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
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	2007–2020

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. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/ice-hockey/51967170

External links

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