Sean Bentivoglio

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.

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. 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.

On May 21, 2007, Bentivoglio inked a three-year entry-level deal with the New York Islanders. 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.

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.

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.

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

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