Robert Bortuzzo

Age 34 Mar 18, 1989

Thunder Bay CAN

Defense shoots right

6'4" 193 cm

216 lbs 98 kg

ELC Signing Age 20

Waivers Signing Age 20

UFA Year 2016

Agent Robert Hooper

Draft Year 2007
Drafted Overall 78
Draft Round 3
Draft Team

Cap Hit: $950,000
1.1% of team cap space
Accumulated Cap Hit: $0
Year 2 of 2 year contract
Expiry Status UFA | 2024 | 35 yrs old
Career Earnings: $13,755,000

Transaction History

Sep 21, 2023	St. Louis Blues \| Robert Bortuzzo \| Bortuzzo (upper body) skated at Thursday's first training camp practice, Jeremy Rutherford of The Athletic reports.
Apr 11, 2023	St. Louis Blues \| Robert Bortuzzo \| Bortuzzo (upper body) is considered doubtful for St. Louis' last two games of the season, Lou Korac of NHL.com reports.
Apr 7, 2023	St. Louis Blues \| Robert Bortuzzo \| Bortuzzo (upper body/personal) will miss Saturday's game in Minnesota, Lou Korac of NHL.com reports.
Apr 5, 2023	St. Louis Blues \| Robert Bortuzzo \| Bortuzzo (upper body) will miss a fifth straight contest Thursday versus the New York Rangers, Lou Korac of NHL.com reports.
Apr 4, 2023	St. Louis Blues \| Robert Bortuzzo \| Bortuzzo (upper body) won't play Tuesday against the Philadelphia Flyers, Jim Thomas of The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports.
Apr 2, 2023	St. Louis Blues \| Robert Bortuzzo \| Bortuzzo (upper body) won't play Sunday against the Boston Bruins, per Jeremy Rutherford of The Athletic.
Mar 23, 2023	St. Louis Blues \| Robert Bortuzzo \| Bortuzzo had two assists in a 4-3 win over the Detroit Red Wings on Thursday.
Mar 21, 2023	St. Louis Blues \| Robert Bortuzzo \| Bortuzzo scored a goal on one shot in the St. Louis Blues' 3-2 shootout loss to the Detroit Red Wings on Tuesday.
Feb 18, 2023	St. Louis Blues \| Robert Bortuzzo \| Bortuzzo will return to the lineup Saturday, Lou Korac of NHL.com reports.
Jan 26, 2023	St. Louis Blues \| Robert Bortuzzo \| Bortuzzo (lower body) was taken off the injured reserve list Thursday.
Jan 25, 2023	St. Louis Blues \| Robert Bortuzzo \| Bortuzzo (lower body) could be cleared to return at some point during St. Louis' upcoming three-game road trip, Lou Korac of NHL.com reports.
Jan 9, 2023	St. Louis Blues \| Robert Bortuzzo \| Bortuzzo (lower body) was placed on injured reserve Monday.
Jan 8, 2023	St. Louis Blues \| Robert Bortuzzo \| Bortuzzo (lower body) will not be available against the Minnesota Wild on Sunday, Jim Thomas of The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports.
Jan 7, 2023	St. Louis Blues \| Robert Bortuzzo \| Bortuzzo (lower body) won't return to Saturday's game versus the Montreal Canadiens.
Dec 31, 2022	St. Louis Blues \| Robert Bortuzzo \| Bortuzzo converted a goal during a 5-2 defeat to the visiting Wild on Saturday.
Nov 26, 2022	St. Louis Blues \| Robert Bortuzzo \| Bortuzzo (upper body) had two shots and two hits during Friday's 5-2 loss to the host Lightning.
Nov 23, 2022	St. Louis Blues \| Robert Bortuzzo \| Bortuzzo (upper body) was activated from injured reserve Wednesday.
Nov 22, 2022	St. Louis Blues \| Robert Bortuzzo \| Bortuzzo (upper body) will be available if needed for Wednesday's game against the Buffalo Sabres, reports Tom Timmermann of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
Nov 21, 2022	St. Louis Blues \| Robert Bortuzzo \| Bortuzzo (upper body) won't play Monday against the Anaheim Ducks despite being close to a return to the lineup, Jim Thomas of The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports.
Nov 10, 2022	St. Louis Blues \| Robert Bortuzzo \| Bortuzzo (upper body) was placed on injured reserve Thursday.
Oct 25, 2022	St. Louis Blues \| Robert Bortuzzo \| Bortuzzo logged 12:30 of ice time in Monday's 4-0 loss to the Winnipeg Jets.
May 10, 2022	St. Louis Blues \| Robert Bortuzzo \| Bortuzzo (upper body) will play in Tuesday's Game 5 against the Minnesota Wild, Jim Thomas of The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports.
May 9, 2022	St. Louis Blues \| Robert Bortuzzo \| Bortuzzo (upper body) will be a game-time decision for Tuesday's Game 5 clash with the Minnesota Wild, Lou Korac of NHL.com reports.
May 8, 2022	St. Louis Blues \| Robert Bortuzzo \| Bortuzzo (upper body) will not play Sunday against the Minnesota Wild, Jeremy Rutherford of The Athletic reports.
May 6, 2022	St. Louis Blues \| Robert Bortuzzo \| Bortuzzo (upper body) won't play in Friday's Game 3 against the Minnesota Wild, Lou Korac of NHL.com reports.
May 4, 2022	St. Louis Blues \| Robert Bortuzzo \| Bortuzzo was officially ruled out for the remainder of the game versus Minnesota on Wednesday due to an upper-body injury.
May 4, 2022	St. Louis Blues \| Robert Bortuzzo \| Bortuzzo suffered an apparent facial injury after blocking a shot against the Minnesota Wild on Wednesday, Jessi Pierce of NHL.com reports.
Apr 29, 2022	St. Louis Blues \| Robert Bortuzzo \| Bortuzzo (undisclosed) will be in the lineup for Friday's clash with Vegas, Lou Korac of NHL.com reports.
Apr 26, 2022	St. Louis Blues \| Robert Bortuzzo \| Bortuzzo (undisclosed) is considered probable to play Friday versus the Vegas Golden Knights, per head coach Craig Berube.
Apr 26, 2022	St. Louis Blues \| Robert Bortuzzo \| Bortuzzo (undisclosed) won't play Tuesday against the Colorado Avalanche, Jeremy Rutherford of The Athletic reports.
Apr 24, 2022	St. Louis Blues \| Robert Bortuzzo \| Bortuzzo (undisclosed) is "fine" and considered day-to-day, Jeremy Rutherford of The Athletic reports.
Apr 6, 2022	St. Louis Blues \| Robert Bortuzzo \| Bortuzzo produced an assist and three blocked shots in Wednesday's 4-1 win over the Seattle Kraken.
Apr 1, 2022	St. Louis Blues \| Robert Bortuzzo \| Bortuzzo posted an assist, six hits, two shots on goal and a plus-2 rating in Friday's 6-5 overtime loss to the Edmonton Oilers.
Mar 10, 2022	St. Louis Blues \| Robert Bortuzzo \| Bortuzzo recorded an assist, three hits and two PIM in Thursday's 6-2 win over the New York Rangers.
Feb 8, 2022	St. Louis Blues \| Robert Bortuzzo \| Bortuzzo signed a two-year, $1.9 million extension with St. Louis on Tuesday, per Lou Korac of NHL.com.
Jan 13, 2022	St. Louis Blues \| Robert Bortuzzo \| Bortuzzo had three hits and three shots in a 2-1 win over the Seattle Kraken on Thursday.
Jan 6, 2022	St. Louis Blues \| Robert Bortuzzo \| Bortuzzo was cleared to return to play Thursday, per Lou Korac of NHL.com.
Dec 26, 2021	St. Louis Blues \| Robert Bortuzzo \| Bortuzzo was placed on the COVID-19 list Sunday.
Nov 26, 2021	St. Louis Blues \| Robert Bortuzzo \| Bortuzzo (undisclosed) is in the lineup for Friday's game versus Chicago, Lou Korac of NHL.com reports.
Nov 26, 2021	St. Louis Blues \| Robert Bortuzzo \| Bortuzzo (undisclosed) won't play Friday versus Columbus, Jim Thomas of The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports.
Nov 24, 2021	St. Louis Blues \| Robert Bortuzzo \| Bortuzzo (undisclosed) will not play Wednesday versus the Detroit Red Wings, Jim Thomas of The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports.
Nov 22, 2021	St. Louis Blues \| Robert Bortuzzo \| Bortuzzo will not play against the Vegas Golden Knights on Monday due to an undisclosed injury, Jim Thomas of The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports.
Nov 15, 2021	St. Louis Blues \| Robert Bortuzzo \| Bortuzzo scored a goal on two shots in Sunday's 5-4 loss to the Edmonton Oilers.
Oct 18, 2021	St. Louis Blues \| Robert Bortuzzo \| Bortuzzo recorded an assist and two PIM in Monday's 7-4 win over the Arizona Coyotes.
Jul 22, 2021	St. Louis Blues \| Robert Bortuzzo \| Bortuzzo (orbital) is fully fit heading into the 2021-22 campaign according to general manager Doug Armstrong, Tom Timmermann of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports.
May 24, 2021	St. Louis Blues \| Robert Bortuzzo \| Bortuzzo suffered a broken orbital bone in Game 2 against the Colorado Avalanche, Andy Strickland of Bally Sports Midwest reports.
May 23, 2021	St. Louis Blues \| Robert Bortuzzo \| Bortuzzo (upper body) won't play in Sunday's Game 4 against the Colorado Avalanche, per coach Craig Berube, Jeremy Rutherford of The Athletic reports.
May 21, 2021	St. Louis Blues \| Robert Bortuzzo \| Bortuzzo (upper body) isn't expected to play in Friday's Game 3 versus Colorado, Adrian Dater of ColoradoHockeyNow.com reports.
May 19, 2021	St. Louis Blues \| Robert Bortuzzo \| Bortuzzo (upper body) exited Wednesday's contest in the second period, Jeremy Rutherford of The Athletic reports.
May 3, 2021	St. Louis Blues \| Robert Bortuzzo \| Bortuzzo scored a goal on four shots in Monday's 3-1 win over the Anaheim Ducks.
Mar 6, 2021	St. Louis Blues \| Robert Bortuzzo \| Bortuzzo notched an assist and two shots on goal in Saturday's 4-3 overtime loss to the Los Angeles Kings.
Feb 7, 2021	St. Louis Blues \| Robert Bortuzzo \| Bortuzzo (upper body) was activated from injured reserve Sunday.
Feb 2, 2021	St. Louis Blues \| Robert Bortuzzo \| Bortuzzo (upper body) isn't expected to play Tuesday against the Arizona Coyotes, Jeremy Rutherford of The Athletic reports.
Jan 31, 2021	St. Louis Blues \| Robert Bortuzzo \| Bortuzzo (upper body) will not suit up for Sunday's game against the Anaheim Ducks, Jim Thomas of The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports.
Jan 29, 2021	St. Louis Blues \| Robert Bortuzzo \| Bortuzzo (upper body) won't be available versus Anaheim on Saturday but he hasn't been ruled out of Sunday's matchup against the Anaheim Ducks, Jim Thomas of The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports.
Jan 27, 2021	St. Louis Blues \| Robert Bortuzzo \| Bortuzzo (upper body) resumed skating Wednesday, Jim Thomas of The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports.
Jan 17, 2021	St. Louis Blues \| Robert Bortuzzo \| Bortuzzo (upper body) was placed on injured reserve Sunday, Jeremy Rutherford of The Athletic reports.
Dec 1, 2019	St. Louis Blues \| Announced D Robert Bortuzzo has served his suspension.
Nov 24, 2019	St. Louis Blues \| NHL suspended D Robert Bortuzzo for games for cross-checking an unsuspecting opponent.
Dec 15, 2018	St. Louis Blues \| Signed D Robert Bortuzzo to a three-year, $4.125 million contract extension.
Oct 25, 2018	St. Louis Blues \| Placed D Robert Bortuzzo on IR.
Sep 27, 2018	St. Louis Blues \| NHL suspended D Robert Bortuzzo for the remainder of the preseason and for one regular season game for elbowing an unsuspecting opponent.
Mar 22, 2018	NHL fined D Robert Bortuzzo $3,091.40 for cross-checking an opponent.
Mar 3, 2018	St. Louis Blues \| Activated D Robert Bortuzzo from injured reserve.
Oct 9, 2017	NHL fined D Robert Bortuzzo $3,091.40 for an illegal cross check.
Jan 12, 2017	St. Louis Blues \| Activated D Robert Bortuzzo from injured reserve.
Dec 29, 2016	St. Louis Blues \| Re-signed D Robert Bortuzzo to a two-year, $2.3 million contract extension.
Dec 4, 2016	St. Louis Blues \| Placed D Robert Bortuzzo on IR.
Nov 17, 2016	St. Louis Blues \| Activated D Robert Bortuzzo from injured reserve.
Jul 2, 2015	St. Louis Blues \| Signed D Robert Bortuzzo to a two-year, $2.1 million contract.
Mar 2, 2015	Pittsburgh Penguins \| Pittsburgh Penguins Acquired D Ian Cole from the St. Louis Blues for D Robert Bortuzzo and a 2016 seventh-round draft pick (Filip Helt).
Dec 7, 2014	Pittsburgh Penguins \| Announced D Robert Bortuzzo has served his suspension.
Dec 3, 2014	Pittsburgh Penguins \| NHL suspended D Robert Bortuzzo two games for an illegal hit.
Mar 27, 2013	Pittsburgh Penguins \| Assigned D Robert Bortuzzo to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (AHL).
Aug 30, 2012	Pittsburgh Penguins \| Re-signed D Robert Bortuzzo to a one-year contract.
Nov 29, 2011	Pittsburgh Penguins \| (Robert Bortuzzo) Recalled from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton.
Nov 6, 2011	Pittsburgh Penguins \| (Robert Bortuzzo) Assigned to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (AHL).
Nov 4, 2011	Pittsburgh Penguins \| (Robert Bortuzzo) Recalled from Wilkes-Barre (AHL).
Oct 3, 2011	Pittsburgh Penguins \| (Robert Bortuzzo) Placed on IR.

Current Stats
Career Stats

2022-2023 Regular Season Stats

Robert Bortuzzo	GP	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	TOI	GF%	DFF%	Rel DFF%	CF%	Rel CF%	G60	P60
St. Louis Blues	43	2	3	5	9	29	454	61.80	46.70	2.70	43.70	-1.60	0.26	0.66
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Career Stats

	Season	Team	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	TOI	GF%	DFF%	Rel DFF%	CF%	Rel CF%	G60	P60	Playoffs	GP	G	A	TP	PIM
	2004-2005	Thunder Bay Kings U16 AAA	U16 AAA	55	24	25	49	56
	2004-2005	Thunder Bay Kings U16 AAA	OHL Cup	3	0	0	0	4
	2005-2006	Thunder Bay North Stars	SIJHL	40	4	19	23	137									Playoffs	8	3	5	8	0
	2005-2006	Thunder Bay North Stars	RBC Cup	5	0	0	0	2									Playoffs	8	3	5	8	0
Draft Yr	2006-2007	Kitchener Rangers	OHL	63	2	12	14	67									Playoffs	9	1	2	3	0
	2007-2008	Kitchener Rangers	OHL	52	3	15	18	61									Playoffs	18	0	8	8	0
	2007-2008	Kitchener Rangers	M-Cup	2	0	0	0	0									Playoffs	18	0	8	8	0
	2008-2009	Kitchener Rangers	OHL	23	1	16	17	24
	2009-2010	Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins	AHL	75	2	10	12	109									Playoffs	4	0	0	0	0
	2010-2011	Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins	AHL	79	4	22	26	111									Playoffs	12	0	1	1	0
	2011-2012	Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins	AHL	51	3	9	12	61									Playoffs	12	0	1	1	0
	2011-2012	Pittsburgh Penguins	NHL	6	0	0	0	2	60	57.14	48.84	-10.30	54.14	-4.14	0.00	0.00
	2012-2013	Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins	AHL	31	1	3	4	34
	2012-2013	Pittsburgh Penguins	NHL	15	2	2	4	27	185	58.82	43.63	-4.14	49.42	0.91	0.65	1.30
	2013-2014	Pittsburgh Penguins	NHL	54	0	10	10	74	739	45.45	51.27	-1.43	46.10	-3.74	0.00	0.65	Playoffs	8	0	1	1	0
	2014-2015	Pittsburgh Penguins	NHL	38	2	4	6	68	517	45.71	48.24	-6.32	51.81	-3.84	0.23	0.70
	2014-2015	St. Louis Blues	NHL	13	1	1	2	25	174	36.36	65.55	13.88	59.58	6.94	0.34	0.69
	2015-2016	St. Louis Blues	NHL	40	2	1	3	52	487	53.85	58.03	8.54	55.57	4.07	0.25	0.37	Playoffs	5	0	1	1	0
	2016-2017	St. Louis Blues	NHL	38	1	3	4	15	493	66.67	58.75	7.65	52.26	0.96	0.12	0.49	Playoffs	10	0	0	0	0
	2017-2018	St. Louis Blues	NHL	72	4	9	13	41	958	56.92	53.17	1.66	52.57	0.46	0.19	0.75
	2018-2019	St. Louis Blues	NHL	59	2	8	10	47	760	54.41	56.78	2.21	53.98	2.17	0.16	0.71	Playoffs	17	2	0	2	0
	2019-2020	St. Louis Blues	NHL	42	2	4	6	21	430	68.80	52.10	-0.90	51.40	-1.10	0.28	0.84	Playoffs	3	0	0	0	0
	2020-2021	St. Louis Blues	NHL	40	1	4	5	47	489	42.90	52.90	10.10	52.60	7.70	0.12	0.61	Playoffs	2	0	0	0	0
	2021-2022	St. Louis Blues	NHL	73	1	5	6	36	836	40.40	50.10	3.10	47.10	0.40	0.07	0.29	Playoffs	10	0	0	0	0
	2022-2023	St. Louis Blues	NHL	43	2	3	5	29	454	61.80	46.70	2.70	43.70	-1.60	0.26	0.66
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Active Contract

Signing Team

Signing Date February 8, 2022
Signing Status UFA
Agent Robert Hooper

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Standard Contract | 2 Years $1,900,000 1.14% of cap space

	2022-2023	2023-2024
Cap Hit	$950,000	$950,000	UFA
AAV	$950,000	$950,000
Performance Bonuses	$0	$0
Base Salary	$950,000	$950,000
Signing Bonuses	$0	$0
Total Salary	$950,000	$950,000
Minors Salary	$950,000	$950,000
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Contract History

Signing Team

Signing Date December 15, 2018
Signing Status UFA
Agent Robert Hooper

Standard Contract | 3 Years $4,125,000 1.69% of cap space

	2019-2020	2020-2021	2021-2022
Cap Hit	$1,375,000	$1,375,000	$1,375,000	UFA
AAV	$1,375,000	$1,375,000	$1,375,000
Performance Bonuses	$0	$0	$0
Base Salary	$1,375,000	$1,375,000	$1,375,000
Signing Bonuses	$0	$0	$0
Total Salary	$1,375,000	$1,375,000	$1,375,000
Minors Salary	$1,375,000	$1,375,000	$1,375,000
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Signing Team

Signing Date December 29, 2016
Signing Status UFA
Agent Robert Hooper

Standard Contract | 2 Years $2,300,000 1.53% of cap space

	2017-2018	2018-2019
Cap Hit	$1,150,000	$1,150,000	UFA
AAV	$1,150,000	$1,150,000
Performance Bonuses	$0	$0
Base Salary	$1,150,000	$1,150,000
Signing Bonuses	$0	$0
Total Salary	$1,150,000	$1,150,000
Minors Salary	$1,150,000	$1,150,000
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Signing Team

Signing Date July 2, 2015
Signing Status RFA

Standard Contract | 2 Years $2,100,000 1.47% of cap space

	2015-2016	2016-2017
Cap Hit	$1,050,000	$1,050,000	UFA
AAV	$1,050,000	$1,050,000
Performance Bonuses	$0	$0
Base Salary	$1,050,000	$1,050,000
Signing Bonuses	$0	$0
Total Salary	$1,050,000	$1,050,000
Minors Salary	$1,050,000	$1,050,000
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Signing Team

Signing Date July 24, 2013
Signing Status RFA

Standard Contract | 2 Years $1,200,000 0.93% of cap space

	2013-2014	2014-2015
Cap Hit	$600,000	$600,000	RFA
AAV	$600,000	$600,000
Performance Bonuses	$0	$0
Base Salary	$550,000	$650,000
Signing Bonuses	$0	$0
Total Salary	$550,000	$650,000
Minors Salary	$550,000	$650,000
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Signing Team

Signing Date August 30, 2012
Signing Status RFA

Standard Contract | 1 Years $525,000 0.88% of cap space

	2012-2013
Cap Hit	$525,000	RFA
AAV	$525,000
Performance Bonuses	$0
Base Salary	$525,000
Signing Bonuses	$0
Total Salary	$525,000
Minors Salary	$85,000
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Signing Date March 23, 2009

Entry Level Contract | 3 Years $1,605,000 0.94% of cap space

	2009-2010	2010-2011	2011-2012
Cap Hit	$535,000	$535,000	$535,000	RFA
AAV	$535,000	$535,000	$535,000
Performance Bonuses	$0	$0	$0
Base Salary	$500,000	$500,000	$525,000
Signing Bonuses	$30,000	$25,000	$25,000
Total Salary	$530,000	$525,000	$550,000
Minors Salary	$55,000	$55,000	$55,000
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