| Chris Casto | |||
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| Born | (1991-12-27)December 27, 1991 (age 33) Stillwater, Minnesota, U.S. | ||
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) | ||
| Weight | 210 lb (95 kg; 15 st 0 lb) | ||
| Position | Defense | ||
| Shoots | Right | ||
| AHL team Former teams | Free Agent Providence Bruins Chicago Wolves Bridgeport Sound Tigers | ||
| NHL draft | Undrafted | ||
| Playing career | 2012–present | ||
Chris Casto (born December 27, 1991) is anAmerican professionalice hockeydefenseman who is currently anunrestricted free agent. He most recently played for theBridgeport Sound Tigers in theAmerican Hockey League (AHL).
Casto played three seasons for theHill-Murray Pioneers inMaplewood, Minnesota. He played in 3 state tournaments helping the Pioneers to their third state championship in 2008.
In 2010 Casto was drafted 16th overall by theLincoln Stars of theUnited States Hockey League and played the2010–11 season with the team.
For the 2011–12 season Casto moved to theUniversity of Minnesota DuluthBulldogs for his freshman year. That year the Bulldogs reached the final of theNortheast region but lost to the eventualFrozen Four championBoston College Eagles.
Casto remained at UMD for his sophomore season and was named to the WCHA All Academic Team.[1]
On March 26, 2013, theBoston Bruins announced they had signed Casto to an entry-level contract for the 2013–14 season and on March 29, 2013, he signed an amateur tryout contract with the Providence Bruins allowing him to finish theseason with the P-Bruins.[2][3]
For the2013–14 season Casto began the year at Boston Bruins training camp before being assigned to Providence on September 20, 2013.[4] Casto played the majority of the season with Providence however he was briefly assigned to theSouth Carolina Stingrays for one game on December 12, 2013.[5]
Casto again took part in Boston Bruins training camp in September 2014 however was assigned to Providence on September 28, 2014.[6] He played the remainder of the2014–15 season with Providence.
The Boston Bruins invited Casto to take part in training camp again in 2015 however he was again reassigned to Providence on September 29, 2015.[7]
After four full seasons in the Bruins organization, Casto left the club as a free agent without breaking through to the NHL. On July 1, 2017, he was signed to a one-year, two-way contract with expansion club, theVegas Golden Knights.[8]
On September 25, 2018, having been unable to gain NHL interest, Casto signed a one-year AHL deal with theBridgeport Sound Tigers.[9]
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2007–08 | Hill-Murray Pioneers | USHS | — | 2 | 10 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | Hill-Murray Pioneers | USHS | 31 | 2 | 13 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Hill-Murray Pioneers | USHS | 25 | 11 | 17 | 28 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2010–11 | Lincoln Stars | USHL | 58 | 6 | 19 | 25 | 40 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2011–12 | University of Minnesota Duluth | WCHA | 41 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | University of Minnesota Duluth | WCHA | 36 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | Providence Bruins | AHL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | Providence Bruins | AHL | 52 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 23 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 13 | ||
| 2013–14 | South Carolina Stingrays | ECHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | Providence Bruins | AHL | 62 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 35 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2015–16 | Providence Bruins | AHL | 68 | 7 | 16 | 23 | 47 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | ||
| 2016–17 | Providence Bruins | AHL | 59 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 40 | 16 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 16 | ||
| 2017–18 | Chicago Wolves | AHL | 61 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2018–19 | Bridgeport Sound Tigers | AHL | 43 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| AHL totals | 349 | 17 | 63 | 80 | 195 | 36 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 36 | ||||