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#10 John Vigilante
Pos: Left Wing
D.O.B.: 5/24/85
From: Dearborn, Michigan
Height: 6'
Weight: 190
Shoots: Left
Drafted: Undrafted
Acquired: Signed by Grand Rapids (AHL) 9/11/09
Personal:
Plus: Speedy skater... Sees the ice well... Creative offensive instincts... Always hustling... Character player with leadership ability...
Minus: Scoring has been inconsistent... Offense has not translated from the OHL...
Organizational Comments: Wings GM Ken Holland:
What GRC says: 2009-10: A fan favorite, Vigilante brought the same game every shift regardless of the score or the opponent. The speedy center used his superior on-ice vision to be a threat in all three zones. John was a versatile player, playing all three forward positions, on all four lines, and killing penalties during the season and not looking out of place in any role. He showed great chemistry late on a line with captain Tardif, setting him up on a late season goal-scoring streak.
Fall 2009: Vigilante was brought into camp for the Griffins to evaluate and was signed shortly thereafter. The Michigan native brings a lot of speed and grit to the lineup and is a good forechecker. If he can pick up where he left off at the end of last season he could bring some solid offense, but that has been the exception not the rule.
Role: Two-way Forward
Projection: AHL top 6 forward

Statistics:
Season Team Lge GP G A PTS PIM +/- GP G A PTS PIM +/-
2001-02 U.S. National Under-18 Team NAHL 37 14 10 24 33
2002-03 Plymouth Whalers OHL 65 15 24 39 31 2 18 6 3 9 8 3
2003-04 Plymouth Whalers OHL 66 30 38 68 25 11 9 1 7 8 8 2
2004-05 Plymouth Whalers OHL 68 24 38 62 17 16 4 0 0 0 0 -3
2005-06 Plymouth Whalers OHL 55 24 53 77 34 -6 13 4 12 16 0 -1
2006-07 Milwaukee Admirals AHL 62 8 19 27 10 -10 2 0 0 0 2 -1
2007-08 Milwaukee Admirals AHL 73 15 31 46 12 4 6 0 1 1 0 -1
2008-09 Syracuse Crunch AHL 52 7 8 15 14 -7
Quad City Flames AHL 24 7 8 15 2 -4
2009-10 Grand Rapids Griffins AHL 79 11 14 25 31 3
Griffins Totals 79 111425313

Transactions
9/11/09 Signed to 1-yr contract by Grand Rapids (AHL)
9/13/09 Invited to Detroit's training camp.
9/24/09 Released from Detroit's training Camp