Sean Bentivoglio
| Sean Bentivoglio | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Bentivoglio with the Bridgeport Sound Tigers in 2007 | |||
| Born |
October 16, 1985 Thorold, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | ||
| Weight | 190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb) | ||
| Position | Left wing | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for |
New York Islanders Augsburger Panther HC Asiago Cardiff Devils | ||
| NHL Draft | Undrafted | ||
| Playing career | 2007–2024 | ||
Sean Bentivoglio (born October 16, 1985) is a Canadian-Italian professional ice hockey forward who is currently playing with the Dundas Real McCoys in the ACH (Allan Cup Hockey) League.
Playing career[edit]
Bentivoglio was born in Thorold, Ontario. Undrafted, Bentivoglio played four years of collegiate hockey with Niagara University of the CHA. In his senior year and captain of the Purple Eagles in the 2006–07 season, Sean was named the CHA's player of the year.[1] After finishing his collegiate career, Sean made his professional debut with the AHL's Providence Bruins. Bentivoglio made an impact with the P-Bruins helping them get past the first round in the playoffs with 9 points in 13 games.[2]
On May 21, 2007, Bentivoglio signed a three-year entry level contract with the New York Islanders.[3] Sean was assigned to AHL affiliate, the Bridgeport Sound Tigers for the 2007–08 season. In the 2008–09 season, Sean matched his 32-point rookie campaign with the Sound Tigers and made his NHL debut with the Islanders in a 5-1 defeat to the Montreal Canadiens on April 2, 2009.[4]
After three years within the Islanders organization, Sean left as a free agent. On July 22, 2010, he signed a one-year contract with German club Augsburger Panther of the DEL.[5]
After a spell with Asiago, Bentivoglio joined the UK's Cardiff Devils for the 2016/17 season.[6]
Bentivoglio remained with Cardiff until March 2020 when he announced his retirement.[7]
Career statistics[edit]
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2003–04 | Niagara University | CHA | 39 | 2 | 19 | 21 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | Niagara University | CHA | 36 | 9 | 18 | 27 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | Niagara University | CHA | 33 | 16 | 22 | 38 | 55 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Niagara University | CHA | 37 | 16 | 30 | 46 | 53 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Providence Bruins | AHL | 15 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 8 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 14 | ||
| 2007–08 | Bridgeport Sound Tigers | AHL | 68 | 9 | 23 | 32 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | Bridgeport Sound Tigers | AHL | 78 | 13 | 19 | 32 | 47 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | ||
| 2008–09 | New York Islanders | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Bridgeport Sound Tigers | AHL | 80 | 19 | 26 | 45 | 64 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 12 | ||
| 2010–11 | Augsburger Panther | DEL | 40 | 5 | 16 | 21 | 54 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | HC Asiago | ITL | 44 | 15 | 28 | 43 | 82 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 12 | ||
| 2012–13 | HC Asiago | ITL | 44 | 23 | 52 | 75 | 72 | 15 | 12 | 24 | 36 | 14 | ||
| 2013–14 | HC Asiago | ITL | 39 | 26 | 42 | 68 | 34 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 12 | ||
| 2014–15 | HC Asiago | ITL | 37 | 16 | 40 | 56 | 64 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 25 | 16 | ||
| 2015–16 | HC Asiago | ITL | 39 | 19 | 45 | 64 | 49 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 22 | ||
| 2016–17 | Cardiff Devils | EIHL | 49 | 18 | 29 | 47 | 24 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2017–18 | Cardiff Devils | EIHL | 56 | 14 | 38 | 52 | 71 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ||
| 2018–19 | Cardiff Devils | EIHL | 56 | 16 | 38 | 54 | 52 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 8 | ||
| 2019–20 | Cardiff Devils | EIHL | 40 | 1 | 15 | 16 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| AHL totals | 241 | 44 | 79 | 123 | 147 | 22 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 30 | ||||
| Italy totals | 203 | 99 | 207 | 306 | 301 | 55 | 31 | 49 | 80 | 76 | ||||
| EIHL totals | 201 | 49 | 120 | 169 | 171 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 12 | ||||
Awards and honours[edit]
| Award | Year |
|---|---|
| All-CHA First Team | 2005–06 |
| All-CHA First Team | 2006–07 |
| CHA Player of the Year | 2006–07 |
References[edit]
- ^ Vince McConeghy (2006-12-10). "He could go all the way". USHO. Archived from the original on 2012-09-17. Retrieved 2010-03-15.
- ^ "Tigers' Bentivoglio has plenty of scrap in him". CTpost. 2009-10-31. Retrieved 2010-03-15.
- ^ "Islanders add top prospect". New York Islanders. 2007-05-21. Retrieved 2010-03-15.
- ^ "Canadiens roll over last-place Islanders to jump into seventh place". CBS Sports. 2009-04-02. Retrieved 2010-03-15.
- ^ "Sean Bentivoglio changes to Augsburger" (in German). Augsburger Panther. 2010-07-22. Archived from the original on 2010-07-26. Retrieved 2010-07-25.
- ^ "Ice Hockey: Forward Sean Bentivoglio signs for Cardiff Devils". BBC Sport. 2016-07-15.
- ^ "Devils' Bentivoglio announces retirement". BBC Sport.
External links[edit]
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
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- 1985 births
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- Asiago Hockey 1935 players
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- New York Islanders players
- Niagara Purple Eagles men's ice hockey players
- People from Thorold
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