Rich Costello
Born	(1963-06-27) June 27, 1963 (age 60) Framingham, Massachusetts, U.S.
Height	6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight	175 lb (79 kg; 12 st 7 lb)
Position	Center
Shot	Right
Played for	Toronto Maple Leafs Schwenninger ERC
National team	United States
NHL Draft	37th overall, 1981 Philadelphia Flyers
Playing career	1984–1990

Richard Anthony Costello (born June 27, 1963) is an American former professional ice hockey player.^[1] He played 12 games in the National Hockey League with the Toronto Maple Leafs between 1984 and 1986. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1983 to 1991, was mainly spent in the minor leagues.

Biography

As a youth, Costello played in the 1976 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Boston.^[2]

He was drafted by the Philadelphia Flyers in 1981 NHL Entry Draft, but traded to the Toronto Maple Leafs in 1982 for Darryl Sittler.^[3] Costello was born in Framingham, Massachusetts, but grew up in Natick, Massachusetts.

Costello spent part of the 1983-84 season with the United States National Team. He spent the following three years in the Leafs organisation, in which he played a total of 12 games in the NHL, but spent most of his time in the American Hockey League. He later played professionally in Finland, Germany and Switzerland.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs