Kayla Tutino

Kayla Tutino
Born (1992-12-18) December 18, 1992
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Height 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight 64 kg (141 lb; 10 st 1 lb)
Position Forward
Shoots Right
IHLW team
Former teams		 AHC Lakers
Boston Blades
Les Canadiennes de Montréal
Coached for
National team  Italy
Playing career 2010–present
Coaching career 2018–present

Kayla Tutino (born December 18, 1992) is an Italian-Canadian ice hockey player and coach. She has played in the Italian Hockey League Women (IHLW) with the AHC Lakers since 2024 and is a member of the Italian women's national ice hockey team.

Tutino previously played in the Canadian Women's Hockey League (CWHL) with the Boston Blades and Les Canadiennes de Montréal. Her coaching career has included seasons served as head coach of the Dawson College Blues women's ice hockey program, associate head coach of the McGill Martlets ice hockey program, and video coach of the Italian women's national ice hockey team.

Playing career

College

Tutino played five seasons of college ice hockey with the Boston University Terriers women's ice hockey program in the Hockey East (HEA) conference of the NCAA Division I.[1] During her time with the Terriers, the program won four consecutive Hockey East championships (2012–2015). Following the 2015 Hockey East tournament, Tutino was named to the All-Tournament Team alongside teammates Shannon Doyle and captain Marie-Philip Poulin.[2]

CWHL

Tutino was drafted first overall by the Boston Blades in the 2016 CWHL Draft.[3] She became the first female athlete from Boston University to be selected first overall in a professional draft.[4]

On April 25, 2017, Tutino was traded to the Les Canadiennes de Montréal in exchange for Nachi Fujimoto.[5] On September 16, 2018, Tutino announced her retirement from professional hockey.[6][7]

IHLW

After five seasons off ice, Tutino returned to playing with the AHC Lakers in the Italian Hockey League Women for the 2024–25 season.[8][9]

Coaching career

Tutino served as head coach of the Dawson College Blues women's ice hockey program in the Ligue de Hockey Collégiale du Québec (LHCQ/QCHL) of the Association canadienne du sport collégial (ACSC/CCAA) during 2020 to 2022.[10] During that period, she also coached an under-18 boys ice hockey team at the Collège Notre-Dame du Sacré-Cœur.[11]

In 2022, she accepted the associate coach position with the McGill Martlets in the Réseau du sport étudiant du Québec (RSEQ) of U Sports.[12]

She was appointed video of the Italian women's national ice hockey team by general manager Daniele Sauvageau for the 2023–24 season.[8][13]

Personal life

Her mother and four grandparents were born in Italy and Tutino held an Italian passport prior to her involvement with the Italian national team.[9] She speaks English, French, and Italian.[9][11]

She graduated from Boston University with a bachelor of science in advertising in 2015, and a master's of science in administrative studies (MSAS) in 2016.[11]

Tutino is married.[9]

Career statistics

   
Season Team League GP G A Pts +/- PIM
2011-12 Boston University Terriers HEA 38 19 20 39 30
2012-13 Boston University Terriers HEA 37 15 13 28 20
2013-14 Boston University Terriers HEA 14 4 6 10 6
2014-15 Boston University Terriers HEA 36 14 23 37 41
2015-16[14] Boston University Terriers HEA 39 11 19 30 22

Awards and honours

  • Most Valuable Player, Ontario Hockey Academy, 2010-11 season
  • Hockey East Rookie of the Week (Week of October 17, 2011)
  • Hockey East Player of the Week (Week of November 21, 2011)
  • Hockey East Rookie of the Week (Week of January 9. 2012)
  • 2014-15 Hockey East Second Team All-Star[15]
  • 2015 Hockey East All-Tournament Team

References

  1. ^ "Montrealer Kayla Tutino picked 1st in 2016 CWHL draft". CBC.ca. CP. August 22, 2016. Retrieved August 22, 2016.
  2. ^ "DYNASTY: Terriers Win Fourth Straight Hockey East Championship". Boston University Terriers Athletics. March 8, 2015. Retrieved August 22, 2016.
  3. ^ "Montrealer Kayla Tutino picked 1st in 2016 CWHL draft". cbc.ca. August 22, 2016. Retrieved November 8, 2018.
  4. ^ "Tutino Taken First Overall in CWHL Draft". Boston University Terriers Athletics. August 22, 2016. Retrieved November 8, 2018.
  5. ^ "Les Canadiennes Acquire Kayla Tutino from Boston Blades". montreal.thecwhl.com. April 25, 2017. Retrieved November 8, 2018.
  6. ^ "Les Canadiennes Bid Farewell to Retiring and Departing Players". montreal.thecwhl.com. September 16, 2018. Retrieved November 8, 2018.
  7. ^ Mercier, Pierre-Antoine (October 19, 2018). "Les Canadiennes: A new era begins". NHL.com. Retrieved November 8, 2018. Les Canadiennes lost the services of defensemen Cathy Chartrand, Cassandra Poudrier, Laurence Beaulieu, and Natalie Barrette, as well as goalie Catherine Herron and forwards Noemie Marin, Emmanuelle Blais, and Kayla Tutino, who all recently announced their retirement from pro hockey.
  8. ^ a b "Kayla Tutino nuova giocatrice dell'HC Lakers per la stagione 2024/25". Hockey Italia 21 (in Italian). August 15, 2024. Retrieved August 26, 2024.
  9. ^ a b c d Lorange, Simon-Olivier (December 9, 2024). "Retour au jeu cinq ans après sa retraite: L'improbable destin de Kayla Tutino". La Presse (in Canadian French). Retrieved April 18, 2025.
  10. ^ "Kayla Tutino is new head coach for women's hockey". May 19, 2020. Retrieved August 26, 2024.
  11. ^ a b c "Women's Hockey – Kayla Tutino, Associate Coach". McGill University Athletics. Retrieved April 18, 2025.
  12. ^ "Tutino appointed full-time associate coach with McGill women's hockey program". McGill University Athletics. September 14, 2022. Retrieved April 18, 2025.
  13. ^ Kennedy, Ian (March 30, 2024). "PWHL Montreal GM Daniele Sauvageau Has Role With Team Italy As DIB World Championships Begin". The Hockey News. Retrieved April 18, 2025.
  14. ^ "Kayla Tutino Career Statistics". USCHO. n.d. Retrieved August 22, 2016.
  15. ^ "Hockey East Online Press Release". Hockey East Online. March 6, 2015. Archived from the original on June 26, 2015. Retrieved August 22, 2016.
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