Background
Bonino was born in Hartford, Connecticut and grew up in Farmington, Connecticut.
Bonino was born in Hartford, Connecticut and grew up in Farmington, Connecticut.
He has also played for the Vancouver Canucks and Anaheim Ducks. Minor
Bonino began his high school career at Farmington High School in Connecticut, where he amassed 91 points in 24 games as a junior and led the school to its first state championship. He then transferred to Avon Old Farms, playing for legendary coach John Gardner.
While at Avon Old Farms, Bonino captained a New England Championship hockey team in 2007.
Collegiate
Bonino played his collegiate career at Boston University. While a sophomore at the university, Bonino led the Boston Terriers to a National Collegiate Athletic Association National Championship over Miami University by first providing an assist to Zach Cohen to bring the Terriers within one goal, and then by scoring the game-tying goal with 17.4 seconds left in the third period to force overtime.
Professional
Bonino was drafted by the San Jose Sharks in the sixth round, 173rd overall, in the 2007 National Hockey League Entry Draft. His rights were later traded to the Anaheim Ducks with goaltender Timo Pielmeier in exchange for Travis Moen and Kent Huskins on March 4, 2009.
On March 21, 2010, Bonino signed a two-year, entry-level contract with the Ducks.
After signing with Anaheim, he immediately joined the team, making his National Hockey League debut on March 26, 2010, in a game against the Edmonton Oilers. He scored his first National Hockey League goal in Anaheim"s next game, three nights later, against the Dallas Stars. The goal was assisted by Teemu Selänne.
He finished the year playing in nine games and registering one goal and one assist with six penalties in minutes.
On June 27, 2014, after a breakout season in 2013-2014 in which he scored 22 goals and 27 assists (49 points), Bonino was traded to the Vancouver Canucks with defenseman Luca Sbisa and a firstand third-round pick in 2014 in exchange for Ryan Kesler and a third-round pick in 2015. In his first season with the Canucks, Bonino appeared in 75 games, scoring 15 goals along with 24 assists.
On July 28, 2015, for the second time in as many years, Bonino was traded to the Pittsburgh Penguins along with Adam Clendening and a 2nd round pick in 2016 for Brandon Sutter and a 3rd round pick.