Torrey Mitchell

Infobox Ice Hockey Player
position = Centre
shoots = Left
height_ft = 5
height_in = 11
weight_lb = 190
team = San Jose Sharks
league = NHL
nationality = Canada
birth_date = Birth date and age|1985|1|30|mf=y
birth_place = Montreal, Quebec, Canada
career_start = 2007
draft = 126th overall
draft_year = 2004
draft_team = San Jose Sharks

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image_size = 180px

Torrey Mitchell (born January 30, 1985, in Greenfield Park, Quebec) is a current ice hockey centre for the San Jose Sharks of the National Hockey League. He was drafted by the San Jose Sharks in the 4th round of the the 2004 NHL Entry Draft (#126 overall).

Personal

Pre-NHL
Mitchell graduated from Selwyn House School and The Hotchkiss School before attended the University of Vermont. During his Junior year at UVM he served as co-captain of the Catamounts. After the Catamounts 2006–2007 season, Mitchell left the school and played in the American Hockey League for the Worcester Sharks.
NHL - 2007/8
In the summer of 2007 Mitchell attended the San Jose Sharks training camp, and on October 4, 2007, he played his first NHL game against the Edmonton Oilers. He scored his first NHL goal on November 9, 2007, against Jean-Sébastien Giguère of the Anaheim Ducks. During that season, Mitchell spent most of his time playing on the third line with Patrick Rissmiller and Mike Grier, becoming penalty-killing specialist with the Sharks. Mitchell also became a favorite among the fans when he scored a memorable goal in a game against Sharks rival, the Anaheim Ducks. The Sharks were killing a penalty, and Mitchell was able to grab the puck on a breakaway and score on Giguere while Mathieu Schneider was hooking from behind and even forced Mitchell to fall on the ice before Mitchell got up and scored the goal, then Chris Pronger tried taking him down also with a hook also but to no success. That goal was arguably the goal of the season for the Sharks. Mitchell scored his first career NHL playoff goal on April 10, 2008, during the second game of the first round series that Sharks played against Calgary Flames, assisted by Ryane Clowe and Craig Rivet.

Incidents

In March 2008, Torrey Mitchell had a run in incident on the ice with Kurtis Foster of the Minnesota Wild. Foster was racing for the puck alongside Mitchell to touch up for an icing call when both men lost their edges, Mitchell behind Foster. Foster slammed into the bottom of the boards which resulted in a broken femur. Mitchell received a 2 minute tripping call, which many Wild fans disagreed with. The NHL made no move towards suspending Mitchell due to the accidental nature of the incident. According to San Jose head coach Ron Wilson, Mitchell was "extremely shaken up" over the incident, and called Foster while he was in the hospital to apologize.

Career statistics

External links

* [http://www.nhl.com/nhl/app?page=PlayerDetail&playerId=8471338&service=page Profile on NHL.com Official Website]
* [http://www.nhl.com/nhl/app?service=page&page=PlayerDetail&playerId=8471338&tab=vidt Goal Videos on NHL.com Official Website]
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