Roberto Romano (born October 26, 1962) is a Canadian-born Italian former

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. He played 126 games in the

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with the

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and

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between 1982 and 1994. He also played several years in the Italian

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. Internationally Romano played for the

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at the 1992 World Championships.

Playing career

Romano played major junior with the

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and

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. He started his

career with the

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. During his career, he also played for the

. He retired after the

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season.

International

Romano has Italian citizenship and played for the Italian national ice hockey team at the 1992 World Ice Hockey Championships. He played in 3 games.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

International

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* 1962 births Living people Baltimore Skipjacks players Bolzano HC players Boston Bruins players Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in Italy Canadian ice hockey goaltenders Canadian sportspeople of Italian descent Cleveland Lumberjacks players HC Merano players Hull Olympiques players Ice hockey people from Montreal Italian ice hockey goaltenders Maine Mariners (AHL) players Moncton Golden Flames players Pittsburgh Penguins players Quebec Remparts players Undrafted National Hockey League players Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in the United States International sportspeople born abroad {{Canada-icehockey-goaltender-stub