Rich Costello

Richard Anthony "Rich" Costello (born June 27, 1963) is a retired American professional ice hockey player.[1]

Rich Costello
Born (1963-06-27) June 27, 1963
Framingham, Massachusetts
Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight 175 lb (79 kg; 12 st 7 lb)
Position Center
Shot Right
Played for Toronto Maple Leafs
National team  United States
NHL Draft 37th overall, 1981
Philadelphia Flyers
Playing career 1984–1990

Biography

As a youth, Costello played in the 1976 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Boston.[2]

He was drafted by the Philadelphia Flyers in 1981 NHL Entry Draft, but traded to the Toronto Maple Leafs in 1982 for Darryl Sittler.[3] Costello was born in Framingham, Massachusetts, but grew up in Natick, Massachusetts.

Costello spent part of the 1983-84 season with the United States National Team. He spent the following three years in the Leafs organisation, in which he played a total of 12 games in the NHL, but spent most of his time in the American Hockey League. He later played professionally in Finland, Germany and Switzerland.

References
  1. "Just like 'Slap Shot': Remembering the Albany Choppers hockey team" Albany Times Union. Retrieved 2016-07-21.
  2. "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Retrieved 2019-01-12.
  3. "Ex-Leafs GM Gerry McNamara: Ballard passed on Quinn, Lamoriello as coach" Toronto Sun. Retrieved 2016-07-21.
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