Education
Prior to the draft, Romano graduated from Saint Anthony"s High School on Long Island, and played for the New York Bobcats of the Atlantic Junior Hockey League, scoring 50 goals in the 2005-2006 season.
Prior to the draft, Romano graduated from Saint Anthony"s High School on Long Island, and played for the New York Bobcats of the Atlantic Junior Hockey League, scoring 50 goals in the 2005-2006 season.
He is currently playing with Lørenskog IK of the Norwegian GET-ligaen. Romano was drafted by the New Jersey Devils in the sixth round (178th overall pick) of the 2006 National Hockey League Entry Draft. After being drafted, he spent the following year playing for Cornell University, where he led the team"s rookies with a total of nine goals and ten assists.
Romano then went on to play for the London Knights of the Ontario Hockey League during the 2007-2008 season, citing the switch in leagues due to his limited number of games played in Cornell.
Romano didn"t play well during this season, partially due to off-season shoulder surgery. Romano played for the Peterborough Petes in the following season, where he scored 36 goals in 65 games.
He was the team"s leading scorer for the season. On June 30, 2009, Romano was traded from the New Jersey Devils to the New York Islanders in exchange for Ben Walter and a conditional 2012 draft pick.
After being traded, Romano attended the Islanders" "mini-camp," where many of the younger Islanders players began training together.
Regarding joining the Islanders, Romano said "I’ve put in a lot of time through the years. I’ve worked hard all my life, and to possibly be one phone call away from playing with them is a great feeling. I’m a hometown kid and this is the team I grew up idolizing.
lieutenant’s just real comforting to be here and be close to home."
After beginning the 2009-2010 season with the Bridgeport Sound Tigers of the American Hockey League, he was assigned to the Utah Grizzlies of the ECHL on December 8, 2009.