Sean Bentivoglio

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Sean Bentivoglio
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Bentivoglio with the Bridgeport Sound Tigers in 2007
Born (1985-10-16) October 16, 1985 (age 39)
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 20072024

Sean Bentivoglio (born October 16, 1985) is a Canadian-Italian ice hockey forward who currently plays for the Dundas Real McCoys in the Allan Cup Hockey (ACH) league.

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Playing career

Bentivoglio was born in Thorold, Ontario. Although he went undrafted, he played four seasons of college hockey at Niagara University in the CHA. During his senior year in 22006–07, while serving as team captain, he was honored as the CHA Player of the Year. [1] After concluding his college career, he turned pro with the Providence Bruins of the AHL, where he made a strong impression by tallying 9 points in 13 playoff games, helping the team advance beyond the first round. [2]

On May 21, 2007, Bentivoglio inked a three-year entry-level deal with the New York Islanders. [3] He spent the 2007–08 season playing for their AHL affiliate, the Bridgeport Sound Tigers. During the 2008–09 season, he equaled his rookie total of 32 points with the Sound Tigers and made his NHL debut with the Islanders on April 2, 2009, in a 5–1 loss to the Montreal Canadiens. [4]

After spending three seasons with the Islanders organization, Sean became a free agent and, on July 22, 2010, agreed to a one-year deal with Augsburger Panther of Germany's DEL. [5]

After concluding his stint with Asiago in the Italian Serie A, Bentivoglio took the next step in his professional career by signing with the Cardiff Devils of the Elite Ice Hockey League (EIHL) in the United Kingdom for the 2016–17 season. [6]

Bentivoglio stayed with the Cardiff team until March 2020, when he officially announced his retirement from professional hockey. [7]

Career statistics

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
2003–04 Niagara University CHA 392192114
2004–05 Niagara UniversityCHA369182720
2005–06 Niagara UniversityCHA3316223855
2006–07 Niagara UniversityCHA3716304653
2006–07 Providence Bruins AHL 153111481336914
2007–08 Bridgeport Sound Tigers AHL689233228
2008–09 Bridgeport Sound TigersAHL781319324741124
2008–09 New York Islanders NHL 10002
2009–10 Bridgeport Sound TigersAHL8019264564511212
2010–11 Augsburger Panther DEL 405162154
2011–12 HC Asiago ITL 4415284382412312
2012–13 HC AsiagoITL44235275721512243614
2013–14 HC AsiagoITL39264268341115612
2014–15 HC AsiagoITL37164056641714112516
2015–16 HC AsiagoITL39194564498371022
2016–17 Cardiff Devils EIHL 491829472440220
2017–18 Cardiff DevilsEIHL561438527141234
2018–19 Cardiff DevilsEIHL561638545243368
2019–20 Cardiff DevilsEIHL401151624
NHL totals10002
AHL totals241447912314722581330
Italy totals203992073063015531498076
EIHL totals2014912016917112471112

Awards and honours

AwardYear
All-CHA First Team 2005–06
All-CHA First Team 2006–07
CHA Player of the Year 2006–07

References

  1. Vince McConeghy (2006-12-10). "He could go all the way". USHO. Archived from the original on 2012-09-17. Retrieved 2010-03-15.
  2. "Tigers' Bentivoglio has plenty of scrap in him". CTpost. 2009-10-31. Retrieved 2010-03-15.
  3. "Islanders add top prospect". New York Islanders. 2007-05-21. Retrieved 2010-03-15.
  4. "Canadiens roll over last-place Islanders to jump into seventh place". CBS Sports . 2009-04-02. Retrieved 2010-03-15.
  5. "Sean Bentivoglio changes to Augsburger" (in German). Augsburger Panther. 2010-07-22. Archived from the original on 2010-07-26. Retrieved 2010-07-25.
  6. "Ice Hockey: Forward Sean Bentivoglio signs for Cardiff Devils". BBC Sport. 2016-07-15.
  7. "Devils' Bentivoglio announces retirement". BBC Sport.
Awards and achievements
Preceded by CHA Player of the Year
2006-07
Succeeded by