There was a first for RIT hockey on Wednesday night: One former Rochester Institute of Technology player faced off against another on the same NHL ice rink. Right winger Steve Pinizzotto, just called ...

Steve Pinizzotto had a fight, goal and an assist — the "Gordie Howe hat trick" — for Edmonton Chris Tanev played on RIT's Frozen Four team and is now in his fifth NHL season with Vancouver Tigers ...

Well-traveled grinder Steve Pinizzotto has signed with ECH Red Bull Munchen of Germany’s Deutsche Eishockey Liga, the club announced on Tuesday. Pinizzotto, 31, posted career highs across the board in ...

Hershey Bears Steve Pinizzotto, Michal Neuvirth, Tyler Sloan and Dean Arsene celebrate as time expires giving Hershey the 2008-09 Calder Cup championsip with a victory over the Manitoba Moose in Game ...

EDMONTON, AB - APRIL 12: Steve Pinizzotto #13 of the Edmonton Oilers celebrates the goal of Roman Horak #12 (not pictured) against the Vancouver Canucks during an NHL game at Rexall Place on April 12, ...

Heavier issues than a hockey controversy have been weighing on Steve Pinizzotto’s mind. Last weekend, the Hershey Bears winger was away from the team attending the funeral of his grandmother, Santa ...

Pinizzotto, 30, appeared in six games with the Oilers last season, recording two assists and 15 penalty minutes. The assists, his first two NHL points came in an April 12th game against the Vancouver ...