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Brian GiontaIS THE MAN!!!!!!!!!!! (born January 18, 1979 in Rochester, New York, United States) is an American ice hockey rightwinger. Brian Gionta is known as the best american in the NHL. In the last couple years he has pulled away from Mike Modano to be known as this. Mike Modano is ageing and isn't any good anymore.

Playing career

Gionta was drafted #82 overall by the New Jersey Devils in the 1998 NHL Entry Draft. Gionta is a graduate of Boston College. His brother, Stephen, currently plays for Boston College and helps distinguish the Eagles as one of the best college hockey teams in the nation. He has played 166 games for New Jersey, plus 35 playoff games. He was a member of the 2002-03 Stanley Cup championship team. He played for their affiliate, the Albany River Rats of the American Hockey League during the 2004-2005 lockout. He was part of the 2006 U.S. Men's Olympic Hockey team that competed in Torino, Italy.

Listed at 5'7" Brian Gionta is the smallest player currently playing in the National Hockey League. He has enjoyed great success from the second half of the 2003-2004 season up until present day. He was one third of the Devil's "EGG" line, playing right wing for linemates Patrick Elias and Scott Gomez. The line was the best in the NHL during the second half of the 2003-04 season.

Today Brian Gionta is one of the Devil's most effective offensive forces, despite his small stature. Gionta "crashes the net" day in and day out, showing that he plays like a player twice his size.

Awards

1997-98: All-Rookie Team (Hockey East)
1997-98: Second All-Star Team (Hockey East)
1997-98: Rookie of the Year (Hockey East)
1997-98: East Second All-American Team (NCAA)
1998-99: First All-Star Team (Hockey East)
1998-99: East First All-American Team (NCAA)
1999-00: First All-Star Team (Hockey East)
1999-00: East First All-American Team (NCAA)
2000-01: First All-Star Team (Hockey East)
2000-01: Walter Brown Award New England's Outstanding American-born College player. Shared with Ty Conklin
(NCAA)
2000-01: East First All-American Team (NCAA)
2000-01: Player of the Year (Hockey East)
2002-03: Stanley Cup New Jersey Devils (NHL)

Records

Career statistics

Stats as of February 3, 2006.

International play

2006 - Played for the United States in the XX Olympic Winter Games

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