Dustin Gazley
Template:Short description Template:DMCA Template:Infobox ice hockey player Dustin James Gazley[1] (born October 3, 1988) is an Italian–American professional ice hockey player who is a winger for HC Bolzano of the ICE Hockey League (ICEHL).
Playing career
Undrafted, Gazley played collegiate hockey for Michigan State in the Central Collegiate Hockey Association from 2007 through 2011.
He made his professional debut with Greenville Road Warriors of the ECHL to end the 2010–11 season, before later making his American Hockey League (AHL) debut with the Binghamton Senators during the 2012–13 season.
On August 7, 2013, Gazley signed an initial one-year AHL contract with the Hershey Bears.[2]
After his fifth season with the Bears in 2017–18, and having enjoyed a 278-game career in the AHL, Gazley left as a free agent to sign his first contract abroad, agreeing to a one-year deal with Austrian outfit, EC Red Bull Salzburg, of the EBEL on July 12, 2018.[3]
Personal life
Gazley is of Italian descent through his mother, with roots in Sicily, and held dual American and Italian citizenship since the early 2000s.[4]
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2005–06 | Sioux City Musketeers | USHL | 55 | 16 | 14 | 30 | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Sioux City Musketeers | USHL | 40 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Michigan State University | CCHA | 40 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | Michigan State University | CCHA | 37 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Michigan State University | CCHA | 38 | 9 | 12 | 21 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | Michigan State University | CCHA | 38 | 11 | 15 | 26 | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | Greenville Road Warriors | ECHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | Elmira Jackals | ECHL | 72 | 25 | 60 | 85 | 73 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 2 | ||
| 2012–13 | Elmira Jackals | ECHL | 37 | 14 | 35 | 49 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | Binghamton Senators | AHL | 29 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2013–14 | Reading Royals | ECHL | 25 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2013–14 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 42 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 72 | 18 | 20 | 38 | 36 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2015–16 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 61 | 14 | 17 | 31 | 47 | 16 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 4 | ||
| 2016–17 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | ||
| 2017–18 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 71 | 11 | 21 | 32 | 46 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2018–19 | EC Red Bull Salzburg | EBEL | 37 | 14 | 17 | 31 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | ||
| 2019–20 | Mora IK | Allsv | 31 | 9 | 11 | 20 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2020–21 | HC Bolzano | ICEHL | 48 | 17 | 27 | 44 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22 | HC Bolzano | ICEHL | 38 | 10 | 21 | 31 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 2022–23 | HC Bolzano | ICEHL | 47 | 17 | 31 | 48 | 14 | 18 | 9 | 4 | 13 | 4 | ||
| 2023–24 | HC Bolzano | ICEHL | 48 | 18 | 13 | 31 | 26 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 4 | ||
| 2024–25 | HC Bolzano | ICEHL | 29 | 8 | 14 | 22 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 0 | ||
| AHL totals | 278 | 56 | 70 | 126 | 159 | 39 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 12 | ||||
International
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Italy | WC D1A | 19th | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2025 | Italy | WC D1A | 18th | 5 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | |
| Senior totals | 10 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 0 | ||||
Awards and honors
| Award | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| ECHL | ||
| Rookie of the Year | 2012 | [5] |
| Scoring Leader | 2012 | [6] |
| First All-Star Team | 2012 | [7] |
| All-Star Game | 2013 | |
References
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- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Dustin James GAZLEY". MilanoCortina2026.CONI.it. Retrieved February 11, 2026.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Bears sign Brittain, Gazley to AHL contracts". Hershey Bears. August 7, 2013. Retrieved August 8, 2013.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Salzburg sign American forward Dustin Gazley" (in German). EC Red Bull Salzburg. July 12, 2018. Retrieved July 13, 2018.
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- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Gazley named ECHL rookie of the year". centralny.com. April 1, 2012. Retrieved April 1, 2012.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Dustin Gazley wins ECHL Scoring Title". TheMunnMinute.blogspot.ca. April 5, 2012. Retrieved April 5, 2012.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Gazley Earns All-ECHL Honors". WETM18.com. April 27, 2012. Retrieved April 27, 2012.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from
- Dustin Gazley at Milano Cortina 2026
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