Vincent LoVerde (born April 14, 1989) is an American former professional ice hockey defenseman. He last played with Kunlun Red Star of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL).
Playing career On January 9, 2013, LoVerde was loaned from the Ontario Reign of the ECHL to AHL affiliate the Manchester Monarchs, on a professional tryout agreement.
On August 21, 2013, LoVerde was signed to a one-year AHL contract to remain with the Monarchs for the 2013-14 season. In establishing a regular position amongst the Monarchs defense, LoVerde contributed with a career high 20 points in 70 games.
LoVerde was rewarded for his impressive season in signing a one-year contract with NHL affiliate, the Los Angeles Kings, on May 16, 2014. During his time with the Ontario Reign, LoVerde served as the captain from 2015 to 2017. He was also invited to the 2016 and 2017 AHL All-Star Game.
On July 1, 2017, LoVerde left the Kings' affiliate clubs after 6 years, signing as a free agent to a two-year, two-way deal with the Toronto Maple Leafs.
As a free agent and having left a successful tenure within the Maple Leafs organization, LoVerde agreed to a one-year AHL contract with the Hartford Wolf Pack, affiliate to the New York Rangers, on July 1, 2019.
LoVerde played two seasons with the Wolf Pack, captaining the club through the 2020-21 campaign, before leaving the AHL as a free agent, having made over 500 regular-season appearances. On June 24, 2021, LoVerde signed his first contract abroad, agreeing to a one-year deal with Austrian based, EC Red Bull Salzburg of the ICE Hockey League (ICEHL).
Career statistics Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 2005–06 Waterloo Black Hawks USHL 53 5 6 11 78 — — — — — 2006–07 Waterloo Black Hawks USHL 46 4 17 21 96 9 1 2 3 31 2007–08 Miami University CCHA 42 0 8 8 20 — — — — — 2008–09 Miami University (Ohio) CCHA 38 1 7 8 40 — — — — — 2009–10 Miami University (Ohio) CCHA 40 3 8 11 48 — — — — — 2010–11 Miami University (Ohio) CCHA 39 2 7 9 28 — — — — — 2011–12 Ontario Reign ECHL 64 5 19 24 54 5 0 1 1 0 2012–13 Ontario Reign ECHL 27 7 10 17 15 — — — — — 2012–13 Manchester Monarchs AHL 51 2 11 13 30 4 0 0 0 2 2013–14 Manchester Monarchs AHL 70 2 18 20 46 4 0 0 0 0 2014–15 Manchester Monarchs AHL 63 9 11 20 63 19 2 8 10 27 2015–16 Ontario Reign AHL 56 11 21 32 54 13 1 2 3 10 2016–17 Ontario Reign AHL 61 9 26 35 68 5 0 0 0 6 2017–18 Toronto Marlies AHL 63 9 12 21 22 20 0 4 4 6 2018–19 Toronto Marlies AHL 68 3 8 11 33 13 0 6 6 4 2019–20 Hartford Wolf Pack AHL 62 4 17 21 22 — — — — — 2020–21 Hartford Wolf Pack AHL 23 1 2 3 16 — — — — — 2021–22 EC Red Bull Salzburg ICEHL 41 2 13 15 12 12 0 1 1 4 2022–23 Kunlun Red Star KHL 52 2 6 8 28 — — — — — AHL totals 517 50 126 176 354 78 3 20 23 55
Awards and honors Award Year AHL Calder Cup (Manchester Monarchs) 2015 Calder Cup (Toronto Marlies) 2018
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