Sundogs Retire Former Player and Current Assistant Coach Chris Bartolone's No. 29
October 30, 2010 - Central Hockey League (CHL)
Arizona Sundogs News Release
PRESCOTT VALLEY, Ariz. - The Arizona Sundogs honored former player and current assistant coach Chris Bartolone Friday night, retiring the 20-year pro's No. 29 jersey in a pregame ceremony before the team hosted the visiting Texas Brahmas.
The team presented Bartolone with the final Sundogs jersey he wore as a player during the 2009-10 season and raised his No. 29 to the rafters inside Tim's Toyota Center, joining fellow defenseman and former teammate Dan Laperriere's No. 6.
Bartolone appeared in 260 total games with Arizona over four seasons recording 56 goals and 182 assists. He averaged nearly a point-per-game during the regular season tallying 210 points (49g/161a) in 232 contests and matched a point-per-game average during the post-season registering seven goals and 21 assists in 28 playoff games.
The 40-year-old owns numerous franchise records having been with the club since its inception. He recorded the first goal in team history on October 20, 2006 in a 6-3 win over the Rio Grande Valley Killer Bees and ranks first all-time in games played (260), assists (182), points (238), power-play goals (42) and shots (857).
He also co-owns the franchise record for most assists in a single game (4) and shares the second-longest goal scoring streak in team history at five games. Bartolone led the team in power play goals in 2006-07 (12) and twice led the team in assists in a single season (2006-07, 2008-09).
Bartolone appeared in his 1,000th pro game last season against the Tulsa Oilers on December 13, 2009. He saw his consecutive CHL regular season games streak come to an end at 232 contests after an injury on January 23, 2010 sidelined him for the remainder of the 2009-10 season.
During the 2008-09 campaign the veteran of more than 1,000 games finished tied-for-fourth in scoring among CHL defensemen with 52 points (11g/41a) in 64 appearances and helped guide the Sundogs to their first-ever Ray Miron President's Cup title during the 2008 playoffs, finishing first among defensemen in scoring and fourth overall with 19 points (5g/14a) in 17 games.
The 5-foot-11, 190-pound blue-liner finished second among defensemen in scoring and set career-highs in both points (66) and assists (53) during the Sundogs' inaugural season in 2006-07.
Throughout his two-decade playing career Bartolone participated in nine World Championships in Italy, Sweden, Austria and Finland, played for eight seasons in the German Elite League (DEL) and skated for Team Italy during the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan.
The Clinton Township, Michigan, closes out his playing career with 1,017 career games under his belt totaling 261 goals and 548 assists.
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