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.

## Playing career

Bortuzzo 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.

Bortuzzo won the Hamilton Spectator Trophy in his second year as a member of the 2007–08 Kitchener Rangers.

On March 2, 2015, the Penguins traded Bortuzzo along to the St. Louis Blues in exchange for Ian Cole. On July 2, Bortuzzo signed a two-year contract to stay with the Blues. On June 12, 2019, Bortuzzo won the Stanley Cup with the Blues after they defeated the Boston Bruins four games to three.

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. 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.

## Career statistics

|colspan="3" bgcolor="#ffffff"||rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff"||colspan="5"|Regular season|rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff"||colspan="5"|Playoffs||||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|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|

## Infobox (ice hockey player)

- **name**: Robert Bortuzzo
- **image**: Robert Bortuzzo 2014-03-23.JPG
- **image size**: 230px
- **caption**: Bortuzzo with the Pittsburgh Penguins in 2014
- **birth place**: Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada
- **height ft**: 6
- **height in**: 4
- **weight lb**: 215
- **position**: Defenceman, Defence
- **shoots**: Right
- **league**: National Hockey League, NHL
- **team**: Utah Hockey Club
- **former teams**: Pittsburgh Penguins
St. Louis Blues
New York Islanders
- **draft**: 78th overall
- **draft year**: 2007
- **draft team**: Pittsburgh Penguins
- **career start**: 2009