Position Forward Playing career Weight 81 kg | Shoots Left Height 1.83 m Salary 575,000 USD (2016) | |
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Born February 24, 1995 (age 22)
Sudbury, Ontario, Canada ( 1995-02-24 ) NHL team (P)
Cur. team Detroit Red Wings
Grand Rapids Griffins (AHL) NHL Draft 58th overall, 2013
Detroit Red Wings Current team Grand Rapids Griffins (#39 / Left wing) Parents Adrian Gedye, Angela Bertuzzi Similar Anthony Mantha, Todd Bertuzzi, Andreas Athanasiou, Ryan Sproul, Brian Lashoff Profiles | ||
Summer spotlight 2016 tyler bertuzzi
Tyler Bertuzzi (born February 24, 1995) is a Canadian ice hockey player for the Detroit Red Wings of the National Hockey League (NHL). Bertuzzi was drafted 58th overall by the Detroit Red Wings in the 2013 NHL Entry Draft.
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- Summer spotlight 2016 tyler bertuzzi
- Red wings prospect tyler bertuzzi aspires to be two way player when he reaches nhl
- Junior
- Professional
- Personal life
- References
Red wings prospect tyler bertuzzi aspires to be two way player when he reaches nhl
Junior
Bertuzzi was drafted 78th overall in the 2011 OHL Entry Draft by the Guelph Storm.
During the 2011–12 season, Bertuzzi played in 61 games for Guelph in his first full year in the OHL. Making his OHL debut on September 22, 2011, he recorded a fight. Bertuzzi finished with six goals, 11 assists, and 117 penalty minutes. Bertuzzi played in all six of Guelph's playoff games, finishing the series with two assists.
During the 2012–13 season, Bertuzzi had 13 goals and had nine assists in 43 games. Bertuzzi played in all five playoff games with Guelph, finishing with no points and 14 penalty minutes.
During the 2013–14 season, Bertuzzi only played in 29 games, finishing the season with 10 goals and 25 assists, helping the Storm capture the OHL Championship and advance to the Memorial Cup championship game. Bertuzzi led the Memorial Cup with five goals in four games. Guelph played 18 playoff games, with Bertuzzi playing in all, scoring 10 goals, seven assists, and a +24 rating.
During the 2014–15 season, Bertuzzi had his best season of his career, leading Guelph Storm in scoring with 98 points while playing in all of the teams 68 games. Bertuzzi also led Guelph in goals (43), assists (55), penalty minutes (91), and plus/minus +26. Through nine games in the playoffs, Bertuzzi tied the team in scoring with eight points. Bertuzzi was named an OHL all-star, finishing the season ranked tenth in OHL scoring.
Professional
On October 17, 2014, the Detroit Red Wings signed Bertuzzi to a three-year entry-level contract.
After finishing his season with Guelph Storm, Bertuzzi played two regular season games of the 2014–15 season. He made his professional debut for the Grand Rapids Griffins on April 16, 2015, in a game against the Lake Erie Monsters. In his second AHL game, also against the Lake Erie Monsters, he scored his first professional goal against Calvin Pickard.
On November 7, 2016, Bertuzzi was recalled by the Detroit Red Wings, and made his NHL debut the next day in a game against the Philadelphia Flyers. Prior to being recalled Bertuzzi recorded two goals and two assists in nine games for the Griffins. On November 15, Bertuzzi was assigned to Grands Rapids. Bertuzzi appeared in three games for the Red Wings, logging five hits and two shots on goal in 9:57 average time on ice. Bertuzzi was again recalled by the Red Wings on November 17.
Personal life
Mom: Angela Bertuzzi
Dad: Adrian Gedye
Brother: Evan Gedye
Bertuzzi is the nephew of former NHL player Todd Bertuzzi.