Robert Bortuzzo

Robert Bortuzzo
Bortuzzo with the Penguins in 2014.
Born	(1989-03-18) March 18, 1989 (age 28) Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada
Height	6 ft 4 in (193 cm)
Weight	215 lb (98 kg; 15 st 5 lb)
Position	Defense
Shoots	Right
NHL team Former teams	St. Louis Blues Pittsburgh Penguins
NHL Draft	78th overall, 2007 Pittsburgh Penguins
Playing career	2009–present

Robert Bortuzzo (born March 18, 1989) is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman who currently plays for the St. Louis Blues of the National Hockey League (NHL).

Bortuzzo was picked up by the Kitchener Rangers of the Ontario Hockey League in 2006 after leading the Fort William North Stars of the Superior International Junior Hockey League 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 November 5, 2011, Bortuzzo made his NHL debut. Called up from the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins, Bortuzzo was inserted into the Pittsburgh line-up to fill-in for Ben Lovejoy who had broken his wrist the previous game. Bortuzzo was injured during a game against the Philadelphia Flyers on December 8, 2011 due to a hit from Zac Rinaldo. He was out for several weeks with a concussion, but was able to return to action in Wilkes-Barre/Scranton later that season.