Philip Varone

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Philip Varone
Born (1990-12-04) December 4, 1990
Vaughan, ON, CAN
Height 5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb)
Position Centre
Shoots Left
NHL team (P)
Cur. team
Former teams		 Ottawa Senators
Binghamton Senators (AHL)
Buffalo Sabres
NHL Draft 147th overall, 2009
San Jose Sharks
Playing career 2011–present

Philip Varone (born December 4, 1990) is a Canadian professional ice hockey forward. He is currently playing with the Binghamton Senators of the American Hockey League (AHL) while under contract to the Ottawa Senators of the National Hockey League (NHL). Varone was selected by the San Jose Sharks in the fifth round (147th overall) of the 2009 NHL Entry Draft.

Playing career

Amateur

Varone played major junior hockey in the Ontario Hockey League (OHL) from 2006-07 to 2010-11, collecting 78 goals and 152 assists for 230 points in 228 games.

Professional

Varone attended the San Jose Sharks training camp in 2010, but was sent down to London for the season. By July 2011, the Sharks had not signed Varone to a contract, making him a free agent. Varone attended the Buffalo Sabres training camp in 2011, but did not make the team. He instead signed a one-year AHL contract with the Sabres' affiliate Rochester Americans of the American Hockey League (AHL). He led Rochester in scoring with 11 goals and 41 assists.[1]

On March 19, 2012, the Buffalo Sabres signed Varone to a three-year entry level contract.[2] Varone was recalled to the Sabres' active roster on January 22, 2014,[3] and scored his first career point with an assist on a goal by Brian Flynn the next night against the Carolina Hurricanes.[4] Varone scored his first goal in his fourth career game, against Braden Holtby of the Washington Capitals on January 28, 2014.[5]

Following the 2014–15 season, Varone became a restricted free agent under the NHL Collective Bargaining Agreement. The Buffalo Sabres made him a qualifying offer to retain his NHL rights and, on July 5, 2015, Varone filed for Salary Arbitration.[6] The two sides reached an agreement on a one-year, two-way contract on July 13.

In the 2015–16 season, Varone played in a further five games with the Sabres, but was on assignment with the Rochester Americans when on February 27, 2016, he was traded to the Ottawa Senators as part of a seven-player deal.[7] Varone was called up to Ottawa for the final game of the season, April 9, 2016 and recorded an assist.

Career statistics

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2006–07 Kitchener Rangers OHL 13 1 3 4 2 — — — — —
2007–08 Kitchener Rangers OHL 36 5 20 25 12 — — — — —
2007–08 London Knights OHL 31 10 26 36 14 5 1 1 2 7
2008–09 London Knights OHL 58 19 33 52 32 14 10 9 19 19
2009–10 London Knights OHL 31 9 22 31 17 — — — — —
2010–11 London Knights OHL 4 1 0 1 2 — — — — —
2010–11 Erie Otters OHL 55 33 48 81 30 7 3 10 13 4
2011–12 Rochester Americans AHL 76 11 41 52 42 3 2 1 3 0
2012–13 Rochester Americans AHL 62 11 24 35 42 3 0 0 0 2
2013–14 Rochester Americans AHL 69 18 43 61 58 5 0 3 3 0
2013–14 Buffalo Sabres NHL 9 1 1 2 4 — — — — —
2014–15 Rochester Americans AHL 55 15 29 44 22 — — — — —
2014–15 Buffalo Sabres NHL 28 3 2 5 10 — — — — —
2015–16 Rochester Americans AHL 44 13 19 32 20 — — — — —
2015–16 Buffalo Sabres NHL 5 1 1 2 2 — — — — —
2015–16 Binghamton Senators AHL 21 6 17 23 8 — — — — —
2015–16 Ottawa Senators NHL 1 0 1 1 0 — — — — —
NHL totals 43 5 5 10 16 — — — — —

References

  1. ↑ "Phil Varone". Hockey's Future. Retrieved April 9, 2016.
  2. ↑ "Sabres Sign Varone To Entry-Level Contract". Buffalo Sabres. 2012-03-19. Retrieved 2012-03-19.
  3. ↑ "Phil Varone Recalled From Amerks". Buffalo Sabres. 2014-01-22. Retrieved 2014-01-22.
  4. ↑ "Recap: Hurricanes 5 - Sabres 3". Buffalo Sabres. 2014-01-23. Retrieved 2014-01-23.
  5. ↑ "Varone scores 1st NHL goal in OT loss". Buffalo Sabres. 2014-01-28. Retrieved 2014-01-28.
  6. ↑ "Four players headed to arbitration". National Hockey League. 2015-07-05. Retrieved 2015-07-05.
  7. ↑ "Sabres acquire four from Senators". Buffalo Sabres. 2016-02-27. Retrieved 2016-02-27.


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