2005-06
First-Team All-CHA selection...Two-time CHA Offensive Player of the Week (11/7 and 12/12)...Tied for eighth in the country in game-winners (five)...Ranked first in the CHA with five game-winners, tied for third with 16 goals, tied for fourth with 22 assists and third in overall scoring with 38 points...Tied for first in the conference with teammates Ted Cook and Les Reaney for points in CHA-only games (28)...Scored first career game-winner against Canisius (10/14)...Hit the back of the net twice and assisted on the game-winner vs. Western Michigan (10/22)...Had eight points over a four-game stretch (11/4-12)...Exploded for four points (2-2--4) in the series against Wayne State (11/4-5)...Tied his career high with three assists at Alabama-Huntsville (11/12)...Tallied two goals, including the game-winner, vs. Robert Morris (12/10)...Scored three goals in the series sweep of Robert Morris (12/9-10)...Tied career high with three assists, two on the power play, at Air Force (1/14)...Went on a nine-game point streak Jan. 21-Feb. 25...Racked up three power-play points (1-2--3), including the game-winner vs. Air Force (2/11)...Had a goal and two assists in the series at Wayne State (2/17-18)...Scored the game-winner in overtime vs. Bemidji State (2/24)...Had a goal and an assist in the CHA Tournament (3/11-12).
2004-05
Placed 12th in overall CHA scoring with nine goals and 18 assists...Ranked 10th in the CHA in assists...Opened the season with 12 points in the first 12 games...Posted an assist in each game at Maine (10/15-16)...Tallied a power-play goal at Vermont (10/23)...Notched three points (1-2--3) at Clarkson (10/29)...Collected two assists against Quinnipiac (11/13)...Scored once and assisted on two others in the series at Bemidji State (12/10-11)...Hit the back of the net in three-straight games vs. Canisius and Wayne State (1/8, 1/14-15), earning four points over that stretch...Scored twice and earned an assist in the series at Air Force (2/18-19)...Helped out on two goals vs. Robert Morris (3/4-5).
2003-04
Only freshman to appear in all 39 games...Led all Niagara rookies with 21 points, finishing fourth in the CHA in rookie points...Second on team with 19 assists...Finished sixth in the CHA in assists...Scored 12th-most points by any rookie at Niagara...Scored first goal vs. Bowling Green (11/7)...Tallied first collegiate point in 5-2 upset over then-No.1 New Hampshire (10/25)...Scored a power-play goal against Boston College in NCAA Northeast Regional game (3/27).
Before Niagara
Played for the Thorold Blackhawks of the Golden Horseshoe Junior Hockey League (OGHL) in 2002-03…Scored 33 goals and had 64 assists for 97 points in 45 games...Had a 2.16 points-per-game average...Selected Blackhawks’ Most Improved Player and OGHL Playoff Most Valuable Player...Thorold was defeated in the seventh game of the All-Ontario Championship...Presented the Molson Canadian Award for most three star selections in 2002-03…Named to the 2002-03 OGHL All-Star team…Graduated from Denis Morris High School in 2003.
Personal
Born Oct. 16, 1985, in Thorold, Ont....Son of Fred and Marj Bentivoglio...Has an older sister, Kelly...Majoring in accounting...Left shot.
