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
  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 14NHL totals 560 20 54 74 511 60 2 3 5 60

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Category:1989 births
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Category:Canadian ice hockey defencemen
Category:Ice hockey people from Ontario
Category:New York Islanders players
Category:Pittsburgh Penguins players
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Category:St. Louis Blues players
Category:Stanley Cup champions
Category:Utah Hockey Club players
Category:Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins players
Category:Ontario Hockey League players