Steven Brucato

Steven Brucato

Class of 1984

Year Inducted: 2015

Steve Brucato was a star performer in three sports while at Bennett. He competed three years in baseball, playing centerfield, first base and pitching, three years of football as a quarterback and kicker, along with four years of ice hockey.

Arguably, Steve may be the most prolific scorer in ice hockey to ever come out of the Buffalo Public Schools. Steve scored an incredible 70 goals in 21 games during his senior year. Steve also scored the winning goal in overtime in the league championship game. That was Steve’s 5th goal of the game, with one assist, in a 6 to 5 victory.

Steve was on the league All-Star team all four years of high school, and league MVP his junior year, and Bennett MVP his junior and senior season. Steve is still active in hockey and baseball, In 2011 Steve led his team to the Labatt Blue Pond Hockey championship, and can be found on the baseball diamond several nights a week.

Steve still resides in Buffalo, and is the manager of Gabel’s on Hertel Avenue. He also is a regular at Bennett sporting events.