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Biography
Chad Costello (born July 22, 1986) is an American professional ice hockey player. He is currently playing for the Allen Americans of the ECHL.
Playing career
Costello played junior hockey with the Cedar Rapids RoughRiders where he scored 76 points to be the leading scoring in the United States Hockey League for the 2005–06 season. He then attended Northeastern University where he played NCAA Division I college hockey with the Northeastern Huskies men's ice hockey 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 of the International Hockey League. In the following season, Costello signed with the Tulsa Oilers of the Central Hockey League. In leading the Oilers in scoring and finishing 9th in the CHL league scoring, Costello was loaned to affiliate, and made his AHL debut with the Lake Erie Monsters.
Costello was signed to a one-year contract, alongside Oilers linemate Jack Combs, with the Colorado Eagles of the ECHL on August 18, 2011, for the 2011–12 ECHL season. Costello was leading the Eagles and the ECHL in scoring with 76 points in just 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 in 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 just 27 games. His offensive partnership with Combs was signified when they were both signed to try-out contracts with the Bridgeport Sound Tigers on December 18, 2012. With the conclusion of the NHL lockout 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 6 games with the Chill, Costello was placed on waivers and claimed by the Arizona Sundogs. Costello opted not to report and signed a contract to the ECHL with the Ontario Reign on November 19, 2013.
By the end of 2014, Costello signed with the Allen Americans. He was the ECHL's top scorer with 125 points in 72 games, and went all the way to the Kelly Cup title, scoring two goals and an assist in the decisive game against the South Carolina Stingrays. He renewed with Allen for the following season,being named co-captain with Gary Steffes. Costello again led the league scoring in the 2015-16 season with 103 points, 24 goals and 79 assists.
Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2003–04 | Des Moines Buccaneers | USHL | 49 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2004–05 | Wichita Falls Wildcats | NAHL | 56 | 29 | 34 | 63 | 32 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 0 | ||
| 2005–06 | Cedar Rapids RoughRiders | USHL | 59 | 31 | 45 | 76 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | ||
| 2006–07 | Northeastern University | HE | 32 | 11 | 11 | 22 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Northeastern University | HE | 27 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Texas Wildcatters | ECHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | Muskegon Lumberjacks | IHL | 65 | 17 | 29 | 46 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Corpus Christi IceRays | CHL | 57 | 13 | 42 | 55 | 33 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | Tulsa Oilers | CHL | 54 | 34 | 50 | 84 | 17 | 10 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 0 | ||
| 2010–11 | Lake Erie Monsters | AHL | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | Colorado Eagles | ECHL | 47 | 29 | 47 | 76 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | Springfield Falcons | AHL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | Worcester Sharks | AHL | 7 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | Colorado Eagles | ECHL | 36 | 17 | 41 | 58 | 30 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 2 | ||
| 2012–13 | Bridgeport Sound Tigers | AHL | 21 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | St. Charles Chill | CHL | 6 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | Ontario Reign | ECHL | 8 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | Allen Americans | ECHL | 72 | 41 | 84 | 125 | 36 | 25 | 9 | 19 | 28 | 12 | ||
| 2015–16 | Allen Americans | ECHL | 72 | 24 | 79 | 103 | 36 | 24 | 7 | 29 | 36 | 4 | ||
| AHL totals | 40 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
Awards and honors
| Award | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| USHL Most Points (76) | 2005–06 | |
| All-Hockey East Rookie Team | 2006–07 | |
| ECHL First All-Star Team | 2011–12, 2014–15, 2015–16 | |
| ECHL MVP | 2011–12 | |
| Kelly Cup | 2014–15, 2015–16 | |
| ECHL Top Scorer | 2014–15, 2015–16 | |
| Kelly Cup MVP | 2015–16 |