Vorlage:Infobox ice hockey player Shayne Angelo Toporowski (born August 6, 1975 in Paddockwood, Saskatchewan) is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey right winger. He was drafted into the National Hockey League (NHL) in the second round, 42nd overall, by the Los Angeles Kings in the 1993 draft.[1]
Playing career
After being drafted, Toporowski continued to play junior hockey for the Prince Albert Raiders of the Western Hockey League (WHL). In October 1994, the Kings traded him, Guy Leveque, Dixon Ward, and Kelly Fairchild to the Toronto Maple Leafs in exchange for Eric Lacroix, Chris Snell, and a fourth-round pick in the 1996 draft. The following two seasons, Toporowski played for the Maple Leafs' American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the St. John's Maple Leafs. In the 1996–97 season, Toronto called him up for three NHL games.[2]
The following off-season, he signed a two-year contract with the St. Louis Blues and played for the their AHL affiliate, the Worcester IceCats. The year following, he signed a one-year contract with the Phoenix Coyotes and played for their AHL affiliate, the Springfield Falcons.[2]
From 2000 to 2012, he played in various European leagues.[2] He then played his last season of professional hockey with the Quad City Mallards of the Central Hockey League (CHL).[3]
Post-playing career
Toporowski now serves as an assistant coach of the Division I Holy Cross Crusaders in the Atlantic Hockey Association.[4]
Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1990–91 | Prince Albert Midget Mintos | SMAAAHL | 30 | 19 | 13 | 32 | 91 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1991–92 | Prince Albert Midget Mintos | SMAAAHL | 27 | 23 | 29 | 52 | 91 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1991–92 | Prince Albert Raiders | WHL | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | ||
| 1992–93 | Prince Albert Raiders | WHL | 72 | 25 | 32 | 57 | 235 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1993–94 | Prince Albert Raiders | WHL | 68 | 37 | 45 | 82 | 183 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1994–95 | Prince Albert Raiders | WHL | 72 | 36 | 38 | 74 | 151 | 15 | 10 | 8 | 18 | 25 | ||
| 1995–96 | St. John's Maple Leafs | AHL | 72 | 11 | 26 | 37 | 216 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | ||
| 1996–97 | St. John's Maple Leafs | AHL | 72 | 20 | 17 | 37 | 210 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 16 | ||
| 1996–97 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1997–98 | Worcester IceCats | AHL | 73 | 9 | 21 | 30 | 128 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 44 | ||
| 1998–99 | Worcester IceCats | AHL | 75 | 18 | 29 | 47 | 124 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | ||
| 1999–00 | Springfield Falcons | AHL | 80 | 27 | 28 | 55 | 191 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | ||
| 2000–01 | Belfast Giants | BISL | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000–01 | Espoo Blues | SM-liiga | 29 | 14 | 11 | 25 | 106 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | Amur Khabarovsk | RSL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | Luleå HF | SEL | 30 | 14 | 11 | 25 | 71 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 18 | ||
| 2002–03 | ERC Ingolstadt | DEL | 50 | 11 | 16 | 27 | 142 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | Lahti Pelicans | SM-liiga | 27 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | Ilves Tampere | SM-liiga | 21 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 89 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2004–05 | Lukko Rauma | SM-liiga | 54 | 17 | 18 | 35 | 131 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 57 | ||
| 2005–06 | Lukko Rauma | SM-liiga | 53 | 12 | 17 | 29 | 135 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Lukko Rauma | SM-liiga | 55 | 19 | 34 | 53 | 86 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 26 | ||
| 2007–08 | Lukko Rauma | SM-liiga | 54 | 12 | 22 | 34 | 97 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2008–09 | Saimaan Pallo | SM-liiga | 56 | 18 | 28 | 46 | 107 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | ||
| 2009–10 | Saimaan Pallo | SM-liiga | 57 | 22 | 20 | 42 | 111 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | Tappara Tampere | SM-liiga | 58 | 16 | 17 | 33 | 46 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | EC VSV | EBEL | 32 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 88 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | Quad City Mallards | CHL | 61 | 11 | 21 | 32 | 87 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | ||
| NHL totals | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| AHL totals | 372 | 85 | 121 | 206 | 678 | 30 | 10 | 6 | 16 | 70 | ||||
| WHL totals | 218 | 100 | 115 | 215 | 571 | 22 | 12 | 9 | 21 | 31 | ||||
| SM-liiga totals | 464 | 135 | 185 | 320 | 938 | 23 | 11 | 6 | 17 | 83 | ||||
References
External links
- Shayne Toporowski bei hockeydb.com (englisch)
- Vorlage:Hockeyref
Vorlage:Canada-icehockey-winger-1970s-stub
- ↑ Shayne Toporowski NHL Statistics | Hockey-Reference.com. Abgerufen am 30. Juli 2014.
- ↑ a b c Legends of Hockey -- NHL Player Search -- Player -- Shayne Toporowski. Abgerufen am 30. Juli 2014.
- ↑ Shaye Toporowski hockey statistics and proile at hockeydb.com. Abgerufen am 30. Juli 2014.
- ↑ Shayne Toporowski – Holy Cross. Abgerufen am 30. Juli 2014.