–22 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season|2021–22]]
|Northeastern University
|HE
|29
|12
|15
|27
|18
|—
|—
|—
|—
|—
|-  
|[[2022–23 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season|2022–23]]
|Northeastern University
|HE
|35
|9
|15
|24
|12
|—
|—
|—
|—
|—
|-  bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
|[[2023–24 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season|2023–24]]
|[[Western Michigan Broncos men's ice hockey|Western Michigan University]]
|[[National Collegiate Hockey Conference|NCHC]]
|38
|24
|19
|43
|23
|—
|—
|—
|—
|—
|- 
|[[2023–24 AHL season|2023–24]]
|[[San Diego Gulls]]
|[[American Hockey League|AHL]]
|4
|1
|3
|4
|0
|—
|—
|—
|—
|—
|-  bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
|[[2023–24 NHL season|2023–24]]
|[[Anaheim Ducks]]
|[[National Hockey League|NHL]]
|3
|1
|0
|1
|2
|—
|—
|—
|—
|—
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! colspan="3" |NHL totals
!3!!1!!0!!1!!2
!—!!—!!—!!—!!—
|}
{{MedalTableTop| name = }}
{{MedalCountry|{{ihj|USA}}}}
{{MedalSport| [[Ice hockey]] }}
{{MedalCompetition|[[IIHF World U20 Championship|World Junior Championships]]}}
{{MedalGold|[[2021 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships|2021 Canada]]|}}
{{MedalBottom}}

===International===
{| border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="0" ID="Table3" style="text-align:center; width:40em;"
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! Year
! Team
! Event
!Result
! rowspan="98" bgcolor="#ffffff"|
! GP
! G
! A
! Pts
! PIM
|-
|[[2018 Hlinka Gretzky Cup|2018]]
|[[United States men's national under-18 ice hockey team|United States]]
|[[Hlinka Gretzky Cup|HG18]]
|4th
|5||2||0||2||4
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[2021 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships|2021]]
| [[United States men's national junior ice hockey team|United States]]
| [[IIHF World U20 Championship|WJC]]
| {{gold1}}
| 7 || 1 || 0 || 1 || 2
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! colspan="5"|Junior totals
! 12 !! 3 !! 0 !! 3 !! 6
|}

==Awards and honors==
{| class="wikitable"
! Award
! Year
!
|- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
|- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! colspan="3" |[[NCAA Division I men's ice hockey|College]]
|-
| All-NCHC [[List of All-NCHC Teams#First Team|First Team]]
| 2024
|
|- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! colspan="3" |[[United States Hockey League|USHL]]
|-
| Best plus minus (+32)
| [[2019–20 USHL season|2020]]
| <ref name="Elite Prospects"/>
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*{{icehockeystats}}

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[[Category:American people of Italian descent]]
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[[Category:Northeastern Huskies men's ice hockey players]]
[[Category:San Diego Gulls (AHL) players]]
[[Category:Western Michigan Broncos men's ice hockey players]]