Michael Busto

Michael Busto
Born	June 20, 1986 (1986-06-20) (age 25) Burnaby, BC, CAN
Height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight	210 lb (95 kg; 15 st 0 lb)
Position	Defence
Shoots	Right
NHL team (P) Cur. team	Montreal Canadiens Elmira Jackals (ECHL)
NHL Draft	Undrafted
Playing career	2007–present

Michael Busto (born June 20, 1986 in Burnaby, British Columbia) is a Canadian ice hockey defenceman for the Elmira Jackals of the ECHL.

Playing career

Undrafted, Busto played in the Western Hockey League with the Swift Current Broncos, Kootenay Ice, and Moose Jaw Warriors.

On April 27, 2007, Busto signed with the New York Rangers to a two-year contract.^[1] Busto was then assigned to Rangers affiliate, the Charlotte Checkers of the ECHL.

Busto spent two seasons with the Checkers before he was traded by the Rangers, along with Scott Gomez and Tom Pyatt, to the Montreal Canadiens for Chris Higgins, Ryan McDonagh, Doug Janik and Pavel Valentenko.^[2]

Career statistics

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2001–02	Moose Jaw Warriors	WHL		3	0	0	0	2		—	—	—	—	—
2002–03	Moose Jaw Warriors	WHL		50	1	7	8	54		7	1	0	1	0
2003–04	Moose Jaw Warriors	WHL		42	4	13	17	51		—	—	—	—	—
2003–04	Swift Current Broncos	WHL		26	0	0	0	29		5	0	0	0	2
2004–05	Kootenay Ice	WHL		71	8	21	29	79		16	1	5	6	27
2005–06	Kootenay Ice	WHL		69	8	35	43	77		4	0	4	4	4
2006–07	Kootenay Ice	WHL		70	20	43	63	79		6	1	2	3	9
2007–08	Charlotte Checkers	ECHL		48	4	12	16	10		—	—	—	—	—
2008–09	Charlotte Checkers	ECHL		54	3	8	11	41		—	—	—	—	—
ECHL Totals				102	7	20	27	51		—	—	—	—	—

References

1. ^ "Rangers sign WHL defenseman Busto". rangers.nhl.com. 2007-05-16. Archived from the original on 2007-09-29. http://web.archive.org/web/20070929083135/http://www.newyorkrangers.com/pressbox/pressreleases.asp?id=2888. Retrieved 2007-05-16. 
2. ^ "Montreal Canadiens acquire Scott Gomez from New York Rangers". ESPN. 2009-06-30. http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/news/story?id=4298053. Retrieved 2009-07-01. 

External links

• Michael Busto's career stats at The Internet Hockey Database

Persondata
Name	Busto, Michael
Alternative names
Short description	Canadian ice hockey player
Date of birth	June 20, 1986
Place of birth	Burnaby, BC, CAN
Date of death
Place of death