Playing career

Tuzzolino was drafted 113th overall by the Quebec Nordiques in the 1994 NHL Entry Draft. After completing his collegiate career with Michigan State University of the CCHA he went on to play a total of nine games in the National Hockey League. He played one game for the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim, six games for the New York Rangers and two games for the Boston Bruins. He did not score a point in those nine games, collecting seven penalty minutes.

In 2003, he moved to Italy to play in their Serie A league, where he had spells with Asiago, Bolzano and Cortiva in a three-year spell in the league. He also had a spell in Sweden's Elitserien with Modo Hockey. He briefly returned to America with the Flint Generals of the United Hockey League but soon returned to Italy, joining Renon Ritten. He signed on for another year with the club for 2007-08. After completing his second year with Ritten, Tuzzolino returned to Asiago signing a one-year contract on September 22, 2008.

In the 2009-10 season, Tuzzolino returned to North America for a second stint with the Flint Generals of the IHL. After 37 games with the Generals Tony left again for Italy signing with Eppan-Appiano of the Italian Serie B on January 10, 2010.

International play

A dual American-Italian citizen Tuzzolino represented Italy in the 2006 Winter Olympics. After four games with the Italians Tony finished the tournament as the leader with 32 penalty minutes.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1991-92	Niagara Scenics	NAHL		45	19	27	46	82		—	—	—	—	—
1992-93	Niagara Scenics	NAHL		50	36	41	77	134		—	—	—	—	—
1993-94	Michigan State University	CCHA		38	4	3	7	50		—	—	—	—	—
1994-95	Michigan State University	CCHA		39	9	19	28	81		—	—	—	—	—
1995-96	Michigan State University	CCHA		41	12	17	29	120		—	—	—	—	—
1996-97	Michigan State University	CCHA		39	14	18	32	120		—	—	—	—	—
1997-98	Kentucky Thoroughblades	AHL		35	9	14	23	83		—	—	—	—	—
1997-98	Cincinnati Mighty Ducks	AHL		13	3	3	6	6		—	—	—	—	—
1997-98	Mighty Ducks of Anaheim	NHL		1	0	0	0	2		—	—	—	—	—
1998-99	Cincinnati Mighty Ducks	AHL		50	4	10	14	55		—	—	—	—	—
1998-99	Cleveland Lumberjacks	IHL		15	2	4	6	22		—	—	—	—	—
1999-2000	Huntington Blizzard	ECHL		20	6	13	19	43		—	—	—	—	—
1999-2000	Cincinnati Mighty Ducks	AHL		15	0	3	3	8		—	—	—	—	—
1999-2000	Hartford Wolf Pack	AHL		32	3	8	11	41		19	2	2	4	16
2000-01	Hartford Wolf Pack	AHL		47	12	23	35	136		5	0	2	2	6
2000-01	New York Rangers	NHL		6	0	0	0	5		—	—	—	—	—
2001-02	Providence Bruins	AHL		59	10	19	29	123		1	0	0	0	0
2001-02	Boston Bruins	NHL		2	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
2002-03	Houston Aeros	AHL		50	9	6	15	92		23	4	4	8	43
2002-03	Louisiana IceGators	ECHL		12	8	7	15	47		—	—	—	—	—
2003-04	Binghamton Senators	AHL		13	1	3	4	12		—	—	—	—	—
2003-04	HC Asiago	ITL		16	6	9	15	67		12	7	3	10	30
2004-05	HC Bolzano	ITL		32	13	19	32	78		9	3	3	6	24
2005-06	SG Cortina	ITL		26	12	12	24	87		—	—	—	—	—
2005-06	Modo Hockey	SEL		11	2	1	3	14		5	0	0	0	12
2006-07	Flint Generals	UHL		14	4	15	19	28		—	—	—	—	—
2006-07	SV Ritten-Renon	ITL		15	7	9	16	14		8	2	5	7	24
2007-08	SV Ritten-Renon	ITL		20	5	18	23	34		13	3	6	9	24
2008-09	HC Asiago	ITL		37	12	30	42	60		—	—	—	—	—
2009-10	Flint Generals	IHL		37	5	12	17	69		—	—	—	—	—
2009-10	HC Eppan-Appiano	ITL-1		6	2	4	6	6		13	5	10	15	36
NHL totals				9	0	0	0	7		—	—	—	—	—

International

Year	Team	Comp	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2006	Italy	OG	4	0	1	1	32
Senior int'l totals			4	0	1	1	32

[ Source: Wikipedia ]