Tony Tuzzolino

Tony Tuzzolino
Born	(1975-10-09) October 9, 1975 (age 49) Buffalo, New York, U.S.
Height	6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight	202 lb (92 kg; 14 st 6 lb)
Position	Center
Shot	Right
Played for	Mighty Ducks of Anaheim New York Rangers Boston Bruins Modo Hockey
National team	Italy
NHL draft	113th overall, 1994 Quebec Nordiques
Playing career	1997–2010

Anthony Charles Tuzzolino (born October 9, 1975) is an Italian-American former professional ice hockey center. Tuzzolino was drafted 113th overall by the Quebec Nordiques in the 1994 NHL Entry Draft. After completing his collegiate career with Michigan State University of the CCHA he went on to play professionally in both the major and minor professional hockey league teams. He played for the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim, the New York Rangers and for the Boston Bruins of the NHL and Cincinnati, Lexington, Hartford, Providence, and Houston in the AHL. His younger brother Nicolas Tuzzolino was also a professional hockey player who played in the AHL and ECHL.

Playing career

Tuzzolino was drafted 113th overall by the Quebec Nordiques in the 1994 NHL Entry Draft. After completing his collegiate career with Michigan State University of the CCHA he went on to play in the National Hockey League. He played for the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim, the New York Rangers and for the Boston Bruins.

In 2003, he moved to Italy to play in their Serie A league, where he had spells with Asiago, Bolzano and Cortina in a three-year spell in the league. He also had a spell in Sweden's Elitserien with Modo Hockey. He briefly returned to America with the United Hockey League but soon returned to Italy, joining Renon Ritten. He signed on for another year with the club for 2007–08. After completing his second year with Ritten, Tuzzolino returned to Asiago signing a one-year contract on September 22, 2008. ^[1]

In the 2009–10 season, Tuzzolino returned to Italy signing with Eppan-Appiano of the Italian Serie B on January 10, 2010. ^[2]

International play

A dual American-Italian citizen Tuzzolino represented Italy in the 2006 Winter Olympics. After four games with the Italians Tony finished the tournament as the leader with 32 penalty minutes. ^[3]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1991–92	Niagara Scenics	NAHL		45	19	27	46	82		—	—	—	—	—
1992–93	Niagara Scenics	NAHL		50	36	41	77	134		—	—	—	—	—
1993–94	Michigan State University	CCHA		38	4	3	7	50		—	—	—	—	—
1994–95	Michigan State University	CCHA		39	9	19	28	81		—	—	—	—	—
1995–96	Michigan State University	CCHA		41	12	17	29	120		—	—	—	—	—
1996–97	Michigan State University	CCHA		39	14	18	32	120		—	—	—	—	—
1997–98	Kentucky Thoroughblades	AHL		35	9	14	23	83		—	—	—	—	—
1997–98	Cincinnati Mighty Ducks	AHL		13	3	3	6	6		—	—	—	—	—
1997–98	Mighty Ducks of Anaheim	NHL		1	0	0	0	2		—	—	—	—	—
1998–99	Cincinnati Mighty Ducks	AHL		50	4	10	14	55		—	—	—	—	—
1998–99	Cleveland Lumberjacks	IHL		15	2	4	6	22		—	—	—	—	—
1999–00	Huntington Blizzard	ECHL		20	6	13	19	43		—	—	—	—	—
1999–00	Cincinnati Mighty Ducks	AHL		15	0	3	3	8		—	—	—	—	—
1999–00	Hartford Wolf Pack	AHL		32	3	8	11	41		19	2	2	4	16
2000–01	Hartford Wolf Pack	AHL		47	12	23	35	136		5	0	2	2	6
2000–01	New York Rangers	NHL		6	0	0	0	5		—	—	—	—	—
2001–02	Providence Bruins	AHL		59	10	19	29	123		1	0	0	0	0
2001–02	Boston Bruins	NHL		2	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
2002–03	Houston Aeros	AHL		50	9	6	15	92		23	4	4	8	43
2002–03	Louisiana IceGators	ECHL		12	8	7	15	47		—	—	—	—	—
2003–04	Binghamton Senators	AHL		13	1	3	4	12		—	—	—	—	—
2003–04	HC Asiago	ITA		16	6	9	15	67		12	7	3	10	30
2004–05	HC Bolzano	ITA		32	13	19	32	78		9	3	3	6	24
2005–06	SG Cortina	ITA		26	12	12	24	87		—	—	—	—	—
2005–06	Modo Hockey	SEL		11	2	1	3	14		5	0	0	0	12
2006–07	Flint Generals	UHL		14	4	15	19	28		—	—	—	—	—
2006–07	Ritten Sport	ITA		15	7	9	16	14		8	2	5	7	24
2007–08	Ritten Sport	ITA		20	5	18	23	34		13	3	6	9	24
2008–09	HC Asiago	ITA		37	12	30	42	60		—	—	—	—	—
2009–10	Flint Generals	IHL		37	5	12	17	69		—	—	—	—	—
2009–10	HC Eppan Pirates	ITA-2		6	2	4	6	6		13	5	10	15	36
AHL totals				314	51	89	140	556		48	6	8	14	65
NHL totals				9	0	0	0	7		—	—	—	—	—
ITA totals				142	50	94	144	318		45	17	19	36	110

International

Year	Team	Event		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2006	Italy	OG		4	0	1	1	32
Senior totals				4	0	1	1	32

References

1. "The return of Tuzzolino" (in Italian). HC Asiago. September 22, 2008. Archived from the original on July 22, 2011. Retrieved June 22, 2010.
2. "HC Eppan is active once again in the transfer market" (in German). HC Eppan-Appiano. January 10, 2010. Retrieved June 22, 2010.
3. "Turple picked as fan-favourite goalie". sudbury.com. Archived from the original on March 24, 2023. Retrieved March 23, 2023.

External links

• Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com , or  Eliteprospects.com , or  Hockey-Reference.com , or  The Internet Hockey Database