PEI Senators Alumni

Tony Cimellaro

"I loved PEI. You can't beat playing in a Canadian city with amazing people. Our home opener the first year was special because it was the first big league game on the Island. Also, I stay in touch with a couple of guys off that team so great friendship created."

Tony Cimellaro played 3 years of OHL hockey with his hometown Kingston Raiders/Frontenacs were he blossomed into a prominent scorer. In his final year of junior hockey, playing in Belleville, the undrafted prospect potted 39 goals and 83 points in only 48 games. His play garnered the attention of scouts and on July 30, 1992 he was signed as a free agent by the n

ewly iced Ottawa Senators hockey club.

Cimellaro spent the majority of the 92/93 season with Ottawa's AHL franchise, the New Haven Senators. He put up decent numbers and earned himself the thrill of a lifetime when he was called up for what would be the only 2 NHL games of

his career.

After putting up 34 pints for New Haven as a rookie, Cimellaro's sophomore year was a disappointment. In 19 games with the PEI Sens Tony only managed to squeak in

1 goal. When the opportunity for a fresh start arose he jumped at the chance. "I had been contacted by the team in Italy

a few years earlier and since I had my Italian passport and they were offering a decent contract and possibly playing for the National team I thought it would be a great opportunity." Cimellaro would spend the next 5 years circling around Europe with various clubs.

In 1998 he returned to North America as a player/coach for the Waco Wizards of the Western Professional Hockey League. He spent a year and a half with the club and when the league folded he was signed into the UHL. He finished the season, and ultimately his hockey career, with the Adirondack IceHawks.

In 2003 Tony was hired as Assistant Coach for his hometown Kingston Frontenacs. He remained in that position for 7 years and has just recently accepted a new post as Assistant Coach for the Queens University hockey team.

Guy Gadowsky

"I had a great time and really loved the area. Playing in the AHL in the maritimes was awesome. The people are very knowledgeable and appreciative of good hockey, and they treated all of the players very well."

When asked to describe what kind of player he was the Princeton Tigers hea

d coach replied, "one that was a better coach than a player."

Born in Edmonton, Guy elected to play college hockey in the United States. From 1985-89 he suited up for the Colorado College Tigers. He was a Western Collegiat Hockey Association All-Star 3 times and captained Colorado in his senior year, graduating with an economics degree.

Eager to keep playing hockey and explore the world, Gadowsky traveled to Sweden and played 3rd division hockey, scoring 32 goals in only 30 games. After a year in the Nordic country he returned to North America, making stops in San Diego, Richmond and St. John's. In 1993 Guy departed for Europe once again, this time playing in Austria.

During the 1994/95 season the PEI Senators were short of players due to numerous call ups from the Ottawa Senators. PEI head coach Dave Allison, who had coached Gadow

sky in Richmond, called Guy and asked if he would be willing to fill a spot on PEI roster. Gadowsky agreed and

arrived in Charlottetown just after Christmas. He finished the season in PEI, playing in 38 regular season games and 10 playoff contests. Guy went on to play one more season of pro hockey, in Fresno, before announcing his retirement.

Almost immediately after stepping off the ice as a player Gadowsky took his place behind the bench as a head coach. He coached the Fresno Falcons of the WCHL for 3 years and then moved to college hockey as bench boss of Alaska-Fairbanks. Both clubs saw overwhelming success under Gadowsky and he earned coach of the year honors in each league.

For the past 6 years Guy had been excelling in his biggest position yet, as head coach of the Princeton Tigers hockey team. In 2008 he lead the team to an Ivy League championship and won the league's coach of the year honors, giving him the award in every league he has coached in. The Princeton hockey program has flourished under Gadowsky and 21 of his players have gone onto play pro hockey, including 3 NHLers.

Carl Valimont

"I remember that my son, who is 15 now, was born in PEI in March of 1994. I remember getting stuck on the ferry and being iced in the harbor. It was a good team

although we missed the playoffs. Management was great. It was difficult to travel from PEI, so I was not surprised that the franchise did not last too long."

Carl Valimont was an incredible all around athlete. In high school he was named MVP of the soccer and hockey teams while also being and instrumental part of the lacrosse club. Every team finished with winning records, the hockey team going 22-2-2 and soccer team outscoring its opponents 44-15. His contributions didn't go unnoticed and he was recruited by the University of Massachusetts-Lowell. In the summer of 1985 he was drafted 193rd overall by

the Vancouver Canucks. Valimont decided to stay in University and patrolled the blue line for UML from 1984-88. In his final year with the club he captained the team to its first ever NCAA Division 1 tournament and was named a Hockey East All-Star. Valimont graduated with a bachelor's degree in marketing to go along with his Most Valuable Defensive Player Award.

Carl entered the pro hockey scene with the Milwaukee Admirals and was a big presence on their blue line until 1993. he played in 393 games for the Admirals over his career, the fourth most in franchise history. Midway throug

h the 1993/94 season he was traded to the Senators. Carl played in 32 games for PEI and the following season he was signed away by the Houston Aeros. Valimont played 3 more pro seasons of hockey in North America before finishing his career in Germany. He never played an NHL game.

After his retirement Valimont took up coaching and has been a successful high school hockey head coach in Wisconsin for the past 8 years.