Ciccone is best known for his role in a 1992 incident while playing for the International Hockey League's Kalamazoo Wings in which he was arrested on a battery charge after San Diego Gulls photographer Essy Ghavameddini was cut and received a deep bruise below his left eye that required stitches.

Ciccone also played for the Chicago Blackhawks, Carolina Hurricanes, and Vancouver Canucks before he returned for a second tour with the Lightning.

The security guard was also an off-duty detective with the Denver police department, and Ciccone avoided charges and a possible arrest by making a public apology the next day.

[4][5] As of September 7, 2024, he serves as the opposition critic for Sports, Recreation and Healthy Living; Bas-Saint-Laurent; and Gaspésie-Îles-de-la-Madeleine.

Ciccone formerly worked as a hockey player agent, and was also part of the French broadcast team for the Ottawa Senators.