Mario-ferraro

SAN JOSE, CA -
San Jose Sharks
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Ferraro has registered 37 points (six goals, 31 assists), 167 shots on goal and 43 penalty minutes in 79 games with UMass. In his NCAA rookie season (2017-18), he was named to the Hockey East All-Rookie Team after leading all team defensemen in scoring with 23 points on four goals and 19 assists. He set a program record for most points by a freshman defenseman and finished second on the team in blocked shots (54).
Prior to joining UMass, Ferraro played his final season of junior hockey in the
United States Hockey League
(USHL) with the
Des Moines Buccaneers
. He finished with 41 points (eight goals, 33 assists) in 60 games played. In 2016-17, he was named to the USHL First All-Star Team and USHL All-Rookie Team after tying for first among USHL defensemen in goals and second in points and assists.
The six-foot, 195-pound native of King City, Ontario, was drafted 49th overall by the Sharks in the second round of the 2017 NHL Entry Draft.