Robert Bortuzzo
Robert Bortuzzo (born March 18, 1989) is a Canadian ice hockey defenceman. He currently plays for the St. Louis Blues of the National Hockey League (NHL).
| Robert Bortuzzo | |
|---|---|
 Bortuzzo with the Pittsburgh Penguins in 2014 | |
| Born | March 18, 1989 Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada |
| Height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
| Weight | 215 lb (98 kg; 15 st 5 lb) |
| Position | Defence |
| Shoots | Right |
| NHL team Former teams |
St. Louis Blues Pittsburgh Penguins |
| NHL Draft | 78th overall, 2007 Pittsburgh Penguins |
| Playing career | 2009–present |
Playing career
Bortuzzo was picked up by the Kitchener Rangers of the Ontario Hockey League in 2006 after leading the Fort William North Stars of the Superior International Junior Hockey League 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]
Career statistics
| 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 | ||
| NHL totals | 377 | 16 | 42 | 58 | 372 | 43 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 40 | ||||
Robert Bortuzzo Media
Bortuzzo at a morning skate with the Penguins in Raleigh, NC, in 2011.
Bortuzzo during the 2019 Stanley Cup parade
References
- ↑ "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.
Other websites
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or ESPN.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database