Given the more than $20M available to the Mammoth this offseason, letting both players walk is more about performance and team-building rather than money.
The last time Robert Bortuzzo stepped on the ice was in January in a game against the Calgary Flames. He only played 8:25 and was later placed on injured reserve after reaggravating a lower-body injury that had kept him out earlier in the season.
NHL head coaches have to hire good assistants. They have to set an overarching philosophy, juggle lineup configurations, and do the kind of “man management” that is impossible to track statistically.
Utah Hockey Club blueliner Robert Bortuzzo could get a suspension tonight after he violated a rule that many fans have not heard of. The rule in question is 70.2.
BOSTON — Let this be a warning to all players across the National Hockey League. DO NOT TRY TO FIGHT MARK KASTELIC. Utah Hockey Club defenseman Robert Bortuzzo learned that the hard way on Thursday night at TD Garden when he squared off with the Boston Bruins forward.
Robert Bortuzzo was itching to fight, so much so he leaped off the bench in the middle of a play to attack Mark Kastelic and could be facing discipline.
The Utah HC just added a veteran defenseman to the team on Saturday. They recently signed defenseman Robert Bortuzzo to a one-year, two-way contract, according to NHL Athletic reporter, Chris Johnston.
As the Utah Hockey Club gears up for their inaugural season, their expectations are growing. Despite missing the postseason last year as the Arizona Coyotes, the team is much improved heading into the 2024-2025 season.
A veteran blueliner is joining a young core in the NHL’s new market. On Saturday, former NHLer Scottie Upshall reported that defenseman Robert Bortuzzo has signed a one-year contract with the Utah Hockey Club.
The Isles avoided the sweep thanks to Barzal and Bortuzzo. The New York Islanders stayed alive with a double-overtime win in Game 4 over the Carolina Hurricanes.
We had our first double-overtime game of the Stanley Cup Playoffs on Saturday afternoon, and it resulted in the New York Islanders avoiding elimination.
The New York Islanders’ roller coaster of a season had plenty of highs and more than enough lows. They had plenty of games go to overtime, 26 to be exact, and multiple games where they had comfortable leads in the third period, only to fall apart and end up on the losing end.
Robert Bortuzzo received a nice little gift for his 35th birthday when the New York Islanders officially activated the defenseman off long-term injured reserve Monday afternoon.
Following a week-long road trip, the New York Islanders returned home on Friday. But as the team took the ice for practice at Northwell Health Ice Center, it did so without forward Brock Nelson who was absent due to personal reasons.
DETROIT– New York Islanders president and general manager Lou Lamoriello provided updates on the team’s recent injuries ahead of its game tonight against the Detroit Red Wings.
The New York Islanders are facing a multitude of injuries and a tight cap. Because of that, they’ve moved forward Casey Cizikas (lower-body) and defenseman Robert Bortuzzo (lower-body) to long-term injured reserve.
A veteran grinder is going to be on the shelf for a few games. On Wednesday, the New York Islanders announced they are placing defenseman Robert Bortuzzo on injured reserve due to a lower-body injury.
CHICAGO -- Robert Bortuzzo continued to keep himself ready for the time to get into the lineup with the St. Louis Blues. But as the 34-year-old continued to skate and was a healthy scratch for 21 of the Blues' first 25 games, the writing was on the wall.
The St. Louis Blues made their first in-season trade of 2023-24 in sending defenseman Robert Bortuzzo to the New York Islanders for a 2024 seventh-round pick.
The catastrophic losses keep coming on the New York Islanders’ blueline. They already have No. 1 defenseman Adam Pelech and depth option Sebastian Aho on IR and, on Friday, they announced that another one of their top-four defensemen, Ryan Pulock, was landing on IR with a lower-body injury.