Sean Bentivoglio

Sean Bentivoglio (born October 16, 1985) is a retired Canadian-Italian professional ice hockey forward who last played for the Cardiff Devils in the UK's EIHL.

Sean Bentivoglio
Bentivoglio with the Bridgeport Sound Tigers in 2007
Born (1985-10-16) 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 2007–2020

Playing career

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
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
Award Year
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.
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