Mike Torchia

Mike Torchia
Born	February 23, 1972 (1972-02-23) (age 39) Toronto, ON, CAN
Height	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight	225 lb (102 kg; 16 st 1 lb)
Position	Goaltender
Caught	Left
Played for	Kalamazoo Wings Dallas Stars Hampton Roads Admirals Michigan K-Wings Orlando Solar Bears Portland Pirates Baltimore Bandits Fort Wayne Komets Peoria Rivermen HC Asiago AS Milwaukee Admirals San Antonio Dragons Birmingham Bulls Mohawk Valley Prowlers Sheffield Steelers Manchester Storm Guildford Flames
NHL Draft	74th overall, 1991 Minnesota North Stars
Playing career	1992–2006

Mike Torchia (born February 23, 1972 in Toronto, Ontario) is a retired professional ice hockey goalie who played six games in the National Hockey League for the Dallas Stars during the 1994–95 NHL season.

Torchia was drafted 74th overall by the Minnesota North Stars in the 1991 NHL Entry Draft. In his six career NHL games, he registered a record of three wins, two losses, and one tie with a GAA of 3.30 and an .895 Save Percentage.

Torchia actually played on the same backyard rink with future NHL superstar Eric Lindros growing up as a kid in Toronto. After his NHL career, he went on to play in several minor leagues, as well as playing some hockey in Europe.

Torchia is currently a commentator for the Kitchener Rangers on Rogers Cable 20 (2008).

Awards

• Named to the Memorial Cup Tournament All-Star team in 1990.
• Hap Emms Memorial Trophy (Memorial Cup Tournament Top Goaltender) in 1990.
• Named to the OHL First All-Star Team in 1991.
• Named to the ISL Second All-Star team in 2001.[1]

Career statistics

Regular season

Season	Team	League		GP	W	L	T	MIN	GA	SO	GAA
1987–88	Toronto Red Wings	MetJHL		40						5	2.33
1987–88	Henry Carr Crusaders	MetJHL		1	0	0	0			0	30.00
1988–89	Kitchener Rangers	OHL		30	14	9	4	1672	112	0	4.02
1989–90	Kitchener Rangers	OHL		40	25	11	2	2280	136	1	3.58
1990–91	Kitchener Rangers	OHL		57	25	24	7			0	3.96
1991–92	Kitchener Rangers	OHL		55	25	24	3			1	4.00
1992–93	Kalamazoo Wings	IHL		48	19	17	9	2729	173	0	3.80
1993–94	Kalamazoo Wings	IHL		43	23	12	2	2168	133	0	3.68
1994–95	Kalamazoo Wings	IHL		41	19	14	5	2140	106	3	2.97
1994–95	Dallas Stars	NHL		6	3	2	1	327	18	0	3.30
1995–96	Portland Pirates	AHL		12	2	6	2	577	46	0	4.79
1995–96	Hampton Roads Admirals	ECHL		5	2	2	0	260	17	0	3.92
1995–96	Michigan K-Wings	IHL		1	1	0	0	60	1	0	1.00
1995–96	Orlando Solar Bears	IHL		7	3	1	1	341	17	0	2.99
1995–96	Baltimore Bandits	AHL		5	2	1	1	256	18	0	4.21
1996–97	Fort Wayne Komets	IHL		57	20	31	3	2970	172	1	3.47
1997–98	Milwaukee Admirals	IHL		34	13	14	1	1828	94	1	3.09
1997–98	San Antonio Dragons	IHL		2	0	2	0	118	12	0	6.07
1997–98	Peoria Rivermen	ECHL		5	4	1	0	299	16	0	3.21
1998–99	HC Asiago AS	Alpenliga		30						0	4.39
1998–99	HC Asiago AS	Serie A (Italy)		13						0	4.10
1999–00	Mohawk Valley Prowlers	UHL		23	8	9	4	1248	80	0	3.85
1999–00	Birmingham Bulls	ECHL		14	4	10	0	705	52	0	4.43
2000–01	Sheffield Steelers	ISL		23				1310	45	0	2.06
2001–02	Manchester Storm	ISL		23				1211	57	0	2.82
2002–03	Manchester Storm	ISL		3				180	6	0	2.00
2002–03	Guildford Flames	BNL		36				1972	109	0	3.32
2003–04	Cambridge Hornets	MLH		9.5	5	4	0	570	38	0	4.00
2004–05	Cambridge Hornets	MLH		11
2005–06	Cambridge Hornets	MLH		8
NHL CAREER TOTALS				6	3	2	1	327	18	0	3.30

Post season

Season	Team	League		GP	W	L	T	SO	GAA
1988–89	Kitchener Rangers	OHL		2	0	2	-	0	3.81
1989–90	Kitchener Rangers	OHL		22	14	8	0	0	3.71
1990–91	Kitchener Rangers	OHL		6	2	4		0	4.71
1991–92	Kitchener Rangers	OHL		14	7	7		0	3.13
1993–94	Kalamazoo Wings	IHL		4	1	3		0	3.80
1994–95	Kalamazoo Wings	IHL		6	0	4		0	3.97
1995–96	Baltimore Bandits	AHL		1	0	0		0	0.00
1996–97	Baltimore Bandits	AHL		1	0	0		0	6.00
1997–98	Peoria Rivermen	ECHL		1	0	0		0	7.00
2000–01	Sheffield Steelers	ISL		1	0	0		0	0.00
2001–02	Manchester Storm	ISL		5					3.15

International

Season	Team		GP	W	L	T	SO	GAA
1992–93	Canada		5	5	0	0	2	2.20

References

• Mike Torchia's career stats at The Internet Hockey Database
• Mike Torchia's biography at Legends of Hockey

Persondata
Name	Torchia, Mike
Alternative names
Short description	Ice hockey player
Date of birth	1972-02-23
Place of birth	Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Date of death
Place of death