Robert Bortuzzo
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Birthday:
1989-03-18 |
Position:
D |
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Eligible for draft:
2007 |
Shoots:
Right |
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Drafted:
2007 |
Height:
6-3 |
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Acquired:
3rd round (78th overall), 2007 |
Weight:
196 lbs. |
Prospect Talent Score
Probability of Success
- B
2006-07: Bortuzzo’s offensive game is still in its infancy, as he only accounted for 14 points in 63 games.
2007-08: The tall defenseman finished third among defensemen in scoring on his team with 3 goals and 15 assists in 52 games, helping them win the Hamilton Spectator Trophy, the award given to the OHL team with the best record. Bortuzzo also contributed 8 assists during his teams’ 18 game playoff run which ended in a loss final game of the Memorial Cup to the Spokane Chiefs.
2008-09: Bortuzzo missed all but 23 games in the 2008-09 season because of surgery he had to repair a nagging rotator cuff injury. In his few appearances he managed 1 goal and 16 assists while seeing time in all situations.
2009-10: In his first professional season, Bortuzzo managed 2 goals, 10 assists, and 109 penalty minutes including 9 fighting majors. He also managed a plus-13. He also showed no ill effects of the surgery from the previous season, appearing in 75 games with the Penguins AHL affiliate.
2010-11: In his second season with the Penguins AHL affiliate, Bortuzzo managed 4 goals, 22 assists, and 111 penalty minutes that included 6 fighting majors. He also managed a plus-28 which was not only among the best on the team but among the best in the AHL.
