Robert Bortuzzo
Robert Bortuzzo (born March 18, 1989) is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman. He currently plays for the Utah Hockey Club of the National Hockey League (NHL). He has also played for the Pittsburgh Penguins, St. Louis Blues, and New York Islanders.
| Robert Bortuzzo | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Bortuzzo with the Pittsburgh Penguins in 2014 | |||
| Born |
March 18, 1989 Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Height | 6 ft 4 in (193 cm) | ||
| Weight | 215 lb (98 kg; 15 st 5 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shoots | Right | ||
| NHL team Former teams |
Utah Hockey Club Pittsburgh Penguins St. Louis Blues New York Islanders | ||
| NHL Draft |
78th overall, 2007 Pittsburgh Penguins | ||
| Playing career | 2009–present | ||
Playing career
changeBortuzzo was picked up by the Kitchener Rangers of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL) in 2006 after leading the Fort William North Stars of the Superior International Junior Hockey League (SIJHL) to a league championship, a Dudley Hewitt Cup, and an overtime away from playing in the 2006 Royal Bank Cup final.
Bortuzzo was drafted by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the 3rd Round (78th overall) of the 2007 NHL Entry Draft. He played junior hockey in the Ontario Hockey League for the Kitchener Rangers. In his three years with the Rangers he recorded 49 points and 152 penalty minutes in 138 games.[1]
Bortuzzo won the Hamilton Spectator Trophy in his second year as a member of the 2007–08 Kitchener Rangers.[2]
On March 2, 2015, the Penguins traded Bortuzzo along to the St. Louis Blues in exchange for Ian Cole.[3] On July 2, Bortuzzo signed a two-year contract to stay with the Blues.[4] On June 12, 2019, Bortuzzo won the Stanley Cup with the Blues after they defeated the Boston Bruins four games to three.[5]
On December 8, 2023, the Blues traded Bortuzzo to the New York Islanders in exchange for a seventh-round pick in the 2024 NHL Entry Draft.[6] He would play 23 games with them.
On August 31, 2024, Bortuzzo signed a $775,000; one-year, two-way contract to join the Utah Hockey Club.[7]
Career statistics
change| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2006–07 | Kitchener Rangers | OHL | 63 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 67 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | ||
| 2007–08 | Kitchener Rangers | OHL | 52 | 3 | 15 | 18 | 61 | 18 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 14 | ||
| 2008–09 | Kitchener Rangers | OHL | 23 | 1 | 16 | 17 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins | AHL | 75 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 109 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2010–11 | Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins | AHL | 79 | 4 | 22 | 26 | 111 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||
| 2011–12 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins | AHL | 51 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 61 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 13 | ||
| 2012–13 | Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins | AHL | 31 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 15 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 54 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 74 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 2014–15 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 38 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 68 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 13 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 40 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 52 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 2016–17 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 38 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 2017–18 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 72 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 41 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2018–19 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 59 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 47 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 30 | ||
| 2019–20 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 42 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2020–21 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 40 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 47 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 73 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 36 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| 2022–23 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 43 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2023–24 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2023–24 | New York Islanders | NHL | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 14 | ||
| NHL totals | 560 | 20 | 54 | 74 | 511 | 60 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 60 | ||||
References
change- ↑ "Penguins sign Robert Bortuzzo and Nathan Moon". oursportscentral.com. March 23, 2009. Retrieved March 23, 2009.
- ↑ "Prospect Robert Bortuzzo". HockeysFuture.com. March 23, 2009. Retrieved March 23, 2009.
- ↑ "Penguins acquire Cole from Blues for Bortuzzo". National Hockey League. Retrieved October 8, 2024.
- ↑ "Bortuzzo Signs Two-Year Deal". St. Louis Blues. Archived from the original on April 2, 2019. Retrieved October 8, 2024.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ↑ "St. Louis Celebrates, Leaving Other Cities to Sing the Title Drought Blues". The New York Times. Retrieved October 8, 2024.
- ↑ "Islanders acquire Robert Bortuzzo from Blues for 2024 seventh-round pick". Sportsnet. Retrieved October 8, 2024.
- ↑ "Utah HC signs defenceman Robert Bortuzzo to one-year deal". Sportsnet. Retrieved October 8, 2024.
Other websites
change- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database