Paulo Colaiacovo (; born January 27, 1983) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender. He is the identical twin brother of National Hockey League defenceman Carlo Colaiacovo. He was born in Toronto, Ontario.
Playing career
Colaiacovo played in the Ontario Hockey League with the Barrie Colts. He joined the Colorado Eagles in the Central Hockey League in 2004, and missed over half the season because of injury, but returned to the team late in the 2004-2005 season to netmind the team through winning the Ray Miron President's Cup.
When the Eagles re-signed him for the following season, the team vice-president and head coach was quoted as saying "Championships are won with good goaltending, and with the signing of Paulo, it will give our team that opportunity again".
In the summer of 2006, it was rumored that Colaiacovo was considering retirement, but he said his break was to heal from injuries and "to take some time off so [he] could pursue [his] career a lot longer". Colaiacovo rejoined the Eagles on the ice in 2007, but later left Colorado to play in the Netherlands. After winning both the National Cup and Dutch Championship with Tilburg Trappers, Paulo returned to Canada to play for the Toronto organization on a 'black ace' contract.
On July 20, 2009, Colaiacovo signed a contract with the Bloomington PrairieThunder of the International Hockey League.
Awards 2004 OHL All Star team member 2004 OHL Goaltender of the Year 2006 Central Hockey League All Star team member
Statistics
SeasonTeamLeagueGPGAENSOGAAWLTSvsPct 2000-01 Belleville Bulls OHL 32 88 1 1 3.25 15 7 3 782 .8992001-02Belleville BullsOHL1241203.74550297.8792001-02Barrie ColtsOHL2353102.621280595.9182002-03Barrie ColtsOHL61153052.88262221600.9132003-04Barrie ColtsOHL58131042.342421121583.9242004-05Colorado EaglesCHL1018021.80811255.9342005-06Colorado EaglesCHL44111042.58301131226.9172007-08Tilburg TrappersEredivisie44 2009-10 Bloomington Prairie Thunder IHL 13 36 0 1 3.05 6 5 1 341 .905
External links
Tilburg Trappers site Colorado Eagles site Photo of Colaiacovo after an Eagles win on March 10, 2007
References