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Canada Italy Michael Busto
#6 Angers / Ligue Magnus - 16/17
Date of Birth
Jun 20, 1986
Position
D
Age
37
Height
6'1" / 185 cm
Place of Birth
Burnaby, BC, CAN
Weight
227 lbs / 103 kg
Nation
Canada / Italy
Shoots
R
Youth Team
Burnaby Winter Club
Status
Retired

An offensive defenseman with good size and toughness. Needs to improve his mobility and defensive play.
- Ulf Andersson, EP

Team Staff profile of Michael Busto also available

© Photo: François Jouet

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Michael Busto Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2001-02 Moose Jaw Warriors WHL 3* 0* 0* 0* 2* 1* |
2002-03 Moose Jaw Warriors WHL 50* 1* 7* 8* 54* 8* | Playoffs 7 1 0 1 0 1
2003-04 Moose Jaw Warriors WHL 42* 4* 13* 17* 51* 8* |
Swift Current Broncos WHL 26* 0* 0* 0* 29* 0* | Playoffs 5 0 0 0 2 -2
2004-05 Kootenay Ice WHL 71* 8* 21* 29* 79* 18* | Playoffs 16 1 5 6 27 -6
2005-06 Kootenay Ice WHL 69* 8* 35* 43* 77* 24* | Playoffs 4 0 4 4 4 -4
2006-07 Kootenay Ice WHL 70* 20* 43* 63* 79* 21* | Playoffs 6 1 2 3 9 1
2007-08 Charlotte Checkers ECHL 48* 4* 12* 16* 10* 0* |
2008-09 Charlotte Checkers ECHL 54* 3* 8* 11* 41* -7* |
2009-10 Elmira Jackals ECHL 9* 1* 3* 4* 0* 3* |
Dayton Gems IHL 2* 0* 0* 0* 0* -1* |
2010-11 HC Bolzano Italy 12* 1* 2* 3* 8* -* | Playoffs 10 1 1 2 6 -
2011-12 Las Vegas Wranglers ECHL 65* 1* 12* 13* 33* 0* | Playoffs 15 1 2 3 9 1
2012-13 Angers Ligue Magnus 26* 3* 11* 14* 24* 13* | Playoffs 16 2 1 3 2 4
2013-14 Angers “A” Ligue Magnus 24* 3* 10* 13* 6* 10* | Playoffs 16 2 2 4 20 -3
2014-15 Angers “A” Ligue Magnus 24* 3* 11* 14* 38* 11* | Playoffs 10 0 3 3 6 -5
2015-16 Angers “A” Ligue Magnus 24* 2* 9* 11* 8* 15* | Playoffs 9 1 2 3 6 8
2016-17 Angers “A” Ligue Magnus 34* 3* 8* 11* 26* 11* | Playoffs 3 0 1 1 0 -4

Michael Busto Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2010-11 HC Bolzano Italian Cup 1* 0* 0* 0* 0* -* |
2012-13 Angers French League Cup 5* 0* 1* 1* 0* -* | Playoffs 5 0 1 1 6 -
Angers French Cup 5* 3* 2* 5* 0* -* |
2013-14 Angers French League Cup 6* 0* 2* 2* 2* 4* | Playoffs 4 1 1 2 4 1
Angers French Cup 5* 2* 1* 3* 2* -* |
2014-15 Angers French League Cup 5* 0* 4* 4* 0* 4* | Playoffs 2 0 1 1 0 -5
Angers Continental Cup 6* 1* 2* 3* 2* 1* | Playoffs 2 0 0 0 4 -1
Angers French Cup 3* 1* 3* 4* 0* -* |
2015-16 Angers French League Cup 2* 0* 3* 3* 0* 3* | Playoffs 2 1 0 1 0 -1
Angers French Cup 4* 0* 0* 0* 0* -* |
2016-17 Angers Continental Cup 3* 0* 0* 0* 0* -3* |
Angers French Cup 2* 0* 0* 0* 0* -* |

Michael Busto Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
Continental Cup 2 9* 1* 2* 3* 0.33* 2* -2* | 1 2 0 * 0 * 0 * 0.00 * 4 * -1 *
ECHL 4 176* 9* 35* 44* 0.25* 84* -4* | 1 15 1 * 2 * 3 * 0.20 * 9 * 1 *
French Cup 5 19* 6* 6* 12* 0.63* 2* -* | 0 * * * * * *
French League Cup 4 18* 0* 10* 10* 0.56* 2* 11* | 4 13 2 * 3 * 5 * 0.38 * 10 * -5 *
Italian Cup 1 1* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 0* -* | 0 * * * * * *
Italy 1 12* 1* 2* 3* 0.25* 8* -* | 1 10 1 * 1 * 2 * 0.20 * 6 * - *
Ligue Magnus 5 132* 14* 49* 63* 0.48* 102* 60* | 5 54 5 * 9 * 14 * 0.26 * 34 * 0 *
IHL (UHL) 1 2* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 0* -1* | 0 * * * * * *
WHL 6 331* 41* 119* 160* 0.48* 371* 80* | 5 38 3 * 11 * 14 * 0.37 * 42 * -10 *
* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Michael Busto Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
04/14/2015
04/14/2015 Extension Angers Angers
05/07/2013
05/07/2013 Extension Angers Angers
06/25/2012
06/25/2012 Confirmed Las Vegas Wranglers Angers
09/13/2011
09/13/2011 Confirmed HC Bolzano Las Vegas Wranglers
12/27/2010
12/27/2010 Confirmed Elmira Jackals HC Bolzano
06/30/2009
06/30/2009 Confirmed New York Rangers Montréal Canadiens
Player Biography and Trivia

Drafted 2001, 2 #26 overall by Moose Jaw Warriors in the WHL Bantam Draft

Cult/Star player for Wenatchee Wild

Career transactions
- 2012-06-25 • Signed by Angers
- 2011-09-13 • Signed by the Las Vegas Wranglers
- 2010-12-27 • Signed by Bolzano
- 2009-06-30 • Traded to the Montreal Canadiens w/ Scott Gomez & Tom Pyatt for Doug Janik, Chris Higgins, Ryan McDonagh & Pavel Valentenko
- 2007-04-27 • Signed to a three-year entry-level contract by the New York Rangers