September 1, 2010

Mormina Moves to Austria

Former Colgate standout Joey Mormina has joined the Red Bulls of EC Salzburg (Austria), the team announced Wednesday. Mormina signed a contract with Kassel (Germany) in August for the 2010-11 season; however, the team recently was expelled from the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL).

Mormina played 77 games and registered 23 points (five goals, 18 assists) and 102 penalty minutes for the Adirondack Phantoms of the American Hockey League (AHL) during the 2009-10 season. 

Prior to joining Adirondack, Mormina played 70 games and registered 11 points (two goals, nine assists) and 71 penalty minutes for the Wilkes-Barre Scranton Penguins of the AHL during the 2008-09 season.  The 6-6, 220-pound native of Montreal, Quebec also appeared in 12 playoff games for the Penguins. 

In addition to his time with Adirondack and Wilkes-Barre Scranton, Mormina played 77 games and registered 13 points (four goals, nine assists) and 96 penalty minutes for the Albany River Rats of the AHL during the 2007-08 season. He was recalled by the Carolina Hurricanes on February 14th and made his NHL debut that night posting four hits vs. the Pittsburgh Penguins. 

Mormina played two seasons with the Manchester Monarchs of the AHL scoring 24 points (two goals, 22 assists) over 123 games.  He also played eight playoff games with the club. 

Mormina played four seasons at Colgate.  In 141 games with the Raiders, he recorded 56 points (16 goals, 40 assists).

Mormina was originally selected by the Philadelphia Flyers in the sixth round (193rd overall) in the 2002 NHL Draft.