Andy Miele

Andy Miele (born April 15, 1988) is an American professional ice hockey forward who is currently under contract with Grizzlys Wolfsburg of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL).

As a senior at Miami, Miele was the team's leading scorer and led the nation in scoring with 24 goals and 47 assists in 39 games during the 2010–11 season.

The Pirates finished second in the Atlantic Division and were swept by Eastern Conference champion Syracuse Crunch in the first round with two of the three losses in overtime.

As an impending free agent following a first-round exit in the post-season with the Phantoms, Miele opted to pursue a European career.

[16] During the 2017–18 season, after producing offensively for the Redhawks with 27 points in 39 games, Miele would transfer to another SHL team, the Växjö Lakers in time for the post-season run.

Miele left Sweden after one season as a free agent to sign a one-year contract with Russian club, Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL), on May 21, 2018.

After two seasons abroad, Miele returned to North America as a free agent and signed for a second tenure within the Arizona Coyotes organization, agreeing to a two-year, two-way contract on July 1, 2019.

He made 58 appearances as an alternate captain with the Roadrunner, placing third in scoring with 15 goals and 48 points before the season was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Unable to add to his NHL experience with the Coyotes, Miele was placed on unconditional waivers in order for a mutual termination from the final year of his contract on July 11, 2020.

Miele represented the United States at the 2014 IIHF World Championship, where he skated in four games and recorded zero goals or assists.