Sean Bentivoglio
# 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.

## 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. 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.

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

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.

After a spell with Asiago, Bentivoglio joined the UK's Cardiff Devils for the 2016/17 season.

Bentivoglio remained with Cardiff until March 2020 when he announced his retirement.

## Career statistics

| | | | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | 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 | NHL totals | NHL totals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
| AHL totals | AHL totals | AHL totals | 241 | 44 | 79 | 123 | 147 | 22 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 30 |
| Italy totals | Italy totals | Italy totals | 203 | 99 | 207 | 306 | 301 | 55 | 31 | 49 | 80 | 76 |
| EIHL totals | EIHL totals | 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 |
