Tyler Bertuzzi

Tyler Bertuzzi
Bertuzzi after winning 2017 Calder Cup
Born (1995-02-24) February 24, 1995
Sudbury, Ontario, Canada
Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight 200 lb (91 kg; 14 st 4 lb)
Position Forward
Shoots Left
NHL team Detroit Red Wings
NHL Draft 58th overall, 2013
Detroit Red Wings
Playing career 2015–present

Tyler Bertuzzi (born February 24, 1995) is a Canadian professional ice hockey forward currently playing for the Detroit Red Wings of the National Hockey League (NHL). Bertuzzi was drafted 58th overall by the Red Wings in the 2013 NHL Entry Draft.

Playing career

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. At the conclusion of the season, Bertuzzi was selected in the second round, 58th overall by the Detroit Red Wings during the 2013 NHL Entry Draft.

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 Red Wings signed Bertuzzi to a three-year entry-level contract.[1]

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.[2] 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.[3] Bertuzzi was again recalled by the Red Wings on November 17.[4] During the 2016–17 season, Bertuzzi recorded 12 goals and 25 assists in 48 games during the regular season. During the 2017 Calder Cup playoffs, he recorded nine goals and 10 assists in 19 games, to help lead the Griffins to the Calder Cup, and was awarded the Jack A. Butterfield Trophy as the Most Valuable Player. He set the Griffins' franchise record with 23 career playoff goals.[5][6]

On December 21, 2017 Bertuzzi was recalled by the Red Wings. Prior to being recalled he recorded seven goals and seven assists in 16 games for the Griffins.[7] Bertuzzi recorded his first career NHL goal against Jeff Glass of the Chicago Blackhawks on January 14, 2018.[8] During the 2017–18 season he recorded seven goals and 17 assists in 48 games for the Red Wings. On June 25, 2018, the Red Wings signed Bertuzzi to a two-year contract extension.[9]

Personal life

Bertuzzi is the son of Adrian Gedye and Angela Bertuzzi. He has two brothers: Evan and Matthew Gedye.[10] His cousins, Tag and Jaden Bertuzzi, also play hockey.[11] Tag was selected second overall by Guelph Storm in the 2017 OHL draft.[12]

Bertuzzi is the nephew of former NHL player Todd Bertuzzi.[13]

Career statistics

    Regular season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2011–12 Guelph Storm OHL 61 6 11 17 117 6 0 2 2 7
2012–13 Guelph Storm OHL 43 13 9 22 68 5 0 0 0 14
2013–14 Guelph Storm OHL 29 10 25 35 49 18 10 7 17 24
2014–15 Guelph Storm OHL 68 43 55 98 91 9 6 2 8 10
2014–15 Grand Rapids Griffins AHL 2 1 0 1 0 14 7 5 12 10
2015–16 Grand Rapids Griffins AHL 71 12 18 30 133 9 7 1 8 8
2016–17 Grand Rapids Griffins AHL 48 12 25 37 37 19 9 10 19 50
2016–17 Detroit Red Wings NHL 7 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
2017–18 Grand Rapids Griffins AHL 16 7 7 14 34 — — — — —
2017–18 Detroit Red Wings NHL 48 7 17 24 39 — — — — —
NHL totals 55 7 17 24 39 — — — — —

Awards and honours

Award Year
OHL
Second All-Star Team 2015 [14]
AHL
Jack A. Butterfield Trophy 2017 [5]
Calder Cup (Grand Rapids Griffins) 2017

References

  1. ↑ DiFilippo, Alex (October 17, 2014). "Detroit signs prospect Bertuzzi to three-year deal". Detroit Red Wings. Retrieved April 27, 2016.
  2. ↑ Kujawa, Kyle (November 7, 2016). "Red Wings recall Tyler Bertuzzi". Detroit Red Wings. Retrieved November 7, 2016.
  3. ↑ Kujawa, Kyle (November 15, 2016). "Bertuzzi assigned to Grand Rapids". Detroit Red Wings. Retrieved November 15, 2016.
  4. ↑ Kujawa, Kyle (November 17, 2016). "Bertuzzi rejoins Red Wings". Detroit Red Wings. Retrieved November 17, 2016.
  5. 1 2 Wakiji, Dana (June 13, 2017). "Grand Rapids Griffins win Calder Cup at home". Detroit Red Wings. Retrieved June 13, 2017.
  6. ↑ "Ain't It Grand". Grand Rapids Griffins. June 13, 2017. Retrieved June 13, 2017.
  7. ↑ Kujawa, Kyle (December 21, 2017). "Detroit recalls left wing Tyler Bertuzzi". Detroit Red Wings. Retrieved December 21, 2017.
  8. ↑ "Tyler Bertuzzi scores first career goal as Red Wings beat Blackhawks". sportsnet.ca. Chicago. January 14, 2018. Retrieved March 11, 2018.
  9. ↑ Kujawa, Kyle (June 25, 2018). "Red Wings agree to terms with Bertuzzi and Frk". Detroit Red Wings. Retrieved June 25, 2018.
  10. ↑ "Bertuzzi – Version 2.0". guelphstorm.com. October 4, 2012. Retrieved March 11, 2018.
  11. ↑ "JADEN BERTUZZI". eliteprospects.com. Retrieved March 11, 2018.
  12. ↑ Kennedy, Ryan (September 7, 2017). "TAG BERTUZZI WEARS THE FAMILY NAME PROUDLY IN GUELPH". thehockeynews.com. Retrieved March 11, 2018.
  13. ↑ St. James, Helene (July 9, 2013). "Tyler Bertuzzi says he's meaner than uncle, Todd". USA Today. Retrieved May 18, 2016.
  14. ↑ "OHL Announces 2014-15 All-Star Teams". Ontario Hockey League. May 20, 2015. Retrieved June 29, 2017.
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