Tony Voce is an American professional ice hockey

Ice hockey

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 player. Voce is currently a free agent.

Playing career

Voce played college hockey at Boston College

Boston College

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. In his four years there, he recorded 90 goals and 77 assists to go along with 207 penalty minutes. As a senior, he finished second in the nation in goals in the NCAA

National Collegiate Athletic Association

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, and for the second time (also as a sophomore) was awarded the Norman F. Bailey Award as team MVP

Most Valuable Player

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. In addition, he was named to the All-Hockey East First Team and was an AHCA First Team All-American.

After being signed as a free agent by his hometown team, the Philadelphia Flyers

Philadelphia Flyers

The Philadelphia Flyers are a professional ice hockey team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League...

, he was sent to their minor league affiliate, the Philadelphia Phantoms

Philadelphia Phantoms

The Philadelphia Phantoms were a professional ice hockey team that played in the American Hockey League from 1996 to 2009. The club was based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and played most of its home games at the Spectrum. During schedule conflicts or some Calder Cup playoff games, games were...

. Voce was a member of the 2004–05

2004–05 AHL season

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 Calder Cup

Calder Cup

The Calder Cup is awarded annually to the playoff champion of the American Hockey League. The trophy is the world's second oldest continuous professional ice hockey championship, having first been awarded in 1937 following the 1936-37 AHL season, and continuously being awarded every year.The cup...

 winning Philadelphia Phantoms team. He became one of the team's top goal-scorers, totaling 50 goals in 2 years as a member of the Phantoms before being loaned to Grand Rapids.

On March 17, 2008 he signed with the Straubing Tigers

Straubing Tigers

The Straubing Tigers are a professional men's ice hockey team in the German Ice Hockey League . They play out of Straubing, Germany, and they play their home games at Eisstadion am Pulverturm, which can hold 5,800 spectators....

 of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga and transferred November 28, 2008 to EC Graz 99ers

Graz 99ers

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 of the Erste Bank Hockey League. After two weeks in Austria, he was released by the team.

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