17 Michael Zuffante
Michael Zuffante
  • Height:
    5-10
  • Weight:
    175
  • Year:
    Jr
  • Hometown:
    Bloomingdale, Ill.
  • Position:
    F
  • Previous Team:
    Minnesota Wild (NAHL)
  • Shoots/Catches:
    R
  • gp
    33
  • p
    14
  • g
    5
  • a
    9
  • pim
    6
  • +/-
    -3

Bio

2018-19: Tallied seven goals and six assists for 13 points in 34 games played … had one goal and one assist in early season wins over Army (Nov. 17) and Holy Cross (Nov. 24) … scored a first period goal to help Bentley defeat Air Force 4-3 (Feb. 1) … scored the team’s only goal in 1-1 tie at Holy Cross (Feb. 23).

2017-18: Played in 35 games in freshman season … scored three goals and had three assists on the season … scored in just his second career game, at Holy Cross (Oct. 20) … also scored goals at Canisius (Nov. 17) and Robert Morris (Jan. 19) … named to the Atlantic Hockey All-Academic team.

Before Bentley: Played one season of junior hockey, mostly with the Minnesota Wilderness in the NAHL (2016-17) … in 54 games, scored 18 goals to go along with 30 assists for 48 points … finished the season with Waterloo in the USHL, and played in five games.

Personal: Majoring in accounting, with a minor in computer information systems … graduated from Lake Park High School in Roselle, Illinois … parents’ names are Dawn and Jerry … has one sibling, Matt.

Player Profile

Recent Games
Feb 14 at Rochester Inst. L, 4-1
Feb 15 at Rochester Inst. L, 5-1
Feb 28 Holy Cross W, 3-2
Feb 29 at Holy Cross W, 6-2
Mar 6 Canisius W, 6-1
Mar 7 Canisius W, 5-3
  Overall Conf
Games 33 26
Points 14 11
Goals 5 5
Assists 9 6
PIM 6 6
+/- -3 -2
Power-play goals 3 3
Short-handed goals 0 0
Empty net goals 0 0
Games started 7 6
Game-winning goals 2 2
Game-tying goals 0 0
Hat tricks 0 0
Shots 71 61
Date Opponent Score gs g a pts pim +/- ppg shg eng gwg gtg s
Oct 11 at Robert Morris L, 3-0 - 0 0 0 0 +0 0 0 0 0 0 5
Oct 12 at Robert Morris L, 4-1 - 0 0 0 0 +0 0 0 0 0 0 5
Oct 18 New Hampshire W, 3-2 - 0 0 0 0 +0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 25 Army West Point W, 5-0 - 2 0 2 0 +2 0 0 0 0 0 6
Oct 26 St. Lawrence L, 3-0 - 0 0 0 0 +0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Nov 1 Mercyhurst L, 4-3 - 0 0 0 0 +1 0 0 0 0 0 2
Nov 2 Mercyhurst W, 6-3 - 0 1 1 2 +1 0 0 0 0 0 1
Nov 8 at Air Force L, 4-2 - 1 0 1 0 -1 1 0 0 0 0 4
Nov 9 at Air Force L, 3-2 - 0 0 0 0 +0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Nov 15 Robert Morris L, 6-4 - 0 2 2 0 +1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nov 16 Robert Morris L, 4-2 1 0 0 0 0 +0 0 0 0 0 0 2
Nov 26 Brown W, 1-0 - 0 0 0 0 +0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Nov 29 at Holy Cross W, 3-2 1 0 0 0 0 +0 0 0 0 0 0 5
Nov 30 Holy Cross W, 4-1 1 0 0 0 0 +1 0 0 0 0 0 2
Dec 6 at Army West Point L, 4-3 - 0 1 1 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 2
Dec 7 at Army West Point W, 4-2 - 0 0 0 0 +1 0 0 0 0 0 2
Dec 12 at Dartmouth T, 2-2 1 0 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 3
Dec 28 at Sacred Heart L, 4-0 - 0 0 0 2 -2 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dec 29 at Sacred Heart W, 3-2 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Jan 6 at Northeastern L, 4-2 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Jan 10 Canisius T, 3-3 - 0 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 3
Jan 11 Canisius T, 4-4 1 0 0 0 0 +0 0 0 0 0 0 2
Jan 17 American Int'l L, 4-1 - 0 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 0 0 2
Jan 18 American Int'l L, 2-1 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Jan 24 at Mercyhurst W, 4-3 - 0 0 0 0 +0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jan 25 at Mercyhurst W, 7-4 - 0 1 1 0 +2 0 0 0 0 0 2
Jan 31 Niagara W, 3-2 - 0 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 3
Feb 1 Niagara W, 4-2 - 1 0 1 0 -1 1 0 0 1 0 2
Feb 7 Army West Point W, 4-1 - 0 1 1 0 +1 0 0 0 0 0 2
Feb 8 Arizona St. L, 3-0 - 0 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 2
Feb 14 at Rochester Inst. L, 4-1 - 0 0 0 0 +0 0 0 0 0 0 3
Feb 15 at Rochester Inst. L, 5-1 1 0 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 1
Feb 28 Holy Cross W, 3-2 - 1 0 1 0 -1 1 0 0 1 0 2
Feb 29 at Holy Cross W, 6-2 1 0 0 0 2 -1 0 0 0 0 0 2
Mar 6 Canisius W, 6-1 - 0 1 1 0 +1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mar 7 Canisius W, 5-3 - 0 2 2 0 +0 0 0 0 0 0 3
Mar 13 at American Int'l   - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 14 at American Int'l   - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 15 at American Int'l   - - - - - - - - - - - -
  gp g a pts pim +/- ppg shg eng gwg gtg hat s
2017-18 35 3 3 6 16 -10 2 0 0 0 0 0 29
2018-19 34 7 6 13 8 +4 3 0 0 0 1 0 32
2019-20 33 5 9 14 6 -3 3 0 0 2 0 0 71
2020-21 15 3 7 10 8 -4 0 0 0 0 0 0 34
2021-22 18 1 6 7 6 -6 1 0 0 0 0 0 34
Total 135 19 31 50 44 -19 9 0 0 2 1 0 200
    gp g a pts pim +/- ppg shg eng gwg gtg hat s
Event Total 33 5 9 14 6 -3 3 0 0 2 0 0 71
Conference 26 5 6 11 6 -2 3 0 0 2 0 0 61
Exhibition - - - 0 - - - - - - - - -
Location Home 19 4 7 11 2 +1 2 0 0 2 0 0 36
Away 14 1 2 3 4 -4 1 0 0 0 0 0 35
Neutral - - - 0 - - - - - - - - -
Result Wins 16 4 6 10 4 +5 2 0 0 2 0 0 33
Losses 14 1 3 4 2 -6 1 0 0 0 0 0 30
Ties 3 0 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 0 0 0 8
Month October 5 2 0 2 0 +2 0 0 0 0 0 0 17
November 9 1 3 4 2 +3 1 0 0 0 0 0 18
December 4 0 1 1 2 -3 0 0 0 0 0 0 7
January 6 0 1 1 0 -2 0 0 0 0 0 0 12
February 7 2 1 3 2 -4 2 0 0 2 0 0 14
March 2 0 3 3 0 +1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3

News Mentions

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Bentley Places 20 Student-Athletes on Atlantic Hockey All-Academic Team

The Bentley hockey team placed 20 of its student-athletes on the 2019-20 Atlantic Hockey All-Academic team, the conference announced on Tuesday.

June 16, 2020

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Senior Class Comes up Big as Bentley Advances with 5-3 Win over Canisius

Big contributions from Bentley’s senior class saw the Falcons defeat Canisius 5-3 in game two of the Atlantic Hockey first round series on...

March 7, 2020

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Bentley Erupts for Six Goals in Game One Win over Canisius

Bentley got the Atlantic Hockey postseason off to a strong start with a 6-1 victory over Canisius in game one of the AHA first round series on...

March 6, 2020

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Bentley, Canisius Set to Take the Ice in Atlantic Hockey Playoffs

The regular season is in the books and now Bentley will host a first round series in the Atlantic Hockey playoffs against Canisius in a best of...

March 5, 2020

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Desbiens Scores Hat Trick in 4-1 Bentley Win over Army West Point

Senior Jonathan Desbiens (Montreal, Quebec) scored a hat trick and senior Jake Kauppila (Gurnee, Ill.) had two assists to lead Bentley University...

February 7, 2020

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Bentley Hosts Army West Point and Arizona State This Weekend

Bentley has won four straight games and will put its winning streak on the line beginning Friday night when they host Army West Point at Bentley...

February 6, 2020

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Bentley Tops Niagara 4-2 to Complete Series Sweep

Junior Luke Santerno (Smithers, B.C.) scored two goals on the night of his 100th career game to help the Bentley hockey team defeat Niagara 4-2 on...

February 1, 2020

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3rd Period Rally Falls Short as Bentley Drops Opener to Army 4-3

Third period goals by Will Schlagenhauf (Carmel, Indiana) and Brendan Hamblet (Hopkinton, Mass.) got Bentley to within 4-3, but the Falcons’...

December 6, 2019

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Bentley Visits Army West Point Looking to Extend Winning Streak

Bentley visits Army West Point this weekend for two games with the Falcons looking to extend their three game winning streak. The series gets...

December 5, 2019

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Bentley Returns to the Ice This Week to Face Brown and Holy Cross

After a nine day layoff Bentley is in action three times this week, beginning on Tuesday night at home against the Brown Bears of ECAC. The...

November 25, 2019

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Bentley’s Comeback Falls Short in 6-4 Defeat to Robert Morris

Bentley nearly came all the way back from a 5-1 deficit in the 3rd period to Robert Morris, but despite three unanswered goals the Colonials hung...

November 15, 2019

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Air Force Slips Past Bentley 4-2 in Series Opener

Bentley scored twice in the 3rd period to erase a 2-0 deficit, but Air Force scored the final two goals of the night to take a 4-2 victory over...

November 9, 2019

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Hockey Welcomes in Mercyhurst to Bentley Arena for Weekend Set

The Falcons hockey team is back at Bentley Arena this weekend to host the Mercyhurst Lakers for a pair of games. It will be the first home,...

October 31, 2019

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Bentley Skates Past Army 5-0

Junior Michael Zuffante (Bloomingdale, Ill.) and sophomore Jakov Novak (Windsor, Ontario) each scored two goals and senior goalie Aidan Pelino...

October 25, 2019

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Bentley Drops Season Opener to Robert Morris 3-0

Robert Morris freshman goalie Justin Kapelmaster made 35 saves to lead the Colonials to a 3-0 victory over the Bentley hockey team in the...

October 11, 2019