Bates & Anthony

Jonathan "Bates" Battaglia and Anthony Battaglia are a team of Hockey Brothers on the 22nd season of The Amazing Race.

Bates

 * Age: 37
 * Current Residence: Raleigh, N.C.
 * Connection to your teammate: Brother
 * Current occupation: Former Professional Hockey Player.
 * Describe what you do: Played professional hockey player and own a bar on the side. Played for Carolina Hurricanes, Colorado Avalanche, Washington Capitals and Toronto Maple Leafs.
 * Three words to describe you: Competitive, strong-willed and confident
 * Favorites hobbies: Golf, hiking and TV
 * What is the accomplishment you are most proud of? Playing in the Stanley Cup Finals.
 * What famous person reminds you of yourself? Myself.
 * What famous person reminds you of your teammate? Prince William.
 * What scares you most about traveling? The language barrier.
 * What excites you most about traveling? Seeing new things and meeting new people.
 * Biggest challenge you and your teammate will face on The Race together: We are close but we fight at times and are competitive with each other.
 * Pet peeve about your teammate: He’s lazy.
 * What country and place would you most like to visit and why? Italy and Scotland, because I’m Italian and Scottish.
 * What do you hope to accomplish by running The Race (other than winning one million bucks)? I think it would be a great way to see the world while having fun and competing.

Anthony

 * Age: 33
 * Current Residence: Raleigh, NC
 * Connection to your teammate: Brother
 * Current occupation: Professional Hockey Player. I currently play for the Huntsville Havoc.
 * Describe what you do: I’m a professional hockey player and bar owner on the side.
 * Three words to describe you: Strong-willed, loud and athletic.
 * Favorite hobbies: Bowling, TV & movies and extreme sports.
 * What is the accomplishment you are most proud of? I’ve played in 600 pro hockey games and won a championship this past season with the New Jersey Outlaws.
 * What famous person reminds you of yourself? Prince William.
 * What famous person reminds you of your teammate? He is famous! He played in the NHL.
 * What scares you most about traveling? Flying and being around strangers.
 * What excites you most about traveling? Going to new places.
 * Biggest challenge you and your teammate will face on The Race together: We are very competitive with each other and we always try to beat each other at everything.
 * Pet peeve about your teammate: He is always putting me down.
 * What country and place would you most like to visit and why? Italy, because it is so beautiful and my grandparents are from there.
 * What do you hope to accomplish by running The Race (other than winning one million bucks)? I want to show my brother that I can win. Plus, the prizes would be nice.

Race History

 * Leg 1: 2nd
 * Leg 2: 1st
 * Leg 3: 3rd
 * Leg 4: 7th
 * Leg 5: 4th
 * Leg 6: 1st
 * Leg 7: 1st (Fast Forward)
 * Leg 8: 1st
 * Leg 9: 4th
 * Leg 10: 2nd (U-Turned Joey & Meghan)
 * Leg 11: 2nd
 * Leg 12: 1st (Winners)Final-pitstop-2.jpg