Bob Nardella
During his career, he played for the Alleghe Hockey, Chicago Wolves, Adler Mannheim, Quad City Mallards, Milano Vipers, and Rockford IceHogs.Nardella spent the majority of his professional career playing with the Chicago Wolves, where he set a franchise record for most points by a defenseman with 298.[3] As a college walk-on for Ferris State University, Nardella played three seasons with the Bulldogs putting up 74 points in 108 games.In his last season with the team, Nardella transitioned into a defensive position, on the encouragement of coach Bob Mancini,[4] and had a breakout year, putting up 40 points in 42 games.After six consecutive seasons with the Wolves spanning from 1997 until 2003, Nardella was released by the team on January 28, 2003, and he subsequently joined the Milano Vipers in Italy and played two games for the Quad City Mallards in the UHL.His uncle Mike worked for the Chicago Blackhawks organization[18] and his cousin Frank played NCAA hockey for Dartmouth College.