At this time last year, Tristan Bertucci was 19 years old and patrolling the blue line for the Barrie Colts of the Ontario Hockey League. Friday night in San Diego, the rookie turned in the best game of his young career and secured a 3-2 overtime victory for his Texas Stars.
The rookie defenseman made a crucial defensive intervention at the end of the first period to keep the score 1-0, before scoring his first professional goal to tie the game in the second period and topping it off by scoring the game-winner in overtime.
Meanwhile, backup goaltender Arno Tiefensee stopped 23 of 25 shots, turning in another excellent goaltending performance for the Stars.