2007 NHL Draft
Robert Bortuzzo in the 2007 NHL Draft
Pittsburgh Penguins selected Robert Bortuzzo 78th overall in the 2007 NHL Draft, with the 17th pick of round 3.
It was the third of the 8 picks Pittsburgh Penguins made in the draft. Of the 211 players selected in 2007, 97 have played in the NHL regular season. His 577 games put him 30th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 78
- Round and pick
- Round 3, pick 17
- Drafting team
- PITPittsburgh Penguins
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 75–81 in the 2007 draft
- 75Luca CuntiFTBLTampa Bay Lightning
- 76Jason GregoireLNYINew York Islanders
- 77Alex KillornL1048 GP · 577 PTBLTampa Bay Lightning
- 78Robert BortuzzoD577 GP · 76 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 79Nick PalmieriR87 GP · 25 PNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 80Casey Pierro-ZabotelCPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 81Ryan ThangL1 GP · 0 PNSHNashville Predators
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 2007 class
78th
of 211 players selected
25th
of 60 defensemen selected
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First off the board
- 1Patrick KaneR1384 GP · 1409 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 2James van RiemsdykL1154 GP · 696 PPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 3Kyle TurrisC776 GP · 425 PPHXPhoenix Coyotes
- 4Thomas HickeyD456 GP · 117 PLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 5Karl AlznerD686 GP · 130 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 6Sam GagnerC1043 GP · 529 PEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 7Jakub VoracekR1058 GP · 806 PCBJColumbus Blue Jackets
- 8Zach HamillC20 GP · 4 PBOSBoston Bruins
- 9Logan CoutureC933 GP · 701 PSJSSan Jose Sharks
- 10Keaton EllerbyD212 GP · 27 PFLAFlorida Panthers
+ 201 more
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Robert Bortuzzo made his NHL debut on November 5, 2011, 4 years and 135 days after the draft.
577
Games
20
Goals
56
Assists
76
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Pittsburgh Penguins picks in the 2007 draft
- 20Angelo EspositoCPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 51Keven VeilleuxCPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 78Robert BortuzzoD577 GP · 76 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 80Casey Pierro-ZabotelCPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 111Luca CaputiL35 GP · 9 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 118Alex GrantD7 GP · 2 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 141Jake MuzzinD683 GP · 294 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 171Dustin JeffreyL131 GP · 33 PPITPittsburgh Penguins