Justin Addamo

Justin Addamo
Born (1998-05-27) 27 May 1998
Clermont-Ferrand, France
Height 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
Weight 109 kg (240 lb; 17 st 2 lb)
Position Forward
Shoots Left
Liiga team
Former teams		 Mikkelin Jukurit
Wheeling Nailers
WBS Penguins
HC Oceláři Třinec
National team  France
NHL draft Undrafted
Playing career 2022–present

Justin Addamo (born 27 May 1998) is a French professional ice hockey player who is a forward for Mikkelin Jukurit of the Liiga. He was a member of the French national team in 2026.[1]

Career

Addamo travelled across the Atlantic to play junior hockey for the Lone Star Brahmas, a rarity for a French national at the time. After helping the Brahmas win a NAHL championship, Addamo joined the program at Robert Morris University in the fall of 2018. Unfortunately, Addamo's time at RMU could not have come at a worse time. After a solid, if unremarkable freshman campaign, Addamo's sophomore year was cut short due to the coronavirus pandemic.[2] The following year, RMU was one of the top team in Atlantic Hockey, despite playing just 21 regular season games (13 fewer than normal). However, despite the team's performance and Addamo's growth as a scoring threat, Robert Morris announced that they were cutting both men's and women's ice hockey from their athletic department in May of 2021.[3] While that decision would eventually be reversed, that change would not come soon enough for Addamo's senior season and he transferred to Rensselaer for the 2021–22 season.

His brief time with the Engineers saw Addamo turn into a goal-scoring threat and he finished the season with the second most goals for RPI. While he still had a year of eligibility left at the college level (due to the pandemic), Addamo cashed in on his scoring touch and signed his first professional contract with the Wheeling Nailers.[4] Addamo spent the next two years in the Pittsburgh Penguins organization but had trouble establishing himself at the next level, scoring just 7 goals in 35 games with Wilkes-Barre/Scranton. After 2024, he returned to Europe and joined HC Oceláři Třinec of the Czech Extraliga. The following year, as a member of Mikkelin Jukurit, Addamo was selected as one of the players for the French national team at the 2026 Winter Olympics.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2016–17 Lone Star Brahmas NAHL 43 10 10 20 125 11 1 0 1 6
2017–18 Lone Star Brahmas NAHL 52 15 21 36 104 8 2 2 4 12
2018–19 Robert Morris AHA 39 8 7 15 51 – – – – –
2019–20 Robert Morris AHA 36 6 13 19 26 – – – – –
2020–21 Robert Morris AHA 21 8 7 15 53 – – – – –
2021–22 Rensselaer ECAC Hockey 42 14 5 19 43 – – – – –
2022–23 Wheeling Nailers ECHL 42 21 12 33 23 – – – – –
2022–23 Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins AHL 14 5 0 5 10 – – – – –
2023–24 Wheeling Nailers ECHL 35 13 21 34 26 9 4 7 11 14
2023–24 Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins AHL 21 2 2 4 4 – – – – –
2024–25 HC Oceláři Třinec Czech 27 4 5 9 8 – – – – –

International

Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
2026 France OG 11th 4 0 2 2 0

References

  1. ^ "Team France". Olympics.com. Retrieved February 23, 2026.
  2. ^ "Remainder of 2020 Atlantic Hockey Tournament Cancelled". atlantichockeyonline.com. March 12, 2020. Retrieved March 12, 2020.
  3. ^ Benz, Tim. "Robert Morris hockey players mourn loss of men's and women's teams, lash out at administration". Trib Live. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
  4. ^ "Nailers add Paré, Addamo". ECHL. August 24, 2022. Retrieved February 23, 2026.
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