Chad Costello (born July 22, 1986) is an American professional

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player and coach. He is currently the head coach of the

Allen Americans The Allen Americans are a professional ice hockey team headquartered at the Credit Union of Texas Event Center in Allen, Texas, which currently plays in the ECHL. The team was founded in 2009 in the Central Hockey League (CHL) where they played f ...

in the

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Playing career

Costello played junior hockey with the

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where he scored 76 points to be the leading scoring in the

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for the 2005–06 season. He then attended

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where he played NCAA Division I college hockey with the

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team where he scored 14 goals and 21 assists for 35 points in 59 games. In 2008–09, Costello played 65 games with the

Muskegon Lumberjacks The Muskegon Lumberjacks are a Tier I junior ice hockey team in the Eastern Conference of the United States Hockey League. They play in Muskegon, Michigan, at Mercy Health Arena. The Lumberjacks replaced the International Hockey League franch ...

of the International Hockey League. In the following season, Costello signed with the

Tulsa Oilers The Tulsa Oilers are a professional ice hockey team based in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and play in the ECHL. The Oilers played their home games at the Tulsa Convention Center until 2008 when they moved into the new BOK Center. For many years, the Tuls ...

of the

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. In leading the Oilers in scoring and finishing ninth in the CHL league scoring, Costello was loaned to their affiliate and made his AHL debut with the

Lake Erie Monsters The Cleveland Monsters are a professional ice hockey team in the American Hockey League (AHL). The team began play in 2007 as the Lake Erie Monsters and since 2015 has served as the top affiliate of the Columbus Blue Jackets of the National Hocke ...

. Costello was signed to a one-year contract, alongside Oilers linemate Jack Combs, by the

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of the

on August 18, 2011, for the 2011–12 season. Costello was leading the Eagles and the ECHL in scoring with 76 points in 47 games before he suffered a season-ending knee injury on March 10, 2012. Despite his injury, Costello finished fourth in league scoring and was selected to the First All-Star Team and chosen as the ECHL's Most Valuable Player. Costello returned to the Eagles the following season and repeated his success scoring 49 points in 27 games. His offensive partnership with Combs was signified when they were both signed to try-out contracts with the

Bridgeport Sound Tigers The Bridgeport Islanders (previously known as the Bridgeport Sound Tigers) are a professional ice hockey team playing in the American Hockey League (AHL). They are the AHL affiliate of the National Hockey League's New York Islanders, who own the f ...

on December 18, 2012. With the conclusion of the

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inducing significant roster movement, Costello was signed again alongside Combs, to an AHL deal with the Sound Tigers for the remainder of the season on January 9, 2013. In 21 games for the Sound Tigers, Costello produced 12 points, but was unable to find a constant role on the team. He was subsequently released from his AHL contract with the Sound Tigers and rejoined the Colorado Eagles on March 9, 2013. On August 13, 2013, Costello returned to the CHL as a free agent, signing a one-year contract for the inaugural season of the St. Charles Chill. After only six games with the Chill, Costello was placed on waivers and claimed by the

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. Costello opted not to report and signed a contract to the ECHL with the Ontario Reign on November 17, 2013. By the end of 2014, Costello signed with the

. He was the ECHL's top scorer with 125 points in 72 games, and went all the way to the

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title, scoring two goals and an assist in the decisive game against the

South Carolina Stingrays The South Carolina Stingrays are a professional minor league ice hockey team based in North Charleston, South Carolina. The Stingrays play in the South Division of the ECHL's Eastern Conference. They play their home games at the North Charleston Co ...

. He renewed with Allen for the following season, being named co-

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with

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. Costello again led the league scoring in the 2015–16 season with 103 points, 24 goals and 79 assists. On May 21, 2017, he signed a try-out contract with the German team

Iserlohn Roosters The Iserlohn Roosters are a professional ice hockey team based in Iserlohn, North Rhine-Westphalia. They are members of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL) since 2000 and play their home games at the Eissporthalle Iserlohn which is also known as ...

from the

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(DEL), rejoining friend and former linemate, Jack Combs. In departing the Americans, Costello left as Allen's franchise leader in goals, assists and points. He left the ECHL after leading the league in scoring for three straight seasons and back-to-back MVPs. In the 2017–18 season, Costello adapted quickly to the European ice posting 27 points in 37 games with the Roosters. On March 23, 2018, with the conclusion of his contract with Iserlohn, Costello signed as a free agent continuing in the DEL on a one-year deal with

Krefeld Pinguine The Krefeld Pinguine (Krefeld Penguins) are an ice hockey team in the DEL2. Their home ice is in Krefeld, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany at the König Palast. Founded first in 1936 by Willi Münstermann, the pro team became a limited liabi ...

. Following two seasons with the Pinguine, Costello continued his European career by playing on a shortened contract with Norwegian club,

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of the

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. Enjoying four seasons abroad, Costello opted to return to North America for the 2021–22 season, in agreeing to re-join former club, the Allen Americans of the ECHL on September 30, 2021. On May 18, 2022, Costello announced his retirement from pro hockey, and was announced as the head coach of the Allen Americans

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