Michael Paliotta
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Birthday:
1993-04-16 |
Position:
D |
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Eligible for draft:
2011 |
Shoots:
Right |
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Drafted:
2011 |
Height:
6-3 |
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Acquired:
3rd round (70th overall), 2011 |
Weight:
198 lbs. |
Prospect Talent Score
Probability of Success
- C
History
2008-09: Michael Paliotta played for Choate Rosemary Hall (Conn.) of the New England Prep School League. In 24 games he scored 1 goal with 14 assists.
2009-10: Paliotta appeared in 50 games for the US National U17 team and was part of the first place USA squad at the 2010 World U17 Hockey Challenge. He had 2 goals with 12 assists for the NDTP squad and in six games at the Hockey Challenge he had 2 assists for Team USA.
2010-11: Paliotta skated in 60 games for the US National U18 team. He scored 1 goal with 14 assists and had 77 PMs. He was also part of the gold medal-winning USA squad at the 2011 U18 World Junior Championship and was -1 with 1 assist and 2 PMs in six games.
2011-12: Paliotta had a solid freshman year in what was a disappointing season for the University of Vermont. He skated in 30 of 34 games for the Catamounts, scoring 4 goals with 6 assists, and had 44 penalty minutes. He finished minus-20 on a Vermont team that won just six games and finished last in Hockey East. Paliotta scored two of his four goals on the power play.
Talent Analysis
A physical blueliner with good size and skating ability. Paliotta has been pegged as a shutdown defenseman in his draft year, but could have more untapped offensive potential than his point totals indicate because of his heavy shot and hockey sense.
Future
Paliotta will be a sophomore at Vermont in 2012-13 and will be looking to build off his solid first year of college hockey as part of a young Catamounts team.
