Tony Tuzzolino

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.

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

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.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs Regular seasonPlayoffs 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