San Diego, CA – The San Diego Gulls today announced the American Hockey League (AHL) club has signed defenseman Anthony Costantini to a one-year standard player contract (SPC) through the 2023-24 AHL season.
Costantini, 20 (8/4/02), posted 11-58=69 points with 50 penalty minutes (PIM) and a +33 rating in 193 career Ontario Hockey League (OHL) games with the Ottawa 67’s. He set career highs in 2022-23, posting 7-29=36 points with 12 PIM and a +26 rating in 67 games. In addition, he led team defensemen in games played and ranked second in assists and tied for third in goals. He added two assists in nine 2023 OHL Playoff games as Ottawa advanced to the Second Round before falling to the Peterborough Petes. In 13 career postseason contests, Costantini collected three points – all assists – and two PIM. The defenseman was teammates with current Anaheim Ducks prospect Pavel Mintyukov.
The 6-1, 185-pound defenseman made his OHL debut in 2019-20, posting 0-7=7 points with 22 PIM and a +21 rating in 59 games. He ranked first among the team’s first year blueliners in games played and finished second in points and tied for second in assists.
The Hamilton, Ont. native has a brother, Marco, a goaltender who spent four seasons in the OHL with the Hamilton Bulldogs and Kitchener Rangers.
