John Tonelli

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John Tonelli

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| caption = Tonelli with the [[New York Islanders]] in 1980
| caption = Tonelli with the [[New York Islanders]] in 1980
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1957|3|23}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1957|3|23}}
| birth_place = [[Hamilton, Ontario]], Canada
| birth_place = [[Hamilton, Ontario]], Canada{{cite web|url=http://news.milton.halinet.on.ca/2496612/page/8|title=Canadian Champion (Milton, ON), 11 Apr 1957, p. 8|website=news.milton.Halinet.on.ca|access-date=December 14, 2017}}
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==Early life==
==Early life==
Tonelli was born at St. Joseph's Hospital in [[Hamilton, Ontario]], on March 23, 1957, to his parents Alex Tonelli, Jr. and Joy Sclisizzi of Milton. He has an older brother Raymond, a younger brother David and a younger sister, Sandra.{{cite web|url=http://news.milton.halinet.on.ca/2495603/page/10|title=Canadian Champion (Milton, ON), 3 Jul 1952, p. 10|website=news.milton.Halinet.on.ca|access-date=December 14, 2017}} Tonelli's mother Joy Sclisizzi is a relative of [[Enio Sclisizzi]], who was Milton's first NHLer.{{cite web|url=http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/thestar/obituary.aspx?n=lydia-asquini-sclisizzi&pid=162540206|title=Lydia (Sclisizzi) ASQUINI's Obituary on Toronto Star|website=Toronto Star|access-date=December 14, 2017}}
Tonelli was born at St. Joseph's Hospital in [[Hamilton, Ontario]], on March 23, 1957, to his parents Alex Tonelli, Jr. and Joy Sclisizzi of Milton.>{{cite web|url=http://news.milton.halinet.on.ca/2496612/page/8|title=Canadian Champion (Milton, ON), 11 Apr 1957, p. 8|website=news.milton.Halinet.on.ca|access-date=December 14, 2017}}> He has an older brother Raymond, a younger brother David and a younger sister, Sandra.{{cite web|url=http://news.milton.halinet.on.ca/2495603/page/10|title=Canadian Champion (Milton, ON), 3 Jul 1952, p. 10|website=news.milton.Halinet.on.ca|access-date=December 14, 2017}} Tonelli's mother Joy Sclisizzi is a relative of [[Enio Sclisizzi]], who was Milton's first NHLer.{{cite web|url=http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/thestar/obituary.aspx?n=lydia-asquini-sclisizzi&pid=162540206|title=Lydia (Sclisizzi) ASQUINI's Obituary on Toronto Star|website=Toronto Star|access-date=December 14, 2017}}


As young man, Tonelli worked in Sclisizzi's bronze-plaque making factory where he washed the finished plaques.
As young man, Tonelli worked in Sclisizzi's bronze-plaque making factory where he washed the finished plaques.
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