John A. Tonelli is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey forward. He played with the New York Islanders, the Calgary Flames, and the Los Angeles Kings of the National Hockey League, concluding his career by playing briefly for the Chicago Blackhawks and the Quebec Nordiques. In 1982 and 1985, Tonelli was a second team All-Star left wing for the Islanders.

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  • John A. Tonelli is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey forward. He played with the New York Islanders, the Calgary Flames, and the Los Angeles Kings of the National Hockey League, concluding his career by playing briefly for the Chicago Blackhawks and the Quebec Nordiques. In 1982 and 1985, Tonelli was a second team All-Star left wing for the Islanders. He played in the Stanley Cup finals in 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, and 1984 with the Islanders, winning four championships in the process, and made an additional appearance as runner-up in the Cup finals in 1986 with the Flames. On May 24, 1980, Tonelli had the assist on Bob Nystrom's overtime Stanley Cup-winning goal against the Philadelphia Flyers, giving the Islanders their first of four straight Cups. In Game 6 at Nassau Coliseum, Lorne Henning stole the puck at center ice, passed to Tonelli, who then criss-crossed with Nystrom, feeding him the puck on Nystrom's backhand for the winning goal. It was a play the two had perfected during practice. Tonelli was a gritty forward with a never-say-die attitude for The New York Islanders who won four straight Stanley Cups. Tonelli, who was affectionately dubbed "The Greasy Jet" by his teammates, is remembered for scoring important "clutch goals" in the Islanders' run of four straight Stanley Cups and five straight finals appearances, particularly during the 1981-82 season. During the playoffs that year, The Islanders were five minutes away from being eliminated by a much weaker Pittsburgh Penguin team, trailing 3-1 in the deciding game. John Tonelli had an assist on a Mike McEwen goal that closed the champions within one, and tied the game himself with 2:21 to play. For an encore, it was John Tonelli that scored in overtime to win the game for the Islanders, thus extending their long reign as Stanley Cup champions. Tonelli also scored the winning goal in a February 20, 1982 game against the Colorado Rockies, beating former teammate Chico Resch with just 47 seconds to play to allow the Islanders to set an NHL record (since broken) with their fifteenth consecutive victory. He was known for being virtually unbeatable in digging out the puck in the corners of the rink; however, Tonelli also had an excellent shot, was a good passer, and had excellent timing both offensively and defensively. Tonelli was also very versatile. During his eight seasons with the Islanders, coach Al Arbour used Tonelli on the famed "Banana Line" with Wayne Merrick and Bob Nystrom, on the top line with Bryan Trottier and Mike Bossy, and later he played flank for Brent Sutter and Patrick Flatley. Although Tonelli played a key role in the four Cup victories the team won from 1980 to 1983, in some ways his career culminated in the fall of 1984 when he played for Canada in the Canada Cup, an invitation he almost turned down. He was the 1984 Canada Cup MVP winner. He not only made the team, he had nine points, including a key assist on Mike Bossy's goal in overtime of the semifinal. Canada won the championship and Tonelli was named the tournament's best player. He then rejoined the Islanders and had his best season ever, scoring 42 goals and 100 points in 1984-1985 before being traded to The Calgary Flames during the 85-86 season. The Calgary Flames, with Tonelli's experience, reached The Stanley Cup finals for the first time. Tonelli finished his 1028-game NHL career with 325 goals and 511 assists for 836 points. In Milton Ontario, John Tonelli Arena is named in his honour. He currently coaches the Mid Fairfield Blues junior hockey club.
  • John A. Tonelli ist ein ehemaliger kanadischer Eishockeyspieler (Linksaußen), der von 1975 bis 1992 für die New York Islanders, Calgary Flames, Los Angeles Kings, Chicago Blackhawks und Québec Nordiques in der National Hockey League sowie für die Houston Aeros in der World Hockey Association spielte.
  • John A. Tonelli on entinen kanadalainen National Hockey Leaguessa pelannut jääkiekkoilija. Hän aloitti uransa ammattilaisena kilpailevassa WHA-liigassa vuonna 1975 Houston Aeros -joukkueessa. Kesällä 1978 hän siirtyi NHL:een Aerosin lopetettua toimintansa ja edusti urallaan New York Islandersia, Calgary Flamesia ja Los Angeles Kingsia. Tonelli pelasi sekä keskushyökkääjänä että laitahyökkääjänä. Aivan uransa lopulla hän pelasi joitain otteluita Chicago Blackhawksin ja Quebec Nordiquesin joukkueissa.
  • John A. Tonelli est un ancien joueur professionnel canadien de hockey sur glace qui évoluait au poste de centre.
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  • John A. Tonelli is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey forward. He played with the New York Islanders, the Calgary Flames, and the Los Angeles Kings of the National Hockey League, concluding his career by playing briefly for the Chicago Blackhawks and the Quebec Nordiques. In 1982 and 1985, Tonelli was a second team All-Star left wing for the Islanders.
  • John A. Tonelli ist ein ehemaliger kanadischer Eishockeyspieler (Linksaußen), der von 1975 bis 1992 für die New York Islanders, Calgary Flames, Los Angeles Kings, Chicago Blackhawks und Québec Nordiques in der National Hockey League sowie für die Houston Aeros in der World Hockey Association spielte.
  • John A. Tonelli on entinen kanadalainen National Hockey Leaguessa pelannut jääkiekkoilija. Hän aloitti uransa ammattilaisena kilpailevassa WHA-liigassa vuonna 1975 Houston Aeros -joukkueessa. Kesällä 1978 hän siirtyi NHL:een Aerosin lopetettua toimintansa ja edusti urallaan New York Islandersia, Calgary Flamesia ja Los Angeles Kingsia. Tonelli pelasi sekä keskushyökkääjänä että laitahyökkääjänä.
  • John A. Tonelli est un ancien joueur professionnel canadien de hockey sur glace qui évoluait au poste de centre.
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