Rocco Grimaldi is a SKA player!

SKA Hockey Club have signed a contract with Rocco Grimaldi.

The agreement with the American forward runs for two years until the completion of the 2026/2027 season.

HC SKA welcomes Rocco to Saint Petersburg, wishing him every success with our team!

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Rocco Grimaldi is a forward who was born on 8 February 1993 in Rossmoor, the United States of America. He stands 168 centimetres tall and weighs 81 kilograms, shooting with his right arm.

He was the 33rd pick of the 2011 NHL Draft, selected by the Florida Panthers. Rocco made his NHL debut on 1 November 2014, before scoring his first league goal a mere matter of 21 days later. Alongside Florida, he also represented the Colorado Avalanche and the Nashville Predators before playing in the AHL for the San Diego Gulls, Rockford IceHogs, Chicago Wolves and Cleveland Monsters across the past three consecutive campaigns. Overall, he tallied 67 points across 203 NHL appearances, while picking up 428 points from 499 AHL games.

On the international scene, Rocco has won the U17 World Hockey Challenge, World U18 Championship – twice – and the World U20 Championship with the US national team. Furthermore, he became the top scorer of the 2023 World Championship with 14 (7+7) points from 10 matches and was consequently included in the Team of the Tournament.