- Rob Scuderi
Infobox Ice Hockey Player
image_size = 225px
team =Pittsburgh Penguins
league = NHL
position = Defense
shoots = Left
height_ft = 6
height_in = 0
weight_lb = 213
nickname = Scuds [ [http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/06302/733906-61.stmPittsburgh Post-Gazette : "Oh, for good 'ol golden nicknaming days of yore"] ]
nationality = United States
birth_date = Birth date and age|1978|12|30|mf=y
birth_place =Syosset ,New York
draft = 134th overall
draft_year = 1998
draft_team =Pittsburgh Penguins
career_start = 2001Robert "Rob" Scuderi (born
December 30 1978 inSyosset, New York ) is an Americanprofessional ice hockey player, who currently plays defence for thePittsburgh Penguins of the NHL.Playing career
Scuderi attended St. Anthony's High School in
South Huntington, New York and graduated in 1997. After high school, Scuderi attendedBoston College , where he played four seasons for the Eagles. Following his freshman season, when he tallied 24 assists in 42 games, he was drafted in the 5th round, 134th overall by thePittsburgh Penguins in the1998 NHL Entry Draft .In 2001, Scuderi began his professional career with the
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins of theAmerican Hockey League . That season he played in 75 games, recording a goal and 22 assists.Scuderi played in his first NHL game during the 2003–04 season. After gaining 3 points in 13 games in Pittsburgh the NHL lock-out meant that he spent the entire 2004–05 season with Wilkes-Barre/Scranton.
His second NHL season, the 2005–06 season was a struggle as he contributed to just 4 points in 56 games but his reliability as a stay-at-home blue-liner meant that he earned a permanent position in Pittsburgh for the 2006–07 season, appearing in 78 games, scoring a goal and ten assists.
On February 2, 2008, Scuderi played his 200th career NHL game versus the
Carolina Hurricanes . Also on October 4, 2008 Scuderi ended a 120 game scoreless streak in Stolkholm Sweden versus theOttawa Senators where he scored a tying goal to get the Penguins into an overtime situation, they later won the game.Career statistics
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