Michael Busto
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| Michael Busto | |
|---|---|
| Born | June 20, 1986 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.
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[edit] 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]
[edit] Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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| 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 | 44 | 49 | 93 | 102 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| ECHL Totals | 102 | 7 | 20 | 27 | 51 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
[edit] References
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
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