2012-13 Finished off one of the best careers inrecent memory with a historic senior season … Served as anassistant captain … Became just the second player in programhistory to be named an American Hockey Coaches AssociationAll-American (Third Team) … Honored by USCHO.com as a ThirdTeam All-American … Recognized as an Honorable MentionAll-American and Second-Team East Region player by D3Hockey.com… Named a DII/DII New England All-Star by New England HockeyWriters Association … Recognized as a First Team ECAC EastAll Conference defenseman … Joined the Las Vegas Wranglersof the ECHL directly after the season and played in 11 contests… Named to the 48th Codfish Bowl All TournamentTeam … Finished his career third all-time amongst UMassBoston defenseman with 64 career points, in just three seasons ...Appeared in all 27 contests … Led all UMass Bostondefenseman with seven goals, 21 assists and 28 points …Finished second in the nation in total points (28) and third inpoints per game (1.04 ppg) … Ended the year 25thamongst all Division III skaters with .78 assists per game …Tallied two power-play goals … Totaled 59 shots and a +12+/- rating … Recorded seven multi-point games and points in17 of 27 games … Opened the season with a career-high threeassists in a win at New England College November 2 … Tallieda goal and two assists in a 5-4 victory over UMass DartmouthNovember 10 … Carried the Beacons to a Codfish Bowl OpeningRound victory over Wentworth Institute of Technology on January 5with a goal and two assists … Recorded a goal and an assistagainst #1 Norwich University on February 16 … Scored onceand finished with a +2 rating February 23 in UMass Boston’sECAC East Quarterfinal victory over University of New England ...UMass Boston finished 14-2-1 when he recorded a point.
2011-12 Continued his strong career, making hismark as one of the top offensive defenseman in the ECAC East… Appeared in 25 of 26 contests … Finished sixthamongst all ECAC East defenseman with 18 points on seven goals and11 assists … Registered 10 power play points, includingthree goals to finish amongst the top 20 skaters in the conference… Added a shorthanded goal and a game-winning tally …Ended the season second amongst all Beacon skaters with a +15 +/-rating … Attempted the third most shots amongst all UMassplayers with 59 … Led the Beacons with 16 penalties for 56penalty minutes … Scored two goals apiece in two separatecontests against Southern Maine on December 2 and February 11… Registered an assist on the game-winning goal inUMass’ 2-1 upset win over number one Norwich …Finished with a season-high three points (one goal and two assists)January 6 in a 9-0 win in the Semifinals of the Codfish Bowl… Scored the Beacons’ lone goal in the Codfish BowlChampionship Game in a 2-1 loss to Tufts on January 7.
2010-11 Finished his sophomore season withseven goals and 11 assists in 21 games played ... Scored sixpower-play goals and one game-winner. In conference play, nettedtwo goals, while also assisting seven others ... Earned his firstassist as a Beacon on November 19 at Bowdoin ... Recorded his firstmulti-point game (1g, 1a) on November 23 against Framingham State... Earned a career-high four points (2g, 2a) against Salve Reginaon November 27 ... Finished the year five multi-point gamesincluding a one goal, one assist performance on February 5 againstNew England College.
2008-09 Played in 10 games in his freshmanseason at AIC
Personal/High School Played junior hockey forthe South Shore Knights (EJHL) ... Graduate of Buckingham, Browne& Nichols School ... Two year member of the ice hockey teamyears from 2006-08 ... Named team captain and MVP ... Received theJohn Powers Leadership Award ... From 2003-2006 played hockey atCatholic Memorial ... Part of the 2005 state championship team ...Was also member of the baseball team from 2007-08... Played hockeyat American International College freshman year of college ... Son of Jim and Beth Florentino ... Brother JamesFlorentino played college hockey at Stonehill College where he wasa two-time captain ... Brother Gerard plays for the UMB BaseballTeam ... Majoring in marketing and hopes to own his ownbusiness ... Enjoys playing street hockey, whiffle ball and videogames.
